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Tuesday, December 9, 2025Regular season · NBA Cup · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Magic trailed Heat by 13 after the first quarter and won 117–108.

Final · Cup · Box score
Heat108
Magic117
Q1 Magic -13; Q2 Magic -1; Q3 Magic +6; Q4 Magic +9
Final · Cup · Box score
Knicks117
Raptors101
Q1 Knicks -4; Q2 Knicks +17; Q3 Knicks +15; Q4 Knicks +16
On this day · 2024–25Dec 9, 2024: 1 game. Top scorer: RJ Barrett (Raptors-Knicks), 30 points.
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The lead · NBA Cup · Heat-Magic

Desmond Bane scores 37, Orlando rallies past Miami

Brandon Ingram goes for 31 points

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-1+6+9Magic AHEAD ↑Heat AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat30272625108
Magic17393328117
Who led
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 18, 15, 37, 37, 14, 5, 16, 37Magic37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jalen SuggsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 26, 4, 14, 10, 24, 22, 17, 20Magic20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 19, 32, 11, 28, 30, 28, 18, 21Heat21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 6 games: 24, 29, 24, 22, 20, 20Heat20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Knicks-Raptors · 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 · Raptors
Wvs Nets119–109Wvs Cavs110–99Wvs Pacers97–95L@ Hornets111–118L@ Knicks94–116Wvs Blazers121–118Lvs Lakers120–123Lvs Hornets86–111Lvs Celtics113–121Lvs Knicks101–117
Lead changes
Heat-Magic15
Knicks-Raptors10
The night in charts
Heat-Magic combined for 225, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-MagicHeat 108, Magic 117
225
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 117, Raptors 101
218
Magic won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Heat-MagicHeat 108, Magic 117
+9 Magic
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 117, Raptors 101
+16 Knicks
Magic erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-MagicMagic won · Heat 108, Magic 117
13 pts
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks won · Knicks 117, Raptors 101
4 pts
Hart shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HartKnicks · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
BrunsonKnicks · 35 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
68% (13-19)
IngramRaptors · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
BaneMagic · 37 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
58% (14-24)
WigginsHeat · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 108Magic 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat30272625108
Magic17393328117
The story
Jalen Suggs had 20 points as Orlando beat Miami 117-108

Norman Powell led Miami with 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 7-13 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Magic took the second 39-27.

Magic lead by quarter
200 −13−1+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Raptors
Knicks 117Raptors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks35342523117
Raptors39132722101
The story
Josh Hart's 21 points carried New York past Toronto, 117-101

For Toronto, Jamal Shead had 18 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 8-11 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 34-13.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 −4+17+15+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Josh HartKnicks
+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.

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.

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.

Top performances

Desmond Bane leads the day with 37

Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 18, 15, 37, 37, 14, 5, 16, 37Magic-Heat · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 33, 37, 18, 15, 26, 33, 30, 35Knicks-Raptors · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 14, 37, 26, 22, 14, 21, 20, 7, 30, 31Raptors-Knicks · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 22, 19, 20, 19, 15, 8, 17, 21Knicks-Raptors · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 19, 32, 11, 28, 30, 28, 18, 21Heat-Magic · L
24.6 PPG season to date · −3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 6 games: 24, 29, 24, 22, 20, 20Heat-Magic · L
23.2 PPG season to date · −3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Collin GillespieSuns+5.1 18.7 last 10 · 13.6 season
Peyton WatsonNuggets+5.1 15.4 last 10 · 10.3 season
Noah ClowneyNets+5.1 18.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jaylen WellsGrizzlies+3.7 15.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Saddiq BeyPelicans+3.7 18.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Cold
Devin BookerSuns−3.8 21.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Ajay MitchellThunder−3.2 11.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Jaden McDanielsWolves−2.8 12.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Tristan Da SilvaMagic−2.7 7.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Zach LaVineKings−2.4 18.2 last 10 · 20.6 season