Game ID: 22300917
Chicago Bulls @ LA Clippers
Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 23 23 37 29 112CHI 29 28 28 17 102
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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 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 2 since 2/25, returns tonight: 30 min (89% of 34)
OUT Hyland missed 11 since 2/02, returns tonight: 16 min (119% of 14)
BACK Theis back 2/25 after 3, 23 min since (134% of 17)
BACK Tucker back 2/23 after 38, 10 min since (68% of 15)
NEW Powell 26 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Mann 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Zubac missed 2 since 2/28, returns tonight: 19 min (70% of 27)
BACK George back 3/01 after 2, 30 min since (89% of 34)
BACK Theis back 2/25 after 3, 22 min since (130% of 17)
BACK Tucker back 2/23 after 38, 10 min since (68% of 15)
BACK Hyland back 3/01 after 11, 16 min since (119% of 14)
LAC availability going into 3/04 · back-to-backOUT Tucker missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK George back 3/01 after 2, 32 min since (95% of 34)
BACK Zubac back 3/03 after 2, 19 min since (70% of 27)
BACK Theis back 2/25 after 3, 24 min since (141% of 17)
BACK Hyland back 3/01 after 11, 15 min since (109% of 14)
LAC availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Westbrook missed 2 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 3 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 2 since 3/03, returns tonight: 20 min (140% of 14)
OUT Boston missed 2 since 3/03, out tonight
BACK George back 3/01 after 2, 34 min since (99% of 34)
BACK Zubac back 3/03 after 2, 21 min since (79% of 27)
BACK Theis back 2/25 after 3, 22 min since (131% of 17)
BACK Hyland back 3/01 after 11, 14 min since (99% of 14)
LAC availability going into 3/09 · 2 days' restOUT Westbrook missed 3 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 4 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Boston missed 3 since 3/03, out tonight
BACK George back 3/01 after 2, 35 min since (102% of 34)
BACK Zubac back 3/03 after 2, 19 min since (71% of 27)
BACK Plumlee back 3/06 after 2, 20 min since (140% of 14)
BACK Hyland back 3/01 after 11, 13 min since (93% of 14)
LAC availability going into 3/10 · back-to-backOUT Westbrook missed 4 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 5 since 3/01, returns tonight: 26 min (170% of 15)
OUT Boston missed 4 since 3/03, returns tonight: 18 min (178% of 10)
BACK George back 3/01 after 2, 36 min since (105% of 34)
BACK Zubac back 3/03 after 2, 21 min since (77% of 27)
BACK Plumlee back 3/06 after 2, 20 min since (140% of 14)
BACK Hyland back 3/01 after 11, 13 min since (94% of 14)
LAC availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Westbrook missed 5 since 3/03, out tonight
BACK Zubac back 3/03 after 2, 22 min since (81% of 27)
BACK Tucker back 3/10 after 5, 26 min since (170% of 15)
BACK Plumlee back 3/06 after 2, 13 min since (95% of 14)
BACK Boston back 3/10 after 4, 18 min since (178% of 10)
LAC availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Westbrook missed 6 since 3/03, out tonight
BACK Tucker back 3/10 after 5, 26 min since (170% of 15)
BACK Plumlee back 3/06 after 2, 10 min since (73% of 14)
BACK Boston back 3/10 after 4, 13 min since (133% of 10)
LAC availability going into 3/15 · back-to-backOUT Westbrook missed 7 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 2 since 3/12, returns tonight: 24 min (161% of 15)
BACK Plumlee back 3/06 after 2, 8 min since (59% of 14)
BACK Boston back 3/10 after 4, 12 min since (116% of 10)
NEW Hyland 14 to 19 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 4 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/22 after 48, 15 min since (129% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 25 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/04 · 2 days' restOUT Craig missed 5 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/22 after 48, 15 min since (132% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 6 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/28 after 2, 19 min since (161% of 12)
NEW White 36 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/07 · back-to-backOUT Craig missed 7 since 2/22, returns tonight: 14 min (70% of 20)
OUT Terry missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/28 after 2, 16 min since (135% of 12)
NEW White 36 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Terry missed 3 since 3/04, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 12)
BACK Craig back 3/07 after 7, 14 min since (70% of 20)
BACK Bitim back 2/28 after 2, 16 min since (136% of 12)
NEW White 36 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 40 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restBACK Craig back 3/07 after 7, 14 min since (68% of 20)
BACK Terry back 3/09 after 3, 1 min since (5% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 37 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/13 · 1 day's restBACK Craig back 3/07 after 7, 14 min since (73% of 20)
BACK Terry back 3/09 after 3, 4 min since (35% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 36 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/14 · back-to-backBACK Craig back 3/07 after 7, 16 min since (83% of 20)
BACK Terry back 3/09 after 3, 5 min since (39% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 36 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restBACK Craig back 3/07 after 7, 18 min since (93% of 20)
BACK Terry back 3/09 after 3, 7 min since (59% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 36 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 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and George at 22 a game. Without Westbrook (3 straight), Tucker (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and White at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 110 a night to Chicago's 117 and the arc, Chicago at 40 percent from three to the Clippers' 35. Call it the Clippers 117, Chicago 111.
3/01 vs WAS 140-115 — LAC notes
LAC won 140-115. LAC shot 57% (54 of 94) to WAS's 47%, 13 of 32 from three, and went to the line 25 times to WAS's 15 — 19 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 49-39 for them. Harden led with 28 (9 of 13, 6 of 9 from three); Leonard added 27, George 22. The hinge was Q2, 46-34: a lead of 3 became 15, and the lead reached 28. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/03 @ MIN 89-88 — LAC notes
LAC won 89-88. LAC shot 38% (32 of 85) to MIN's 39%, 10 of 34 from three. LAC turned it over 9 times to MIN's 15. The glass went 40-54 against them. Leonard led with 32 (12 of 26, 1 of 4 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Powell added 24, George 15. The hinge was Q2, 31-16: LAC came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 3. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/04 @ MIL 106-113 — LAC notes
LAC lost 106-113. LAC shot 44% (37 of 84) to MIL's 47%, 16 of 40 from three. Harden led with 29 (9 of 16, 5 of 10 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); George added 29, Leonard 16. Q1 was theirs, 35-25, but the other 3 periods went 88-71 against them. They led by as many as 15. Coffey's -17 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/06 @ HOU 122-116 — LAC notes
LAC won 122-116. LAC shot 55% (44 of 80) to HOU's 48%, 12 of 29 from three, and went to the line 26 times to HOU's 17 — 22 points from the stripe to their 10. Leonard led with 28 (11 of 18, 1 of 4 from three); Harden added 21, George 21. The hinge was Q4, 42-30: LAC came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 6. LAC trailed 44-57 at the half and won the second half 78-59. Plumlee was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
3/09 vs CHI 112-102 — LAC notes
LAC won 112-102. LAC shot 50% (42 of 84) to CHI's 43%, 12 of 35 from three. George led with 22 (8 of 16, 2 of 6 from three); Leonard added 19, Powell 18. The hinge was Q4, 29-17: LAC came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 10. LAC trailed 46-57 at the half and won the second half 66-45. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/10 vs MIL — 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 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and George at 22 a game. Without Westbrook (4 straight), Tucker (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Lillard at 24 a game. Without Middleton (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 115, Milwaukee 112, Milwaukee keeping it close.
3/12 vs MIN — 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 109 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and George at 22 a game. Without Westbrook (5 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Reid at 17 a game. Without Towns (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 112, Minnesota 109, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/14 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 29 and Vučević at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; George at 24 and Harden at 18 a game. Without Westbrook (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been minus-0 a night and Chicago minus-5 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 115 a night to Chicago's 121. Call it the Clippers 115, Chicago 114, Chicago keeping it close.
3/15 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 103, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Murphy III at 22 and Williamson at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Daniels (13 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; George at 23 and Leonard at 20 a game. Without Westbrook (7 straight), Tucker (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 103 a night to the Clippers' 114 and the arc, New Orleans at 42 percent from three to the Clippers' 38. Call it New Orleans 117, the Clippers 109.
3/01 vs MIL 97-113 — CHI notes
CHI lost 97-113. CHI shot 42% (36 of 86) to MIL's 43%, 11 of 27 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MIL's 32. CHI turned it over 12 times to MIL's 7. White led with 22 (7 of 14, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Vučević added 17, Dosunmu 15. Q3 was theirs, 28-24, the deficit cut from 14 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 89-69 against them. Vučević's -19 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/04 @ SAC 113-109 — CHI notes
CHI won 113-109. CHI shot 50% (42 of 84) to SAC's 45%, 11 of 32 from three. CHI turned it over 9 times to SAC's 17. The glass went 32-51 against them. White led with 37 (14 of 19, 5 of 9 from three); DeRozan added 33, Dosunmu 20. The hinge was Q4, 36-18: CHI came in trailing by 14 and left it ahead by 4. CHI trailed 49-56 at the half and won the second half 64-53.
3/06 @ UTA 119-117 — CHI notes
CHI won 119-117. CHI shot 50% (45 of 90) to UTA's 46%, 17 of 39 from three. DeRozan led with 29 (10 of 21, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); White added 25, Vučević 23. The hinge was Q2, 30-25: a lead of 4 became 9. White was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
3/07 @ GSW 125-122 — CHI notes
CHI won 125-122. CHI shot 53% (46 of 87) to GSW's 45%, 16 of 36 from three. DeRozan led with 33 (10 of 17, 3 of 6 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Vučević added 33, White 20. The hinge was Q2, 38-28: CHI came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 4. Bitim was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/09 @ LAC 102-112 — CHI notes
CHI lost 102-112. CHI shot 43% (37 of 86) to LAC's 50%, 13 of 35 from three. DeRozan led with 24 (8 of 19, 0 of 3 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Vučević added 22, White 19. Q1 was theirs, 29-23, but the other 3 periods went 89-73 against them. They led by as many as 14. Caruso's -11 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/11 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and White at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 38 and Irving at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 115 a night to Dallas's 125 and the glass, where Dallas has been minus-3 a night and Chicago minus-9. Call it Chicago 118, Dallas 115, Dallas keeping it close.
3/13 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 19 and Haliburton at 18 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and White at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Indiana has been minus-3 a night and Chicago minus-9. Call it Indiana 118, Chicago 113.
3/14 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 29 and Vučević at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; George at 24 and Harden at 18 a game. Without Westbrook (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been minus-0 a night and Chicago minus-5 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 115 a night to Chicago's 121. Call it the Clippers 115, Chicago 114, Chicago keeping it close.
3/16 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 27 and Vučević at 20 a game. One day's rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Kuzma at 26 and Avdija at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Bagley III (5 straight), Holmes (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been minus-4 a night and Washington minus-10 and the defense, Washington allowing 114 a night to Chicago's 123. Call it Chicago 117, Washington 114, Washington keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHIAC A. Caruso
AD A. Dosunmu
AD A. Drummond
CW C. White
DD D. DeRozan
DT D. Terry
JC J. Carter
JP J. Phillips
NV N. Vučević
OB O. Bitim
TC T. Craig
VU Vucevic
LACAC A. Coffey
BH B. Hyland
DT D. Theis
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KL K. Leonard
NP N. Powell
PG P. George
TM T. Mann
CHI/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
Clippers rally in fourth quarter to extend winning streak to 3 with 112-102 victory over Bulls
LOS ANGELES -- — Paul George scored 22 points, Kawhi Leonard added 19 and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied for their third straight victory, 112-102 over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.
James Harden had his second triple-double of the season with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. It was the 76th triple-double of his 15-year career, eighth all-time and fourth among active players.
“We talked about at halftime just what to look for just in terms of their coverages and what’s going to be available. And I thought we did a good job of responding,” said associate head coach Dan Craig.
Norman Powell came off the bench and scored 18 points, including a pair of 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter as the Clippers scored 11 straight points to open the period after trailing 85-83 after three.
“I thought we were getting downhill, with our attacks. As much as they hugged the paint, I thought we found ways to get crafty and get downhill,” George said. “I thought we played defense. I thought that was the difference between the two halves. We played defense and brought some physicality.”
Tyronn Lue coached the game despite feeling ill. He did not participate in pregame and postgame interviews.
The Bulls made only five of their 18 shots in the fourth quarter and missed eight of nine from beyond the arc.
Ivica Zubac had 10 of his 16 points in the third quarter as Los Angeles came back from a 16-point deficit early in the period.
“Every game we’re going to need someone different,” Harden said about the contributions of Zubac and Powell. “I thought it was everyone who contributed.”
The Clippers have won four of six. At 41-21, they remain locked into fourth place in the Western Conference.
Los Angeles began a stretch of three games in four days, including two straight afternoon games, a task made more difficult with daylight saving time occurring this weekend.
DeMar DeRozan had 24 points and 10 assists, but the Bulls had their three-game winning streak snapped. Nikola Vucevic added 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Chicago (31-33) is ninth in the Eastern Conference and trails Miami by 4 1/2 games for sixth and not having to take part in the play-in tournament.
Vucevic had 14 points and 10 rebounds in the first half as the Bulls built a 57-46 lead.
Chicago extended its advantage to 14 on Ayo Dosunmu 's 3-pointer 46 seconds into the third quarter. The Clippers then countered with a 23-9 run to tie it at 69-all midway through the quarter.
“I thought we started the first half well. We moved the ball and made some shots. The turnovers and our inability to make enough shots, kind of impacted the third quarter,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said.