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Saturday, December 9, 2023NBA Cup final · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Cup final · Box score
Pacers109
Lakers123
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +14
On this day · 2022–23Dec 9, 2022: 10 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Lakers), 38 points.
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The lead · NBA Cup final · Pacers-Lakers

Anthony Davis scores 41 as Lakers beat Indiana

LeBron James goes for 24 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+5+8+14LAL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers29312227109
Lakers34312533123
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 32, 17, 28, 31, 27, 27, 16, 41LAL41 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 15, 12, 6, 14, 18, 20, 17, 28LAL28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 12, 37, 33, 26, 33, 44, 26, 27, 20IND20 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 5, 15, 11, 12, 16, 16, 9, 20IND20 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Final · Pacers-Lakers
Pacers 109Lakers 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers29312227109
Lakers34312533123
The story
Austin Reaves had 28 points as Los Angeles beat Indiana 123-109

Bennedict Mathurin led Indiana with 20 PTS, 2 REB 28 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 9-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the fourth 33-27, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +5+5+8+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.7Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.7 in 22 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 21 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 41

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 32, 17, 28, 31, 27, 27, 16, 41Lakers-Pacers · W
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Mar 1, 2020: 41 PTS · 20 REB · 6 AST
Season high41 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 15, 12, 6, 14, 18, 20, 17, 28Lakers-Pacers · W
Season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 22, 18, 25, 21, 16, 31, 30, 24Lakers-Pacers · W
24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 12, 37, 33, 26, 33, 44, 26, 27, 20Pacers-Lakers · L
20 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 5, 15, 11, 12, 16, 16, 9, 20Pacers-Lakers · L
20 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Aaron NesmithPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 0, 17, 7, 9, 22, 14, 6, 15Pacers-Lakers · L
15 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Lakers1