Game ID: 22400486
Atlanta Hawks @ LA Clippers
Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 29 45 24 33 131ATL 28 26 22 29 105
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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 12/27 · 3 days' restOUT Mann missed 7 since 12/04, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 3 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Jones Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 20 min since (83% of 24)
LAC availability going into 12/30 · 2 days' restOUT Mann missed 8 since 12/04, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 4 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Jones Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 22 min since (93% of 24)
LAC availability going into 12/31 · back-to-backOUT Mann missed 9 since 12/04, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 5 since 12/19, returns tonight: 17 min (156% of 11)
BACK Jones Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 24 min since (101% of 24)
NEW Powell 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Dunn 24 to 30 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Mann missed 10 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 12/31 after 5, 17 min since (156% of 11)
NEW Dunn 24 to 30 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/04 · 1 day's restOUT Mann missed 11 since 12/04, returns tonight: 16 min (81% of 20)
BACK Hyland back 12/31 after 5, 12 min since (110% of 11)
LAC availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restBACK Mann back 1/04 after 11, 16 min since (81% of 20)
BACK Hyland back 12/31 after 5, 10 min since (89% of 11)
LAC availability going into 1/08 · 1 day's restOUT Bamba missed 2 since 1/04, returns tonight: 15 min (122% of 13)
BACK Mann back 1/04 after 11, 13 min since (65% of 20)
BACK Hyland back 12/31 after 5, 10 min since (89% of 11)
LAC availability going into 1/13 · 4 days' restBACK Mann back 1/04 after 11, 13 min since (64% of 20)
BACK Bamba back 1/08 after 2, 15 min since (122% of 13)
BACK Hyland back 12/31 after 5, 10 min since (88% of 11)
NEW Coffey 24 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restBACK Mann back 1/04 after 11, 13 min since (64% of 20)
BACK Bamba back 1/08 after 2, 12 min since (94% of 13)
ATL availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Okongwu missed 4 since 12/19, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 23 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 6 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 25 min since (129% of 19)
BACK Mathews back 12/21 after 3, 17 min since (96% of 18)
BACK Wallace back 12/21 after 14, 12 min since (76% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 12/21 after 3, 5 min since (41% of 13)
ATL availability going into 12/29 · back-to-backOUT Okongwu missed 5 since 12/19, returns tonight: 18 min (65% of 28)
OUT Bogdanović missed 3 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 24 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 12/26, returns tonight: 9 min (73% of 13)
OUT Bufkin missed 7 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 3 since 12/23, returns tonight: 3 min (31% of 11)
BACK Nance Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 25 min since (131% of 19)
BACK Mathews back 12/21 after 3, 19 min since (110% of 18)
BACK Wallace back 12/21 after 14, 13 min since (79% of 16)
ATL availability going into 1/01 · 2 days' restOUT Daniels missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 30 min (89% of 34)
OUT Bogdanović missed 4 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 25 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 8 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 18 min since (65% of 28)
BACK Mathews back 12/21 after 3, 20 min since (114% of 18)
BACK Wallace back 12/21 after 14, 13 min since (83% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 12/21 after 3, 7 min since (52% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/21 after 20, 4 min since (41% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 5 since 12/23, returns tonight: 23 min (93% of 25)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 26 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 9 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 30 min since (89% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 21 min since (76% of 28)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 13 min since (103% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 4 min since (34% of 11)
NEW Mathews 18 to 25 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/04 · back-to-backOUT Nance Jr. missed 3 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 27 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 10 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 30 min since (90% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 22 min since (79% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 23 min since (93% of 25)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 9 min since (73% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 3 min since (28% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/07 · 2 days' restOUT Nance Jr. missed 4 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 28 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 11 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 30 min since (89% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 23 min since (81% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 23 min since (93% of 25)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 12 min since (90% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Mathews 18 to 24 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 2 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 5 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 29 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 12 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 31 min since (93% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 23 min since (81% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 26 min since (103% of 25)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 12 min since (90% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 1/14 · 4 days' restOUT Johnson missed 3 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 6 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 5 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 30 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 13 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 2 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 32 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 26 min since (106% of 25)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 26 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 1/15 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 4 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 7 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 6 since 1/01, returns tonight: 38 min (237% of 16)
OUT Gueye missed 31 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 14 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 3 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 26 min since (106% of 25)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 28 min over the last 4
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 103 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Powell at 22 and Harden at 21 a game. Without Mann (11 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Johnson at 23 a game. Without Nance Jr. (3 straight), Wallace (2 straight), Gueye (27 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 17 times a game to Atlanta's 12 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 111 a night to Atlanta's 122. Call it the Clippers 115, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/27 vs GSW 102-92 — LAC notes
LAC won 102-92. LAC shot 53% (40 of 75) to GSW's 37%, 10 of 32 from three. LAC turned it over 21 times to GSW's 14, and GSW turned those into 14 steals. Powell led with 26 (10 of 20, 2 of 7 from three); Harden added 18, Zubac 17. The hinge was Q3, 32-19: a lead of 6 became 19. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/30 @ NOP 116-113 — LAC notes
LAC won 116-113. LAC shot 48% (41 of 86) to NOP's 51%, 13 of 37 from three, and went to the line 27 times to NOP's 14 — 21 points from the stripe to their 11. Powell led with 35 (13 of 27, 4 of 12 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Harden added 27, Zubac 20. The hinge was Q4, 29-23: LAC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 3. LAC trailed 56-62 at the half and won the second half 60-51.
12/31 @ SAS 86-122 — LAC notes
LAC lost 86-122. LAC shot 34% (30 of 87) to SAS's 49%, 11 of 41 from three. The glass went 41-58 against them. Harden led with 17 (5 of 11, 2 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Powell added 15, Coffey 14. Q2 was theirs, 26-32, but the other 3 periods went 90-60 against them. Harden's -27 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/02 @ OKC 98-116 — LAC notes
LAC lost 98-116. LAC shot 47% (38 of 81) to OKC's 50%, 11 of 32 from three. LAC turned it over 19 times to OKC's 9, and OKC turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 45-35 for them. Coffey led with 26 (10 of 14, 6 of 8 from three); Bamba added 12, Porter Jr. 11. Q1 was theirs, 30-22, but the other 3 periods went 94-68 against them. They led by as many as 16. Dunn's -26 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/04 vs ATL 131-105 — LAC notes
LAC won 131-105. LAC shot 55% (53 of 96) to ATL's 43%, 13 of 36 from three. LAC turned it over 17 times to ATL's 22. Powell led with 20 (8 of 16, 4 of 10 from three); Zubac added 18, Coffey 17. The hinge was Q2, 45-26: a lead of 1 became 20, and the lead reached 29. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
1/06 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Edwards at 25 and Randle at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Powell at 20 and Harden at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 41 percent from three to the Clippers' 33. Call it Minnesota 110, the Clippers 109, the Clippers keeping it close.
1/08 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jokić at 36 and Porter Jr. at 21 a game. Without Gordon (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Powell at 20 and Harden at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Denver's 10. Call it Denver 116, the Clippers 112, the Clippers keeping it close.
1/13 vs MIA — 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 105 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 19 and Harden at 16 a game. 4 days' rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Herro at 22 and Jović at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Butler III (5 straight), Richardson (24 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been minus-3 a night and Miami minus-9 and the defense, Miami allowing 109 a night to the Clippers' 115. Call it Miami 110, the Clippers 109, the Clippers keeping it close.
1/15 vs BKN — 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 109 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Powell at 22 and Harden at 18 a game. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Clowney at 15 and K. Johnson at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Thomas (6 straight), Watford (14 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 114, Brooklyn 107.
12/28 vs MIA 120-110 — ATL notes
ATL won 120-110. ATL shot 51% (44 of 86) to MIA's 44%, 15 of 37 from three. Johnson led with 28 (13 of 20, 2 of 3 from three); Hunter added 26, Mathews 18. The hinge was Q1, 35-28: from level to 7 ahead. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/29 @ TOR 136-107 — ATL notes
ATL won 136-107. ATL shot 48% (46 of 95) to TOR's 45%, 18 of 45 from three, and went to the line 35 times to TOR's 27 — 26 points from the stripe to their 24. ATL turned it over 14 times to TOR's 31. The glass went 40-52 against them. Young led with 34 (10 of 21, 7 of 13 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Hunter added 22, Johnson 15. The hinge was Q3, 40-24: a lead of 6 became 22, and the lead reached 31. Young was the night's best plus/minus at +39.
1/01 @ DEN 120-139 — ATL notes
ATL lost 120-139. ATL shot 45% (45 of 100) to DEN's 56%, 16 of 46 from three. Young led with 30 (8 of 17, 4 of 10 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Hunter added 20, Krejčí 14. Q2 was theirs, 38-34, the deficit cut from 7 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 105-82 against them. Young's -25 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/03 @ LAL 102-119 — ATL notes
ATL lost 102-119. ATL took 12 more shots (100 to 88), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to LAL's 49%, 6 of 34 from three, and got to the line 18 times to LAL's 25. ATL turned it over 8 times to LAL's 18. The glass went 39-56 against them. Young led with 33 (10 of 22, 3 of 9 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Johnson added 19, Okongwu 14. Q3 was theirs, 29-31, but the other 3 periods went 88-73 against them. Daniels's -19 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/04 @ LAC 105-131 — ATL notes
ATL lost 105-131. ATL shot 43% (38 of 88) to LAC's 55%, 16 of 46 from three. ATL turned it over 22 times to LAC's 17, and LAC turned those into 15 steals. Young led with 20 (7 of 16, 4 of 9 from three); Hunter added 18, Mathews 15. Q1 was theirs, 28-29, but the other 3 periods went 102-77 against them. Krejčí's -26 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/07 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Sexton at 21 and Sensabaugh at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Hendricks (31 straight), Williams (3 straight), Tshiebwe (16 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Johnson at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nance Jr. (4 straight), Wallace (3 straight), Gueye (28 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-6 a night and Atlanta minus-6 and the defense, Utah allowing 111 a night to Atlanta's 121. Call it Utah 118, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/09 @ 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 108 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Booker at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without O'Neale (4 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Hunter at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Johnson (2 straight), Nance Jr. (5 straight), Wallace (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 113 a night to Atlanta's 123. Call it Phoenix 117, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/14 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Hunter at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Johnson (3 straight), Nance Jr. (6 straight), Wallace (5 straight). 4 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 25 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Nurkić (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 110 a night to Atlanta's 127. Call it Phoenix 117, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/15 @ CHI — 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 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; LaVine at 32 and White at 20 a game. Without Dosunmu (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Hunter at 12 a game. Without Johnson (4 straight), Nance Jr. (7 straight), Wallace (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-1 a night and Atlanta minus-4. Call it Chicago 121, Atlanta 116.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACAC A. Coffey
BH B. Hyland
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
JM J. Miller
KB K. Brown
KD K. Dunn
KJ K. Jones
KL K. Leonard
KP K. Porter Jr.
NB N. Batum
NP N. Powell
TM T. Mann
ATLCC C. Capela
DB D. Barlow
DD D. Daniels
DH D. Hunter
DR D. Roddy
GM G. Mathews
KR Krejci
OO O. Okongwu
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
LAC/ATL 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 20, Leonard has 12 points in return as Clippers cruise to 131-105 victory over Hawks
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Norman Powell scored 20 points, Kawhi Leonard added 12 in his first game of the season and the Los Angeles Clippers rolled to a 131-105 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.
Leonard, who missed the Clippers’ first 34 games with what the team described as right knee injury recovery, played 19 minutes. He was 4 of 11 from the floor, including three 3-pointers, along with three rebounds and one assist.
Ivica Zubac had 18 points and 18 rebounds as the Clippers snapped a two-game losing streak. Amir Coffey had 17 points.
Trae Young led Atlanta with 20 points and 14 assists. De’Andre Hunter had 18 points for the Hawks who have dropped their last three after winning four straight.
The Clippers had a 36-35 advantage early in the second quarter before breaking it open with a 27-4 run, with Coffey scoring nine of his 15 points in the period.
Takeaways Hawks: Guard Jalen Johnson did not play due to right shoulder soreness. Guard Bogdan Bogdanovic also did not play due to injury management.
Clippers: Terance Mann also returned to the lineup and scored 12 points in 16 minutes. Mann missed 10 games due to a broken middle finger on his left hand.
Key moment Leonard hit a 3-pointer on his first shot from the left wing with 9:57 remaining in the first quarter to tie it at 5-all. Leonard was guarded by Hawks rookie Zaccharie Risacher , but got the shot off.
Key stat James Harden 's 13 assists in the first half were the most by a Clippers player before halftime going back to 1996-97, according to Sportradar. He has had 14 assists in the first half twice in his 15-year career. Harden finished with 10 points and 15 assists.
Up next The Hawks are at Utah on Tuesday night while the Clippers are at Minnesota on Monday night.