NBA Final Intelligence
Los Angeles Lakers 99, Cleveland Cavaliers 129 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Los Angeles Lakers 99, Cleveland Cavaliers 129. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAL 28-24 CLE; Q2 LAL 27-33 CLE; Q3 LAL 22-42 CLE; Q4 LAL 22-30 CLE.
Top performers (box score): Luka Doncic (LAL) 29 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 12-of-20 shooting; Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-21 shooting; Jaylon Tyson (CLE) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; De'Andre Hunter (CLE) 19 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Jarrett Allen (CLE) 17 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists on 8-of-11 shooting.
Standouts
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
Ahead for good: Donovan Mitchell makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Q3 11:10, LAL 57, CLE 59).
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 28 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 99 | |
| CLE | 24 | 33 | 42 | 30 | 129 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic F-G | 30 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12-20 | 3-8 | 2-6 | -23 |
| LeBron James F | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 5-6 | -23 |
| Jake LaRavia F | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-8 | 0-5 | 2-2 | -9 |
| Gabe Vincent G | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Marcus Smart G | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -18 |
| Deandre Ayton C | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -20 |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -6 |
| Rui Hachimura F | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -17 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt F | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Drew Timme F | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Bronny James G | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Dalton Knecht F | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Maxi Kleber F | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell G | 29 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-21 | 3-9 | 4-4 | +11 |
| Jaylon Tyson G-F | 29 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 3-7 | 1-1 | +29 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin F | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Jarrett Allen C | 24 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +24 |
| Sam Merrill G | 24 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | +31 |
| De'Andre Hunter F | 21 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 3-8 | 2-2 | +7 |
| Dean Wade F | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | +17 |
| Thomas Bryant C | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +18 |
| Craig Porter G | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +16 |
| Larry Nance Jr. F | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Lonzo Ball G | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Tyrese Proctor G | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -5 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic | Starter | 30 | 29 | 64.0 | 37.3 | -38.3 | 17.7 |
| LeBron James | Starter | 27 | 11 | 43.5 | 30.2 | -37.1 | 2.2 |
| Deandre Ayton | Starter | 19 | 10 | 102.5 | 14.0 | -51.3 | 13.7 |
| Jake LaRavia | Starter | 27 | 6 | 33.8 | 17.5 | -18.4 | 0.4 |
| Marcus Smart | Starter | 24 | 2 | 25.0 | 9.4 | -34.0 | 0.0 |
| Gabe Vincent | Bench | 25 | 11 | 91.7 | 14.8 | -23.5 | 10.3 |
| Bronny James | Bench | 08 | 8 | 133.3 | 17.6 | -14.6 | 29.3 |
| Jaxson Hayes | Bench | 18 | 7 | 71.7 | 11.4 | -18.6 | 9.9 |
| Drew Timme | Bench | 12 | 6 | 60.0 | 24.0 | -36.4 | 8.6 |
| Dalton Knecht | Bench | 08 | 5 | 83.3 | 17.6 | -14.6 | 12.2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Bench | 16 | 4 | 28.6 | 18.4 | -29.6 | 9.4 |
| Maxi Kleber | Bench | 08 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -14.6 | 2.4 |
| Rui Hachimura | Bench | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | -40.1 | -5.7 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | Starter | 29 | 25 | 54.9 | 30.7 | +12.8 | 16.9 |
| Jaylon Tyson | Starter | 29 | 20 | 64.8 | 23.2 | +48.3 | 15.1 |
| Jarrett Allen | Starter | 24 | 17 | 71.5 | 24.1 | +44.1 | 18.5 |
| Dean Wade | Starter | 18 | 11 | 93.5 | 14.6 | +44.3 | 18.7 |
| Sam Merrill | Starter | 24 | 4 | 41.0 | 10.9 | +61.5 | 3.6 |
| De'Andre Hunter | Bench | 21 | 19 | 59.8 | 29.6 | +13.3 | 20.1 |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 16 | 10 | 71.4 | 20.6 | +58.1 | 16.7 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Bench | 29 | 8 | 66.7 | 10.0 | +13.6 | 8.5 |
| Tyrese Proctor | Bench | 11 | 8 | 80.0 | 20.0 | -11.8 | 14.4 |
| Craig Porter | Bench | 15 | 7 | 70.0 | 12.8 | +44.3 | 11.3 |
| Lonzo Ball | Bench | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | +36.4 | 8.6 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | Bench | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.9 | -53.8 | -2.4 |
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