NBA Final Intelligence
Los Angeles Lakers 143, Utah Jazz 135 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Los Angeles Lakers 143, Utah Jazz 135. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAL 32-41 UTA; Q2 LAL 41-37 UTA; Q3 LAL 29-28 UTA; Q4 LAL 41-29 UTA.
Top performers (box score): Luka Doncic (LAL) 45 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists, 4 threes on 14-of-28 shooting; Keyonte George (UTA) 34 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 28 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists on 8-of-17 shooting; Airious Bailey (UTA) 19 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Isaiah Collier (UTA) 18 points, 0 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · LAL
45 PTS, 11 REB, 14 AST, 4 3PM · 14-28 FG
Scoring · UTA
34 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 5 3PM · 9-20 FG
Scoring · LAL
28 PTS, 7 REB, 10 AST · 8-17 FG
Season highs
Luka Doncic · Season-high 14 assistsIsaiah Collier · Season-high 13 assistsKyle Filipowski · Season-high 13 rebounds
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 32 | 41 | 29 | 41 | 143 | |
| UTA | 41 | 37 | 28 | 29 | 135 |
🧮 How They Scored
LALUTA
58Points in the paint42
25Fast-break points9
17Second-chance points11
14Points off turnovers7
24Bench points50
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
59.7%Effective FG%62.7%
6.0%Turnover %11.1%
30.2%Offensive rebound %20.5%
0.419Free-throw rate0.566
Box Score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic F-G | 40 | 45 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14-28 | 4-12 | 13-16 | -5 |
| LeBron James F | 33 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-17 | 0-5 | 12-13 | -6 |
| Rui Hachimura F | 33 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Marcus Smart G | 28 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 5-9 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Jake LaRavia F | 28 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | +14 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt F | 25 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +15 |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 22 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | -10 |
| Maxi Kleber F | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-4 | +17 |
| Nick Smith Jr. G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Dalton Knecht F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Adou Thiero G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyonte George G | 39 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9-20 | 5-11 | 11-12 | +3 |
| Jusuf Nurkic C | 32 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 4-11 | -2 |
| Isaiah Collier G | 28 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 5-7 | -7 |
| Kyle Filipowski C | 27 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Airious Bailey F | 26 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 2-6 | -4 |
| Taylor Hendricks F | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | -9 |
| Brice Sensabaugh F | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | -12 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk G | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 2-2 | +10 |
| Kevin Love F-C | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 2-3 | -6 |
| Walter Clayton Jr. G | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | -16 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic | Starter | 40 | 45 | 64.2 | 35.7 | -5.8 | 26.5 |
| LeBron James | Starter | 33 | 28 | 61.6 | 30.5 | -8.3 | 19.8 |
| Marcus Smart | Starter | 28 | 17 | 77.3 | 18.2 | +27.7 | 7.3 |
| Jaxson Hayes | Starter | 22 | 16 | 91.3 | 20.0 | -15.6 | 9.4 |
| Rui Hachimura | Starter | 33 | 13 | 65.0 | 12.8 | +4.7 | 5.6 |
| Jake LaRavia | Bench | 28 | 12 | 87.2 | 11.1 | +22.2 | 9.2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Bench | 25 | 7 | 50.0 | 12.1 | +27.8 | 8.6 |
| Maxi Kleber | Bench | 19 | 5 | 66.5 | 8.0 | +44.3 | 3.7 |
| Gabe Vincent | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | Bench | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | -18.2 | -12.8 |
| Dalton Knecht | Bench | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | -11.1 | -4.1 |
| Adou Thiero | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 28.6 | +66.7 | -23.5 |
Utah JazzTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyonte George | Starter | 39 | 34 | 67.2 | 26.3 | +1.9 | 13.8 |
| Airious Bailey | Starter | 26 | 19 | 60.7 | 25.4 | -9.2 | 7.5 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | Starter | 32 | 15 | 58.4 | 22.8 | -2.9 | 6.6 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | Starter | 17 | 11 | 141.8 | 11.6 | +23.6 | 11.9 |
| Kyle Filipowski | Starter | 27 | 6 | 42.9 | 11.0 | +2.9 | 7.3 |
| Isaiah Collier | Bench | 28 | 18 | 59.7 | 28.1 | -9.3 | 10.9 |
| Brice Sensabaugh | Bench | 17 | 15 | 75.9 | 25.6 | -28.7 | 16.5 |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | Bench | 14 | 8 | 73.5 | 13.9 | -60.2 | 7.9 |
| Kevin Love | Bench | 16 | 5 | 39.6 | 16.7 | -21.3 | 0.0 |
| Taylor Hendricks | Bench | 23 | 4 | 86.2 | 4.0 | -18.8 | 2.5 |
| Kyle Anderson | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Cody Williams | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
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Last 20 meetings · since 2020-21
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