Game ID: 22300618
Los Angeles Lakers @ LA Clippers
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 35 42 29 21 127LAL 29 35 33 19 116
LAC vs LAL ScoutingLAC vs LAL 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 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Tucker missed 21 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 3 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Plumlee back 1/05 after 27, 6 min since (42% of 14)
LAC availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Tucker missed 22 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 2 since 1/10, returns tonight: 16 min (111% of 14)
OUT Hyland missed 4 since 1/07, out tonight
LAC availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Tucker missed 23 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 5 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Plumlee back 1/14 after 2, 16 min since (111% of 14)
LAC availability going into 1/21 · 4 days' restOUT Zubac missed 2 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 24 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 6 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Boston missed 2 since 1/14, out tonight
BACK Plumlee back 1/14 after 2, 22 min since (155% of 14)
LAC availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Zubac missed 3 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 25 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 7 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Boston missed 3 since 1/14, out tonight
BACK Plumlee back 1/14 after 2, 20 min since (138% of 14)
LAC availability going into 1/26 · 2 days' restOUT Zubac missed 4 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 26 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 8 since 1/07, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 14)
OUT Boston missed 4 since 1/14, returns tonight: 2 min (16% of 10)
BACK Plumlee back 1/14 after 2, 20 min since (138% of 14)
LAC availability going into 1/27 · back-to-backOUT Zubac missed 5 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 27 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Plumlee back 1/14 after 2, 21 min since (145% of 14)
BACK Hyland back 1/26 after 8, 2 min since (12% of 14)
BACK Boston back 1/26 after 4, 2 min since (16% of 10)
LAC availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Zubac missed 6 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 28 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 1/26 after 8, 6 min since (43% of 14)
BACK Boston back 1/26 after 4, 6 min since (59% of 10)
NEW Plumlee 14 to 22 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Zubac missed 7 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 29 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 1/26 after 8, 6 min since (43% of 14)
BACK Boston back 1/26 after 4, 4 min since (41% of 10)
NEW Plumlee 14 to 21 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 12 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Russell back 1/07 after 3, 29 min since (88% of 33)
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 5, 19 min since (69% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 1/11 after 3, 13 min since (107% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 13 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 2 since 1/13, returns tonight: 5 min (39% of 12)
BACK Russell back 1/07 after 3, 30 min since (92% of 33)
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 5, 19 min since (72% of 27)
LAL availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 14 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 5, 20 min since (75% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 1/11 after 3, 9 min since (73% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 3 since 1/15, returns tonight: 21 min (103% of 20)
OUT Vincent missed 15 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 5, 19 min since (70% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 1/11 after 3, 7 min since (56% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 16 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 5, 20 min since (73% of 27)
BACK Reddish back 1/21 after 3, 21 min since (103% of 20)
BACK Hayes back 1/17 after 2, 4 min since (32% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 17 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 1/21 after 3, 19 min since (91% of 20)
BACK Hayes back 1/17 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 18 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 1/21 after 3, 19 min since (91% of 20)
BACK Hayes back 1/17 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 19 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 14 min (112% of 12)
NEW Russell 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 20 to 27 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/30 · back-to-backOUT Reddish missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 20 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/29 after 2, 14 min since (112% of 12)
NEW Russell 33 to 40 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 4-1 over their last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 46 from three, 21 free throws a game; George at 26 and Leonard at 23 a game. Without Zubac (3 straight), Tucker (25 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Russell at 27 and James at 26 a game. Without Vincent (16 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 46 percent from three to the Lakers' 39 and the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 13 times a game to the Clippers' 10. Call it the Clippers 120, the Lakers 114.
1/12 @ MEM 128-119 — LAC notes
LAC won 128-119. LAC shot 55% (49 of 89) to MEM's 43%, 15 of 31 from three, and got to the line 20 times to MEM's 27. George led with 37 (12 of 18, 7 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Leonard added 22, Coffey 13. The hinge was Q2, 42-27: LAC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 23. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/14 @ MIN 105-109 — LAC notes
LAC lost 105-109. LAC took 16 more shots (83 to 67), but shot 43% to MIN's 57%, 17 of 39 from three, and got to the line 18 times to MIN's 31. LAC turned it over 11 times to MIN's 17. Leonard led with 26 (9 of 19, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Powell added 24, George 16. Q2 was theirs, 26-17, the deficit cut from 10 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 92-79 against them. Leonard's -13 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/16 vs OKC 128-117 — LAC notes
LAC won 128-117. LAC shot 54% (47 of 87) to OKC's 51%, 20 of 43 from three. George led with 38 (15 of 24, 6 of 12 from three); Harden added 16, Leonard 16. The hinge was Q3, 34-28: a lead of 4 became 10. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/21 vs BKN 125-114 — LAC notes
LAC won 125-114. LAC shot 51% (42 of 83) to BKN's 49%, 13 of 26 from three, and went to the line 33 times to BKN's 16 — 28 points from the stripe to their 12. Harden led with 24 (6 of 11, 3 of 6 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Westbrook added 23, Leonard 21. The hinge was Q4, 41-15: LAC came in trailing by 15 and left it ahead by 11. LAC trailed 49-61 at the half and won the second half 76-53. Westbrook was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/23 vs LAL 127-116 — LAC notes
LAC won 127-116. LAC shot 59% (52 of 88) to LAL's 49%, 14 of 27 from three, and got to the line 12 times to LAL's 22. Leonard led with 25 (11 of 16); Harden added 23, George 17. The hinge was Q2, 42-35: a lead of 6 became 13, and the lead reached 16. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/26 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barrett at 23 and Barnes at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Poeltl (8 straight), Freeman-Liberty (3 straight). 3 days' rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 115, shooting 53 percent and 48 from three, 21 free throws a game; George at 24 and Leonard at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Zubac (4 straight), Tucker (26 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 48 percent from three to Toronto's 32 and the glass, where the Clippers have been minus-0 a night and Toronto minus-5. Call it the Clippers 116, Toronto 113, Toronto keeping it close.
1/27 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Porziņģis at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 113, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 22 free throws a game; George at 21 and Leonard at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Zubac (5 straight), Tucker (27 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to the Clippers' 113. Call it Boston 118, the Clippers 112.
1/29 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 103, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Allen at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Garland (18 straight), Eva. Mobley (22 straight). 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; George at 21 and Leonard at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Zubac (6 straight), Tucker (28 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 103 a night to the Clippers' 110. Call it Cleveland 115, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
1/31 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Kuzma at 22 and Bagley III at 15 a game. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and Harden at 18 a game. Without Zubac (7 straight), Tucker (29 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Washington giving it away 14 times a game to the Clippers' 11. Call it the Clippers 118, Washington 113.
1/15 vs OKC 112-105 — LAL notes
LAL won 112-105. LAL shot 52% (44 of 84) to OKC's 42%, 8 of 24 from three, and went to the line 18 times to OKC's 11 — 16 points from the stripe to their 10. LAL turned it over 17 times to OKC's 11, and OKC turned those into 11 steals. Davis led with 27 (9 of 17, 9 of 10 at the line); James added 25, Reaves 15. The hinge was Q3, 34-26: from level to 8 ahead. Reaves was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
1/17 vs DAL 127-110 — LAL notes
LAL won 127-110. LAL shot 54% (49 of 91) to DAL's 46%, 12 of 28 from three, and went to the line 24 times to DAL's 18 — 17 points from the stripe to their 15. LAL turned it over 10 times to DAL's 15. Russell led with 29 (11 of 20, 5 of 7 from three); Davis added 28, James 25. The hinge was Q3, 42-27: a lead of 2 became 17, and the lead reached 24. Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
1/19 vs BKN 112-130 — LAL notes
LAL lost 112-130. LAL shot 44% (40 of 90) to BKN's 53%, 12 of 33 from three, and went to the line 24 times to BKN's 14 — 20 points from the stripe to their 11. LAL turned it over 14 times to BKN's 8, and BKN turned those into 10 steals. Davis led with 26 (9 of 13, 8 of 11 at the line); James added 24, Russell 20. Q1 was theirs, 37-28, but the other 3 periods went 102-75 against them. They led by as many as 12. Russell's -16 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/21 vs POR 134-110 — LAL notes
LAL won 134-110. LAL shot 55% (47 of 86) to POR's 47%, 13 of 33 from three, and went to the line 29 times to POR's 20 — 27 points from the stripe to their 17. The glass went 45-35 for them. Russell led with 34 (14 of 21, 6 of 11 from three); James added 28, Reaves 15. The hinge was Q2, 31-23: a lead of 5 became 13, and the lead reached 27. Russell was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
1/23 @ LAC 116-127 — LAL notes
LAL lost 116-127. LAL shot 49% (45 of 92) to LAC's 59%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 22 times to LAC's 12 — 15 points from the stripe to their 9. Russell led with 27 (9 of 21, 4 of 10 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Davis added 26, Reaves 12. Q3 was theirs, 33-29, the deficit cut from 13 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 98-83 against them. Davis's -9 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; James at 26 and Russell at 25 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Vincent (17 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; White at 20 and Vučević at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Craig (18 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 109 a night to the Lakers' 116 and the line, where the Lakers take 23 free throws a game to Chicago's 18. Call it the Lakers 115, Chicago 113, Chicago keeping it close.
1/27 @ 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 126 a night and allowing 124, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 28 and Kuminga at 26 a game. Without Paul (7 straight), Moody (5 straight), Payton II (9 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 24 free throws a game; Russell at 28 and James at 26 a game. Without Vincent (18 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 122, the Lakers 120, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/29 @ 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 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sengun at 23 and Ja. Green at 21 a game. Without Smith Jr. (4 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 129, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 28 free throws a game; James at 28 and Russell at 28 a game. Without Reddish (2 straight), Vincent (19 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 42 percent from three to Houston's 32 and the defense, Houston allowing 118 a night to the Lakers' 129. Call it Houston 121, the Lakers 118, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/30 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 129, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Murray at 26 and Young at 25 a game. Without Hunter (19 straight), Krejčí (18 straight), Fernando (4 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 130, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 28 free throws a game; Russell at 28 and James at 28 a game. Without Reddish (3 straight), Vincent (20 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 42 percent from three to Atlanta's 33 and the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 14 times a game to Atlanta's 11. Call it Atlanta 124, the Lakers 123, the Lakers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACAC A. Coffey
DT D. Theis
JH J. Harden
KL K. Leonard
MP M. Plumlee
NP N. Powell
PG P. George
RW R. Westbrook
TM T. Mann
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CR C. Reddish
CW C. Wood
DR D. Russell
JH J. Hood-Schifino
JV J. Vanderbilt
MC M. Christie
ML M. Lewis
RH R. Hachimura
TP T. Prince
LAC/LAL 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
Leonard's 2nd career triple-double leads Clippers over LeBron-less Lakers 127-116
LOS ANGELES -- — Facing a seven-game road trip, the Los Angeles Clippers added to their momentum of late by beating the Lakers for the first time in three meetings this season.
Kawhi Leonard had his second career triple-double, James Harden had 23 points and 10 assists and the Clippers won 127-116 on Tuesday night. They've won three in a row and 11 of 13.
“Everybody contributed to the win,” Leonard said. “That’s what we got to do, knock down shots when they’re open and tonight we did.”
Leonard had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, including three key ones in the fourth when the Clippers were clinging to a narrow lead. The team had 33 assists.
“They were coming with fire trying to get it out of his hands all night,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said of Leonard.
D’Angelo Russell led the Lakers with 27 points and 10 assists and Anthony Davis had 26 points and 12 rebounds with LeBron James watching from the bench.
“It's a different dynamic with him not being out there,” Leonard said of James. “You saw guys came in and stepped up and made big shots for him.”
James is day-to-day with left ankle pain. The Clippers didn't have big man Ivica Zubac , who is out for at least a month with a right calf strain.
The fourth straight road loss dropped the Lakers under .500 at 22-23. They led just once, by one point early in the game.
“Like I told them just now, a lot of good things we did during this game,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said.
The Lakers twice closed within two points early in the fourth. Leonard found Norman Powell for a corner 3-pointer and Leonard hit Paul George with a pass for a layup. Powell scored again and Leonard made two free throws to cap a 9-0 spurt that extended the Clippers' lead to 119-108. Powell finished with 17 points.
George was bothered by a left groin issue late in the game. He had 17 points and four of the Clippers' 14 turnovers.
Lakers forward Cam Reddish limped off the floor barely able to put weight on his right leg after going down at mid-court in the fourth.
The Lakers alternately attacked the basket or hit 3s in the third. Russell scored their first seven points. He and Austin Reaves made back-to-back 3s that cut the Lakers' deficit to 92-88.
“They're a good transition team and we allowed them to play to their strengths,” Leonard said. “We just got to be better at that.”
Russell Westbrook sandwiched 3-pointers around a goaltending call on Rui Hachimura before Amir Coffey 's 3 sent the Clippers into the fourth leading 106-97. Westbrook finished with 16 points.
The Clippers shot 66% from the floor in the first half and pulled away with a 15-9 run to go into halftime leading 77-64. Leonard made all seven of his field goals in the half when both teams scored nearly every trip down the floor.
Westbrook was missing his right shoe as he hit a 3-pointer in the first quarter.
UP NEXT
Lakers: Host the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.
Clippers: Visit the Toronto Raptors on Friday to open a seven-game trip.