Los Angeles Lakers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Play-by-Play

1 April 2026
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See what happened in the vs – NBA basketball game with out play-by-play commentaries.

NBA This article offers a quick review of the key moments from the NBA game between and that took place on . It is presented in a manner to update basketball enthusiasts who couldn’t catch the live action, covering all the pivotal developments throughout the four quarters of the match.

Time Period Team Shooting Scoring Type Action
12:00 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers False False Jumpball Jarrett Allen vs. Deandre Ayton (Donovan Mitchell gains possession)
11:55 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers True False Driving Finger Roll Layup LeBron James blocks Donovan Mitchell ‘s 3-foot two point shot
11:55 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers False False Offensive Rebound Cavaliers offensive team rebound
11:52 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers True False Jump Shot Max Strus misses 22-foot three point jumper
11:48 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers False False Defensive Rebound Jake LaRavia defensive rebound
11:32 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers True False Hook Shot Deandre Ayton misses 4-foot hook shot
11:32 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers False False Defensive Rebound Cavaliers defensive team rebound
11:16 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers True True Turnaround Hook Shot Jarrett Allen makes 5-foot two point shot (Evan Mobley assists)
10:56 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers True False Fade Away Jump Shot Luka Doncic misses 13-foot fade away jump shot
10:52 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers False False Defensive Rebound Jarrett Allen defensive rebound
10:38 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers True True Reverse Layup Shot Jarrett Allen makes 2-foot reverse layup (Evan Mobley assists)
10:21 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers True False Driving Floating Jump Shot Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot
10:19 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers False False Defensive Rebound Max Strus defensive rebound
10:13 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers True False Jump Shot Donovan Mitchell misses 22-foot three point jumper
10:08 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers False False Defensive Rebound Jake LaRavia defensive rebound
10:04 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers True False Running Pullup Jump Shot Austin Reaves misses running pullup jump shot
10:03 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers False False Defensive Rebound Cavaliers defensive team rebound
9:51 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers True True Cutting Dunk Shot Jarrett Allen makes 2-foot dunk (Max Strus assists)
9:42 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers False False Personal Foul James Harden personal foul
9:32 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers False False Personal Foul Jarrett Allen personal foul
9:20 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers True True Pullup Jump Shot LeBron James makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
9:08 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers True True Driving Floating Jump Shot Donovan Mitchell makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
8:57 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers True False Floating Jump Shot Deandre Ayton misses 9-foot floating jump shot
8:55 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers False False Offensive Rebound Austin Reaves offensive rebound
8:54 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers True False Layup Shot Putback Austin Reaves misses two point shot
8:53 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers False False Offensive Rebound Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
8:53 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers True True Tip Shot Deandre Ayton makes tip shot
8:36 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers True True Pullup Jump Shot James Harden makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
8:21 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers True False Jump Shot LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper
8:16 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers False False Defensive Rebound Jarrett Allen defensive rebound
8:12 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers True False Running Pullup Jump Shot Max Strus misses running pullup jump shot
8:08 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers False False Defensive Rebound Austin Reaves defensive rebound
8:05 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers True True Running Layup Shot Austin Reaves makes running layup
7:49 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers True False Step Back Jump Shot James Harden misses 9-foot step back jumpshot
7:47 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers False False Defensive Rebound LeBron James defensive rebound
7:40 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers True False Jump Shot Luka Doncic misses 30-foot three point jumper
7:36 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers False False Offensive Rebound Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
7:33 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers True True Jump Shot Jake LaRavia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
7:18 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers True True Pullup Jump Shot James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer (Donovan Mitchell assists)
6:56 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers True True Fade Away Jump Shot Luka Doncic makes 16-foot fade away jump shot (LeBron James assists)
6:46 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers True False Driving Floating Jump Shot Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
6:42 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers False False Offensive Rebound Jarrett Allen offensive rebound
6:41 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers True False Reverse Layup Shot Deandre Ayton blocks Jarrett Allen ‘s 2-foot reverse layup
6:38 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers False False Defensive Rebound Jake LaRavia defensive rebound
6:36 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers True True Running Dunk Shot LeBron James makes 2-foot running dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
6:36 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers False False Full Timeout Cavaliers Full timeout
6:36 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers False False Substitution Keon Ellis enters the game for Donovan Mitchell
6:36 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers False False Substitution Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jake LaRavia
6:15 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers False False Defensive Rebound Lakers defensive team rebound
6:15 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers True False Driving Layup Shot Austin Reaves blocks James Harden ‘s 2-foot driving layup
6:15 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers False False Loose Ball Foul Jarrett Allen loose ball foul
5:57 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers True True Driving Layup Shot Luka Doncic makes driving layup
5:38 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers True True Step Back Jump Shot Max Strus makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (James Harden assists)
5:24 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers True False Step Back Jump Shot Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
5:21 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers False False Defensive Rebound Evan Mobley defensive rebound
5:12 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers True True Turnaround Hook Shot Jarrett Allen makes 4-foot two point shot (Evan Mobley assists)
4:51 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers True True Pullup Jump Shot Luka Doncic makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists)
4:41 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers True True Driving Floating Jump Shot James Harden makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
4:25 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers False False Offensive Foul Turnover LeBron James offensive foul turnover
4:25 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers False False Substitution Luke Kennard enters the game for Deandre Ayton
4:25 1st Quarter Los Angeles Lakers False False Substitution Jaxson Hayes enters the game for LeBron James
4:25 1st Quarter Cleveland Cavaliers False False Substitution Thomas Bryant enters the game for Evan Mobley