Game Story
Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.
Strongest signals
Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.
- 01highTurnover outcomesOn UTA
UTA scored 14 pts off LAL's 10 turnovers (1.40 PPP allowed).
6 of 10 TOVs (60%) led to a make.
- 02highScoring chainsOn UTA
Dončić got 18 of his 42 pts via pull-up jumpers (7 makes, 43%).
3 from catch-and-shoot (9 pts) · 4 from post-ups (8 pts)
- 03medTurnover outcomesOn LAL
LAL scored 22 pts off UTA's 17 turnovers (1.29 PPP allowed).
8 of 17 TOVs (47%) led to a make.
- 04medScoring chainsOn LAL
Markkanen got 9 of his 23 pts via catch-and-shoot (3 makes, 39%).
2 from other actions (5 pts) · 1 from pull-up jumpers (3 pts)
- 05medScoring chainsOn LAL
George got 9 of his 16 pts via pull-up jumpers (4 makes, 56% up 11 pp from season avg 45%).
2 from drives (4 pts) · 1 from catch-and-shoot (3 pts)
Quarter Flow
Per-quarter scoring and the running total.
Box by Period
FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.
| Stat | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | LAL | 8/23 35% | 14/21 67% | 11/26 42% | 7/12 58% | 40/82 49% |
| UTA | 19/31 61% | 9/19 47% | 10/21 48% | 8/24 33% | 46/95 48% | |
| 3P | LAL | 4/13 31% | 6/10 60% | 5/14 36% | 5/10 50% | 20/47 43% |
| UTA | 5/10 50% | 2/7 29% | 2/8 25% | 1/10 10% | 10/35 29% | |
| FT | LAL | 9/10 90% | 11/11 100% | 2/3 67% | 10/14 71% | 32/38 84% |
| UTA | 4/5 80% | 4/6 67% | 7/8 88% | 6/8 75% | 21/27 78% | |
| REB | LAL | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
| UTA | 15 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 52 | |
| AST | LAL | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| UTA | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 | |
| TOV | LAL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| UTA | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |
| Paint PTS | LAL | 4 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| UTA | 24 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 58 |
Game Flow
Margin over time — UTA ahead above the line, LAL below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (6) and ties (9).
Rotations
Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.
Play-by-Play
Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.
Player Box Score
Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.
| Player | MIN | PTS ↓ | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luka Dončić LAL · Starter | 38:26 | 52 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17/30 | 8/18 | +3 |
Austin Reaves LAL · Starter | 35:43 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7/12 | 4/5 | +14 |
Collin Sexton LAL | 20:07 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5/11 | 1/5 | +1 |
Matisse Thybulle LAL · Starter | 25:59 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4/8 | 3/7 | +12 |
Ziaire Williams LAL · Starter | 30:08 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3/9 | 3/7 | +11 |
Sandro Mamukelashvili LAL | 20:57 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/2 | -3 |
Quentin Grimes LAL | 20:17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/1 | -8 |
Kevon Looney LAL | 4:35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | -5 |
Walker Kessler LAL · Starter | 28:27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | +6 |
AK Okereke LAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Chris Mañon LAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Jarred Vanderbilt LAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Cameron Carr LAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Bronny James LAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Jaden Hardy LAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Jake LaRavia LAL | 15:21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/2 | +14 |
Adou Thiero LAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Arthur Kaluma LAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Four Factors
Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.
Efficiency
Where the points came from
Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.
| Channel | LAL | UTA | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the paint | 30 | 58 | UTA +28 |
| Fast break | 18 | 4 | LAL +14 |
| Off turnovers | 22 | 16 | LAL +6 |
| 2nd chance | 11 | 34 | UTA +23 |
Player tracking
Movement and shot-creation breakdown.
| Metric | LAL | UTA |
|---|---|---|
| Passes | 236 | 259 |
| Touches | 311 | 352 |
| Distance (mi) | 16.9 | 17.3 |
| Pull-up FG | 26/54 (48%) | 18/44 (41%) |
| Catch & Shoot FG | 13/26 (50%) | 28/50 (56%) |
Shot Chart
Both teams · shot-by-shot
Last 5:00 of Q4, score within 5
Every clutch possession, and who did what while it was tight.
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| LAL | MIN | PTS | FG | FT | TOV | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:46 | 11 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 1 | +9 | |
| 3:46 | 6 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 0 | +9 | |
| 3:46 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | +9 | |
| 3:46 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | +9 | |
| 3:19 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | +9 | |
| 0:27 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | -2 |
| UTA | MIN | PTS | FG | FT | TOV | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:46 | 4 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 2 | -9 | |
| 3:46 | 2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | -9 | |
| 3:46 | 2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | -9 | |
| 3:46 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | -9 | |
| 3:46 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | -9 |
How it ended
Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.
- 2:45MISSUTA121–117 · LAL +4MISS Jackson Jr. 4' Driving Layup
- 2:43PTSUTA121–119 · LAL +2Bailey Tip Dunk Shot (17 PTS)
- 2:22PTSLAL124–119 · LAL +5Doncic 29' 3PT Jump Shot (47 PTS) (Reaves 4 AST)
- 2:05PTSUTA124–121 · LAL +3George 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Peterson 2 AST)
- 1:42PTSLAL127–121 · LAL +6Doncic 28' 3PT Jump Shot (50 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
- 1:28MISSUTA127–121 · LAL +6MISS Jackson Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:05MISSLAL127–121 · LAL +6MISS Doncic 25' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper
- 0:53PTSUTA127–122 · LAL +5George Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
- 0:53PTSUTA127–123 · LAL +4George Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
- 0:33PTSLAL130–123 · LAL +7Reaves 26' 3PT Jump Shot (29 PTS) (Doncic 10 AST)
- 0:23MISSUTA130–123 · LAL +7MISS George 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 0:19MISSUTA130–123 · LAL +7MISS Peterson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:12PTSLAL131–123 · LAL +8Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2 (51 PTS)
- 0:12PTSLAL132–123 · LAL +9Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (52 PTS)
- 0:05MISSUTA132–123 · LAL +9MISS Markkanen 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot