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Cavaliers spoil LeBron James' return, riding big 3rd quarter to 129-99 romp

— Donovan Mitchell scored 25 points, Jaylon Tyson had 20 and the Cleveland Cavaliers used a big third quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 129-99 and spoil LeBron James' return to Northeast Ohio.
Jan 29, 2026, 02:38 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--LAL
100%
--CLE

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Jarrett Allen misses 11-foot floating jump shot
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes two point shot
  • Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three pointer (Jaylon Tyson assists)
  • Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot
  • LeBron James misses two point shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes driving dunk (Dean Wade assists)
  • Luka Doncic misses 10-foot floating jump shot
  • Deandre Ayton makes tip shot
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jake LaRavia makes running layup (LeBron James assists)
  • LeBron James makes 3-foot running dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes running layup (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Deandre Ayton makes 7-foot two point shot (Jake LaRavia assists)
  • Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jake LaRavia makes running layup (LeBron James assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Jake LaRavia misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Jarrett Allen misses 10-foot jumper
  • Jake LaRavia misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Craig Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists)
  • Rui Hachimura misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot layup (De'Andre Hunter assists)
  • Marcus Smart misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Gabe Vincent makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Craig Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 24-foot running jump shot
  • Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Larry Nance Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 1 of 2
  • De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Rui Hachimura misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • De'Andre Hunter misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jarred Vanderbilt makes alley oop layup (Gabe Vincent assists)
  • Jaxson Hayes makes alley oop dunk (Jake LaRavia assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nae'Qwan Tomlin assists)
  • Gabe Vincent makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jaxson Hayes assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell misses running layup
  • Jarred Vanderbilt misses driving layup
  • De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot running jump shot
  • De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jarred Vanderbilt misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Jarred Vanderbilt misses layup
  • Jaxson Hayes makes finger roll layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
  • De'Andre Hunter misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (LeBron James assists)
  • Tyrese Proctor misses 1-foot two point shot
  • LeBron James misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • De'Andre Hunter misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Luka Doncic makes 12-foot fade away jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
  • Larry Nance Jr. misses 2-foot tip shot
  • Larry Nance Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
  • Gabe Vincent makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jarrett Allen makes layup (Nae'Qwan Tomlin assists)
  • Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 10-foot floating jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Deandre Ayton assists)
  • Tyrese Proctor misses two point shot
  • Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Craig Porter Jr. makes 1-foot driving dunk
  • Jarrett Allen makes alley oop dunk (Jaylon Tyson assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Luka Doncic makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Dean Wade assists)
  • Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylon Tyson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)
  • Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Dean Wade makes 12-foot two point shot (Jarrett Allen assists)
  • Luka Doncic makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
  • Sam Merrill misses 4-foot hook shot
  • Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Craig Porter Jr. makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)
  • Marcus Smart makes 10-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Sam Merrill makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Sam Merrill misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Dean Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Dean Wade makes free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jarred Vanderbilt misses two point shot
  • Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaylon Tyson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dean Wade makes 2-foot layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot
  • Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes 1-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson makes 11-foot two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Luka Doncic makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Jake LaRavia misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Deandre Ayton makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Luka Doncic misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot layup (Jaylon Tyson assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)
  • Luka Doncic makes 10-foot fade away jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Luka Doncic makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Smart misses driving floating jump shot
  • Luka Doncic makes 11-foot fade away jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Deandre Ayton makes layup (LeBron James assists)
  • Dean Wade makes 22-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)
  • Jake LaRavia misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jaylon Tyson makes driving dunk (Jarrett Allen assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson makes running layup (Sam Merrill assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
  • LeBron James misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Jaxson Hayes misses tip shot
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot reverse layup
  • Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 12-foot fade away jump shot
  • LeBron James misses running pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James makes running layup (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • De'Andre Hunter makes 1-foot layup (Nae'Qwan Tomlin assists)
  • Rui Hachimura misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • De'Andre Hunter misses finger roll layup
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes dunk
  • Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Thomas Bryant makes alley oop dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Gabe Vincent makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
  • Craig Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot running jump shot
  • De'Andre Hunter makes 22-foot three point jumper (Thomas Bryant assists)
  • Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • De'Andre Hunter makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists)
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 1-foot running dunk
  • Luka Doncic makes driving layup
  • De'Andre Hunter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Rui Hachimura misses 11-foot two point shot
  • De'Andre Hunter makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Jarred Vanderbilt misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
  • De'Andre Hunter makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot running dunk
  • LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Thomas Bryant misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Drew Timme misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Gabe Vincent misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • De'Andre Hunter makes driving layup
  • De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Drew Timme makes 12-foot two point shot
  • De'Andre Hunter misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Dalton Knecht makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Bronny James assists)
  • Thomas Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Proctor assists)
  • Dalton Knecht misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 1-foot running dunk (Tyrese Proctor assists)
  • Gabe Vincent misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Drew Timme misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Thomas Bryant makes dunk (Lonzo Ball assists)
  • Jake LaRavia misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Drew Timme makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Bronny James makes 1-foot running dunk
  • Thomas Bryant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Proctor assists)
  • Bronny James makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Tyrese Proctor makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Dalton Knecht makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jake LaRavia assists)
  • Thomas Bryant misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Bronny James makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Tyrese Proctor makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jake LaRavia misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Tyrese Proctor makes layup (Lonzo Ball assists)
  • Drew Timme makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot
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