Game ID: 22300052
New Orleans Pelicans @ LA Clippers
Friday, November 24, 2023 at 10:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 23 32 28 23 106NOP 36 20 29 31 116
LAC vs NOP ScoutingLAC vs NOP 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.
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
LAC availability going into 11/20 · 2 days' restOUT Coffey missed 3 since 11/12, returns tonight: 4 min (20% of 21)
OUT Plumlee missed 5 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 3 since 11/12, returns tonight: 4 min (30% of 14)
LAC availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 6 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 11/20 after 3, 4 min since (20% of 21)
BACK Hyland back 11/20 after 3, 4 min since (30% of 14)
LAC availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 7 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 11/20 after 3, 7 min since (35% of 21)
BACK Hyland back 11/20 after 3, 4 min since (30% of 14)
LAC availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Plumlee missed 8 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 2 since 11/22, returns tonight: 4 min (27% of 14)
BACK Coffey back 11/20 after 3, 7 min since (35% of 21)
LAC availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 9 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 11/20 after 3, 6 min since (31% of 21)
BACK Hyland back 11/20 after 3, 4 min since (29% of 14)
LAC availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 10 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 11/20 after 3, 6 min since (31% of 21)
BACK Hyland back 11/20 after 3, 4 min since (29% of 14)
LAC availability going into 11/30 · back-to-backOUT Plumlee missed 11 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 11/25 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 14)
NOP availability going into 11/17 · 2 days' restOUT McCollum missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Jones back 11/14 after 3, 31 min since (99% of 31)
NEW Daniels 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 17 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Ryan 14 to 23 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT McCollum missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Jones back 11/14 after 3, 34 min since (110% of 31)
NEW Daniels 22 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 17 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Ryan 14 to 22 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Alvarado missed 2 since 11/17, returns tonight: 15 min (84% of 18)
BACK Jones back 11/14 after 3, 32 min since (104% of 31)
NEW Daniels 22 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 17 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Ryan 14 to 22 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 4 since 11/14, returns tonight: 12 min (62% of 20)
BACK Jones back 11/14 after 3, 31 min since (100% of 31)
BACK Alvarado back 11/20 after 2, 15 min since (84% of 18)
NEW Daniels 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 17 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Ryan 14 to 23 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 9 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Ryan missed 2 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Jones back 11/14 after 3, 32 min since (105% of 31)
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/22 after 4, 12 min since (62% of 20)
BACK Alvarado back 11/20 after 2, 17 min since (93% of 18)
NEW Daniels 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 17 to 29 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT McCollum missed 10 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Ryan missed 3 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/22 after 4, 16 min since (82% of 20)
BACK Alvarado back 11/20 after 2, 16 min since (90% of 18)
NEW Daniels 22 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 17 to 27 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 11 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Ryan missed 4 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/22 after 4, 15 min since (74% of 20)
BACK Alvarado back 11/20 after 2, 18 min since (99% of 18)
NEW Daniels 22 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 17 to 29 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 12 since 11/06, returns tonight: 28 min (85% of 33)
OUT Ryan missed 5 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/22 after 4, 13 min since (67% of 20)
BACK Alvarado back 11/20 after 2, 17 min since (95% of 18)
NEW Daniels 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Marshall 19 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 17 to 27 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Ryan missed 6 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK McCollum back 11/29 after 12, 28 min since (85% of 33)
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/22 after 4, 13 min since (67% of 20)
NEW Valančiūnas 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Daniels 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 17 to 26 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 103, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; George at 27 and Leonard at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Ingram at 26 and Williamson at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without McCollum (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 113, New Orleans 111, New Orleans keeping it close.
11/14 @ DEN 108-111 — LAC notes
LAC lost 108-111. LAC took 13 more shots (86 to 73), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to DEN's 53%, 13 of 29 from three, and got to the line 24 times to DEN's 32. George led with 35 (13 of 26, 4 of 11 from three); Harden added 21, Leonard 15. Q3 was theirs, 32-24, the deficit cut from 8 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 87-76 against them. Tucker's -7 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 vs HOU 106-100 — LAC notes
LAC won 106-100. LAC shot 43% (36 of 83) to HOU's 43%, 13 of 34 from three, and went to the line 30 times to HOU's 20 — 21 points from the stripe to their 14. Leonard led with 26 (8 of 16, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Harden added 24, George 23. The hinge was Q1, 29-23: from level to 6 ahead. LAC trailed 48-50 at the half and won the second half 58-50. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/20 @ SAS 124-99 — LAC notes
LAC won 124-99. LAC shot 47% (45 of 95) to SAS's 43%, 12 of 36 from three, and went to the line 25 times to SAS's 14 — 22 points from the stripe to their 11. LAC turned it over 7 times to SAS's 16. George led with 28 (11 of 16, 4 of 8 from three); Leonard added 21, Powell 19. The hinge was Q4, 33-22: a lead of 14 became 25, and the lead reached 28. George was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/22 @ SAS 109-102 — LAC notes
LAC won 109-102. LAC shot 46% (39 of 85) to SAS's 38%, 9 of 28 from three, and went to the line 29 times to SAS's 23 — 22 points from the stripe to their 21. Leonard led with 26 (10 of 17, 2 of 6 from three); George added 24, Harden 16. The hinge was Q1, 26-14: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Theis was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/24 vs NOP 106-116 — LAC notes
LAC lost 106-116. LAC shot 46% (42 of 92) to NOP's 49%, 11 of 37 from three, and got to the line 17 times to NOP's 27. The glass went 39-50 against them. George led with 34 (14 of 30, 4 of 12 from three); Leonard added 20, Powell 20. Q2 was theirs, 32-20, the deficit cut from 13 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 96-74 against them. Zubac's -18 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; George at 29 and Leonard at 22 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Irving at 27 and Dončić at 26 a game. Without Kleber (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 106 a night to Dallas's 122. Call it the Clippers 117, Dallas 112.
11/27 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 101, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; George at 27 and Leonard at 20 a game. One day's rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. Without Murray (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 101 a night to Denver's 115 and the arc, Denver at 39 percent from three to the Clippers' 32. Call it the Clippers 114, Denver 106.
11/29 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and Sabonis at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Murray (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; George at 23 and Leonard at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 104 a night to Sacramento's 119 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-3 a night and Sacramento minus-5. Call it the Clippers 113, Sacramento 112, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/30 @ 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 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Thompson at 19 a game. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and George at 22 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 107 a night to Golden State's 121 and the arc, Golden State at 42 percent from three to the Clippers' 34. Call it Golden State 115, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/17 vs DEN 115-110 — NOP notes
NOP won 115-110. NOP shot 52% (46 of 88) to DEN's 49%, 12 of 23 from three, and went to the line 21 times to DEN's 12 — 11 points from the stripe to their 6. The glass went 39-51 against them. Williamson led with 26 (10 of 17, 5 of 11 at the line); Valančiūnas added 22, Ingram 21. The hinge was Q1, 36-28: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Williamson was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/18 vs MIN 120-121 — NOP notes
NOP lost 120-121. NOP shot 51% (44 of 86) to MIN's 54%, 12 of 29 from three. Ingram led with 30 (11 of 24, 1 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Valančiūnas added 26, Hawkins 15. Q1 was theirs, 35-27, but the other 3 periods went 94-85 against them. They led by as many as 15.
11/20 vs SAC 129-93 — NOP notes
NOP won 129-93. NOP shot 54% (50 of 92) to SAC's 38%, 12 of 28 from three. The glass went 55-36 for them. Ingram led with 31 (11 of 18, 5 of 5 from three); Williamson added 26, Jones 18. The hinge was Q3, 34-16: a lead of 13 became 31, and the lead reached 41. Jones was the night's best plus/minus at +39.
11/22 vs SAC 117-112 — NOP notes
NOP won 117-112. NOP shot 47% (41 of 87) to SAC's 45%, 7 of 30 from three. NOP turned it over 10 times to SAC's 15. The glass went 48-38 for them. Williamson led with 25 (10 of 16, 5 of 7 at the line); Ingram added 23, Valančiūnas 15. The hinge was Q2, 32-20: a lead of 2 became 14, and the lead reached 17. Marshall was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/24 @ LAC 116-106 — NOP notes
NOP won 116-106. NOP shot 49% (43 of 88) to LAC's 46%, 10 of 24 from three, and went to the line 27 times to LAC's 17 — 20 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 50-39 for them. Williamson led with 32 (13 of 25, 6 of 9 at the line); Ingram added 30, Jones 14. The hinge was Q1, 36-23: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Jones was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/25 @ UTA — 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 117 a night and allowing 124, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Markkanen at 23 and Clarkson at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Kessler (7 straight), Hendricks (14 straight), Sensabaugh (14 straight). 2 days' rest. New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 108, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Williamson at 27 and Ingram at 27 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without McCollum (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New Orleans wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 108 a night to Utah's 124 and the arc, New Orleans at 40 percent from three to Utah's 32. Call it New Orleans 118, Utah 115, Utah keeping it close.
11/27 @ UTA — 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 115 a night and allowing 125, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Markkanen at 23 and Clarkson at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Hendricks (15 straight), Sensabaugh (15 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Ingram at 28 and Williamson at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without McCollum (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 107 a night to Utah's 125 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to New Orleans's 13. Call it New Orleans 117, Utah 114, Utah keeping it close.
11/29 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Williamson at 27 and Ingram at 27 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without McCollum (12 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 31 free throws a game; Embiid at 32 and Maxey at 26 a game. Without Oubre Jr. (9 straight), House Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-7 a night and Philadelphia plus-3 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 31 free throws a game to New Orleans's 26. Call it New Orleans 114, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
12/01 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Williamson at 29 and Ingram at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Vassell at 22 and Wembanyama at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 110 a night to San Antonio's 124 and the line, where New Orleans takes 28 free throws a game to San Antonio's 20. Call it New Orleans 121, San Antonio 110, New Orleans by 11.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACDT D. Theis
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KL K. Leonard
NP N. Powell
PG P. George
PT P. Tucker
RW R. Westbrook
TM T. Mann
NOPBI B. Ingram
DD D. Daniels
HJ H. Jones
JA J. Alvarado
JH J. Hawkins
JV J. Valančiūnas
LN L. Nance Jr.
NM N. Marshall
VA Valanciunas
ZW Z. Williamson
LAC/NOP 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
Williamson scores season-high 32, Pelicans defeat Clippers 116-106 in the In-Season Tournament
LOS ANGELES -- — Zion Williamson scored a season-high 32 points, Brandon Ingram added 30 and the New Orleans Pelicans finished group play in the NBA In-Season Tournament on a winning note, defeating the Los Angeles Clippers 116-106 on Friday night.
Williamson scored nine points in the final 12 minutes as the Pelicans improved to 3-1 in West Group B play. Houston is 2-1 in the group but would take the top spot in the group with a win over Dallas on Tuesday by virtue of its win over New Orleans earlier in the tournament.
New Orleans also extended its winning streak to three and has won five of its last six.
“The In-Season Tournament is a great stepping stone for us,” said Williamson, who also had six rebounds and five assists. “We haven’t won anything, so this is good to see where we stand with something on the line.”
Paul George scored 34 points while Norman Powell and Kawhi Leonard had 20 apiece for the Clippers, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. Los Angeles was 1/3 in group play.
A free throw by Russell Westbrook got the Clippers within 87-86 before the Pelicans took control with a 20-8 run over a five-minute span. Herb Jones scored nine of his 14 points during the spurt and Ingram added six.
The Clippers made a final surge and cut the deficit to 114-110, but Williamson provided the clinching points with his putback layup with 34.1 seconds remaining.
“Those two guys are extremely important to our entire group. And when they’re healthy playing at a high level, we have a chance to compete with any team,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said. “They’re doing a good job of playing off each other.”
Los Angeles trailed 56-55 at halftime but scored the first seven points of the third quarter to take its first lead of the game. The Pelicans trailed 79-77 with three minutes remaining, but went on a 8-4 run at the end of the quarter to take an 85-83 lead going into the fourth.
Ingram had 16 points in the first 10 minutes, including 10 straight points during a 14-0 run, as the Pelicans raced out to a 33-12 lead. The Clippers closed out the quarter on an 11-3 run to trail 36-23 after 12 minutes.
“Usually it is a different air when I am back in LA,” said Ingram, who is used to the confines of Crypto.Com Arena after being drafted and playing his first three seasons with the Lakers before being traded to New Orleans as part of the Anthony Davis trade in 2019. “There are some familiar rims. It feels like a shooter's gym and it feels good.”
New Orleans pushed its advantage to 47-30 on back-to-back 3-pointers by Jordan Hawkins , but the Clippers outscored the Pelicans 25-9 over the final eight minutes to get within one at halftime. George scored eight during the run and Leonard added seven.
“Brandon always gets off to a fast start and gets us behind the eight ball every game. I just thought offensively we didn’t get into a good rhythm. I thought we had a nasty flow all night,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said.
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