NBA · 2025-12-18 (UTC)

Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

64 / 100 High

High impact: the game had an 8-point margin, a 8-attempt free-throw edge for UTAH, a notable foul split, 10 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 63 total · LAL 34, UTAH 29 · +5 on LAL

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 8 pts
  • Fouls : LAL 34, UTAH 29 — +5 on LAL
  • Late-game fouls : 10 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : LAL 39, UTAH 47 — +8 UTAH
  • Players in foul trouble : 4

Foul-trouble context

UTAH (Home)

  • Taylor Hendricks — 5 PF (Q4 8:22)
  • Isaiah Collier — 5 PF (Q4 6:36)

LAL (Away)

  • Marcus Smart — 6 PF (Q3 7:28) · Fouled out
  • Jake LaRavia — 5 PF (Q4 2:02)

Foul trouble added more availability pressure for LAL in late-game minutes.

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Los Angeles Lakers: Limited team-specific sample
  • Utah Jazz: Limited team-specific sample

Postgame result

LAL 143–135 UTAH · Winner: Los Angeles Lakers

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 63 total fouls
  • LAL fouls: 34
  • UTAH fouls: 29

Player availability

LAL (Away)

  • Marcus Smart — Fouled out

For the full foul log, see the detailed game page.