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Los Angeles Lakers28-1899atCleveland Cavaliers29-20129

Wed, Jan 28, 7:00 PM ESTRocket Arena, Cleveland, OHESPN · Spectrum SportsNet · Spectrum SportsNet+

The box score

Final numbers

Line scoreQ1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2827222299
CLE24334230129
PlayerMinPtsRebAstStlBlkTOFG3PTFT+/-
LeBron JamesSF2711351063-100-35-6-23
Jake LaRaviaPF276032122-80-52-2-9
Deandre AytonC1910420114-40-02-2-20
Marcus SmartSG242301011-40-10-0-18
Luka DončićPG30295600212-203-82-6-23
Rui Hachimura180200110-70-20-0-17
Gabe Vincent2511310024-63-50-0-12
Jaxson Hayes187510003-40-01-2-6
Jarred Vanderbilt164621002-70-20-0-11
Drew Timme126200013-50-20-0-8
Dalton Knecht85100002-31-20-0-1
Bronny James88211003-32-20-0-1
Maxi Kleber80001000-00-00-0-1
Team994121731639-819-3212-18

DNP: Chris Mañon, Austin Reaves (injury), Nick Smith Jr., Adou Thiero (injury)

PlayerMinPtsRebAstStlBlkTOFG3PTFT+/-
Jaylon TysonSF2920661018-153-71-1+29
Dean WadePF1811521004-52-31-2+17
Jarrett AllenC2417921028-110-01-2+24
Sam MerrillSG244140111-41-31-2+31
Donovan MitchellPG2925551009-213-94-4+11
Craig Porter Jr.157132003-51-30-0+16
De'Andre Hunter2119311007-153-82-2+7
Larry Nance Jr.120301010-30-20-0-14
Nae'Qwan Tomlin298432114-60-20-0+8
Tyrese Proctor118031003-52-20-0-5
Thomas Bryant1610411004-72-50-0+18
Lonzo Ball120520020-00-00-0+8
Team1295632122851-9717-4410-13

DNP: Tristan Enaruna (coach), Darius Garland (injury), Evan Mobley (injury), Max Strus (injury), Luke Travers (gleague twoway)

Lead tracker

How the game flowed

551010151520202525303035354040CLELALQ1Q2Q3Q4
Biggest lead · CLE
34
Biggest lead · LAL
10
Times tied
5
Lead changes
6
Longest run · LAL
12

How they entered this matchup

Pregame context

Travel tax: LALBody clock: LAL4 in 6: CLENational TV
  • LAL is carrying the heavier travel load at 310 mi from its previous stop.
  • LAL is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 3h on the body clock and +1h of zone shift.
  • CLE is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
  • LAL is in game 5 of 8 on the road with 3,714 mi already logged before tip.
  • National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

The numbers

Rest · travel · body clock

Schedule spotLALCLE
Record28-1829-20
Days rest1 day1 day
Hours rest47h48h
Rest swing-1h+1h
Travel in310 mi0 mi
Zone change+1h0h
Body clock3h0h
Local tipeveningevening
SegmentRoad trip · 5 of 8Homestand · 2 of 2
Miles before tip3,714 mi0 mi
Schedule alerts4 in 6

How each side got here

Travel and map

LAL

310 mi
Chicago, ILCleveland, OH

LAL came from Chicago, IL with 310 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.

Chicago, IL to Cleveland, OH

CLE

0 mi
Cleveland, OHNo travel

CLE stayed in Cleveland, OH between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Cleveland, OH

Where this game sits in the run

Trip context

LAL

Road trip

LAL is on game 5 of 8 on the road, with 3,714 mi already behind it.

Game in segment5 of 8
Miles before tip3,714 mi
Segment miles4,539 mi

CLE

Homestand

CLE is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 2
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

TV · streaming · radio

National
ESPN
Local TV
LALSpectrum SportsNetin-market
Team streams
LALSpectrum SportsNet+in-market
League Pass
Full replay + condensed game
Radio
LALESPN LA 710/980 KFWBSiriusXMCLEWTAM 1100 / 100.7 WMMS / S: La Mega 1300

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