Game ID: 22400168
San Antonio Spurs @ LA Clippers
Monday, November 4, 2024 at 10:30 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 14 34 34 31 113SAS 40 16 30 18 104
LAC vs SAS ScoutingLAC vs SAS 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 10/27 · back-to-backOUT Hyland missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
LAC availability going into 10/30 · 2 days' restOUT Hyland missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Jones Jr. 24 to 30 min over the last 3
LAC availability going into 10/31 · back-to-backOUT Hyland missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Jones Jr. 24 to 31 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Hyland missed 5 since 10/23, returns tonight: 4 min (38% of 11)
OUT Miller missed 5 since 10/23, returns tonight: 4 min (39% of 11)
NEW Jones Jr. 24 to 30 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restBACK Hyland back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (38% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (39% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restBACK Hyland back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (38% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (39% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Hyland back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (34% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (35% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/09 · back-to-backBACK Hyland back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (34% of 11)
BACK Miller back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (35% of 11)
LAC availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Hyland missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
SAS availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Mamukelashvili missed 2 since 10/26, returns tonight: 8 min (70% of 11)
OUT Bassey missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Sochan 25 to 32 min over the last 3
SAS availability going into 10/31 · back-to-backOUT Jones missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Bassey missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 0 min (5% of 10)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 8 min since (70% of 11)
NEW Sochan 25 to 32 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 9 min since (83% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 0 min since (5% of 10)
NEW Sochan 25 to 32 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 5 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 7 min since (59% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 10)
NEW Sochan 25 to 33 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 6 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 6 min since (54% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 10)
SAS availability going into 11/07 · back-to-backOUT Jones missed 7 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 8 min since (71% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 3 min since (32% of 10)
SAS availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 8 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 3 min since (25% of 10)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 9 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Champagnie 24 to 31 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 2-3 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Powell at 27 and Harden at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 102, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 18 and Sochan at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Jones (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 102 a night to the Clippers' 109. Call it the Clippers 107, San Antonio 106, San Antonio keeping it close.
10/27 @ GSW 112-104 — LAC notes
LAC won 112-104. LAC shot 47% (42 of 90) to GSW's 43%, 10 of 32 from three. Zubac led with 23 (10 of 19); Harden added 23, Powell 20. The hinge was Q2, 25-20: from level to 5 ahead. Dunn was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
10/30 vs POR 105-106 — LAC notes
LAC lost 105-106. LAC shot 46% (41 of 90) to POR's 45%, 13 of 36 from three, and went to the line 18 times to POR's 12 — 10 points from the stripe to their 10. Powell led with 30 (11 of 22, 5 of 10 from three); Harden added 19, Porter Jr. 10. Q3 was theirs, 35-28, turning a 4-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 78-70 against them. They led by as many as 10. Porter Jr.'s -9 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 vs PHX 119-125 — LAC notes
LAC lost 119-125. LAC took 11 more shots (93 to 82), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to PHX's 51%, 12 of 35 from three, and got to the line 21 times to PHX's 28. Harden led with 25 (8 of 19, 3 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Powell added 23, Zubac 22. Q1 was theirs, 37-20, but the other 3 periods went 105-82 against them. They led by as many as 21. Zubac's -11 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 vs OKC 92-105 — LAC notes
LAC lost 92-105. LAC shot 41% (32 of 79) to OKC's 43%, 11 of 35 from three, and went to the line 26 times to OKC's 19 — 17 points from the stripe to their 17. LAC turned it over 20 times to OKC's 12, and OKC turned those into 11 steals. Powell led with 24 (9 of 14, 3 of 6 from three); Harden added 12, Mann 11. Q1 was theirs, 28-19, but the other 3 periods went 86-64 against them. They led by as many as 13. Mann's -16 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 vs SAS 113-104 — LAC notes
LAC won 113-104. LAC shot 46% (41 of 90) to SAS's 44%, 19 of 37 from three. Powell led with 23 (7 of 15, 5 of 8 from three); Coffey added 21, Zubac 17. The hinge was Q2, 34-16: the deficit went from 26 to 8. LAC trailed 48-56 at the half and won the second half 65-48. Coffey was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
11/06 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Harden at 19 a game. They have won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Oubre Jr. at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Edwards (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-4 a night and Philadelphia minus-9 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 30 free throws a game to the Clippers' 21. Call it the Clippers 114, Philadelphia 107.
11/08 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; DeRozan at 27 and Fox at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Harden at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 30 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-7 a night and the Clippers plus-3. Call it Sacramento 115, the Clippers 109.
11/09 vs TOR — 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 108 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Harden at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 128, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barrett at 27 and Dick at 23 a game. Without Barnes (5 straight), Quickley (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 106 a night to Toronto's 128 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-5 a night and Toronto minus-3. Call it the Clippers 118, Toronto 113.
11/11 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 25 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Harden at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. They have won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-6 and the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 12. Call it OKC 110, the Clippers 105.
10/28 vs HOU 101-106 — SAS notes
SAS lost 101-106. SAS shot 43% (37 of 87) to HOU's 41%, 10 of 33 from three. SAS turned it over 17 times to HOU's 12. Sochan led with 22 (9 of 19); Paul added 16, Branham 15. Q4 was theirs, 26-19, the deficit cut from 12 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 87-75 against them. Sochan's -12 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/30 @ OKC 93-105 — SAS notes
SAS lost 93-105. SAS shot 41% (35 of 85) to OKC's 46%, 12 of 36 from three. SAS turned it over 22 times to OKC's 10, and OKC turned those into 18 steals. The glass went 52-39 for them. Barnes led with 18 (7 of 12, 2 of 3 from three); Sochan added 17, Branham 15. Q3 was theirs, 26-23, the deficit cut from 15 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 82-67 against them. Champagnie's -17 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 @ UTA 106-88 — SAS notes
SAS won 106-88. SAS shot 41% (38 of 92) to UTA's 39%, 12 of 43 from three. SAS turned it over 11 times to UTA's 26. The glass went 42-53 against them. Wembanyama led with 25 (9 of 20, 4 of 13 from three); Paul added 19, Johnson 13. The hinge was Q3, 30-14: SAS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 20. SAS trailed 47-53 at the half and won the second half 59-35. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +43.
11/02 vs MIN 113-103 — SAS notes
SAS won 113-103. SAS shot 52% (43 of 83) to MIN's 48%, 13 of 42 from three. The glass went 44-32 for them. Johnson led with 25 (10 of 17, 3 of 8 from three); Sochan added 19, Wembanyama 17. The hinge was Q3, 33-25: a lead of 5 became 13, and the lead reached 19. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
11/04 @ LAC 104-113 — SAS notes
SAS lost 104-113. SAS shot 44% (38 of 86) to LAC's 46%, 11 of 41 from three. Wembanyama led with 24 (9 of 22, 2 of 9 from three); Champagnie added 21, Paul 14. Q1 was theirs, 40-14, but the other 3 periods went 99-64 against them. They led by as many as 26. Wembanyama's -21 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ 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 110 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Green at 22 and Sengun at 15 a game. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 17 and Paul at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Jones (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 14 times a game to Houston's 10. Call it Houston 109, San Antonio 105, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/07 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 17 and Paul at 14 a game. Without Jones (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Simons at 18 and Ayton at 16 a game. Without Sharpe (8 straight), Thybulle (8 straight), Williams III (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it San Antonio 109, Portland 108, Portland keeping it close.
11/09 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Johnson at 15 a game. Without Sochan (2 straight), Jones (8 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Collins at 17 and George at 17 a game. Without Hendricks (5 straight), Mykhailiuk (2 straight), Potter (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 20 times a game to San Antonio's 13 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 107 a night to Utah's 119. Call it San Antonio 115, Utah 104, San Antonio by 11.
11/11 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 18 and Johnson at 15 a game. Without Sochan (3 straight), Jones (9 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 27 from three, 24 free throws a game; DeRozan at 27 and Fox at 25 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 35 percent from three to Sacramento's 27 and the line, where Sacramento takes 24 free throws a game to San Antonio's 18. Call it San Antonio 113, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASCP C. Paul
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
MB M. Branham
SC S. Castle
SM S. Mamukelashvili
VW V. Wembanyama
ZC Z. Collins
LACAC A. Coffey
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KD K. Dunn
KJ K. Jones
KP K. Porter Jr.
NB N. Batum
NP N. Powell
TM T. Mann
SAS/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
Powell scores 23, Clippers rally from 26-point deficit to beat Spurs 113-104
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Norman Powell scored 23 points, Amir Coffey added 21 and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from an early 26-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 113-104 Monday night for their first win at Intuit Dome.
James Harden scored 17 points and Ivica Zubac had 17 points and 13 rebounds. It was the Clippers' largest comeback when trailing at the end of the first quarter and tied for the third largest when trailing by any deficit since 1996, according to Sportradar.
Victor Wembanyama had 24 points, 13 rebounds and nine blocked shots for the Spurs, who are without coach Gregg Popovich due to illness. Julian Champagnie had 21 points.
The Spurs had a 40-14 lead at the end of the first quarter, but were unable to sustain the momentum. LA got within eight at halftime and had the margin down to four going into the fourth quarter.
It was the largest blown San Antonio lead at the end of the first quarter and the fourth-largest by any deficit in franchise history.
Takeaways Spurs: San Antonio was 16 of 26 from the field in the first quarter but 22 of 60 the rest of the game.
Clippers: LA was 19 of 37 on 3-pointers and had a season-high 16 offensive rebounds.
Key moment The Clippers went on a 33-9 run during a nine-minute span late in the third quarter until the four-minute mark of the fourth. Powell's 3-pointer with 7:25 remaining gave LA its first lead at 93-91. It went up for good (96-93) with 6:26 left on Coffey's 3-pointer.
Key stat The Clippers outscored the Spurs 31-18 in the final 12 minutes.
Up next Both teams are in action on Wednesday. The Spurs are at Houston and the Clippers host Philadelphia. Paul George , who was with the Clippers for five seasons, is expected to face his former club for the first time.