Game ID: 22400408
Los Angeles Lakers @ Golden State Warriors
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 23 29 24 37 113LAL 23 32 29 31 115
GSW vs LAL ScoutingGSW vs LAL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
GSW availability going into 12/15 · 3 days' restOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 12/08, returns tonight: 34 min (111% of 30)
OUT Post missed 12 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 10 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 29 min since (98% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 22 min since (126% of 17)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 14 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Moody missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Post missed 13 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 11 since 11/22, returns tonight: 8 min (64% of 13)
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (111% of 30)
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 29 min since (98% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 22 min since (125% of 17)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 14 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Moody missed 3 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Post missed 14 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 27 min since (90% of 30)
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 27 min since (91% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 21 min since (120% of 17)
BACK Santos back 12/19 after 11, 8 min since (64% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 32 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Moody missed 4 since 12/11, returns tonight: 10 min (48% of 21)
OUT Post missed 15 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 30)
BACK Santos back 12/19 after 11, 8 min since (64% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 31 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Waters III missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Post missed 16 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 29 min since (97% of 30)
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 10 min since (48% of 21)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's restOUT Waters III missed 3 since 12/21, returns tonight: 16 min (94% of 17)
OUT Post missed 17 since 11/18, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 15)
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 15 min (99% of 15)
OUT Santos missed 3 since 12/21, returns tonight: 5 min (38% of 13)
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 30 min since (101% of 30)
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 10 min since (48% of 21)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/28 · back-to-backBACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 17 min since (81% of 21)
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 16 min since (94% of 17)
BACK Post back 12/27 after 17, 1 min since (5% of 15)
BACK Anderson back 12/27 after 2, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Santos back 12/19 after 11, 6 min since (51% of 13)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Payton II missed 2 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 17 min since (81% of 21)
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Post back 12/27 after 17, 1 min since (5% of 15)
BACK Anderson back 12/27 after 2, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Santos back 12/27 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/02 · 2 days' restOUT Payton II missed 3 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 8 min (50% of 15)
OUT Looney missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 8 min (52% of 14)
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 18 min since (86% of 21)
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 15 min since (86% of 17)
BACK Post back 12/27 after 17, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK Santos back 12/27 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT James missed 2 since 12/08, returns tonight: 34 min (96% of 35)
OUT Hayes missed 8 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 19 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 12/13 after 5, 30 min since (84% of 35)
NEW Vincent 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Knecht 19 to 24 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Hayes missed 9 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 20 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK James back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (96% of 35)
BACK Reaves back 12/13 after 5, 33 min since (93% of 35)
LAL availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 10 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 21 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK James back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (96% of 35)
BACK Reaves back 12/13 after 5, 33 min since (95% of 35)
NEW Hachimura 32 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Christie 25 to 30 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 11 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 22 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK James back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (97% of 35)
BACK Reaves back 12/13 after 5, 34 min since (97% of 35)
NEW Hachimura 32 to 38 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 12 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 23 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK James back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (98% of 35)
BACK Reaves back 12/13 after 5, 35 min since (98% of 35)
LAL availability going into 12/28 · 2 days' restOUT Hayes missed 13 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 24 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK James back 12/15 after 2, 35 min since (99% of 35)
LAL availability going into 12/31 · 2 days' restOUT Hayes missed 14 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 25 since 11/04, out tonight
LAL availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 15 since 11/27, returns tonight: 18 min (96% of 19)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 26 since 11/04, out tonight
LAL availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 2 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 27 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 18 min since (96% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 32 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wiggins at 18 and Curry at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Waters III (2 straight), Post (16 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; James at 24 and Davis at 23 a game. Without Hayes (12 straight), Vanderbilt (23 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 105 a night to Golden State's 118 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-2 a night and Golden State minus-6. Call it Golden State 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/15 vs DAL 133-143 — GSW notes
GSW lost 133-143. GSW took 16 more shots (103 to 87), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to DAL's 60%, 27 of 54 from three, and got to the line 11 times to DAL's 25. GSW turned it over 10 times to DAL's 15. The glass went 37-47 against them. Wiggins led with 29 (11 of 20, 5 of 9 from three); Curry added 26, Green 21. Q2 was theirs, 41-35, the deficit cut from 13 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 108-92 against them. Wiggins's -20 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/19 @ MEM 93-144 — GSW notes
GSW lost 93-144. GSW shot 36% (32 of 90) to MEM's 54%, 12 of 36 from three, and went to the line 24 times to MEM's 15 — 17 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 36-60 against them. Podziemski led with 21 (9 of 13, 2 of 5 from three); Wiggins added 19, Kuminga 11. Q4 was theirs, 34-35, but the other 3 periods went 109-59 against them. Green's -42 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/21 @ MIN 113-103 — GSW notes
GSW won 113-103. GSW shot 46% (40 of 87) to MIN's 42%, 16 of 42 from three. GSW turned it over 10 times to MIN's 15. Curry led with 31 (10 of 21, 7 of 16 from three); Jackson-Davis added 15, Podziemski 12. The hinge was Q1, 26-15: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/23 vs IND 105-111 — GSW notes
GSW lost 105-111. GSW shot 43% (39 of 90) to IND's 49%, 12 of 38 from three, and went to the line 21 times to IND's 11 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. Kuminga led with 26 (9 of 16, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Wiggins added 16, Jackson-Davis 13. Q3 was theirs, 31-27, the deficit cut from 8 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 84-74 against them. Schröder's -22 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/25 vs LAL 113-115 — GSW notes
GSW lost 113-115. GSW shot 46% (41 of 89) to LAL's 45%, 18 of 45 from three. Curry led with 38 (14 of 24, 8 of 15 from three); Wiggins added 21, Kuminga 14. Q4 was theirs, 37-31, the deficit cut from 8 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 84-76 against them. Kuminga's -17 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/27 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Harden at 24 a game. Without Mann (7 straight). 3 days' rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Wiggins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Waters III (3 straight), Post (17 straight), Anderson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to Golden State's 123 and the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 12. Call it the Clippers 116, Golden State 109.
12/28 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 115, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 20 and Kuminga at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 33 and Beal at 21 a game. Without Booker (4 straight), Allen (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 37 percent from three to Golden State's 33. Call it Golden State 112, Phoenix 110, Phoenix keeping it close.
12/30 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 24 a game. Without Payton II (2 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 45 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Mobley at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Okoro (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 45 percent from three to Golden State's 31. Call it Cleveland 117, Golden State 111.
1/02 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 109, shooting 40 percent and 28 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuminga at 25 and Curry at 20 a game. Without Payton II (3 straight), Anderson (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Embiid at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 39 percent from three to Golden State's 28 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-7. Call it Golden State 111, Philadelphia 108, Philadelphia keeping it close.
12/15 vs MEM 116-110 — LAL notes
LAL won 116-110. LAL shot 48% (39 of 82) to MEM's 39%, 10 of 34 from three, and went to the line 39 times to MEM's 30 — 28 points from the stripe to their 25. Davis led with 40 (15 of 22, 1 of 4 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Reaves added 19, James 18. The hinge was Q1, 30-20: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 23.
12/19 @ SAC 113-100 — LAL notes
LAL won 113-100. LAL shot 40% (38 of 94) to SAC's 45%, 12 of 33 from three, and went to the line 30 times to SAC's 22 — 25 points from the stripe to their 15. LAL turned it over 10 times to SAC's 15. The glass went 53-43 for them. Reaves led with 25 (7 of 14, 3 of 7 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Davis added 21, James 19. The hinge was Q1, 37-28: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Hachimura was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
12/21 @ SAC 103-99 — LAL notes
LAL won 103-99. LAL shot 48% (40 of 83) to SAC's 43%, 9 of 35 from three, and went to the line 21 times to SAC's 14 — 14 points from the stripe to their 11. James led with 32 (13 of 24, 1 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Russell added 20, Reaves 16. The hinge was Q1, 31-26: from level to 5 ahead. Hachimura was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
12/23 vs DET 114-117 — LAL notes
LAL lost 114-117. LAL shot 54% (40 of 74) to DET's 51%, 14 of 30 from three, and went to the line 25 times to DET's 12 — 20 points from the stripe to their 12. LAL turned it over 18 times to DET's 12, and DET turned those into 12 steals. James led with 28 (10 of 16, 2 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Davis added 19, Christie 17. Q2 was theirs, 32-28, turning a 2-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 89-82 against them. They led by as many as 10. Vincent's -22 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/25 @ GSW 115-113 — LAL notes
LAL won 115-113. LAL shot 45% (41 of 91) to GSW's 46%, 15 of 42 from three. James led with 31 (12 of 22, 2 of 4 from three); Reaves added 26, Hachimura 18. The hinge was Q3, 29-24: a lead of 3 became 8. Knecht was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
12/28 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; James at 26 and Reaves at 20 a game. Without Hayes (13 straight), Vanderbilt (24 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and Sabonis at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-1 a night and Sacramento minus-6 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 108 a night to Sacramento's 116. Call it the Lakers 115, Sacramento 109.
12/31 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; James at 28 and Reaves at 21 a game. Without Hayes (14 straight), Vanderbilt (25 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 45 from three, 17 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Garland at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Okoro (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 25 free throws a game to Cleveland's 17 and the arc, Cleveland at 45 percent from three to the Lakers' 39. Call it Cleveland 116, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/02 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; James at 28 and Reaves at 23 a game. Without Hayes (15 straight), Vanderbilt (26 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sharpe at 20 and Avdija at 18 a game. Without Thybulle (32 straight), Banton (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the turnovers, Portland giving it away 16 times a game to the Lakers' 12 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 115 a night to Portland's 123. Call it the Lakers 118, Portland 111.
1/03 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 30 and Reaves at 23 a game. Without Vincent (2 straight), Vanderbilt (27 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 28 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Johnson at 22 a game. Without Bogdanović (5 straight), Nance Jr. (2 straight), Gueye (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Atlanta takes 28 free throws a game to the Lakers' 22. Call it Atlanta 118, the Lakers 117, the Lakers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CK C. Koloko
CR C. Reddish
DK D. Knecht
GV G. Vincent
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
DS D. Schröder
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
SC S. Curry
SC Schroder
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
LAL/GSW the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
LeBron James scores 31 in record 19th Christmas Day game as Lakers hold off Curry, Warriors 115-113
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Austin Reaves scored the winning layup with one second left after Stephen Curry tied it on a 31-foot 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining, LeBron James had 31 points and 10 assists playing in his NBA-record 19th Christmas Day game, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Golden State Warriors 115-113 on Wednesday night.
Curry scored 38 with eight 3s, hitting one under pressure from the baseline with 12 seconds left and another with 2:49 remaining only for James to answer from long range on the other end.
Reaves recorded a triple-double with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Lakers, who lost big man Anthony Davis to a sprained left ankle late in the first quarter.
Takeaways Lakers: D'Angelo Russell was out with a sprained left thumb. Center Jaxson Hayes played some 3-on-3 against the coaching staff and is progressing from a sprained right ankle that has sidelined him since mid-November.
Warriors: Golden State lost for the 11th time in 14 games. ... Green was hit with his eighth technical late in the second quarter, putting him halfway to the 16 mark that would bring an automatic one-game suspension.
Key moment With James running right at him, Curry coolly sunk a 3 at the 10:59 mark of the second quarter before James hit from deep 17 seconds later.
The two superstars also battled on Christmas in 2015, 2016 and 2018 after the Warriors and James' former Cavaliers faced off in the NBA Finals.
Key stat Curry became the seventh player in NBA history with at least 11 starts on Dec. 25, joining James, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, Dwyane Wade, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant .
James earned his 11th win on Dec. 25, passing former teammate Wade’s holiday record.
Up next Golden State visits the Clippers on Friday night, while the Lakers return home to host Sacramento on Saturday.