Game ID: 22300179
Memphis Grizzlies @ LA Clippers
Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 20 25 23 33 101MEM 33 19 27 26 105
LAC vs MEM ScoutingLAC vs MEM 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 11/01 · 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
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)
MEM availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Morant missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Williams Jr. back 10/30 after 3, 8 min since (30% of 28)
BACK Jackson back 10/30 after 3, 1 min since (2% of 26)
BACK Kennard back 11/01 after 3, 21 min since (82% of 26)
BACK Gilyard back 10/30 after 3, 10 min since (58% of 18)
NEW Tillman 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Williams 20 to 29 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Morant missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jackson missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Rose missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Williams Jr. back 10/30 after 3, 9 min since (32% of 28)
BACK Kennard back 11/01 after 3, 24 min since (93% of 26)
BACK Gilyard back 10/30 after 3, 11 min since (62% of 18)
NEW Williams 20 to 29 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 11/08 · 2 days' restOUT Morant missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jackson missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT LaRavia missed 2 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Rose missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Williams Jr. back 10/30 after 3, 9 min since (32% of 28)
BACK Kennard back 11/01 after 3, 26 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Gilyard back 10/30 after 3, 11 min since (63% of 18)
NEW Williams 20 to 28 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Morant missed 8 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT LaRavia missed 3 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Konchar missed 2 since 11/05, returns tonight: 21 min (100% of 21)
OUT Tillman missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Rose missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Kennard back 11/01 after 3, 27 min since (104% of 26)
BACK Gilyard back 10/30 after 3, 12 min since (67% of 18)
NEW Williams 20 to 26 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Morant missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson missed 5 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT LaRavia missed 4 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Tillman missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Rose missed 5 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Kennard back 11/01 after 3, 26 min since (100% of 26)
BACK Konchar back 11/10 after 2, 21 min since (100% of 21)
NEW Biyombo 25 to 30 min over the last 3
MEM availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Morant missed 10 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 4 since 11/05, returns tonight: 5 min (18% of 28)
OUT Jackson missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT LaRavia missed 5 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Tillman missed 4 since 11/05, returns tonight: 22 min (108% of 21)
OUT Rose missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Konchar back 11/10 after 2, 13 min since (62% of 21)
NEW Biyombo 25 to 31 min over the last 4
MEM availability going into 11/18 · 3 days' restOUT Morant missed 11 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jackson missed 7 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT LaRavia missed 6 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Rose missed 7 since 11/01, returns tonight: 14 min (86% of 17)
BACK Williams Jr. back 11/14 after 4, 5 min since (18% of 28)
BACK Konchar back 11/10 after 2, 15 min since (69% of 21)
BACK Tillman back 11/14 after 4, 22 min since (108% of 21)
MEM availability going into 11/19 · back-to-backOUT Morant missed 12 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jackson missed 8 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT LaRavia missed 7 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Williams Jr. back 11/14 after 4, 5 min since (18% of 28)
BACK Konchar back 11/10 after 2, 17 min since (79% of 21)
BACK Tillman back 11/14 after 4, 22 min since (108% of 21)
BACK Rose back 11/18 after 7, 14 min since (86% of 17)
NEW Biyombo 25 to 31 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 11/22 · 2 days' restOUT Morant missed 13 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Smart missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Jackson missed 9 since 11/01, returns tonight: 4 min (16% of 26)
OUT Kennard missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT LaRavia missed 8 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Tillman missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Williams Jr. back 11/14 after 4, 11 min since (39% of 28)
BACK Konchar back 11/10 after 2, 19 min since (88% of 21)
BACK Rose back 11/18 after 7, 14 min since (86% of 17)
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.
11/01 @ 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 126-144 — LAC notes
LAC lost 126-144. LAC shot 49% (43 of 88) to DAL's 52%, 8 of 27 from three, and went to the line 36 times to DAL's 26 — 32 points from the stripe to their 23. LAC turned it over 14 times to DAL's 8. Leonard led with 26 (8 of 15, 2 of 4 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Hyland added 17, Harden 14. Q4 was theirs, 37-29, the deficit cut from 26 to 18, but the other 3 periods went 115-89 against them. They led by as many as 12. N. Powell's -35 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 vs MEM 101-105 — LAC notes
LAC lost 101-105. LAC shot 44% (37 of 85) to MEM's 42%, 12 of 34 from three. George led with 26 (8 of 16, 3 of 7 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Powell added 20, Leonard 14. Q4 was theirs, 33-26, the deficit cut from 11 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 79-68 against them. Harden's -28 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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.
11/20 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 20 and Vassell at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Vassell (2 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; George at 23 and Leonard at 20 a game. Without Coffey (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 112 a night to San Antonio's 121 and the line, where the Clippers take 25 free throws a game to San Antonio's 18. Call it the Clippers 115, San Antonio 112, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/22 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Johnson at 21 and Collins at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Vassell (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; George at 24 and Leonard at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where the Clippers take 28 free throws a game to San Antonio's 17 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 17 times a game to the Clippers' 11. Call it the Clippers 117, San Antonio 111.
11/03 @ POR 113-115 — MEM notes
MEM lost 113-115 in 1 overtime. MEM shot 49% (47 of 96) to POR's 41%, 10 of 35 from three, and got to the line 13 times to POR's 36. Bane led with 33 (13 of 26, 3 of 9 from three); Jackson Jr. added 30, Roddy 16. Q2 was theirs, 27-21, the deficit cut from 7 to 1, but the other 4 periods went 94-86 against them. They led by as many as 11. Smart's -19 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/05 @ POR 112-100 — MEM notes
MEM won 112-100. MEM shot 51% (45 of 89) to POR's 39%, 13 of 32 from three. Bane led with 30 (13 of 27, 3 of 9 from three); Jackson Jr. added 27, Kennard 15. The hinge was Q4, 30-14: MEM came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 12. Kennard was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
11/08 vs MIA 102-108 — MEM notes
MEM lost 102-108. MEM took 13 more shots (90 to 77), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to MIA's 45%, 11 of 37 from three. MEM turned it over 13 times to MIA's 19. Jackson Jr. led with 28 (9 of 18, 2 of 8 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Bane added 15, Kennard 13. Q3 was theirs, 30-23, the deficit cut from 8 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 85-72 against them.
11/10 vs UTA 121-127 — MEM notes
MEM lost 121-127. MEM took 25 more shots (101 to 76), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to UTA's 54%, 19 of 48 from three, and got to the line 13 times to UTA's 29. MEM turned it over 11 times to UTA's 19. Bane led with 37 (14 of 28, 7 of 13 from three); Biyombo added 15, Gilyard 14. Q3 was theirs, 32-27, the deficit cut from 13 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 100-89 against them. Kennard's -13 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 @ LAC 105-101 — MEM notes
MEM won 105-101. MEM shot 42% (37 of 88) to LAC's 44%, 13 of 41 from three. Bane led with 27 (10 of 24, 3 of 11 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Smart added 17, Biyombo 13. The hinge was Q1, 33-20: from level to 13 ahead. Biyombo was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/14 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 21 a game. They have lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Vincent (6 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bane at 28 and Jackson Jr. at 22 a game. Without Morant (10 straight), Williams Jr. (4 straight), Jackson (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been minus-1 a night and the Lakers minus-9 and the line, where the Lakers take 26 free throws a game to Memphis's 18. Call it the Lakers 113, Memphis 112, Memphis keeping it close.
11/18 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 15 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Collins at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Jones (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bane at 25 and Jackson Jr. at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Morant (11 straight), Jackson (7 straight), LaRavia (6 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Memphis allowing 114 a night to San Antonio's 123 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 17 times a game to Memphis's 13. Call it Memphis 115, San Antonio 113, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/19 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Bane at 24 and Jackson Jr. at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Morant (12 straight), Jackson (8 straight), LaRavia (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-4 a night and Memphis minus-5 and the defense, Boston allowing 102 a night to Memphis's 116. Call it Boston 115, Memphis 108.
11/22 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sengun at 25 and VanVleet at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Thompson (8 straight), Whitmore (6 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 42 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bane at 27 and Aldama at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Morant (13 straight), Smart (2 straight), Jackson (9 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 107 a night to Memphis's 114 and the arc, Memphis at 37 percent from three to Houston's 32. Call it Houston 112, Memphis 108, Memphis keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MEMBB B. Biyombo
DB D. Bane
DR D. Roddy
JG J. Gilyard
JJ J. Jackson Jr.
JK J. Konchar
LK L. Kennard
MS M. Smart
SA S. Aldama
ZW Z. Williams
LACIZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KL K. Leonard
MD M. Diabaté
NP N. Powell
PG P. George
PT P. Tucker
RW R. Westbrook
TM T. Mann
MEM/LAC 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
LOS ANGELES -- — Desmond Bane scored 27 points and the Memphis Grizzlies won for the second time this season, beating the reeling Los Angeles Clippers 105-101 on Sunday.
Memphis improved to 2-8 while waiting for All-Star guard Ja Morant to return from a 25-game suspension next month. Both wins have come on the road.
“Our guys were pretty dialed in,” Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said. “We tried to make it extremely tough on these guys and the defense set the tone.”
Luke Kennard hit four 3-pointers and scored 13 points off the bench against his old team. Memphis made 13 3-pointers, while the Clippers made seven of their 12 in the fourth.
Paul George scored 26 points, Norman Powell added 20 and Russell Westbrook had 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists on his 35th birthday, but the Clippers dropped their fifth in a row and lost at home for the first time in four games.
“I saw some intriguing things but we just got to be better,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said.
James Harden had 11 points. He came off the bench to hit a tying 3-pointer with 1:33 left but missed another in the closing seconds. The Clippers have yet to win in four games since he was traded to the team this month.
“He's being too polite,” Lue said of Harden.
Leonard said of his new teammate, “I think he's being aggressive when he is getting the ball.”
The Grizzlies were outscored 33-26 in the fourth but hung on by making 6 of 8 free throws in the final minutes.
The Grizzlies ran off seven straight points to open the third, putting the Clippers down 14 points. Los Angeles couldn't put together a run and trailed 79-68 going into the fourth.
George dominated in a 20-3 run that opened the second quarter. He scored 12 points, including six in a row, and Terance Mann hit a 3-pointer to give the Clippers a 39-36 lead, their first of the game.
It didn't last long.
Memphis closed with a 16-6 spurt to go back in front 52-45 at the break.
The Grizzlies set the tone from the start, making seven 3-pointers in taking a 13-point lead in the first quarter when the Clippers never led after committing three turnovers in the opening minutes.
UP NEXT
Grizzlies: Stay in town to play the Lakers on Tuesday night for their second game of the In-Season Tournament.
Clippers: Visit the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night for their second game of the In-Season Tournament.