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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Los Angeles Lakers

January 28, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Cavaliers beat the Lakers 129-99 on 2026-01-28 at home. The Cavaliers started Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Dean Wade, Sam Merrill, and Jaylon Tyson. The Lakers started LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, and Jake LaRavia. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 17 points (8/11) in his matchups, with Jaylon Tyson as his primary defender. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 18 points (6/11) in his matchups, with Marcus Smart as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

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Cleveland Cavaliers 129

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jaylon Tyson GS 29:23 20 6 6 1 0 1 2 8-15 3-7 1-1 +29
Donovan Mitchell GS 28:40 25 5 5 1 0 0 4 9-21 3-9 4-4 +11
Jarrett Allen GS 24:04 17 9 2 1 0 2 1 8-11 0-0 1-2 +24
Sam Merrill GS 23:55 4 1 4 0 1 1 0 1-4 1-3 1-2 +31
Dean Wade GS 17:56 11 5 2 1 0 0 1 4-5 2-3 1-2 +17
Nae'Qwan Tomlin 28:32 8 4 3 2 1 1 2 4-6 0-2 0-0 +8
De'Andre Hunter 21:01 19 3 1 1 0 0 0 7-15 3-8 2-2 +7
Thomas Bryant 16:29 10 4 1 1 0 0 0 4-7 2-5 0-0 +18
Craig Porter Jr. 15:18 7 1 3 2 0 0 1 3-5 1-3 0-0 +16
Larry Nance Jr. 12:02 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0-3 0-2 0-0 -14
Lonzo Ball 12:00 0 5 2 0 0 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 +8
Tyrese Proctor 10:40 8 0 3 1 0 0 2 3-5 2-2 0-0 -5
Totals 129 46 32 12 2 8 15 51-97 17-44 10-13

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Los Angeles Lakers 99

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Luka Dončić GS 29:46 29 5 6 0 0 2 1 12-20 3-8 2-6 -23
LeBron James GS 27:08 11 3 5 1 0 6 3 3-10 0-3 5-6 -23
Jake LaRavia GS 26:36 6 0 3 2 1 2 3 2-8 0-5 2-2 -9
Marcus Smart GS 23:48 2 3 0 1 0 1 2 1-4 0-1 0-0 -18
Deandre Ayton GS 19:26 10 4 2 0 1 1 3 4-4 0-0 2-2 -20
Gabe Vincent 24:31 11 3 1 0 0 2 1 4-6 3-5 0-0 -12
Jaxson Hayes 18:11 7 5 1 0 0 0 2 3-4 0-0 1-2 -6
Rui Hachimura 17:36 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0-7 0-2 0-0 -17
Jarred Vanderbilt 15:49 4 6 2 1 0 0 1 2-7 0-2 0-0 -11
Drew Timme 12:00 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 3-5 0-2 0-0 -8
Maxi Kleber 8:23 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -1
Dalton Knecht 8:23 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-3 1-2 0-0 -1
Bronny James 8:23 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 3-3 2-2 0-0 -1
Totals 99 36 21 7 3 16 16 39-81 9-32 12-18

Lineups

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Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

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Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Cavaliers defense

Defender Guarded most
Jaylon Tyson Luka Dončić: 11 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Marcus Smart: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Donovan Mitchell Marcus Smart: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Nae'Qwan Tomlin Luka Dončić: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · LeBron James: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jarrett Allen Deandre Ayton: 21 poss., 10 pts (5/7) · Jaxson Hayes: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Sam Merrill Jake LaRavia: 10 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Marcus Smart: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
De'Andre Hunter Gabe Vincent: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Rui Hachimura: 5 poss., 5 pts (2/3)
Dean Wade LeBron James: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Luka Dončić: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Craig Porter Jr. Gabe Vincent: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rui Hachimura: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Thomas Bryant Drew Timme: 4 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Jaxson Hayes: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Larry Nance Jr. Jaxson Hayes: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Deandre Ayton: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Tyrese Proctor Gabe Vincent: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bronny James: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Lonzo Ball Dalton Knecht: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Drew Timme: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Lakers defense

Defender Guarded most
Luka Dončić Dean Wade: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · De'Andre Hunter: 7 poss., 8 pts (3/5)
LeBron James Jaylon Tyson: 19 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Jake LaRavia Sam Merrill: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Donovan Mitchell: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Gabe Vincent Craig Porter Jr.: 14 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Sam Merrill: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Marcus Smart Donovan Mitchell: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaylon Tyson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jaxson Hayes Jarrett Allen: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · De'Andre Hunter: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Rui Hachimura Jaylon Tyson: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · De'Andre Hunter: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Deandre Ayton Jarrett Allen: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jaylon Tyson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jarred Vanderbilt Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Thomas Bryant: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Drew Timme Thomas Bryant: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Donovan Mitchell: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Maxi Kleber Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Larry Nance Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Dalton Knecht Lonzo Ball: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tyrese Proctor: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Bronny James Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Lonzo Ball: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)