Los Angeles
Lakers
99
–
129
FINAL
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Date
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 28 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 99 |
| CLE | 24 | 33 | 42 | 30 | 129 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jaylon Tyson
CLE
20
PTS
6
REB
6
AST
+29
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots1
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.26
Impact Composite45.8
Hustle: 7.0Defense: 33.5Impact: 5.3
+29 plus/minusonly 13 pts allowed on 49.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Donovan Mitchell
CLE
25
PTS
5
REB
5
AST
+11
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-21 (42.9%)
3PT3-9
FT4-4
TS%54.9%
eFG%50.0%
STL1
TOV0
ORTG115
DRTG102
NET+13
3 deflections+11 plus/minusheld opponents to 30.8% FGonly 10 pts allowed on 44.1 possessions
Box Score
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe Vincent | 24:31 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Bronny James | 8:23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Rui Hachimura | 17:36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-7 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 18:11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| Deandre Ayton | 19:26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-4 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -20 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| LeBron James | 27:08 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3-10 | 30% | 0-3 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | -23 |
| Maxi Kleber | 8:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Dalton Knecht | 8:23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Jake LaRavia | 26:36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-5 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -9 |
| Luka Dončić | 29:46 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12-20 | 60% | 3-8 | 38% | 2-6 | 33% | -23 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 15:49 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Marcus Smart | 23:48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -18 |
| Drew Timme | 12:00 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 99 | 36 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 39-81 | 48% | 9-32 | 28% | 12-18 | 67% | — |
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonzo Ball | 12:00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Sam Merrill | 23:55 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | +31 |
| Thomas Bryant | 16:29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 28:40 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9-21 | 43% | 3-9 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | +11 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 12:02 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| De'Andre Hunter | 21:01 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 47% | 3-8 | 38% | 2-2 | 100% | +7 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 10:40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 15:18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 28:32 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 29:23 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-15 | 53% | 3-7 | 43% | 1-1 | 100% | +29 |
| Dean Wade | 17:56 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 80% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | +17 |
| Jarrett Allen | 24:04 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8-11 | 73% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +24 |
| TOTAL | — | 129 | 46 | 14 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 51-97 | 53% | 17-44 | 39% | 10-13 | 77% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
LAL39/81 (48%)
Paint
24/37 (65%)
Mid
10/21 (48%)
3PT
9/32 (28%)
RA 70%Paint 57%ATB3 45%Corner 3 0%Mid 40%
CLE51/97 (53%)
Paint
30/45 (67%)
Mid
6/18 (33%)
3PT
17/44 (39%)
RA 81%ATB3 39%Paint 41%Corner 3 39%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jarrett Allen
defended Deandre Ayton
4.8 min • 8 pts • 80%
Best Defender
Nae'Qwan Tomlin
held Luka Dončić
2.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jarrett Allen
vs Jaxson Hayes
2.0 min • 4 pts • 100%
| CLE Defense | Bronny James | Dalton Knecht | Deandre Ayton | Drew Timme | Gabe Vincent | Jake LaRavia | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jaxson Hayes | LeBron James | Luka Dončić | Marcus Smart | Rui Hachimura |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylon Tyson | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 2.9m 4pts 67% | 2.0m 2pts 50% | 1.6m 5pts 100% |
| Donovan Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 20% | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | 1.4m 3pts 50% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 3.2m 3pts 50% | — |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jarrett Allen | — | — | 4.8m 8pts 80% | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Wade | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.6m 3pts 100% | 1.4m 4pts 100% | — | — |
| Sam Merrill | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 1pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| De'Andre Hunter | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | 1.1m 2pts 25% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 50% |
| Tyrese Proctor | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Bryant | — | — | — | 1.1m 5pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lonzo Ball | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Porter Jr. | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.4m 5pts 100% | — | 3.0m 9pts 43% | 2.4m 10pts 100% | 2.6m 5pts 50% | 2.7m 5pts 50% | 3.7m 2pts 50% | 5.4m 14pts 46% | 2.4m 5pts 100% | 2.8m 7pts 75% | 2.7m 2pts 50% | 4.0m 4pts 40% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = LAL leads
CLE Largest Lead
34
Q4 7:39
LAL Largest Lead
10
Q2 3:57
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 8-0 run
Q1 2:37 – Q1 3:43
+5 → -1
LAL 10-0 run
Q1 2:37 – Q1 4:36
+5 → -3
LAL 12-0 run
Q1 2:37 – Q1 4:53
+5 → -5
CLE 8-0 run
Q1 5:06 – Q1 6:40
-2 → +3