Los Angeles
Lakers
143
–
135
FINAL
Utah
Jazz
Date
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 32 | 41 | 29 | 36 | 143 |
| UTA | 41 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 135 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
LeBron James
LAL
28
PTS
7
REB
10
AST
-6
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending45.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.30
Impact Composite41.3
Hustle: 5.5Defense: 36.4Impact: -0.6
Double-Doubleonly 13 pts allowed on 42.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Luka Dončić
LAL
45
PTS
11
REB
14
AST
-5
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-28 (50.0%)
3PT4-12
FT13-16
TS%64.2%
eFG%57.1%
STL5
TOV1
ORTG131
DRTG137
NET-6
45 pointsTriple-Double4-12 from 35 steals4 deflections3 loose balls recoveredonly 32 pts allowed on 56.7 possessions
Box Score
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxi Kleber | 19:00 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +17 |
| Dalton Knecht | 4:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Jake LaRavia | 28:13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +14 |
| Rui Hachimura | 32:47 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6-10 | 60% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 22:11 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-7 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Luka Dončić | 39:33 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14-28 | 50% | 4-12 | 33% | 13-16 | 81% | -5 |
| Marcus Smart | 27:42 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6-11 | 55% | 5-9 | 56% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 5:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Adou Thiero | 2:59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 25:10 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +15 |
| LeBron James | 32:37 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8-17 | 47% | 0-5 | 0% | 12-13 | 92% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 143 | 48 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 49-93 | 53% | 13-39 | 33% | 32-39 | 82% | — |
Gabe Vincent —
| UTA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Collier | 28:08 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 5-7 | 71% | -7 |
| Kyle Filipowski | 27:13 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Brice Sensabaugh | 17:29 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| Ace Bailey | 26:10 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-13 | 54% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-6 | 33% | -4 |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | 14:19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | -16 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Keyonte George | 39:05 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9-20 | 45% | 5-11 | 46% | 11-12 | 92% | +3 |
| Taylor Hendricks | 22:45 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -9 |
| Kevin Love | 16:20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-3 | 67% | -6 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 16:59 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-3 | 100% | 3-3 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +10 |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 31:34 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 1-1 | 100% | 4-11 | 36% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 135 | 39 | 9 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 43-83 | 52% | 18-37 | 49% | 31-47 | 66% | — |
Cody Williams —
Kyle Anderson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
LAL49/93 (53%)
Paint
29/42 (69%)
Mid
10/17 (59%)
3PT
14/40 (35%)
ATB3 36%RA 73%Paint 59%Corner 3 33%Mid 50%
UTA43/83 (52%)
Paint
21/39 (54%)
Mid
5/12 (42%)
3PT
18/37 (49%)
ATB3 50%Paint 41%RA 68%Corner 3 44%Mid 60%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jusuf Nurkić
defended Jaxson Hayes
6.4 min • 8 pts • 75%
Best Defender
Keyonte George
held Marcus Smart
3.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Keyonte George
vs Jake LaRavia
2.2 min • 8 pts • 33%
| UTA Defense | Adou Thiero | Dalton Knecht | Jake LaRavia | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jaxson Hayes | LeBron James | Luka Dončić | Marcus Smart | Maxi Kleber | Nick Smith Jr. | Rui Hachimura |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyonte George | — | — | 2.2m 8pts 33% | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.0m 4pts 33% | 3.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 0% |
| Jusuf Nurkić | — | — | — | — | 6.4m 8pts 75% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.3m 1pts 0% | — | — |
| Kyle Filipowski | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2m 2pts 33% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% |
| Ace Bailey | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 3.4m 2pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 1pts 0% |
| Isaiah Collier | — | — | 3.1m 5pts 40% | 1.4m 2pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 50% |
| Taylor Hendricks | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 3.8m 6pts 100% |
| Brice Sensabaugh | — | — | 2.3m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.0m 5pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Love | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 3.7m 14pts 71% | 4.9m 3pts 50% | 2.1m 10pts 50% | 3.8m 9pts 50% | 2.0m 5pts 40% | 3.0m 5pts 0% | 3.0m 15pts 63% | 2.1m 6pts 67% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = UTA leads, negative = LAL leads
UTA Largest Lead
10
Q1 10:32
LAL Largest Lead
12
Q4 7:37
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 8-0 run
Q4 1:00 – Q4 2:29
+2 → -4
LAL 9-0 run
Q4 1:00 – Q4 3:38
+2 → -5
LAL 10-0 run
Q4 1:00 – Q4 3:38
+2 → -6
UTA 8-0 run
Q4 7:57 – Q4 10:30
-11 → -4