NBA

Los Angeles Lakers at Cleveland Cavaliers

· National Basketball Association
26-17, 14-9 Away

vs

25-20, 14-11 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/28

Matchup Prediction

Cavaliers: 62.4%
Lakers: 37.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L1 Streak W1
116.3 Points Against 117.1
4-6 Last Ten Games 6-4
116.0 Points Per Game 119.1
50 Field Goal % 47
35 Three Point % 35
41.2 Rebounds Per Game 44.9
24.9 Assists Per Game 28.4
4.0 Blocks Per Game 5.2
8.1 Steals Per Game 8.7
0.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.6
15.0 Total Turnovers Per Game 14.6
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Chris Livingston, F Day-To-Day Jan 23
Sam Merrill, G Out Jan 22
Darius Garland, G Out Jan 18
Max Strus, G Out Jan 6
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Austin Reaves, G Out Jan 21
Adou Thiero, F Out Dec 31

Lakers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs CHA L 135-117
@ POR L 132-116
vs TOR W 110-93
@ DEN W 115-107
@ LAC L 112-104

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs UTAH L 123-112
@ PHI W 133-107
@ PHI W 117-115
vs OKC L 136-104
@ CHA W 94-87

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Phoenix 27 17 .614 - W3
LA Lakers 26 17 .605 0.5 L1
Golden State 25 21 .543 3 L2
LA Clippers 20 24 .455 7 W1
Sacramento 12 33 .267 15.5 L3

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 10 W4 0.7619048 32
Cleveland 8.5 20 W1 0.5555556 25
Chicago 11 22 W3 0.5 22
Milwaukee 14.5 25 L1 0.41860464 18
Indiana 23.5 35 L3 0.22222222 10
Full Standings

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