Game ID: 22400553
Miami Heat @ LA Clippers
Monday, January 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 28 15 36 30 109MIA 35 13 20 30 98
LAC vs MIA ScoutingLAC vs MIA 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 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)
LAC availability going into 1/16 · back-to-backBACK Mann back 1/04 after 11, 12 min since (59% of 20)
BACK Bamba back 1/08 after 2, 14 min since (109% of 13)
LAC availability going into 1/19 · 2 days' restBACK Bamba back 1/08 after 2, 15 min since (115% of 13)
LAC availability going into 1/20 · back-to-backBACK Bamba back 1/08 after 2, 13 min since (102% of 13)
MIA availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT Richardson missed 20 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 1/01 after 5, 26 min since (84% of 31)
BACK Larsson back 1/02 after 2, 6 min since (42% of 14)
MIA availability going into 1/07 · back-to-backOUT Butler III missed 2 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 21 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Larsson back 1/02 after 2, 6 min since (40% of 14)
NEW Rozier 26 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 27 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 3 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 22 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 5 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Larsson back 1/02 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 14)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 29 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 4 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 23 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 6 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Larsson back 1/02 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 14)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 32 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 5 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 24 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 7 since 1/01, returns tonight: 15 min (141% of 11)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 34 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 6 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 25 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Love back 1/13 after 7, 15 min since (141% of 11)
NEW Rozier 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Highsmith 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 34 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 7 since 1/04, returns tonight: 33 min (108% of 31)
OUT Richardson missed 26 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 2 since 1/13, returns tonight: 2 min (17% of 14)
BACK Love back 1/13 after 7, 15 min since (141% of 11)
NEW Jović 25 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Highsmith 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 30 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Richardson missed 27 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 1/17 after 7, 33 min since (108% of 31)
BACK Larsson back 1/17 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 14)
NEW Jović 25 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 29 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Richardson missed 28 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 2 since 1/17, returns tonight: 13 min (76% of 18)
OUT Love missed 3 since 1/15, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 1/17 after 7, 30 min since (100% of 31)
BACK Larsson back 1/17 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 14)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 26 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 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.
1/02 @ 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 106-108 — LAC notes
LAC lost 106-108. LAC shot 42% (37 of 89) to MIN's 45%, 12 of 35 from three, and went to the line 25 times to MIN's 17 — 20 points from the stripe to their 10. Powell led with 25 (7 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Harden added 22, Zubac 17. Q1 was theirs, 27-16, but the other 3 periods went 92-79 against them. They led by as many as 19. Leonard's -17 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/08 @ DEN 103-126 — LAC notes
LAC lost 103-126. LAC shot 38% (30 of 80) to DEN's 55%, 11 of 38 from three, and went to the line 40 times to DEN's 17 — 32 points from the stripe to their 11. Powell led with 30 (8 of 17, 4 of 10 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Harden added 16, Zubac 10. Q2 was theirs, 31-33, but the other 3 periods went 93-72 against them. Zubac's -21 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/13 vs MIA 109-98 — LAC notes
LAC won 109-98. LAC shot 48% (45 of 93) to MIA's 39%, 13 of 36 from three, and got to the line 10 times to MIA's 18. Powell led with 29 (12 of 17, 5 of 8 from three); Harden added 26, Zubac 21. The hinge was Q3, 36-20: LAC came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 19. LAC trailed 43-48 at the half and won the second half 66-50. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
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.
1/16 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Simons at 23 and Sharpe at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Grant (8 straight), Thybulle (39 straight), Williams III (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 101, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Harden at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 101 a night to Portland's 117 and the line, where the Clippers take 24 free throws a game to Portland's 16. Call it the Clippers 113, Portland 109, Portland keeping it close.
1/19 vs LAL — 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 112 a night and allowing 98, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Harden at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Davis at 26 and James at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight), Reddish (2 straight), Vanderbilt (33 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 98 a night to the Lakers' 114 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-2 a night and the Lakers minus-7. Call it the Clippers 114, the Lakers 104, the Clippers by 10.
1/20 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 96, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Harden at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 16 free throws a game; LaVine at 24 and Vučević at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 96 a night to Chicago's 118 and the line, where the Clippers take 24 free throws a game to Chicago's 16. Call it the Clippers 117, Chicago 106, the Clippers by 11.
1/06 @ SAC 118-123 — MIA notes
MIA lost 118-123 in 2 overtimes. MIA shot 42% (43 of 102) to SAC's 42%, 11 of 42 from three. Herro led with 26 (11 of 25, 4 of 10 from three); Adebayo added 18, Rozier 18. Q3 was theirs, 31-18, turning a 3-point deficit into a 10-point lead, but the other 5 periods went 105-87 against them. They led by as many as 17.
1/07 @ GSW 114-98 — MIA notes
MIA won 114-98. MIA shot 47% (43 of 91) to GSW's 41%, 16 of 40 from three, and went to the line 17 times to GSW's 5 — 12 points from the stripe to their 4. Jović led with 20 (8 of 17, 2 of 8 from three); Adebayo added 19, Jaquez Jr. 18. The hinge was Q4, 30-20: a lead of 6 became 16, and the lead reached 20. Jović was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
1/09 @ UTA 97-92 — MIA notes
MIA won 97-92. MIA shot 40% (36 of 91) to UTA's 40%, 14 of 50 from three. Herro led with 23 (7 of 16, 4 of 9 from three); Jaquez Jr. added 20, Adebayo 15. The hinge was Q2, 26-14: MIA came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 5. Jović was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
1/11 @ POR 119-98 — MIA notes
MIA won 119-98. MIA shot 48% (44 of 92) to POR's 38%, 19 of 44 from three. MIA turned it over 10 times to POR's 16. Herro led with 32 (11 of 22, 7 of 14 from three); Jović added 21, Highsmith 14. The hinge was Q2, 37-25: a lead of 6 became 18, and the lead reached 24. Jović was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/13 @ LAC 98-109 — MIA notes
MIA lost 98-109. MIA shot 39% (33 of 85) to LAC's 48%, 17 of 52 from three, and went to the line 18 times to LAC's 10 — 15 points from the stripe to their 6. Herro led with 32 (9 of 20, 4 of 13 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Ware added 19, Rozier 11. Q1 was theirs, 35-28, but the other 3 periods went 81-63 against them. They led by as many as 13. Jović's -16 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; James at 25 and Davis at 25 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Vanderbilt (31 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 104, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Herro at 25 and Adebayo at 16 a game. Without Butler III (6 straight), Richardson (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 104 a night to the Lakers' 114. Call it Miami 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/17 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 103, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Herro at 27 and Adebayo at 14 a game. Without Butler III (7 straight), Richardson (26 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 107, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murray at 22 and Jokić at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-10 a night and Miami minus-2 and the line, where Denver takes 23 free throws a game to Miami's 16. Call it Miami 112, Denver 111, Denver keeping it close.
1/19 vs SAS — 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 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 16 free throws a game; Herro at 29 and Adebayo at 14 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Richardson (27 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 18 and Vassell at 17 a game. Without Sochan (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 110 a night to San Antonio's 121. Call it Miami 114, San Antonio 110, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/21 vs POR — 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 113, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 15 free throws a game; Herro at 28 and Jović at 14 a game. Without Richardson (28 straight), Burks (2 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Henderson at 21 and Sharpe at 18 a game. Without Thybulle (42 straight), Clingan (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 40 percent from three to Portland's 33 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 17 times a game to Miami's 13. Call it Miami 116, Portland 108.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACAC A. Coffey
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KP K. Porter Jr.
MB M. Bamba
NB N. Batum
NP N. Powell
MIAAB A. Burks
DR D. Robinson
HH H. Highsmith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
KL K. Love
KW K. Ware
NJ N. Jović
TH T. Herro
TR T. Rozier
LAC/MIA 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
Harden's big 3rd quarter helps Clippers rally past Heat 109-98
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — James Harden scored 13 of his 26 points in a third-quarter revival that rallied the Los Angeles Clippers past the Miami Heat 109-98 on Monday night, snapping a two-game skid.
The Clippers were playing their first game in five days after their scheduled game on Saturday was postponed because of deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area. White towels with LA Strong and the state of California in blue were given out.
Norman Powell led the Clippers with 29 points. Ivica Zubac had 21 points and a season-high 20 rebounds for his 25th double-double. Harden added 11 assists.
Tyler Herro had 32 points and 11 rebounds to lead Miami, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. Kel'el Ware added 19 points and a career-best 13 rebounds off the bench.
Takeaways Heat: Miami center Bam Adebayo sat out with lower back pain from a fall at Portland on Saturday. Kevin Love started in his place and made three 3-pointers in the first quarter.
Clippers: Kawhi Leonard finished with six points on 3-of-9 shooting and five rebounds in 21 minutes during his third game of the season. He didn't play in the fourth quarter. Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said Leonard's minutes will continue to be restricted as he works to regain his rhythm after returning from injury.
Key moment The Clippers outscored Miami 36-20 in the third quarter to take a 79-68 lead. They made six 3-pointers — three by Harden and three by Powell. Harden scored eight points in a row to pull the Clippers into a tie before they took the lead for good.
Key stat The Heat fell to 3-2 on their six-game Western trip.
Up next The Heat visit the Lakers on Wednesday night. The Clippers host Brooklyn on Wednesday night.