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Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers

December 18, 2025 · 2025-26 season

The Lakers beat the Jazz 143-135 on 2025-12-18 on the road against the Jazz. The Jazz started Jusuf Nurkić, Svi Mykhailiuk, Keyonte George, Kyle Filipowski, and Ace Bailey. The Lakers started LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Luka Dončić, Rui Hachimura, and Jaxson Hayes. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 22 points (9/16) in his matchups, with Ace Bailey as his primary defender. Keyonte George (Jazz) scored 27 points (9/17) in his matchups, with Luka Dončić as his primary defender.

Box score

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

UTA

Utah Jazz 135

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Keyonte George GS	39:05	34	4	8	0	0	2	3	9-20	5-11	11-12	+3
Jusuf Nurkić GS	31:34	15	8	7	1	0	5	3	5-8	1-1	4-11	-2
Kyle Filipowski GS	27:13	6	13	0	0	1	1	4	3-7	0-1	0-0	+3
Ace Bailey GS	26:10	19	4	0	1	0	1	2	7-13	3-6	2-6	-4
Svi Mykhailiuk GS	16:59	11	1	0	1	0	1	1	3-3	3-3	2-2	+10
Isaiah Collier	28:08	18	0	13	0	0	3	5	6-12	1-2	5-7	-7
Taylor Hendricks	22:45	4	3	1	1	0	0	5	1-1	0-0	2-3	-9
Brice Sensabaugh	17:29	15	3	0	0	0	0	1	5-9	3-6	2-2	-12
Kevin Love	16:20	5	2	1	0	0	0	3	1-5	1-5	2-3	-6
Walter Clayton Jr.	14:19	8	1	1	0	0	0	2	3-5	1-2	1-1	-16
Totals		135	39	31	4	1	13	29	43-83	18-37	31-47

Did not play: Kyle Anderson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Cody Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers 143

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Luka Dončić GS	39:33	45	11	14	5	0	1	2	14-28	4-12	13-16	-5
Rui Hachimura GS	32:47	13	3	1	0	1	0	4	6-10	1-3	0-0	+2
LeBron James GS	32:37	28	7	10	1	0	2	1	8-17	0-5	12-13	-6
Marcus Smart GS	27:42	17	4	1	1	0	1	6	6-11	5-9	0-0	+12
Jaxson Hayes GS	22:11	16	3	0	0	0	1	4	7-7	0-0	2-4	-10
Jake LaRavia	28:13	12	6	4	0	0	1	5	4-6	2-4	2-2	+14
Jarred Vanderbilt	25:10	7	11	1	0	0	1	2	3-7	1-2	0-0	+15
Maxi Kleber	19:00	5	2	1	0	1	0	3	1-2	0-1	3-4	+17
Nick Smith Jr.	5:19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-2	0-2	0-0	-2
Dalton Knecht	4:29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-1
Adou Thiero	2:59	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0-2	0-0	0-0	+4
Totals		143	48	32	7	2	7	31	49-93	13-39	32-39

Did not play: Gabe Vincent (DND - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

UTA

Utah Jazz

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Jusuf Nurkić · Svi Mykhailiuk · Keyonte George · Kyle Filipowski · Ace Bailey Starter 10.1 min
Kevin Love · Taylor Hendricks · Keyonte George · Brice Sensabaugh · Isaiah Collier 7.1 min
Jusuf Nurkić · Keyonte George · Isaiah Collier · Kyle Filipowski · Ace Bailey 4.4 min
Jusuf Nurkić · Taylor Hendricks · Keyonte George · Isaiah Collier · Walter Clayton Jr. 4.0 min
Jusuf Nurkić · Taylor Hendricks · Keyonte George · Walter Clayton Jr. · Ace Bailey 3.7 min

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

LeBron James · Marcus Smart · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes Starter 11.2 min
LeBron James · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes · Jake LaRavia 4.8 min
LeBron James · Marcus Smart · Maxi Kleber · Jarred Vanderbilt · Jake LaRavia 3.9 min
Maxi Kleber · Jarred Vanderbilt · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Jake LaRavia 3.1 min
LeBron James · Marcus Smart · Jarred Vanderbilt · Jake LaRavia · Adou Thiero 3.0 min

Who guarded whom

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

Jazz defense

Luka Dončić 22 pts (9/16) in 84 possessions

Guarded by: Ace Bailey (20 %, 2 pts) · Taylor Hendricks (18 %, 0 pts) · Keyonte George (15 %, 4 pts)
LeBron James 18 pts (7/11) in 74 possessions

Guarded by: Kyle Filipowski (29 %, 2 pts) · Taylor Hendricks (14 %, 0 pts) · Ace Bailey (12 %, 5 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Keyonte George	Marcus Smart: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 18 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Jusuf Nurkić	Jaxson Hayes: 31 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · LeBron James: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Isaiah Collier	Jake LaRavia: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Luka Dončić: 8 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Kyle Filipowski	LeBron James: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Rui Hachimura: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Ace Bailey	Luka Dončić: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Rui Hachimura: 11 poss., 4 pts (1/2)
Taylor Hendricks	Luka Dončić: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · LeBron James: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Brice Sensabaugh	Jake LaRavia: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Svi Mykhailiuk	Rui Hachimura: 19 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Luka Dončić: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Kevin Love	Maxi Kleber: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Luka Dončić: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Walter Clayton Jr.	Marcus Smart: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jake LaRavia: 5 poss., 6 pts (2/2)

Lakers defense

Keyonte George 27 pts (9/17) in 87 possessions

Guarded by: Luka Dončić (52 %, 14 pts) · Marcus Smart (9 %, 3 pts) · Rui Hachimura (8 %, 2 pts)
Brice Sensabaugh 4 pts (1/4) in 36 possessions

Guarded by: Jake LaRavia (57 %, 0 pts) · Maxi Kleber (10 %, 0 pts) · Jarred Vanderbilt (8 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Luka Dončić	Keyonte George: 45 poss., 14 pts (5/9) · Taylor Hendricks: 8 poss., 6 pts (1/5)
LeBron James	Kyle Filipowski: 23 poss., 8 pts (1/6) · Svi Mykhailiuk: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Rui Hachimura	Ace Bailey: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Svi Mykhailiuk: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jake LaRavia	Brice Sensabaugh: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Isaiah Collier: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Marcus Smart	Ace Bailey: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Walter Clayton Jr.: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jarred Vanderbilt	Kevin Love: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jusuf Nurkić: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Jaxson Hayes	Jusuf Nurkić: 31 poss., 10 pts (5/5) · Keyonte George: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Maxi Kleber	Taylor Hendricks: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Keyonte George: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Nick Smith Jr.	Isaiah Collier: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Keyonte George: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Dalton Knecht	Walter Clayton Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Keyonte George: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Adou Thiero	Ace Bailey: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Walter Clayton Jr.: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1)