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Tuesday, December 9, 2025Regular season · NBA Cup · 2 games
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Final · Cup
MIA108
ORL117
Final · Cup
NYK117
TOR101
The lead · NBA Cup · MIA @ ORL

Desmond Bane scores 37, Orlando rallies past Miami

Orlando trailed by 13 after one and won 117–108.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-1+6+9ORL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA30272625108
ORL17393328117
Who led
Desmond BaneORL37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jalen SuggsORL20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Norman PowellMIA21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tyler HerroMIA20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · NYK @ TOR · Cup

Toronto's skid reaches four

New York won 117–101; the Raptors fall to 15–11. Jalen Brunson led New York with 35 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · TOR
Wvs BKN119–109Wvs CLE110–99Wvs IND97–95L@ CHA111–118L@ NYK94–116Wvs POR121–118Lvs LAL120–123Lvs CHA86–111Lvs BOS113–121Lvs NYK101–117TOR: last 10 games through Dec 9, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 36 minutes.

Our take: Ride the hot hand
Losing minutes
−6.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg25.3Last 3

25.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 14 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 32 minutes.

Our take: Hold, monitor
Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Desmond Bane leads the day with 37

Desmond BaneORL vs MIA · W
19.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonNYK @ TOR · W
28.3 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Brandon IngramTOR vs NYK · L
21.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Josh HartNYK @ TOR · W
12.4 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Norman PowellMIA @ ORL · L
24.6 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tyler HerroMIA @ ORL · L
23.2 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST