Final · Cup
PHX89
OKC138
Final · Cup
SAS132
LAL119
The lead · NBA Cup · SAS @ LAL
Stephon Castle scores 30 as San Antonio wins in Los Angeles
Final: 132–119. Stephon Castle made 10 of 14 shots from the field. Luka Doncic scored 35 for Lakers in the loss.
Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 39 | 31 | 34 | 28 | 132 |
| LAL | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 119 |
Who led
Stephon CastleSAS30 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
De'Aaron FoxSAS20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicLAL35 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Marcus SmartLAL26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · PHX @ OKC · Cup
OKC leads Phoenix wire to wire
OKC was ahead at every break and won 138–89. Best quarter: the first, 38–23. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.
Top-scorer duel · OKC vs PHX
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 23 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 33 minutes.
Our take: Ride the hot hand
Losing minutes
Jake LaRaviaLAL
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.
Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.
Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances
Luka Doncic leads the day with 35
Luka DoncicLAL vs SAS · L
35.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 5 REB · 8 ASTStephon CastleSAS @ LAL · W
18.2 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 10 REB · 6 ASTShai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC vs PHX · W
32.6 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 8 ASTMarcus SmartLAL vs SAS · L
10.4 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 ASTChet HolmgrenOKC vs PHX · W
18.8 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 ASTDe'Aaron FoxSAS @ LAL · W
24.0 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST