Game ID: 22300160
LA Clippers @ Brooklyn Nets
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 13 33 27 27 100LAC 21 28 22 22 93
BKN vs LAC ScoutingBKN vs LAC 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.
BKN availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Cam. Johnson missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 6 min (36% of 16)
OUT Watford missed 3 since 10/25, returns tonight: 14 min (102% of 14)
OUT Brooks missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 16 min (153% of 10)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 30 min over the last 3
NEW Simmons 24 to 30 min over the last 3
BKN availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Cam. Johnson missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 11/01 after 2, 6 min since (36% of 16)
BACK Watford back 11/01 after 3, 14 min since (102% of 14)
BACK Brooks back 11/01 after 2, 16 min since (153% of 10)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Simmons 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Walker IV 17 to 25 min over the last 3
BKN availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backOUT Claxton missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Cam. Johnson missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 11/01 after 2, 6 min since (36% of 16)
BACK Watford back 11/01 after 3, 14 min since (102% of 14)
BACK Brooks back 11/01 after 2, 16 min since (153% of 10)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Simmons 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Walker IV 17 to 23 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Cam. Johnson missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 11/01 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 16)
BACK Watford back 11/01 after 3, 9 min since (69% of 14)
BACK Brooks back 11/01 after 2, 8 min since (82% of 10)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Simmons 24 to 34 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 6 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Cam. Johnson missed 6 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 11/01 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 16)
BACK Watford back 11/01 after 3, 9 min since (69% of 14)
BACK Brooks back 11/01 after 2, 8 min since (82% of 10)
NEW Finney-Smith 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW O'Neale 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Simmons 24 to 34 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 7 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Cam. Johnson missed 7 since 10/27, returns tonight: 25 min (92% of 28)
OUT Clowney missed 8 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 2 since 11/06, returns tonight: 19 min (186% of 10)
BACK Watford back 11/01 after 3, 13 min since (92% of 14)
NEW Finney-Smith 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW O'Neale 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Simmons 24 to 33 min over the last 3
BKN availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 8 since 10/27, returns tonight: 28 min (94% of 30)
OUT Simmons missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 11/10 after 7, 25 min since (92% of 28)
BACK Brooks back 11/10 after 2, 19 min since (186% of 10)
NEW Finney-Smith 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW O'Neale 24 to 31 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 10 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 5 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 11/12 after 8, 28 min since (94% of 30)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 11/10 after 7, 30 min since (109% of 28)
BACK Brooks back 11/10 after 2, 19 min since (186% of 10)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 31 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 4 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 11 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 6 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 11/12 after 8, 24 min since (82% of 30)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 11/10 after 7, 30 min since (108% of 28)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 30 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's rest
full strength
LAC availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restNEW Westbrook 22 to 31 min over the last 3
NEW Hyland 14 to 22 min over the last 3
LAC availability going into 11/01 · back-to-backNEW Westbrook 22 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Hyland 14 to 24 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 11/06 · 4 days' restNEW Westbrook 22 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Hyland 14 to 26 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restNEW Westbrook 22 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Hyland 14 to 26 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restNEW Westbrook 22 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Hyland 14 to 23 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
NEW Westbrook 22 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Hyland 14 to 25 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
NEW Westbrook 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Hyland 14 to 23 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 11/17 · 2 days' restOUT Coffey missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 4 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
NEW Westbrook 22 to 28 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Thomas at 27 and Bridges at 23 a game. Without Claxton (6 straight), Cam. Johnson (6 straight), Clowney (7 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; George at 25 and Leonard at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Brooklyn's 10 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to Brooklyn's 117. Call it the Clippers 116, Brooklyn 115, Brooklyn keeping it close.
11/01 @ MIA 109-105 — BKN notes
BKN won 109-105. BKN shot 45% (37 of 82) to MIA's 43%, 16 of 36 from three, and went to the line 26 times to MIA's 18 — 19 points from the stripe to their 14. Bridges led with 21 (7 of 16, 2 of 7 from three); Walker IV added 17, Brooks 17. The hinge was Q4, 34-22: BKN came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 4. BKN trailed 46-56 at the half and won the second half 63-49. Brooks was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
11/03 @ CHI 109-107 — BKN notes
BKN won 109-107. BKN shot 46% (44 of 96) to CHI's 48%, 18 of 45 from three, and got to the line 5 times to CHI's 14. Finney-Smith led with 21 (8 of 14, 5 of 9 from three); Bridges added 20, Thomas 17. The hinge was Q1, 35-30: from level to 5 ahead. Dinwiddie was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/04 vs BOS 114-124 — BKN notes
BKN lost 114-124. BKN took 10 more shots (100 to 90), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to BOS's 48%, 17 of 52 from three, and got to the line 17 times to BOS's 27. BKN turned it over 5 times to BOS's 11. Thomas led with 27 (11 of 24, 2 of 6 from three); Bridges added 19, Dinwiddie 19. Q3 was theirs, 30-21, the deficit cut from 12 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 103-84 against them. Finney-Smith's -19 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 vs MIL 125-129 — BKN notes
BKN lost 125-129. BKN shot 49% (49 of 101) to MIL's 48%, 16 of 45 from three, and got to the line 13 times to MIL's 24. Thomas led with 45 (17 of 33, 6 of 16 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Bridges added 31, Walker IV 19. Q1 was theirs, 32-29, but the other 3 periods went 100-93 against them. They led by as many as 10.
11/08 vs LAC 100-93 — BKN notes
BKN won 100-93. BKN shot 40% (37 of 92) to LAC's 40%, 15 of 41 from three. Walker IV led with 21 (8 of 16, 3 of 7 from three); Thomas added 14, Finney-Smith 12. The hinge was Q2, 33-28: the deficit went from 8 to 3. BKN trailed 46-49 at the half and won the second half 54-44. Walker IV was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
11/10 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 15 free throws a game; Thomas at 23 and Bridges at 20 a game. Without Claxton (7 straight), Cam. Johnson (7 straight), Clowney (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-3 and the line, where Boston takes 23 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 15. Call it Boston 119, Brooklyn 110.
11/12 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 13 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Claxton (8 straight), Simmons (2 straight), Clowney (9 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 127, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuzma at 25 and Poole at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 15 a night. One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been minus-4 a night and Washington minus-15 and the defense, Brooklyn allowing 115 a night to Washington's 127. Call it Brooklyn 121, Washington 117, Washington keeping it close.
11/14 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Thomas at 29 and Bridges at 20 a game. Without Thomas (2 straight), Simmons (3 straight), Clowney (10 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Banchero at 24 and F. Wagner at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Carter Jr. (4 straight), Gar. Harris (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 29 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 16 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 17 times a game to Brooklyn's 11. Call it Brooklyn 112, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
11/16 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Adebayo at 25 and Butler III at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Herro (3 straight), Martin (10 straight), Jović (7 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Bridges at 20 and Walker IV at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Thomas (3 straight), Simmons (4 straight), Clowney (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the line, where Miami takes 26 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 17 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-4 a night and Miami minus-2. Call it Miami 112, Brooklyn 109, Brooklyn keeping it close.
10/29 vs SAS 123-83 — LAC notes
LAC won 123-83. LAC shot 52% (47 of 91) to SAS's 38%, 16 of 42 from three. LAC turned it over 16 times to SAS's 25. The glass went 48-37 for them. Leonard led with 21 (6 of 13, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); George added 19, Westbrook 19. The hinge was Q3, 37-23: a lead of 19 became 33, and the lead reached 41. Westbrook was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
10/31 vs ORL 118-102 — LAC notes
LAC won 118-102. LAC shot 49% (44 of 89) to ORL's 47%, 14 of 31 from three, and got to the line 23 times to ORL's 33. George led with 27 (8 of 17, 6 of 9 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Westbrook added 18, Hyland 17. The hinge was Q3, 41-21: LAC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 17, and the lead reached 20. LAC trailed 47-50 at the half and won the second half 71-52. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/01 @ LAL 125-130 — LAC notes
LAC lost 125-130 in 1 overtime. LAC took 9 more shots (99 to 90), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to LAL's 51%, 14 of 34 from three, and got to the line 27 times to LAL's 36. Leonard led with 38 (15 of 28, 5 of 11 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); George added 35, Westbrook 24. Q1 was theirs, 37-24, but the other 4 periods went 106-88 against them. They led by as many as 19. Tucker's -15 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ NYK 97-111 — LAC notes
LAC lost 97-111. LAC shot 49% (36 of 73) to NYK's 47%, 11 of 32 from three. The glass went 31-48 against them. Leonard led with 18 (8 of 16, 2 of 6 from three); Harden added 17, Westbrook 17. Q1 was theirs, 21-19, but the other 3 periods went 92-76 against them. Harden's -18 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 @ BKN 93-100 — LAC notes
LAC lost 93-100. LAC shot 40% (36 of 91) to BKN's 40%, 8 of 36 from three. George led with 24 (7 of 20, 2 of 10 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Leonard added 17, Westbrook 13. Q1 was theirs, 21-13, but the other 3 periods went 87-72 against them. Harden's -15 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Dončić at 27 and Irving at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; George at 23 and Leonard at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 105 a night to Dallas's 115 and the line, where Dallas takes 27 free throws a game to the Clippers' 20. Call it Dallas 114, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/12 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Leonard at 21 and George at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. One day's rest. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Bane at 27 and Jackson Jr. at 24 a game. Without Morant (9 straight), Williams Jr. (3 straight), Jackson (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 116, Memphis 111.
11/14 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 33 and Porter Jr. at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Murray (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 0-5 over their last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Leonard at 23 and George at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-7 a night and the Clippers minus-3 and the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Denver's 11. Call it Denver 117, the Clippers 108.
11/17 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 0-5 over their last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; George at 21 and Leonard at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Coffey (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 97, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Sengun at 20 and Ja. Green at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Thompson (5 straight), Whitmore (3 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 97 a night to the Clippers' 114 and the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 15 times a game to Houston's 10. Call it Houston 112, the Clippers 106.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACBH B. Hyland
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KL K. Leonard
NP N. Powell
PG P. George
PT P. Tucker
RW R. Westbrook
TM T. Mann
BKNCT C. Thomas
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Sharpe
DS D. Smith Jr.
LW L. Walker IV
MB M. Bridges
RO R. O'Neale
SD S. Dinwiddie
TW T. Watford
LAC/BKN 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
Reserve Lonnie Walker scores 21 points as Nets send Clippers to their 4th road loss
NEW YORK -- — Lonnie Walker came off the bench to score 21 points and Day’Ron Sharpe added 11 points and 10 rebounds as the Brooklyn Nets beat the Clippers 100-93 on Wednesday night, sending Los Angeles to its fourth road loss.
Cam Thomas scored 14 points in the first half for the Nets before leaving the game early in the third period with a sprained left ankle after being tripped by PJ Tucker while driving to the basket. Dorian Finney-Smith added 12 points for Brooklyn, which snapped a two-game losing streak.
With Thomas out, Brooklyn coach Jacque Vaughn said he entrusted Walker more, drawing plays for him during timeouts and placing him on pick-and-rolls toward the end of the game.
It paid off. Walker shot 5 for 11 from the field, including 3 for 5 from long distance, for 13 points in the last two quarters.
“Just a lot of self-confidence,” Walker said. "Understanding my capabilities. I really put a lot of time and effort into the game. I sacrifice a lot of time and effort into the game. What you put in is what you’re going to get out of it.”
Paul George scored 24 points and Kawhi Leonard 17 for the new-look Clippers, who lost their third straight. Ivica Zubac had 10 points and 10 rebounds and James Harden added 12 points and eight rebounds in his second game with Los Angeles since being acquired from Philadelphia on Oct. 30.
Clippers coach Tyronn Lue noticed that his quartet of stars — George, Leonard, Harden and Russell Westbrook — appeared too passive for the second consecutive night – after losing by 14 points to New York at Madison Square Garden on Monday night.
“When we were getting open shots they were not taken and that forces us to take even harder shots,” Lue said. “So, just trying to find those guys on the floor, just not step on each other’s toes. But they got to be themselves. That’s the biggest thing, that’s the biggest message, be who you are and if you’re doing too much we’ll let you know.”
Los Angeles shot 36 for 91 from the field, 8 for 36 from the 3-point line, and had 15 turnovers.
George said the team didn’t expect all four stars to click immediately.
“We’re going to go through growing pains. We’re going to come out of this and we’ll probably have to make another adjustment based on how the season goes later in the year,” he said. “I’m not worried about this. We want to win these games. These are games that we feel we should win.”
Sharpe gave the Nets a needed boost off the bench, scoring nine points in the fourth quarter.
“We all, as a collective group, just stepped up,” he said.
Sharpe hit an off-balanced shot off the glass as Zubac tried for the block that put the Nets ahead 98-79 with 6:42 remaining.
Leonard cut the deficit to 94-90 with 1:17 to remaining, but Spencer Dinwiddie answered with a 3-pointer.
Los Angeles called a timeout, but George turned the ball over on its following possession. Westbrook later had a shot blocked and Harden missed a 3-point try.
Royce O’Neal then hit a 3-pointer to seal the win for the Nets.
UP NEXT
Clippers: Conclude a four-game trip at Dallas on Friday night.