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NBA Finals
(7) Los Angeles Lakers @ (1) Cleveland Cavaliers

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Matchup Preview - May 26, 2025

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STARTING LINEUPS

Trae Young	Point Guard	Darius Garland
Max Christie	Shooting Guard	Donovan Mitchell
Buddy Hield	Small Forward	Max Strus
LeBron James	Power Forward	Evan Mobley
Andre Drummond	Center	Jarrett Allen

GAME NOTES
These two teams have met 125 times, with the Lakers holding a 68-57 series advantage … The Lakers are 14-10 all-time against the Cavaliers at Crypto.com Arena ... In a game against the Cavaliers on Jan. 11, 2011 at home, the Lakers defeated Cleveland 112-57 ... The 55-point margin of victory is the third largest in team history, while the 57 points allowed are the fewest by a Lakers opponent in the shot clock era ... The Lakers claimed an unlikely victory Feb. 5, 2014, in Cleveland, when the injury-depleted Lakers roster was left with six healthy player.



2024-25 NBA Finals Series Schedule
Game 1: 5/26/25 - @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
Game 2: 5/28/25 - @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
Game 3: 5/30/25 - @ Crypto.com Arena
Game 4: 6/1/25 - @ Crypto.com Arena
Game 5: 6/3/25 - @ Rocket Morgage Fieldhouse*
Game 6: 6/5/25 - @ Crypto.com Arena*
Game 7: 6/7/25 @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse*

*if necessary

Los Angeles Lakers
Forward Anthony Davis suffers Strained Left Hip - Expected to miss the remainder of the season

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2024-25 Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Statistics (Conference Finals)

PLAYER	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	PPG
LeBron James	5	5	40.4	.656	.476	.781	7.0	9.0	0.2	1.2	2.4	39.8
Trae Young	5	5	38.0	.595	.538	.929	3.0	11.0	1.0	0.0	1.4	25.4
Anthony Davis	5	5	34.6	.548	.125	.700	10.6	5.2	0.8	1.8	0.4	19.0
Buddy Hield	5	0	32.6	.386	.356	.938	3.6	2.4	0.2	0.0	1.8	17.0
Gabe Vincent	5	0	16.8	.483	.400	1.000	1.0	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.2	8.8
Christian Wood	5	0	14.4	.643	.000	1.000	3.2	0.8	0.0	0.4	0.6	3.8
Kelly Olynyk	5	0	19.2	.538	.000	1.000	4.6	0.8	0.2	0.4	0.0	3.0
Max Christie	5	5	23.0	.250	.250	.500	3.6	1.8	0.2	0.0	0.6	3.0
Andre Drummond	5	5	21.0	.500	.000	.500	5.0	0.8	1.4	1.0	0.8	1.4

2024-25 Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Statistics (Totals)

PLAYER	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	PPG
LeBron James	14	14	36.9	.677	.419	.753	5.8	6.1	0.8	1.4	2.1	32.7
Trae Young	14	14	38.2	.536	.456	.938	3.1	10.4	0.6	0.1	1.6	24.4
Buddy Hield	14	0	30.9	.390	.381	.806	4.1	2.3	0.3	0.1	1.3	23.0
Anthony Davis	14	14	36.2	.565	.333	.746	12.1	4.4	0.6	2.9	0.9	20.2
Gabe Vincent	14	0	16.5	.492	.375	1.000	1.3	3.0	0.2	0.0	0.5	6.3
Christian Wood	14	0	17.1	.558	.400	1.000	3.6	1.3	0.2	0.4	0.4	4.1
Bronny James	1	0	3.0	1.000	.000	.000	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0
Max Christie	14	14	24.6	.294	.267	.824	2.8	3.1	0.2	0.0	1.1	3.7
Andre Drummond	14	14	22.6	.618	.000	.600	7.4	0.7	1.0	0.9	0.9	3.2
Kelly Olynyk	14	0	17.8	.619	.000	1.000	4.3	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.0	2.0
Yves Missi	1	0	3.0	.000	.000	.500	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Chris Boucher	1	0	3.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ziaire Williams	1	0	3.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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Lakers drop game one to Cavaliers

Davis presence sorely missed throughout the game

Recap of Lakers/Cavaliers game played on May 26, 2025

The Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers took the court in Cleveland for game one of the NBA Finals with questions surrounding the availability of Anthony Davis. Davis was announced to have sustain strained left hip that would sideline him for the rest of the season. Now the Lakers headed into Cleveland with LeBron James and Trae Young leading the way. Throughout the first three quarters this was a very close and tight kept game. Neither team led by more than eight at any point and Trae Young was on fire during the first half. The game shifted to the Cavaliers side after Buddy Hield knocked down a three-pointer to give the Lakers a 92-91 lead. Max Strus knocked down a three-point shot to give Cleveland back the lead, 94-92 which started a Cavs 13-2 run to get their lead up to double-digits with 5:30 remaining, 104-94. The Lakers responded by scoring six straight to cut the Cavs lead to four, 104-100, but Darius Garland knocked down a three-pointer at the top of the key with the shot clock expiring, giving the Cavs a 107-100 lead. Garland would knock down another three-point shot and then back-to-back baskets from Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen put the Cavs up 114-102 with 1:20 to go, giving the Cavs enough room as they went on to take game one 114-106. Darius Garland has been playing like an all-star during these playoffs, especially with Donovan Mitchell who was out the first three rounds of the playoffs, led the Cavaliers with 28 points, seven rebounds and 14 assists. Garland shot 11-of-24 from the field and was 5-of-10 from the three-point line. Evan Mobley put up 20 points and 18 rebounds along with five blocks. Isaac Okoro, off the bench put up 15 points, six rebounds, nine assists and three steals. For the Lakers they were led by Trae Young, in his first NBA Finals game, scored 44 points, but hit 18-of-36 shots to get those 44. LeBron James scored 22 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out five assists. Buddy Hield, who was inserted into the starting lineup for Anthony Davis finished with 14 points, four rebounds and three steals. Both Gabe Vincent and Christian Wood off the bench each had 10 points. The difference in the second half was the Lakers shooting 38% from the field (17-of-45) while the Cavaliers were 50% (25-of-50).

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
	29	30	24	23	106
	27	31	29	27	114

Player Stats
Trae Young - 44 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
LeBron James - 22 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks
Buddy Hield - 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
Gabe Vincent - 10 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists
Christian Wood - 10 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block

Player Stats
Darius Garland - 28 points, 7 rebounds, 14 assists, 1 steal
Evan Mobley - 20 points, 18 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 5 blocks
Jarrett Allen - 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
Isaac Okoro - 15 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals
Donovan Mitchell - 13 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal
Max Strus - 10 points, 4 assists, 1 steal

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Matchup Preview - May 28, 2025

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STARTING LINEUPS

Trae Young	Point Guard	Darius Garland
Max Christie	Shooting Guard	Donovan Mitchell
Buddy Hield	Small Forward	Max Strus
LeBron James	Power Forward	Evan Mobley
Andre Drummond	Center	Jarrett Allen

GAME NOTES
These two teams have met 125 times, with the Lakers holding a 68-57 series advantage … The Lakers are 14-10 all-time against the Cavaliers at Crypto.com Arena ... In a game against the Cavaliers on Jan. 11, 2011 at home, the Lakers defeated Cleveland 112-57 ... The 55-point margin of victory is the third largest in team history, while the 57 points allowed are the fewest by a Lakers opponent in the shot clock era ... The Lakers claimed an unlikely victory Feb. 5, 2014, in Cleveland, when the injury-depleted Lakers roster was left with six healthy player.



2024-25 NBA Finals Series Schedule
Game 1: 5/26/25 - @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse - CLE 114, LAL 106
Game 2: 5/28/25 - @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
Game 3: 5/30/25 - @ Crypto.com Arena
Game 4: 6/1/25 - @ Crypto.com Arena
Game 5: 6/3/25 - @ Rocket Morgage Fieldhouse*
Game 6: 6/5/25 - @ Crypto.com Arena*
Game 7: 6/7/25 @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse*

*if necessary

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Lakers get split in Cleveland with game two victory

Series now shifts to LA for games 3 and 4

Recap of Lakers/Cavaliers game played on May 28, 2025

The Los Angeles Lakers were looking to avoid going down 0-2 to the Cavaliers and got some unexpected play from some unexpected players. LeBron James scored 21 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out seven assists, but he got some much needed help. Starting with his son Bronny James, who scored seven points in 10 minutes of action. Then there Andre Drummond who showed that he still had an offensive arsenal at his disposal, scoring 18 points on 8-of-12 from the field to go along with eight rebounds and two blocks. Buddy Hield scored 17 points, hitting 4-of-8 from the three-point line. Max Christie had 11 points and was a perfect 4-of-4 from the field including 2-of-2 from the three-point line. Trae Young, after putting up 44 points in game one the Cavs made some changes and Young was able to adapt and still be a threat, finishing with 16 points, three rebounds and 11 assists. Christian Wood however was the unexpected player that gave the Lakers the boost they needed to get past the Cavaliers in game two and tie this series up 1-1. Wood led the Lakers with 25 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field along with three rebounds and three assists. Wood's fourth quarter play was just what the Lakers needed to seal a 133-127 victory. Darius Garland had another monster performance to his post-season run, finishing with 41 points and hitting an impressive 17-of-19 shots from the field as well as 6-of-7 from the three-point line. Donovan Mitchell looked much more like himself tonight in only his second playoff game finished with 30 points, knocking down 10-of-20 shots from the field. Caris LaVert led the Cavs bench with 17 points and Evan Mobley scored 14 points, grabbed nine rebounds. The Lakers used the second quarter to overtake the Cavaliers and get the lead for the rest of the game, outscoring them 34-20 in the quarter.

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
	37	34	30	32	133
	40	20	33	34	127

Player Stats
Christian Wood - 25 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block
LeBron James - 21 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal
Andre Drummond - 18 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks
Buddy Hield - 17 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal
Trae Young - 16 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists
Gabe Vincent - 14 points, 7 assists, 1 steal
Max Christie - 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist

Player Stats
Darius Garland - 41 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists
Donovan Mitchell - 30 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
Caris LeVert - 17 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 steal
Evan Mobley - 14 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block
Jarrett Allen - 10 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 block

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Matchup Preview - May 30, 2025

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STARTING LINEUPS

Darius Garland	Point Guard	Trae Young
Donovan Mitchell	Shooting Guard	Max Christie
Max Strus	Small Forward	LeBron James
Evan Mobley	Power Forward	Christian Wood
Jarrett Allen	Center	Andre Drummond

GAME NOTES
These two teams have met 125 times, with the Lakers holding a 68-57 series advantage … The Lakers are 14-10 all-time against the Cavaliers at Crypto.com Arena ... In a game against the Cavaliers on Jan. 11, 2011 at home, the Lakers defeated Cleveland 112-57 ... The 55-point margin of victory is the third largest in team history, while the 57 points allowed are the fewest by a Lakers opponent in the shot clock era ... The Lakers claimed an unlikely victory Feb. 5, 2014, in Cleveland, when the injury-depleted Lakers roster was left with six healthy player.



2024-25 Season Series
Game 1: 5/26/25 - @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse - CLE 114, LAL 106
Game 2: 5/28/25 - @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse - LAL 133, CLE 127
Game 3: 5/30/25 - @ Crypto.com Arena
Game 4: 6/1/25 - @ Crypto.com Arena
Game 5: 6/3/25 - @ Rocket Morgage Fieldhouse*
Game 6: 6/5/25 - @ Crypto.com Arena*
Game 7: 6/7/25 @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse*

*if necessary

Los Angeles Lakers
Forward Buddy Hield has been diagnosed with a bruised left bicep and is listed as (day-to-day), but will miss tonight's game against the Cavaliers.

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Lakers take game three without two key players against Cavaliers

Young and James providing the leadership during these Finals

Recap of Cavaliers/Lakers game played on May 30, 2025

The Los Angeles Lakers hosted a home game in the NBA Finals for the first time since June of 2010 when they defeated the Boston Celtics in game seven. It wasn't quite game seven, but it had the feel of one. The Lakers were without Anthony Davis who suffered a strained left hip and Buddy Hield who was questionable before the game with a left shoulder bruise and is listed as day-to-day. As for the game itself, the Lakers dominated the entire game on their way to a 115-97 victory to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals over the Cavaliers. Trae Young led the Lakers with 32 points and nine assists, hitting 11-of-18 shots from the floor. LeBron James went 10-of-16 for the game, finishing with 23 points, seven rebounds and eight assists. Christian Wood who moved into the starting lineup with Hield out, scored 14 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out two assists. Bronny James added 10 points off the bench in 16 minutes of action. For the Cavaliers, Darius Garland once again led them in scoring with 36 points on 15-of-26 shooting and 6-of-12 from the three-point line. Donovan Mitchell finished with 17 points and nine assists. Georges Niang was the only other Cavaliers player to reach double figures with 11 points.

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
	20	21	31	25	97
	27	31	22	35	115

Player Stats
Darius Garland - 36 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals
Donovan Mitchell - 17 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals
Georges Niang - 11 points, 2 rebounds

Player Stats
Trae Young - 32 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists
LeBron James - 23 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 block
Christian Wood - 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists
Bronny James - 10 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists

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Matchup Preview - June 1, 2025

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STARTING LINEUPS

Darius Garland	Point Guard	Trae Young
Donovan Mitchell	Shooting Guard	Max Christie
Max Strus	Small Forward	Buddy Hield
Evan Mobley	Power Forward	LeBron James
Jarrett Allen	Center	Andre Drummond

GAME NOTES
These two teams have met 125 times, with the Lakers holding a 68-57 series advantage … The Lakers are 14-10 all-time against the Cavaliers at Crypto.com Arena ... In a game against the Cavaliers on Jan. 11, 2011 at home, the Lakers defeated Cleveland 112-57 ... The 55-point margin of victory is the third largest in team history, while the 57 points allowed are the fewest by a Lakers opponent in the shot clock era ... The Lakers claimed an unlikely victory Feb. 5, 2014, in Cleveland, when the injury-depleted Lakers roster was left with six healthy player.



2024-25 Season Series
Game 1: 5/26/25 - @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse - CLE 114, LAL 106
Game 2: 5/28/25 - @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse - LAL 133, CLE 127
Game 3: 5/30/25 - @ Crypto.com Arena - LAL 115, CLE 97
Game 4: 6/1/25 - @ Crypto.com Arena
Game 5: 6/3/25 - @ Rocket Morgage Fieldhouse
Game 6: 6/5/25 - @ Crypto.com Arena*
Game 7: 6/7/25 @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse*

*if necessary

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Lakers just one win away from championship number 18

LeBron James closing in on fifth ring

Recap of Cavaliers/Lakers game played on June 1, 2025

The Los Angeles Lakers are now just one win away from capturing the franchises 18th NBA title after a 117-111 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in game four of the NBA Finals on Sunday night. LeBron James had 27 points, seven rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block. Gabe Vincent, off the bench played 30 minutes and scored a career-playoff high 21 points and dished out six assists. Vincent shot 7-of-13 from the field and 3-of-5 from the three-point line. Trae Young finished with 19 point and nine assists and Buddy Hield made his return to the lineup after missing the previous game, scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Darius Garland once again led the Cavaliers with 36 points, hitting 13-of-22 shots from the field and 4-of-8 from the three-point line. Max Strus finished with 25 points, five rebounds and three assists. Strus was 6-of-9 from the field and connected on 4-of-6 from the three-point line. Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points, knocking down 4-of-10 from the three-point line. The Lakers dominated the Cavaliers in the fourth quarter as their bench scored 24 of their 33 points in the quarter. The Lakers will look to wrap up the series and celebrate another championship on Tuesday night in Cleveland.

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
	29	27	27	28	111
	29	31	24	33	117

Player Stats
Darius Garland - 36 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal
Max Strus - 25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Donovan Mitchell - 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists

Player Stats
Lebron James - 27 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
Gabe Vincent - 21 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals
Trae Young - 19 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals
Buddy Hield - 17 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Christian Wood - 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks
Kelly Olynyk - 11 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal