Game completed
Los Angeles Lakers28-1899at
Cleveland Cavaliers29-20129
Wed, Jan 28, 7:00 PM ESTRocket Arena, Cleveland, OHESPN · Spectrum SportsNet · Spectrum SportsNet+
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 28 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 99 |
| CLE | 24 | 33 | 42 | 30 | 129 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron JamesSF | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 5-6 | -23 |
| Jake LaRaviaPF | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-8 | 0-5 | 2-2 | -9 |
| Deandre AytonC | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -20 |
| Marcus SmartSG | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -18 |
| Luka DončićPG | 30 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12-20 | 3-8 | 2-6 | -23 |
| Rui Hachimura | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -17 |
| Gabe Vincent | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -6 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Drew Timme | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Dalton Knecht | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Bronny James | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Maxi Kleber | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Team | 99 | 41 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 39-81 | 9-32 | 12-18 |
DNP: Chris Mañon, Austin Reaves (injury), Nick Smith Jr., Adou Thiero (injury)
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylon TysonSF | 29 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 3-7 | 1-1 | +29 |
| Dean WadePF | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | +17 |
| Jarrett AllenC | 24 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +24 |
| Sam MerrillSG | 24 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | +31 |
| Donovan MitchellPG | 29 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-21 | 3-9 | 4-4 | +11 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +16 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 21 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 3-8 | 2-2 | +7 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Thomas Bryant | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +18 |
| Lonzo Ball | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Team | 129 | 56 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 51-97 | 17-44 | 10-13 |
DNP: Tristan Enaruna (coach), Darius Garland (injury), Evan Mobley (injury), Max Strus (injury), Luke Travers (gleague twoway)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- 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
- 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 spot | LAL | CLE |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 28-18 | 29-20 |
| Days rest | 1 day | 1 day |
| Hours rest | 47h | 48h |
| Rest swing | -1h | +1h |
| Travel in | 310 mi | 0 mi |
| Zone change | +1h | 0h |
| Body clock | 3h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 5 of 8 | Homestand · 2 of 2 |
| Miles before tip | 3,714 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | 4 in 6 |
How each side got here
Travel and map
LAL
310 miLAL came from Chicago, IL with 310 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.
Chicago, IL to Cleveland, OH
CLE
0 miCLE 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 tripLAL is on game 5 of 8 on the road, with 3,714 mi already behind it.
CLE
HomestandCLE is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.
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