By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away in the second half en route to a blowout win, 129-99, over the Los Angeles Lakers in Rocket Arena on Wednesday.
Luka Doncic missed six minutes in the first quarter due to a left ankle injury after a scary fall on the elevated floor in Cleveland. He ended up with 29 points over 29:46, making 12/20 from the field, including three triples. His efforts also went into six assists and five rebounds, plus two turnovers.
“It’s absolutely a safety hazard, and I don’t know why it’s still like that. You can lodge former complaints. A lot of times you don’t see any change when you lodge a formal complaint,” head coach JJ Redick commented on the court situation during a postgame press conference.
The Slovenian superstar mentioned he was a ‘little bit lucky’ with the fall, per insider Dan Woike.
Meanwhile, the Cavs presented a tribute video to LeBron James in what could have been the final NBA appearance for the Akron native in Ohio. An emotional evening also stretched to him becoming the first player in league history with over 60,000 regular-season minutes.
After sitting out the previous five games in the 2025-26 Regular Season, German Maxi Kleber logged 8:23 for one steal.
With the season tally reduced to 28-18, an eight-game road trip concludes with three more stops, opposite the Washington Wizards in Capital One Arena on Friday, the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden on Sunday, and the Brooklyn Nets in Barclays Center on Tuesday.
On the opposite side, the Cavaliers jumped to 29-20 with a fifth win in a row, shortly after penning Dutch Tristan Enaruna to a two-way contract. The 24-year-old forward was inactive against the Lakers.
Per the press release: “The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed forward Tristan Enaruna to a two-way contract, Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman announced today from Cleveland Clinic Courts. In a corresponding move, the team waived forward Chris Livingston.
Enaruna (6-8, 220) has appeared in 23 games (all starts) this season for the Cleveland Charge, the Cavaliers’ exclusively owned and operated NBA G League affiliate, averaging 19.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.4 steals in 30.8 minutes. He has scored 20+ points in 13 games, reaching his G League career-high twice with 29 points on both January 7th, 2026, at Mexico City and November 18th, 2025, at Sioux Falls. Enaruna has also scored in double figures 21 times this season for the Charge. During the 2024-25 season, he appeared in 46 games (21 starts) for the G League Maine Celtics, averaging 11.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 27.4 minutes per contest.
The Netherlands native went undrafted following his senior season at Cleveland State (2022-24), where in 35 games (all starts), he averaged 19.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals in 33.2 minutes. Enaruna also played collegiately at Iowa State (2021-22) and Kansas (2019-21) before transferring to CSU.
Livingston appeared in three games this season for the Cavaliers and 16 games (one start) for the Cleveland Charge. Livingston was signed as a two-way player with the Cavaliers on November 4.
Cleveland’s roster now sits at 17 players, including three Two-Ways. Enaruna will wear #21 for the Cavaliers.”
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