Game ID: 22300127
LA Clippers @ Los Angeles Lakers
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
LAL 24 24 39 30 13 130LAC 37 24 24 32 8 125
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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.
LAL availability going into 10/24 · season opener
full strength
LAL availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
LAL availability going into 10/29 · 2 days' rest
full strength
LAL availability going into 10/30 · back-to-backOUT Christie missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Vincent 18 to 30 min over the last 3
LAL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Christie missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 22 min (155% of 14)
NEW Vincent 18 to 28 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Hachimura missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Christie back 11/01 after 3, 22 min since (155% of 14)
NEW Vincent 18 to 28 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Hachimura missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 34 min (129% of 27)
OUT Vincent missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Christie back 11/01 after 3, 23 min since (160% of 14)
NEW Wood 17 to 24 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Hachimura missed 4 since 10/30, returns tonight: 26 min (94% of 27)
OUT Vincent missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 34 min since (129% of 27)
BACK Christie back 11/01 after 3, 20 min since (143% of 14)
NEW Wood 17 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 2 since 11/06, returns tonight: 5 min (39% of 12)
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 26 min since (94% of 27)
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (114% of 27)
BACK Christie back 11/01 after 3, 22 min since (157% of 14)
NEW Reddish 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Wood 17 to 27 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 10/25 · season opener
full strength
LAC availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
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
10/24 @ DEN 107-119 — LAL notes
LAL lost 107-119. LAL shot 46% (41 of 90) to DEN's 53%, 10 of 29 from three, and went to the line 20 times to DEN's 12 — 15 points from the stripe to their 9. James led with 21 (10 of 16, 1 of 4 from three); Prince added 18, Davis 17. Q2 was theirs, 34-29, the deficit cut from 14 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 90-73 against them. Davis's -17 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/26 vs PHX 100-95 — LAL notes
LAL won 100-95. LAL shot 43% (36 of 84) to PHX's 42%, 5 of 29 from three, and went to the line 29 times to PHX's 23 — 23 points from the stripe to their 18. Davis led with 30 (10 of 17, 9 of 10 at the line); James added 21, Russell 14. The hinge was Q4, 28-11: LAL came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 5. LAL trailed 48-52 at the half and won the second half 52-43. Wood was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
10/29 @ SAC 127-132 — LAL notes
LAL lost 127-132 in 1 overtime. LAL shot 44% (43 of 98) to SAC's 47%, 15 of 45 from three, and went to the line 34 times to SAC's 24 — 26 points from the stripe to their 17. Davis led with 30 (11 of 22, 7 of 8 at the line); James added 27, Prince 20. Q3 was theirs, 28-21, the deficit cut from 11 to 4, but the other 4 periods went 111-99 against them.
10/30 vs ORL 106-103 — LAL notes
LAL won 106-103. LAL shot 53% (42 of 79) to ORL's 40%, 8 of 27 from three. LAL turned it over 16 times to ORL's 11, and ORL turned those into 10 steals. Russell led with 28 (10 of 14, 3 of 6 from three); Davis added 26, James 19. The hinge was Q1, 29-24: from level to 5 ahead. LAL trailed 54-58 at the half and won the second half 52-45. Wood was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/01 vs LAC 130-125 — LAL notes
LAL won 130-125 in 1 overtime. LAL shot 51% (46 of 90) to LAC's 47%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 36 times to LAC's 27 — 27 points from the stripe to their 17. James led with 35 (13 of 19, 4 of 8 from three, 5 of 10 at the line); Davis added 27, Russell 27. The hinge was Q3, 39-24: LAL came in trailing by 13 and left it ahead by 2. LAL trailed 48-61 at the half and won the second half 82-64.
11/04 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 29 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 19 and Banchero at 16 a game. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 27 free throws a game; Davis at 26 and James at 25 a game. Without Hachimura (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 104 a night to the Lakers' 115. Call it Orlando 112, the Lakers 108, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/06 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Herro at 28 and Adebayo at 21 a game. Without Martin (5 straight), Jović (2 straight), Love (2 straight). 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 29 from three, 28 free throws a game; Davis at 28 and James at 25 a game. Without Hachimura (3 straight), Prince (2 straight), Vincent (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 39 percent from three to the Lakers' 29 and the line, where the Lakers take 28 free throws a game to Miami's 18. Call it Miami 113, the Lakers 111, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/08 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 20 and Sengun at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Thompson (2 straight), Eason (4 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; James at 27 and Davis at 24 a game. Without Hachimura (4 straight), Vincent (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 39 percent from three to the Lakers' 31 and the defense, Houston allowing 107 a night to the Lakers' 118. Call it Houston 115, the Lakers 110.
11/10 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Durant at 30 and Allen at 17 a game. Without Booker (3 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; James at 25 and Davis at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Vincent (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-3 a night and the Lakers minus-8 and the arc, Phoenix at 40 percent from three to the Lakers' 30. Call it Phoenix 116, the Lakers 110.
10/25 vs POR 123-111 — LAC notes
LAC won 123-111. LAC shot 52% (47 of 90) to POR's 47%, 16 of 34 from three. George led with 27 (11 of 17, 4 of 7 from three); Leonard added 23, Zubac 20. The hinge was Q2, 38-27: a lead of 9 became 20, and the lead reached 30. Westbrook was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
10/27 @ UTA 118-120 — LAC notes
LAC lost 118-120. LAC shot 53% (41 of 77) to UTA's 44%, 14 of 35 from three, and went to the line 28 times to UTA's 22 — 22 points from the stripe to their 20. P. George led with 36 (9 of 17, 3 of 9 from three, 15 of 15 at the line); Leonard added 25, Powell 20. Q4 was theirs, 35-31, the deficit cut from 6 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 89-83 against them. Plumlee's -11 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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 — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 102, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Barrett at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Barrett (2 straight). 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; George at 29 and Leonard at 23 a game. 4 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 42 percent from three to New York's 30 and the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and the Clippers plus-1. Call it the Clippers 111, New York 107, New York keeping it close.
11/08 @ BKN — 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.
11/10 @ 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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CR C. Reddish
CW C. Wood
DR D. Russell
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
LACBH B. Hyland
IZ I. Zubac
KB K. Brown
KL K. Leonard
MP M. Plumlee
NP N. Powell
PG P. George
PT P. Tucker
RW R. Westbrook
LAL/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
Lakers hold off Clippers 130-125 in OT to snap an 11-game losing streak in the Los Angeles rivalry
LOS ANGELES -- — LeBron James had 35 points and 11 rebounds, Austin Reaves scored seven of his 15 points in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped an 11-game losing streak against the Los Angeles Clippers with a 130-125 victory Wednesday night.
D'Angelo Russell scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 27 points and 10 rebounds for the short-handed Lakers, who beat their local rivals for the first time since July 2020 in the Florida bubble. The 17-time NBA champion Lakers hadn’t beaten the Clippers on the Lakers' home court at their shared arena since Christmas 2016, also losing 11 in a row.
“That was known,” Reaves said about the skids. “But at the same time, for me, and I (think) I speak for everybody, you want to win every game.”
With James Harden watching in street clothes on the Clippers' bench, Kawhi Leonard scored 38 points in their second loss of the young season. Paul George scored 20 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter, including eight points in the final minute, before fouling out 30 seconds into overtime.
“We played hard,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. “We just didn’t play smart at times. (Poor) shot selection, and (we needed to) keep our turnovers down a little bit. I can’t fault the effort.”
Although the Lakers used just eight players due to five significant injury absences, they rallied from an early 19-point deficit before blowing an eight-point lead in the final 90 seconds of regulation.
George, who had six 3-pointers, hit three free throws with 17 seconds left to tie it. Russell had an open shot at the buzzer, but missed.
The Lakers took a five-point lead in overtime when Reaves stole the ball from Leonard, drove the court and flung an alley-oop to James for a one-handed slam with 2:12 left.
Leonard answered with a three-point play and his fifth 3-pointer, but Reaves hit two free throws with 48 seconds left and Russell Westbrook missed a tying 3-point attempt before Christian Wood threw down a vicious putback dunk for the Lakers with nine seconds to play.
Westbrook scored 24 points against his former team.
James added 12 rebounds and seven assists in the 38-year-old’s latest standout game of his 21st NBA season. His Lakers have won two straight since losing in overtime at Sacramento on Sunday night.
“It’s just been a process this year of us figuring each other out as a group,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said."
P.J. Tucker played 21 scoreless minutes in his debut with the Clippers, who officially acquired him and Harden earlier in the day in a multi-player trade with Philadelphia. Harden will ramp up to playing shape during the next four days before the Clippers' next game, but the team is already confident about the 2018 MVP and Los Angeles native's ability to mesh with its three incumbent Southern California-born superstars.
“It’s going to take a lot of sacrifice, whether it’s shots, whether it’s minutes,” Lue said. "They’re willing to do that.”
The Lakers' bench was already thin with the injury absences of Jarred Vanderbilt , Rui Hachimura , Gabe Vincent and rookie Jalen Hood-Schifino even before starting forward Taurean Prince developed knee soreness in warmups. Hachimura entered the NBA's concussion protocol after missing Monday's game with an eye injury.
Leonard scored a career-high 18 points in the first quarter, hitting seven of his eight shots with four 3-pointers. The Lakers chipped away for the next two quarters and finally reclaimed the lead late in the third.
“They dialed in, made sure they got to me, was in the gaps,” Leonard said. “They’re not going to just let somebody keep shooting the ball.”
George picked up his fifth foul early in the fourth quarter, but still turned in a spectacular stretch effort.