Cleveland Cavaliers at Los Angeles Lakers
· National Basketball Association
Luka Doncic scores 42 as Lakers blow past Cavaliers 127-113
Austin Reaves scored 19 points, while LeBron James, Jake LaRavia and Rui Hachimura each had 14 as the Lakers won shortly after they clinched the Pacific Division title and a top-six spot in the Western Conference playoffs when the Phoenix Suns lost at Orlando earlier Tuesday.
Doncic was 13 of 26 from the floor and had his 16th game of at least 40 points this season after he missed Monday’s victory over the Washington Wizards because of technical foul accumulation. James was a game-time decision with continued left foot soreness.
Jarrett Allen scored 18 points and James Harden added 17 in his first game in his hometown since he was traded by the Los Angeles Clippers on Feb. 4. Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell was held to 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting.
Thomas Bryant scored 14 points for the Cavaliers, who have already clinched a playoff spot. Cleveland lost for the second time in eight games since March 17 and dropped to 1-1 on a three-game road trip against Western Conference teams.
The Cavaliers led by seven late in the first quarter before the Lakers took charge to lead by as many as 15 in the second and went up 65-53 at halftime by shooting 53.2% from the floor.
Los Angeles led 86-66 midway through the third quarter and entered the fourth with a commanding 110-83 advantage.
The Lakers shot 54.2% from the floor in the game, while the Cavaliers shot 49.4%.
Los Angeles has now won 50 games in consecutive seasons for the first time since four consecutive from 2007-11.
Lakers: At Oklahoma City on Thursday night.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 113 - 127 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 113 - 127 |
| 4th 22.7 |  |
Thomas Bryant makes 1-foot dunk (Nae'Qwan Tomlin assists) | 113 - 127 |
| 4th 32.6 | |
Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | 111 - 127 |
| 4th 36.7 |  |
Kobe Bufkin misses 25-foot three point jumper | 111 - 127 |
Statistics
 CLE |
 LAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-87 | FG | 45-83 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 13-39 | 3PT | 13-31 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 14-19 | FT | 24-26 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 56 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 27 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 23 | Percent Led | 71 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic, G | Out | May 6 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schroder, G | Out | May 26 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,997 · Capacity:
Detroit
Milwaukee
Chicago
Indiana2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
- | 29 | W3 | 0.64634144 | 53 |
 Phoenix |
8 | 37 | W1 | 0.5487805 | 45 |
 LA Clippers |
11 | 40 | W1 | 0.5121951 | 42 |
 Golden State |
16 | 45 | L3 | 0.4512195 | 37 |
 Sacramento |
31 | 60 | L1 | 0.2682927 | 22 |
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