Cavaliers 121-112 Lakers (15 Dec, 2017) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Lakers

10-17, 4-10 away

112

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	26	34	26	26	112
CLE	24	39	31	27	121

TIME	LAL	CLE
12:00	Brook Lopez vs. Kevin Love (Lonzo Ball gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Brook Lopez misses 12-foot two point shot	0	0
11:44	Kevin Love defensive rebound	0	0
11:34	LeBron James misses two point shot	0	0
11:31	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	0	0
11:28	Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:25	Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound	0	0
11:21	Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Larry Nance Jr. assists)	3	0
11:07	JR Smith makes dunk (LeBron James assists)	3	2
10:45	Brandon Ingram misses 14-foot jumper	3	2
10:43	LeBron James defensive rebound	3	2
10:37	Jose Calderon misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	2
10:33	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	3	2
10:23	Larry Nance Jr. misses 14-foot jumper	3	2
10:21	Kevin Love defensive rebound	3	2
10:08	Kevin Love misses 16-foot jumper	3	2
10:04	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	3	2
9:59	Jae Crowder shooting foul	3	2
9:59	Brandon Ingram misses free throw 1 of 2	3	2
9:59	Lakers offensive team rebound	3	2
9:59	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2	4	2
9:59	Brandon Ingram misses free throw 1 of 2	3	2
9:59	Lakers offensive team rebound	3	2
9:59	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2	4	2
9:40	Kevin Love misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	4	2
9:37	Kevin Love misses pullup jump shot	4	2
9:36	Josh Hart defensive rebound	4	2
9:36	Josh Hart defensive rebound	4	2
9:32	Brandon Ingram bad pass (JR Smith steals)	4	2
9:27	Kevin Love bad pass (Josh Hart steals)	4	2
9:15	Larry Nance Jr. misses 8-foot jumper	4	2
9:12	LeBron James defensive rebound	4	2
9:10	Brook Lopez shooting foul	4	2
9:10	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	4	2
9:10	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	4	2
9:10	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	4	3
8:58	Lonzo Ball misses 17-foot jumper	4	3
8:58	Kevin Love defensive rebound	4	3
8:49	Jose Calderon makes 26-foot three point jumper	4	6
8:35	Brook Lopez makes 13-foot jumper	6	6
8:20	Jae Crowder misses 27-foot three point jumper	6	6
8:17	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	6	6
8:11	Brandon Ingram makes dunk (Brook Lopez assists)	8	6
7:55	Jae Crowder makes layup (Jose Calderon assists)	8	8
7:37	Brook Lopez misses 9-foot two point shot	8	8
7:35	LeBron James defensive rebound	8	8
7:29	Josh Hart blocks LeBron James 's 7-foot driving layup	7	8
7:29	LeBron James offensive rebound	8	8
7:17	Brandon Ingram shooting foul	8	8
7:17	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	8	9
7:17	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	8	9
7:15	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	8	9
7:06	Brandon Ingram makes driving layup (Lonzo Ball assists)	10	9
6:56	Jose Calderon traveling	10	9
6:56	Cavaliers Full timeout	10	9
6:44	Brook Lopez misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	9
6:41	Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound	10	9
6:36	Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	9
6:32	JR Smith defensive rebound	10	9
6:20	Jae Crowder misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	9
6:18	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	10	9
6:11	Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	9
6:08	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	10	9
6:05	Kevin Love blocks Josh Hart's layup	10	9
5:54	Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound	10	9
5:54	Larry Nance Jr. makes dunk	12	9
5:53	LeBron James bad pass (Lonzo Ball steals)	12	9
5:50	Lonzo Ball makes two point shot	14	9
5:30	LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper	14	9
5:27	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	14	9
5:20	Larry Nance Jr. makes 7-foot two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)	16	9
5:06	Kevin Love makes 16-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	16	11
4:59	JR Smith blocks Brook Lopez 's 2-foot layup	16	11
4:55	Kevin Love defensive rebound	16	11
4:53	LeBron James makes 1-foot dunk (Jose Calderon assists)	16	13
4:32	Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	13
4:31	Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound	16	13
4:26	Josh Hart makes driving layup (Lonzo Ball assists)	18	13
4:03	Jose Calderon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)	18	16
3:49	Brook Lopez makes 9-foot jump bank shot (Lonzo Ball assists)	20	16
3:29	LeBron James misses layup	20	16
3:27	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	20	16
3:20	Josh Hart misses driving layup	20	16
3:18	Kevin Love defensive rebound	20	16
3:16	LeBron James makes dunk (Kevin Love assists)	20	18
3:16	Lakers Full timeout	20	18
3:16	Dwyane Wade enters the game for Jose Calderon	20	18
3:16	Jeff Green enters the game for Jae Crowder	20	18
3:16	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Josh Hart	20	18
3:16	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for Larry Nance Jr.	20	18
3:03	Brook Lopez offensive foul	20	18
3:03	Brook Lopez turnover	20	18
2:49	Brook Lopez blocks Kevin Love 's 4-foot layup	20	18
2:47	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	20	18
2:39	Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	18
2:36	LeBron James defensive rebound	20	18
2:29	LeBron James bad pass (Brandon Ingram steals)	20	18
2:25	Brook Lopez makes 3-foot dunk (Lonzo Ball assists)	22	18
2:09	Kevin Love makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)	22	21
1:52	Kyle Kuzma makes 2-foot layup (Lonzo Ball assists)	24	21
1:38	Lonzo Ball personal foul	24	21
1:38	Kyle Korver enters the game for Kevin Love	24	21
1:38	Channing Frye enters the game for JR Smith	24	21
1:38	Julius Randle enters the game for Brook Lopez	24	21
1:28	Kyle Kuzma shooting foul	24	21
1:28	Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2	24	21
1:28	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	24	21
1:28	Dwyane Wade makes free throw 2 of 2	24	22
1:10	Jordan Clarkson misses three point jumper	24	22
1:06	Kyle Korver defensive rebound	24	22
1:02	Jeff Green offensive foul	24	22
1:02	Jeff Green turnover	24	22
51.0	Julius Randle misses 16-foot jumper	24	22
48.0	LeBron James defensive rebound	24	22
34.0	Channing Frye misses driving layup	24	22
31.0	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	24	22
26.0	Julius Randle misses layup	24	22
24.0	Julius Randle offensive rebound	24	22
23.0	Julius Randle makes two point shot	26	22
0.0	LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot	26	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	24

LeBron says he can relate to Lonzo's hype

1:59

Lonzo reflects on matchup with LeBron

0:59

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 1-0

Lakers
112
Cavaliers
121

Game 1

15/12

Cavaliers
113
Lakers
127

Game 2

12/3

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

1:00 AM, 15 December 2017

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Tony Brown
Scott Foster
Justin Van Duyne

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	33	.598	-	L2
Cleveland	48	34	.585	1	L1
Indiana	47	35	.573	2	W1
Chicago	39	43	.476	10	L1
Detroit	14	68	.171	35	L1

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