Game ID: 22400813
LA Clippers @ Indiana Pacers
Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 31 35 35 28 129LAC 24 31 28 28 111
IND vs LAC ScoutingIND 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.
IND availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 44 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 12 since 1/10, out tonight
NEW Bryant 13 to 20 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/11 · 2 days' restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 45 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 13 since 1/10, out tonight
NEW Bryant 13 to 21 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/12 · back-to-backOUT Turner missed 2 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 46 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 14 since 1/10, out tonight
NEW Bryant 13 to 25 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Turner missed 3 since 2/08, returns tonight: 32 min (108% of 30)
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 47 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 15 since 1/10, out tonight
NEW Bryant 13 to 25 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/23 · 2 days' restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 48 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 16 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Turner back 2/20 after 3, 32 min since (108% of 30)
NEW Toppin 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Bryant 13 to 25 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/24 · back-to-backOUT Isa. Jackson missed 49 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 17 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Turner back 2/20 after 3, 32 min since (106% of 30)
NEW Bryant 13 to 22 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 50 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 18 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Turner back 2/20 after 3, 34 min since (114% of 30)
NEW Bryant 13 to 19 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT McConnell missed 2 since 2/24, returns tonight: 13 min (74% of 18)
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 51 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 19 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Turner back 2/20 after 3, 33 min since (110% of 30)
IND availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 52 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 20 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Turner back 2/20 after 3, 33 min since (111% of 30)
BACK McConnell back 2/28 after 2, 13 min since (74% of 18)
LAC availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Miller missed 3 since 2/02, returns tonight: 2 min (19% of 11)
BACK Dunn back 2/04 after 7, 20 min since (85% of 24)
BACK Hyland back 2/04 after 6, 7 min since (63% of 11)
NEW Jones Jr. 24 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/12 · 3 days' restBACK Dunn back 2/04 after 7, 21 min since (86% 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 2/13 · 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
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 122 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Mathurin at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Isa. Jackson (48 straight). 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 27 and Harden at 24 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 14 times a game to Indiana's 9 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-1 a night and Indiana minus-5. Call it Indiana 117, the Clippers 115, the Clippers keeping it close.
2/08 @ LAL 117-124 — IND notes
IND lost 117-124. IND shot 43% (37 of 87) to LAL's 52%, 12 of 38 from three, and went to the line 32 times to LAL's 23 — 31 points from the stripe to their 21. Siakam led with 23 (6 of 15, 11 of 11 at the line); Haliburton added 19, Mathurin 16. Q2 was theirs, 28-22, the deficit cut from 22 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 102-89 against them. Toppin's -21 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/11 vs NYK 115-128 — IND notes
IND lost 115-128. IND shot 48% (43 of 89) to NYK's 54%, 9 of 31 from three. The glass went 36-48 against them. Siakam led with 24 (9 of 18, 3 of 6 from three); Bryant added 18, Mathurin 18. Q1 was theirs, 26-27, but the other 3 periods went 101-89 against them. Siakam's -13 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/12 @ WAS 134-130 — IND notes
IND won 134-130 in 1 overtime. IND shot 47% (50 of 107) to WAS's 48%, 16 of 35 from three. IND turned it over 7 times to WAS's 16. Toppin led with 31 (11 of 19, 6 of 11 from three); Mathurin added 28, Haliburton 20. The hinge was Q4, 36-23: IND came in trailing by 13 and left it level. IND trailed 47-60 at the half and won the second half 87-70. Mathurin was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
2/20 vs MEM 127-113 — IND notes
IND won 127-113. IND shot 51% (46 of 91) to MEM's 41%, 17 of 45 from three. Haliburton led with 22 (9 of 17, 4 of 11 from three); Turner added 17, Siakam 16. The hinge was Q2, 50-26: IND came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 19, and the lead reached 26. Turner was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
2/23 vs LAC 129-111 — IND notes
IND won 129-111. IND shot 55% (46 of 84) to LAC's 45%, 12 of 36 from three, and got to the line 27 times to LAC's 33. The glass went 46-32 for them. Haliburton led with 29 (9 of 14, 4 of 8 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Nesmith added 19, Turner 17. The hinge was Q1, 31-24: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Turner was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
2/24 vs DEN — 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 124 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Haliburton at 21 and Siakam at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Isa. Jackson (49 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Murray at 31 and Jokić at 27 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Watson (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-8 a night and Indiana minus-2 and the arc, Denver at 41 percent from three to Indiana's 36. Call it Denver 120, Indiana 119, Indiana keeping it close.
2/26 vs TOR — 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 124 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Haliburton at 21 and Turner at 19 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (50 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Barnes at 21 a game. Without Poeltl (8 straight), Battle (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 15 times a game to Indiana's 11 and the defense, Toronto allowing 115 a night to Indiana's 121. Call it Indiana 120, Toronto 113.
2/28 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Herro at 29 and Wiggins at 21 a game. Without Rozier (2 straight), Jović (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Haliburton at 25 and Turner at 19 a game. Without McConnell (2 straight), Isa. Jackson (51 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 38 percent from three to Miami's 34. Call it Miami 115, Indiana 114, Indiana keeping it close.
3/02 vs CHI — 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.
2/08 vs UTA 130-110 — LAC notes
LAC won 130-110. LAC shot 58% (51 of 88) to UTA's 47%, 11 of 26 from three. LAC turned it over 14 times to UTA's 19. Powell led with 26 (9 of 18, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Zubac added 26, Harden 23. The hinge was Q4, 36-24: a lead of 8 became 20. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
2/12 vs MEM 128-114 — LAC notes
LAC won 128-114. LAC shot 51% (47 of 93) to MEM's 49%, 13 of 35 from three, and went to the line 22 times to MEM's 15 — 21 points from the stripe to their 8. LAC turned it over 15 times to MEM's 21. Leonard led with 25 (9 of 19, 2 of 6 from three); Harden added 18, Powell 18. The hinge was Q3, 36-21: a lead of 3 became 18, and the lead reached 24. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
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 — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 111, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Beasley at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Harper Jr. (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Powell at 28 and Harden at 26 a game. Without Powell (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-10 a night and the Clippers minus-2 and the arc, Detroit at 40 percent from three to the Clippers' 36. Call it Detroit 118, the Clippers 113.
2/26 @ CHI — 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.
2/28 @ 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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACAC A. Coffey
BB B. Bogdanović
BS B. Simmons
BO Bogdanovic
DE D. Eubanks
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KB K. Brown
KD K. Dunn
MB M. Beauchamp
NB N. Batum
PM P. Mills
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
JF J. Furphy
JW J. Walker
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TB T. Bryant
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
LAC/IND 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
Haliburton's 16th double-double leads Pacers past Clippers 129-111
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Tyrese Haliburton had 29 points and 12 assists for his 16th double-double of the season, Aaron Nesmith scored a season-high 19, and the Indiana Pacers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 129-111 on Sunday.
Haliburton scored 17 points in the third quarter, when the Pacers (32-23) took a 101-83 lead. The All-Star point guard shot 9 of 14 overall with four 3-pointers.
The Pacers, who are an NBA-best 16-5 in 2025, had seven players score in double digits. Indiana center Myles Turner returned from a three-game injury absence with 17 first-half points.
The short-handed Clippers (31-25) were without leading scorer Norman Powell (left knee soreness) and No. 3 scorer Kawhi Leonard (left foot soreness). Powell averages 24.2 points per game, and Leonard 16.9.
That meant veteran All-Star guard James Harden looked to take more shots — he went 9 of 17 with six 3s to finish with 31 points and 11 assists. Ivica Zubac added 22 points.
Takeaways Clippers: Leonard has played in just 16 games this season, but Powell's absence proved problematic. The lack of scoring options became increasingly evident as Los Angeles steadily fell behind.
Pacers: It's an ideal time to make a run, with two more home games this week and Indiana riding a three-game winning streak. And it helps to have Turner back after he missed three games with a cervical strain.
Key moment Haliburton buried 3-pointers on three consecutive third-quarter possessions as the Pacers opened a 90-69 lead.
Key stat Indiana made 13 of 20 shots to outscore Los Angeles 35-28 in the third quarter. The Pacers finished 46-of-84 shooting (54.8%).
Up next The Clippers visit Detroit on Monday. The Pacers host Denver on Monday.