Game ID: 22500282
Los Angeles Lakers @ Utah Jazz
Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 30 25 26 25 106LAL 32 30 22 24 108
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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.
UTA availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 6 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 11 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Collier back 11/07 after 2, 23 min since (89% of 26)
BACK Williams back 11/07 after 2, 14 min since (58% of 24)
UTA availability going into 11/16 · 2 days' restOUT Kessler missed 7 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 12 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Collier back 11/07 after 2, 24 min since (92% of 26)
BACK Williams back 11/07 after 2, 13 min since (55% of 24)
UTA availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 8 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 2 since 11/13, returns tonight: 3 min (13% of 21)
OUT Anderson missed 4 since 11/10, returns tonight: 20 min (100% of 20)
OUT Clayton Jr. missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 13 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 4 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Collier back 11/07 after 2, 26 min since (102% of 26)
BACK Williams back 11/07 after 2, 15 min since (61% of 24)
UTA availability going into 11/21 · 2 days' restOUT Kessler missed 9 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Clayton Jr. missed 3 since 11/13, returns tonight: 12 min (67% of 18)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 14 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 5 since 11/10, returns tonight: 8 min (54% of 15)
BACK Harkless back 11/18 after 2, 3 min since (13% of 21)
BACK Anderson back 11/18 after 4, 20 min since (100% of 20)
UTA availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 10 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 15 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Harkless back 11/18 after 2, 3 min since (13% of 21)
BACK Anderson back 11/18 after 4, 20 min since (100% of 20)
BACK Clayton Jr. back 11/21 after 3, 12 min since (67% of 18)
BACK Hendricks back 11/21 after 5, 8 min since (54% of 15)
UTA availability going into 11/24 · back-to-backOUT Kessler missed 11 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 2 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 11/21, returns tonight: 24 min (117% of 20)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 16 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Clayton Jr. back 11/21 after 3, 12 min since (67% of 18)
BACK Hendricks back 11/21 after 5, 4 min since (29% of 15)
UTA availability going into 11/28 · 3 days' restOUT Kessler missed 12 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 3 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 17 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Anderson back 11/18 after 4, 22 min since (108% of 20)
BACK Clayton Jr. back 11/21 after 3, 14 min since (81% of 18)
BACK Hendricks back 11/21 after 5, 4 min since (29% of 15)
UTA availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 13 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 4 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 18 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 2 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Anderson back 11/18 after 4, 22 min since (108% of 20)
BACK Clayton Jr. back 11/21 after 3, 13 min since (70% of 18)
UTA availability going into 12/01 · back-to-backOUT Kessler missed 14 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 5 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 19 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 3 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Anderson back 11/24 after 2, 24 min since (120% of 20)
BACK Clayton Jr. back 11/21 after 3, 14 min since (77% of 18)
LAL availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 8 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 11/10 after 3, 29 min since (84% of 35)
BACK Smith Jr. back 11/03 after 2, 19 min since (174% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 11/08 after 6, 14 min since (140% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 9 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 11/10 after 3, 30 min since (86% of 35)
BACK Kleber back 11/08 after 6, 11 min since (110% of 10)
LAL availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 10 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 11/10, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 11)
BACK Reaves back 11/10 after 3, 33 min since (95% of 35)
BACK Kleber back 11/08 after 6, 11 min since (110% of 10)
LAL availability going into 11/18 · 2 days' restOUT Vincent missed 11 since 10/27, returns tonight: 16 min (83% of 19)
BACK Reaves back 11/10 after 3, 34 min since (97% of 35)
BACK Smith Jr. back 11/15 after 3, 3 min since (27% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 11/08 after 6, 16 min since (154% of 10)
LAL availability going into 11/23 · 4 days' restBACK Reaves back 11/10 after 3, 34 min since (97% of 35)
BACK Vincent back 11/18 after 11, 16 min since (83% of 19)
BACK Smith Jr. back 11/15 after 3, 3 min since (27% of 11)
LAL availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 11/18 after 11, 18 min since (94% of 19)
LAL availability going into 11/28 · 2 days' restOUT Vanderbilt missed 3 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 11/18 after 11, 18 min since (94% of 19)
LAL availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 4 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 4 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 11/18 after 11, 19 min since (100% of 19)
LAL availability going into 12/01 · back-to-backOUT Smart missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 5 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 5 since 11/18, returns tonight: 6 min (52% of 11)
BACK Vincent back 11/18 after 11, 20 min since (105% of 19)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 132 a night and allowing 138, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Markkanen at 34 and George at 23 a game. Without Kessler (10 straight), Tshiebwe (15 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Reaves at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 4 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 111 a night to Utah's 138 and the arc, Utah at 39 percent from three to the Lakers' 34. Call it the Lakers 124, Utah 121, Utah keeping it close.
11/13 vs ATL 122-132 — UTA notes
UTA lost 122-132. UTA shot 49% (45 of 92) to ATL's 51%, 19 of 44 from three. UTA turned it over 24 times to ATL's 16, and ATL turned those into 18 steals. Markkanen led with 40 (15 of 25, 6 of 12 from three); Bailey added 21, George 19. Q3 was theirs, 36-23, the deficit cut from 13 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 109-86 against them. Bailey's -18 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/16 vs CHI 150-147 — UTA notes
UTA won 150-147 in 2 overtimes. UTA shot 44% (49 of 111) to CHI's 45%, 18 of 49 from three, and went to the line 41 times to CHI's 32 — 34 points from the stripe to their 30. UTA turned it over 9 times to CHI's 17. Markkanen led with 47 (15 of 33, 6 of 17 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); George added 33, Collier 16. The hinge was Q3, 33-28: the deficit went from 9 to 4. UTA trailed 61-70 at the half and won the second half 89-77. Nurkić was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
11/18 @ LAL 126-140 — UTA notes
UTA lost 126-140. UTA took 8 more shots (92 to 84), but shot 52% to LAL's 60%, 13 of 45 from three, and got to the line 18 times to LAL's 40. George led with 34 (13 of 23, 5 of 13 from three); Markkanen added 31, Mykhailiuk 13. Q1 was theirs, 36-27, but the other 3 periods went 113-90 against them. They led by as many as 11. Sensabaugh's -16 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/21 vs OKC 112-144 — UTA notes
UTA lost 112-144. UTA shot 48% (38 of 79) to OKC's 61%, 16 of 38 from three. UTA turned it over 27 times to OKC's 13, and OKC turned those into 15 steals. The glass went 39-26 for them. George led with 20 (6 of 10, 7 of 7 at the line); Markkanen added 19, Filipowski 18. Q1 was theirs, 44-30, but the other 3 periods went 114-68 against them. They led by as many as 18. C. Williams's -33 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/23 vs LAL 106-108 — UTA notes
UTA lost 106-108. UTA took 8 more shots (94 to 86), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to LAL's 44%, 13 of 40 from three, and got to the line 18 times to LAL's 27. George led with 27 (10 of 23, 4 of 10 from three); Markkanen added 20, Mykhailiuk 12. Q3 was theirs, 26-22, the deficit cut from 7 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 86-80 against them. Filipowski's -27 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/24 @ GSW — 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 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 32 and Butler III at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Kuminga (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 134, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Markkanen at 31 and George at 27 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Kessler (11 straight), Harkless (2 straight), Anderson (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 114 a night to Utah's 134 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-1 a night and Golden State minus-5. Call it Golden State 124, Utah 115.
11/28 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 135, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; George at 28 and Markkanen at 27 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Kessler (12 straight), Harkless (3 straight), Tshiebwe (17 straight). 3 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Murray at 19 and DeRozan at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Sabonis (5 straight), Plowden (7 straight), Cardwell (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 119 a night to Utah's 135 and the glass, where Utah has been minus-1 a night and Sacramento minus-6. Call it Utah 122, Sacramento 119, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/30 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 129, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; George at 28 and Markkanen at 23 a game. Without Kessler (13 straight), Williams (2 straight), Harkless (4 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 104, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 23 and Sengun at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Durant (2 straight), Eason (5 straight), Finney-Smith (16 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 104 a night to Utah's 129 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-9 a night and Utah plus-1. Call it Houston 120, Utah 114.
12/01 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 127, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; George at 21 and Markkanen at 20 a game. Without Kessler (14 straight), Williams (3 straight), Harkless (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sengun at 21 and Durant at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Eason (6 straight), Finney-Smith (17 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 102 a night to Utah's 127 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-8 a night and Utah minus-0. Call it Houston 120, Utah 112.
11/12 @ OKC 92-121 — LAL notes
LAL lost 92-121. LAL shot 40% (31 of 77) to OKC's 50%, 11 of 35 from three. LAL turned it over 20 times to OKC's 11, and OKC turned those into 14 steals. Dončić led with 19 (7 of 20, 1 of 7 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Knecht added 16, Hachimura 13. Q4 was theirs, 28-21, the deficit cut from 36 to 29, but the other 3 periods went 100-64 against them. Hachimura's -35 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/14 @ NOP 118-104 — LAL notes
LAL won 118-104. LAL shot 52% (44 of 84) to NOP's 44%, 10 of 34 from three, and went to the line 26 times to NOP's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 14. Reaves led with 31 (9 of 16, 2 of 6 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Dončić added 24, Ayton 20. The hinge was Q1, 35-25: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Ayton was the night's best plus/minus at +35.
11/15 @ MIL 119-95 — LAL notes
LAL won 119-95. LAL shot 49% (38 of 77) to MIL's 40%, 13 of 33 from three, and went to the line 33 times to MIL's 24 — 30 points from the stripe to their 16. Dončić led with 41 (9 of 19, 5 of 11 from three, 18 of 20 at the line); Reaves added 25, Ayton 20. The hinge was Q2, 35-16: a lead of 12 became 31. LaRavia was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
11/18 vs UTA 140-126 — LAL notes
LAL won 140-126. LAL shot 60% (50 of 84) to UTA's 52%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 40 times to UTA's 18 — 29 points from the stripe to their 17. Dončić led with 37 (11 of 22, 2 of 10 from three, 13 of 16 at the line); Reaves added 26, Ayton 20. The hinge was Q3, 37-22: LAL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 23. LAL trailed 67-71 at the half and won the second half 73-55. Vincent was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/23 @ UTA 108-106 — LAL notes
LAL won 108-106. LAL shot 44% (38 of 86) to UTA's 43%, 10 of 38 from three, and went to the line 27 times to UTA's 18 — 22 points from the stripe to their 13. Dončić led with 33 (10 of 24, 3 of 12 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Reaves added 22, James 17. The hinge was Q2, 30-25: a lead of 2 became 7.
11/25 vs LAC — 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 32 from three, 31 free throws a game; Dončić at 31 and Reaves at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Vanderbilt (2 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Harden at 34 and Zubac at 19 a game. Without Jones Jr. (4 straight), Miller (4 straight), Bogdanović (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-4 a night and the Clippers minus-2 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 110 a night to the Clippers' 119. Call it the Lakers 119, the Clippers 111.
11/28 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 110, shooting 53 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Dončić at 36 and Reaves at 27 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 6 a night. Without Vanderbilt (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 111, shooting 41 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Flagg at 17 and Washington at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Davis (13 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-6 a night and Dallas minus-7 and the line, where the Lakers take 30 free throws a game to Dallas's 24. Call it the Lakers 118, Dallas 109.
11/30 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 113, shooting 54 percent and 39 from three, 30 free throws a game; Dončić at 38 and Reaves at 28 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 4 a night. Without Vanderbilt (4 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Williamson at 23 and Murphy III at 19 a game. Without Jones (4 straight), Poole (13 straight), Jordan (16 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 39 percent from three to New Orleans's 33 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 113 a night to New Orleans's 120. Call it the Lakers 124, New Orleans 111, the Lakers by 13.
12/01 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 118, shooting 54 percent and 38 from three, 32 free throws a game; Dončić at 36 and Reaves at 30 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Smart (2 straight), Vanderbilt (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brooks at 23 and Booker at 21 a game. Without Green (11 straight), Dunn (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 32 free throws a game to Phoenix's 21. Call it the Lakers 120, Phoenix 114.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAR A. Reaves
DA D. Ayton
DO Doncic
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
JL J. LaRavia
LD L. Dončić
LJ L. James
MK M. Kleber
MS M. Smart
RH R. Hachimura
UTAAB A. Bailey
BS B. Sensabaugh
CW C. Williams
IC I. Collier
JN J. Nurkić
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
KL K. Love
LM L. Markkanen
NU Nurkic
SM S. Mykhailiuk
TH T. Hendricks
LAL/UTA 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
Lakers outlast Jazz 108-106 as Doncic scores 33 and James 17 in his 1st road test of season
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Luka Doncic had 33 points and 11 rebounds and LeBron James scored 17 points in his first road game of the season as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 108-106 on Sunday night.
James, who scored most of his points on fast breaks and strong drives to the hoop, added eight assists and six rebounds in 34 minutes. He had 11 points and 12 assists in a win against the Jazz on Tuesday , in the first game of his 23rd NBA season. James missed training camp and the Lakers' first 14 games due to sciatica .
Lauri Markkanen scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and keyed a Jazz comeback. His 3-pointer was the last of a 17-5 run that brought Utah within 107-106. After Doncic made one of two free throws, Keyonte George 's contested jumper from the corner glanced off the rim just before the final horn.
George had 27 points and eight assists for the Jazz (5-11), who led Wednesday's game at halftime before falling 140-126. This one was more competitive from tipoff to buzzer.
Austin Reaves scored 22 points and Rui Hachimura added 13 for the Lakers (12-4), who have won four in a row.
Neither team led by more than nine points until the Lakers went on a 13-0 run that was punctuated by Doncic’s 3-pointer with 6:06 remaining to give Los Angeles a 98-85 lead.
The largest advantage before that was when Lakers were up 67-58. The Jazz went on a 16-2 run for a 74-69 lead midway through the third.
Deandre Ayton scored two points in 13 minutes before leaving midway through the second quarter with a knee bruise.
Maxi Kleber made his 1,000th career field goal, his only basket of the game. It was a crucial dunk and the Lakers' last field goal to make it 107-101 with 1:21 to play.
Up next Lakers: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday.