Los Angeles Lakers at Cleveland Cavaliers
· National Basketball AssociationCavaliers blow out Lakers 134-110 as Bronny James scores first NBA points as dad watches from bench
The win marks the first time the Cavs have started 5-0 since the 2016-17 season, led by LeBron, and the third time in franchise history.
In the final minutes, Bronny played for the second time as a pro and was inserted with 5:16 left. The younger James, who grew up in the arena, made a 14-foot jumper with 2:03 to play for his first NBA points.
Jarrett Allen added 20 points and 17 rebounds for Cleveland.
LeBron scored 26 and Anthony Davis had 22 and 13 rebounds for the Lakers, who were unable to cut into Cleveland's lead after falling behind by 23 in the first half.
Cavaliers: Cleveland is playing at a faster tempo this season under new coach Kenny Atkinson, who has stressed ball movement and pushing the pace offensively.
Regular Season Series
CLE leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 110 - 134 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 110 - 134 | |
4th 9.0 | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | 110 - 134 | |
4th 11.2 | Dalton Knecht misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 110 - 134 | |
4th 21.1 | Ty Jerome makes 16-foot jumper | 110 - 134 |
Statistics
LAL | CLE | |
---|---|---|
38-77 | FG | 56-97 |
49.4 | Field Goal % | 57.7 |
6-28 | 3PT | 17-41 |
21.4 | Three Point % | 41.5 |
28-33 | FT | 5-8 |
84.8 | Free Throw % | 62.5 |
37 | Rebounds | 36 |
5 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
32 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
21 | Assists | 37 |
6 | Steals | 14 |
0 | Blocks | 2 |
20 | Turnovers | 12 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
21 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
31 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
26 | Fast Break Points | 26 |
56 | Points in Paint | 68 |
7 | Fouls | 26 |
4 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 19,432 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Clippers | 17 | 13 | .567 | - | W1 |
LA Lakers | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0.5 | L1 |
Golden State | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | L1 |
Phoenix | 14 | 14 | .500 | 2 | L3 |
Sacramento | 13 | 17 | .433 | 4 | L4 |
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