Game ID: 22400842
LA Clippers @ Chicago Bulls
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 26 34 33 24 117LAC 31 28 39 24 122
CHI vs LAC ScoutingCHI vs LAC 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.
CHI availability going into 2/12 · back-to-backOUT Ball missed 3 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Terry back 2/08 after 2, 9 min since (66% of 14)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 2/11 after 5, 8 min since (62% of 12)
NEW Buzelis 19 to 27 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Ball missed 4 since 2/05, returns tonight: 30 min (134% of 22)
BACK Terry back 2/08 after 2, 9 min since (66% of 14)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 2/11 after 5, 8 min since (62% of 12)
NEW Buzelis 19 to 27 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restOUT Terry missed 2 since 2/12, returns tonight: 4 min (31% of 14)
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 2 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Ball back 2/20 after 4, 30 min since (134% of 22)
NEW Buzelis 19 to 26 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 2 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 3 since 2/12, returns tonight: 7 min (56% of 12)
BACK Ball back 2/20 after 4, 30 min since (133% of 22)
BACK Terry back 2/08 after 2, 7 min since (54% of 14)
NEW Buzelis 19 to 24 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Dosunmu missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Smith missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Ball back 2/20 after 4, 22 min since (101% of 22)
BACK Terry back 2/22 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 2/11 after 5, 7 min since (59% of 12)
NEW Buzelis 19 to 26 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 2 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Dosunmu missed 3 since 2/22, returns tonight: 23 min (75% of 30)
OUT Williams missed 4 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Smith missed 3 since 2/22, returns tonight: 13 min (86% of 15)
BACK Ball back 2/20 after 4, 24 min since (108% of 22)
BACK Terry back 2/22 after 2, 14 min since (107% of 14)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 2/24 after 3, 7 min since (56% of 12)
NEW Buzelis 19 to 27 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 3 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 5 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 2 since 2/26, returns tonight: 15 min (118% of 12)
BACK Dosunmu back 2/28 after 3, 23 min since (75% of 30)
BACK Ball back 2/20 after 4, 26 min since (117% of 22)
BACK Smith back 2/28 after 3, 13 min since (86% of 15)
BACK Terry back 2/22 after 2, 12 min since (87% of 14)
NEW Giddey 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 20 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Buzelis 19 to 27 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 4 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 6 since 2/20, out tonight
BACK Dosunmu back 2/28 after 3, 23 min since (75% of 30)
BACK Smith back 2/28 after 3, 15 min since (102% of 15)
BACK Terry back 2/22 after 2, 13 min since (97% of 14)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 2/24 after 3, 11 min since (87% of 12)
NEW Giddey 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 20 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Buzelis 19 to 28 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 5 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Huerter missed 2 since 3/02, returns tonight: 25 min (83% of 30)
OUT Williams missed 7 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Ball missed 2 since 3/02, out tonight
BACK Dosunmu back 2/28 after 3, 23 min since (75% of 30)
BACK Smith back 2/28 after 3, 16 min since (107% of 15)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 2/24 after 3, 18 min since (142% of 12)
NEW Giddey 30 to 36 min over the last 4
NEW Collins 20 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Buzelis 19 to 30 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backBACK Dunn back 2/04 after 7, 21 min since (87% of 24)
BACK Hyland back 2/04 after 6, 7 min since (63% of 11)
BACK Miller back 2/08 after 3, 2 min since (19% of 11)
LAC availability going into 2/20 · 6 days' restOUT Miller missed 2 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Dunn back 2/04 after 7, 24 min since (101% of 24)
BACK Hyland back 2/04 after 6, 7 min since (63% of 11)
LAC availability going into 2/23 · 2 days' restOUT Miller missed 3 since 2/12, out tonight
NEW Powell 33 to 38 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 2/24 · back-to-backOUT Powell missed 2 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 4 since 2/12, out tonight
NEW Simmons 15 to 24 min over the last 3
LAC availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Leonard missed 2 since 2/23, returns tonight: 33 min (100% of 33)
OUT Powell missed 3 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 5 since 2/12, out tonight
NEW Dunn 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Simmons 15 to 24 min over the last 3
LAC availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 4 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 6 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 2/26 after 2, 33 min since (100% of 33)
NEW Dunn 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Simmons 15 to 22 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 5 since 2/20, returns tonight: 9 min (27% of 33)
OUT Miller missed 7 since 2/12, returns tonight: 5 min (48% of 11)
BACK Leonard back 2/26 after 2, 35 min since (108% of 33)
NEW Dunn 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Simmons 15 to 20 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restBACK Leonard back 2/26 after 2, 37 min since (112% of 33)
BACK Powell back 3/02 after 5, 9 min since (27% of 33)
BACK Miller back 3/02 after 7, 5 min since (48% of 11)
NEW Dunn 24 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/05 · back-to-backOUT Jones Jr. missed 2 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 2 since 3/02, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 2/26 after 2, 37 min since (112% of 33)
BACK Powell back 3/02 after 5, 9 min since (27% of 33)
BACK Miller back 3/02 after 7, 8 min since (70% of 11)
NEW Dunn 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 23 to 29 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Giddey at 21 and Vučević at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Dosunmu (2 straight), Williams (3 straight), Smith (2 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Harden at 25 and Zubac at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Powell (3 straight), Leonard (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been minus-2 a night and Chicago minus-6. Call it Chicago 116, the Clippers 115, the Clippers keeping it close.
2/12 vs DET 110-128 — CHI notes
CHI lost 110-128. CHI shot 43% (37 of 86) to DET's 51%, 9 of 41 from three. The glass went 37-47 against them. Dosunmu led with 23 (9 of 16, 0 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Vučević added 21, Giddey 17. Q1 was theirs, 32-32, but the other 3 periods went 96-78 against them. Giddey's -29 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/20 @ NYK 111-113 — CHI notes
CHI lost 111-113 in 1 overtime. CHI shot 40% (41 of 103) to NYK's 43%, 19 of 48 from three. Giddey led with 27 (11 of 18, 4 of 6 from three); Vučević added 21, Ball 14. Q3 was theirs, 38-33, the deficit cut from 7 to 2, but the other 4 periods went 80-73 against them. Dosunmu's -16 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/22 vs PHX 117-121 — CHI notes
CHI lost 117-121. CHI took 9 more shots (98 to 89), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to PHX's 48%, 18 of 53 from three, and got to the line 17 times to PHX's 28. Giddey led with 24 (6 of 14, 3 of 5 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); White added 20, Vučević 16. Q1 was theirs, 30-20, but the other 3 periods went 101-87 against them. They led by as many as 13. White's -16 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/24 @ PHI 142-110 — CHI notes
CHI won 142-110. CHI shot 51% (45 of 89) to PHI's 39%, 18 of 40 from three, and went to the line 36 times to PHI's 29 — 34 points from the stripe to their 26. Giddey led with 25 (8 of 11, 3 of 3 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Huerter added 23, Collins 19. The hinge was Q3, 40-18: a lead of 17 became 39, and the lead reached 50. Collins was the night's best plus/minus at +41.
2/26 vs LAC 117-122 — CHI notes
CHI lost 117-122. CHI took 9 more shots (94 to 85), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 49% to LAC's 52%, 19 of 42 from three, and got to the line 11 times to LAC's 17. Collins led with 21 (8 of 14, 2 of 4 from three); Giddey added 21, White 19. Q2 was theirs, 34-28, turning a 5-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 94-83 against them. Buzelis's -18 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/28 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Giddey at 23 and Vučević at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Vučević (2 straight), Dosunmu (3 straight), Williams (4 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barrett at 23 and Quickley at 18 a game. Without Rhoden (2 straight), Lawson (2 straight), Battle (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-0 a night and Chicago minus-4. Call it Chicago 118, Toronto 113.
3/02 @ 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 121 a night and allowing 113, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Haliburton at 24 and Siakam at 20 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (52 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Giddey at 23 and White at 18 a game. Without Vučević (3 straight), Williams (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Indiana 120, Chicago 115.
3/04 vs CLE — 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 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Giddey at 21 and White at 21 a game. Without Vučević (4 straight), Williams (6 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and Mobley at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-10 a night and Chicago minus-2 and the arc, Cleveland at 43 percent from three to Chicago's 36. Call it Cleveland 121, Chicago 117, Chicago keeping it close.
3/06 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 30 and Wagner at 24 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Harris (3 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; White at 22 and Giddey at 21 a game. Without Vučević (5 straight), Huerter (2 straight), Williams (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 110 a night to Chicago's 123. Call it Orlando 114, Chicago 113, Chicago keeping it close.
2/13 @ UTA 120-116 — LAC notes
LAC won 120-116 in 1 overtime. LAC shot 41% (39 of 94) to UTA's 49%, 14 of 38 from three, and went to the line 36 times to UTA's 26 — 28 points from the stripe to their 22. LAC turned it over 10 times to UTA's 26. Powell led with 41 (13 of 26, 5 of 10 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Harden added 32, Simmons 12. The hinge was Q4, 22-13: LAC came in trailing by 9 and left it level. LAC trailed 54-60 at the half and won the second half 66-56. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
2/20 @ MIL 110-116 — LAC notes
LAC lost 110-116. LAC took 8 more shots (88 to 80), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to MIL's 48%, 12 of 30 from three, and got to the line 19 times to MIL's 27. LAC turned it over 11 times to MIL's 17. Leonard led with 25 (9 of 22, 4 of 8 from three); Harden added 24, Zubac 20. Q3 was theirs, 39-23, turning a 7-point deficit into a 9-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-71 against them. They led by as many as 13. Bogdanović's -11 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/23 @ IND 111-129 — LAC notes
LAC lost 111-129. LAC shot 45% (38 of 85) to IND's 55%, 10 of 40 from three, and went to the line 33 times to IND's 27 — 25 points from the stripe to their 25. The glass went 32-46 against them. Harden led with 31 (9 of 17, 6 of 13 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Zubac added 22, Coffey 14. Q4 was theirs, 28-28, but the other 3 periods went 101-83 against them. Dunn's -21 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/24 @ DET 97-106 — LAC notes
LAC lost 97-106. LAC took 13 more shots (92 to 79), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to DET's 46%, 11 of 41 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DET's 36. Harden led with 18 (5 of 22, 3 of 11 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Jones Jr. added 15, Zubac 13. Q2 was theirs, 32-28, the deficit cut from 6 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 78-65 against them. Harden's -22 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/26 @ CHI 122-117 — LAC notes
LAC won 122-117. LAC shot 52% (44 of 85) to CHI's 49%, 19 of 37 from three, and went to the line 17 times to CHI's 11 — 15 points from the stripe to their 6. Harden led with 30 (9 of 20, 7 of 14 from three); Coffey added 20, Leonard 17. The hinge was Q3, 39-33: LAC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 5. LAC trailed 59-60 at the half and won the second half 63-57. Simmons was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
2/28 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 101, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 26 free throws a game; James at 30 and Dončić at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. They have won the glass by 7 a night. Without Reddish (12 straight), Morris (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Harden at 27 and Zubac at 15 a game. Without Powell (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 101 a night to the Clippers' 117 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-7 a night and the Clippers minus-2. Call it the Lakers 112, the Clippers 109, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/02 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 101, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; James at 31 and Dončić at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Reddish (13 straight), Morris (6 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Harden at 24 and Leonard at 21 a game. Without Powell (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 101 a night to the Clippers' 115 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-5 a night and the Clippers minus-0. Call it the Lakers 113, the Clippers 107.
3/04 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 125, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Beal at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and Harden at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 41 percent from three to the Clippers' 31 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 113 a night to Phoenix's 125. Call it Phoenix 115, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/05 vs DET — 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 108 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Leonard at 23 and Harden at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Jones Jr. (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Cunningham at 22 and Beasley at 17 a game. Without Harper Jr. (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Detroit takes 27 free throws a game to the Clippers' 20. Call it Detroit 113, the Clippers 110, the Clippers keeping it close.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBuCoGiWh 5 8 -3 2 7 29 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 4 2 0 0 1 1
CHI Ball, Buzelis, Collins, Giddey, White
in Ball, Buzelis, Collins, Giddey, White
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DuHaJrLeZu 8 18 +3 4 6 67 2 6 33 4 4 100 1 8 5 1 2 2 1
LAC Dunn, Harden, Jones Jr., Leonard, Zubac
in Dunn, Harden, Jones Jr., Leonard, Zubac
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBuCoGiHu 3 7 0 2 4 50 1 4 25 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1
CHI Ball, Buzelis, Collins, Giddey, Huerter
in Huerter
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DuHaJrLeZu 8 18 +3 4 6 67 2 6 33 4 4 100 1 8 5 1 2 2 1
LAC Dunn, Harden, Jones Jr., Leonard, Zubac
in Dunn, Harden, Jones Jr., Leonard, Zubac
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CoGiHuPhTe 2 6 -1 1 1 100 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
CHI Collins, Giddey, Huerter, Phillips, Terry
in Phillips, Terry
out Ball, Buzelis
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoCoHaJrZu 1 5 -1 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
LAC Bogdanović, Coffey, Harden, Jones Jr., Zubac
in Bogdanović, Coffey
out Dunn, Leonard
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BuHuPhTeWh 4 5 -3 1 5 20 1 3 33 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 3
CHI Buzelis, Huerter, Phillips, Terry, White
in Buzelis, White
out Collins, Giddey
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBoCoHaSi 2 2 -3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
LAC Batum, Bogdanović, Coffey, Harden, Simmons
in Batum, Simmons
out Jones Jr., Zubac
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BuHuPhTeWh 4 5 -3 1 5 20 1 3 33 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 3
CHI Buzelis, Huerter, Phillips, Terry, White
in Buzelis, White
out Collins, Giddey
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBoCoEuSi 1 6 +6 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1
LAC Batum, Bogdanović, Coffey, Eubanks, Simmons
in Eubanks
out Harden
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BuHuJoPhWh 2 6 -5 3 4 75 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0
CHI Buzelis, Huerter, Jones, Phillips, White
in Jones
out Terry
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBoCoEuSi 3 13 +7 5 5 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 1 1
LAC Batum, Bogdanović, Coffey, Eubanks, Simmons
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CoGiHuJoPh 2 7 +4 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 0
CHI Collins, Giddey, Huerter, Jones, Phillips
in Collins, Giddey
out Buzelis, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBoCoLeSi 2 3 -4 0 1 0 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
LAC Batum, Bogdanović, Coffey, Leonard, Simmons
in Leonard
out Eubanks
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCoGiJoTe 3 11 +7 5 5 100 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 1 5 3 0 0 1
CHI Ball, Collins, Giddey, Jones, Terry
in Ball, Terry
out Huerter, Phillips
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DuHaJrLeZu 14 36 -7 8 14 57 5 8 62 2 4 50 0 7 8 5 1 6 4
LAC Dunn, Harden, Jones Jr., Leonard, Zubac
in Dunn, Harden, Jones Jr., Zubac
out Batum, Bogdanović, Coffey, Simmons
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCoGiTeWh 3 10 +2 2 2 100 1 5 20 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1
CHI Ball, Collins, Giddey, Terry, White
in White
out Jones
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DuHaJrLeZu 14 36 -7 8 14 57 5 8 62 2 4 50 0 7 8 5 1 6 4
LAC Dunn, Harden, Jones Jr., Leonard, Zubac
in Dunn, Harden, Jones Jr., Zubac
out Batum, Bogdanović, Coffey, Simmons
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBuCoGiWh 6 19 0 2 5 40 5 6 83 0 1 0 3 4 4 0 0 5 1
CHI Ball, Buzelis, Collins, Giddey, White
in Buzelis
out Terry
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DuHaJrLeZu 14 36 -7 8 14 57 5 8 62 2 4 50 0 7 8 5 1 6 4
LAC Dunn, Harden, Jones Jr., Leonard, Zubac
in Dunn, Harden, Jones Jr., Zubac
out Batum, Bogdanović, Coffey, Simmons
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBuCoGiTe 1 3 -2 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
CHI Ball, Buzelis, Collins, Giddey, Terry
in Terry
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DuHaJrLeZu 14 36 -7 8 14 57 5 8 62 2 4 50 0 7 8 5 1 6 4
LAC Dunn, Harden, Jones Jr., Leonard, Zubac
in Dunn, Harden, Jones Jr., Zubac
out Batum, Bogdanović, Coffey, Simmons
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CoGiHuPhTe 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2
CHI Collins, Giddey, Huerter, Phillips, Terry
in Huerter, Phillips
out Ball, Buzelis
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CoDuHaLeZu 1 0 -3 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
LAC Coffey, Dunn, Harden, Leonard, Zubac
in Coffey
out Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BuHuPhTeWh 3 8 -1 1 2 50 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
CHI Buzelis, Huerter, Phillips, Terry, White
in Buzelis, White
out Collins, Giddey
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBoCoHaSi 4 12 +4 0 0 0 4 6 67 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 1 2 2
LAC Batum, Bogdanović, Coffey, Harden, Simmons
in Batum, Bogdanović, Simmons
out Dunn, Leonard, Zubac
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BuCoHuJoWh 1 0 -2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
CHI Buzelis, Collins, Huerter, Jones, White
in Collins
out Phillips
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBoCoLeSi 5 9 0 3 9 33 1 3 33 0 0 0 4 4 4 1 1 2 1
LAC Batum, Bogdanović, Coffey, Leonard, Simmons
in Leonard
out Harden
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CoGiHuJoWh 3 7 +2 0 1 0 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
CHI Collins, Giddey, Huerter, Jones, White
in Giddey
out Buzelis
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBoCoLeSi 5 9 0 3 9 33 1 3 33 0 0 0 4 4 4 1 1 2 1
LAC Batum, Bogdanović, Coffey, Leonard, Simmons
in Leonard
out Harden
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCoGiHuJo 4 10 +2 2 6 33 2 4 50 0 0 0 4 1 4 1 1 0 0
CHI Ball, Collins, Giddey, Huerter, Jones
in Ball
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoCoHaLeZu 3 5 -3 1 4 25 1 3 33 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0
LAC Bogdanović, Coffey, Harden, Leonard, Zubac
in Harden, Zubac
out Batum, Simmons
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCoGiJoWh 2 2 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
CHI Ball, Collins, Giddey, Jones, White
in White
out Huerter
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoCoDuHaZu 3 5 +1 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 2
LAC Bogdanović, Coffey, Dunn, Harden, Zubac
in Dunn
out Leonard
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCoGiHuWh 2 5 0 1 1 100 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2
CHI Ball, Collins, Giddey, Huerter, White
in Huerter
out Jones
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoCoDuHaZu 3 5 +1 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 2
LAC Bogdanović, Coffey, Dunn, Harden, Zubac
in Dunn
out Leonard
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHICW C. White
DT D. Terry
JG J. Giddey
JP J. Phillips
KH K. Huerter
LB L. Ball
MB M. Buzelis
TJ T. Jones
ZC Z. Collins
LACAC A. Coffey
BB B. Bogdanović
BS B. Simmons
BO Bogdanovic
DE D. Eubanks
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
NB N. Batum
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
James Harden scores 30, Clippers hold off Bulls 122-117 to stop 3-game skid
CHICAGO -- — James Harden made seven 3-pointers and scored 30 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Chicago Bulls 122-117 on Wednesday night.
Kawhi Leonard had 17 points and eight rebounds after missing back-to-back games because of a sore left foot. Amir Coffey scored 20, and Los Angeles got back to winning after losing three in a row.
Derrick Jones Jr . added 16 points. Bogdan Bogdanovic made 4 of 5 3s and finished with 14 points, helping the sixth-place Clippers move a half-game ahead of Minnesota in the Western Conference.
Zach Collins set season highs with 21 points and a career-best 17 rebounds for Chicago, and Josh Giddey had 21 points and 12 assists. Coby White scored 19, but the Bulls lost for the seventh time in eight games.
Clippers leading scorer Norman Powell missed his fourth consecutive game because of a sore left knee. Chicago’s Nikola Vucevic sat out his second straight due to right calf tightness, and Ayo Dosunmu missed his third in a row with a sore left shoulder.
Takeaways Clippers: The Clippers clearly need a healthy Leonard if they're going to make a playoff run. Wednesday's game was just the 17th for the two-time NBA champion, who missed the first nine weeks of the season as he recovered from a right knee injury.
Bulls: Chicago kept hanging in every time it looked as if the Clippers might put the game away.
Key moment Harden went off in the third, scoring 20 points and hitting five 3s as the Clippers built a 98-93 lead. The 11-time All-Star sealed the win when he connected from beyond the arc with 14 seconds left in the game, making it 120-114.
Key stat Los Angeles made 19 of 37 3-pointers.
Up next The Clippers visit LeBron James and the Lakers on Friday and Sunday. The Bulls host Toronto on Friday. ------