NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers at Los Angeles Lakers

· National Basketball Association
24-19, 10-9 Away

vs

24-15, 11-8 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/28

Matchup Prediction

Lakers: 48.1%
Cavaliers: 51.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W2 Streak L1
117.4 Points Against 116.9
7-3 Last Ten Games 5-5
120.0 Points Per Game 116.5
47 Field Goal % 50
36 Three Point % 34
44.3 Rebounds Per Game 41.3
28.8 Assists Per Game 24.9
5.1 Blocks Per Game 3.9
8.8 Steals Per Game 8.1
0.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.7
14.3 Total Turnovers Per Game 15.2
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Marcus Smart, G Day-To-Day Jan 17
Deandre Ayton, C Out Jan 17
Jaxson Hayes, C Out Jan 17
Luka Doncic, G Out Jan 16
Adou Thiero, F Out Dec 31
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Sam Merrill, G Day-To-Day Jan 16
Darius Garland, G Day-To-Day Jan 16
Dean Wade, F Out Jan 15
Max Strus, G Out Jan 6
Chris Livingston, F Out Jan 4

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ MIN L 131-122
vs MIN W 146-134
vs UTAH L 123-112
@ PHI W 133-107
@ PHI W 117-115

Lakers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ SA L 107-91
vs MIL L 105-101
@ SAC L 124-112
vs ATL W 141-116
vs CHA L 135-117

Game Information

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2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 30 10 .750 - W2
Cleveland 24 19 .558 7.5 W2
Chicago 19 22 .463 11.5 L1
Milwaukee 17 24 .415 13.5 L3
Indiana 10 33 .233 21.5 L1

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 24 15 .615 - L1
Phoenix 25 17 .595 0.5 W1
Golden State 24 19 .558 2 W3
LA Clippers 18 23 .439 7 W5
Sacramento 12 30 .286 13.5 W4
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