Cleveland Cavaliers @ Los Angeles Lakers
20-13, 6-8 Away
98
20-13, 6-8 Away
19-17, 9-8 Home
99
19-17, 9-8 Home
Cleveland Cavaliers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 32 | 15 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | 28 | 11-22 | 2-3 | 4-9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 29 | 6 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | 11 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
98 | 39-72 | 6-11 | 14-23 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 18 | ||
54% | 55% | 61% |
Los Angeles Lakers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 42 | 20 | 9-13 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | 27 | 9-21 | 1-5 | 8-8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | 8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | 12 | 6-13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 9 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
99 | 39-77 | 3-16 | 18-20 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 19 | ||
51% | 19% | 90% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:Violet Palmer
Referee:Sean Corbin
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | W3 |
| Phoenix | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | L3 |
| Sacramento | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | L1 |
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