Game ID: 22400596
Los Angeles Lakers @ LA Clippers
Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 32 32 28 24 116LAL 26 23 28 25 102
LAC vs LAL ScoutingLAC vs LAL 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 1/08 · 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)
LAC availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Hyland missed 2 since 1/19, returns tonight: 17 min (151% of 11)
LAC availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backOUT Zubac missed 2 since 1/20, returns tonight: 29 min (89% of 33)
OUT Leonard missed 2 since 1/20, returns tonight: 24 min (73% of 33)
BACK Hyland back 1/22 after 2, 17 min since (151% of 11)
NEW Coffey 24 to 32 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Dunn missed 2 since 1/22, out tonight
BACK Zubac back 1/23 after 2, 29 min since (89% of 33)
BACK Leonard back 1/23 after 2, 24 min since (73% of 33)
BACK Hyland back 1/22 after 2, 17 min since (151% of 11)
NEW Coffey 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Mann 20 to 27 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 4 since 12/31, returns tonight: 24 min (114% of 21)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 29 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 12 min since (61% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/13 · 5 days' restOUT Vanderbilt missed 30 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 24 min since (114% of 21)
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 12 min since (62% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 31 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 2 since 1/07, returns tonight: 6 min (52% of 11)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 21 min since (98% of 21)
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 12 min since (63% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 32 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 22 min since (106% of 21)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 6 min since (52% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 34 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 22 min (75% of 29)
OUT Reddish missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 33 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 24 min since (114% of 21)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 7 min since (60% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 34 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 3 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 34 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 22 min since (75% of 29)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 24 min since (113% of 21)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 7 min since (60% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 4 since 1/15, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 18)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 35 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 2 since 1/19, returns tonight: 3 min (31% of 11)
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 22 min since (75% of 29)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 36 since 11/04, returns tonight: 12 min (79% of 16)
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 22 min since (73% of 29)
BACK Reddish back 1/23 after 4, 3 min since (19% of 18)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 6 min since (50% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Jemison III missed 2 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 23 min since (77% of 29)
BACK Reddish back 1/23 after 4, 3 min since (19% of 18)
BACK Vanderbilt back 1/25 after 36, 12 min since (79% of 16)
BACK Milton back 1/23 after 2, 3 min since (31% of 11)
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.
1/08 @ 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 126-67 — LAC notes
LAC won 126-67. LAC shot 54% (43 of 79) to BKN's 30%, 12 of 32 from three, and went to the line 30 times to BKN's 22 — 28 points from the stripe to their 12. LAC turned it over 14 times to BKN's 20. Leonard led with 23 (8 of 11, 7 of 7 at the line); Harden added 21, Powell 18. The hinge was Q3, 44-16: a lead of 23 became 51, and the lead reached 64. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +48.
1/16 @ POR 118-89 — LAC notes
LAC won 118-89. LAC shot 56% (44 of 78) to POR's 37%, 10 of 23 from three, and went to the line 27 times to POR's 13 — 20 points from the stripe to their 12. The glass went 50-37 for them. Powell led with 23 (7 of 12, 3 of 4 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Harden added 19, Mann 14. The hinge was Q1, 32-22: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 34. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
1/19 vs LAL 116-102 — LAC notes
LAC won 116-102. LAC shot 53% (47 of 89) to LAL's 50%, 11 of 30 from three. Powell led with 22 (9 of 17, 2 of 8 from three); Harden added 21, Zubac 21. The hinge was Q2, 32-23: a lead of 6 became 15, and the lead reached 26. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
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.
1/22 vs BOS — 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 94, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Harden at 21 a game. One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 94 a night to Boston's 105. Call it the Clippers 110, Boston 108, Boston keeping it close.
1/23 vs WAS — 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 114 a night and allowing 97, shooting 51 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Powell at 22 and Harden at 20 a game. Without Zubac (2 straight), Leonard (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 121, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Poole at 20 and Kuzma at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Brogdon (9 straight), Holmes (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 97 a night to Washington's 121 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-4 a night and Washington minus-8. Call it the Clippers 117, Washington 105, the Clippers by 12.
1/25 vs MIL — 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 111 a night and allowing 103, shooting 49 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Harden at 18 a game. Without Dunn (2 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 105, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 29 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 31 and Lillard at 27 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Green (2 straight), Wright (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 42 percent from three to the Clippers' 32 and the line, where Milwaukee takes 29 free throws a game to the Clippers' 18. Call it Milwaukee 111, the Clippers 110, the Clippers keeping it close.
1/07 @ DAL 97-118 — LAL notes
LAL lost 97-118. LAL shot 45% (34 of 75) to DAL's 52%, 11 of 35 from three, and went to the line 24 times to DAL's 14 — 18 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 33-44 against them. Davis led with 21 (7 of 18, 7 of 9 at the line); James added 18, Reaves 15. Q1 was theirs, 27-24, but the other 3 periods went 94-70 against them. Reaves's -25 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/13 vs SAS 102-126 — LAL notes
LAL lost 102-126. LAL shot 45% (39 of 87) to SAS's 53%, 14 of 44 from three. LAL turned it over 19 times to SAS's 10, and SAS turned those into 16 steals. Davis led with 30 (13 of 18, 2 of 5 from three); James added 18, Reaves 12. Q2 was theirs, 36-25, turning a 2-point deficit into a 9-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 101-66 against them. They led by as many as 11. Davis's -21 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 vs MIA 117-108 — LAL notes
LAL won 117-108. LAL shot 52% (47 of 90) to MIA's 53%, 13 of 34 from three. LAL turned it over 6 times to MIA's 19. Hachimura led with 23 (9 of 15, 2 of 5 from three); James added 22, Davis 22. The hinge was Q4, 34-23: LAL came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 9. LAL trailed 54-66 at the half and won the second half 63-42. James was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/17 vs BKN 102-101 — LAL notes
LAL won 102-101. LAL shot 46% (38 of 82) to BKN's 45%, 12 of 34 from three. LAL turned it over 10 times to BKN's 17. The glass went 34-45 against them. Reaves led with 38 (13 of 23, 4 of 8 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); James added 29, Hachimura 10. The hinge was Q2, 27-22: a lead of 1 became 6.
1/19 @ LAC 102-116 — LAL notes
LAL lost 102-116. LAL shot 50% (38 of 76) to LAC's 53%, 9 of 27 from three. James led with 25 (9 of 20, 2 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Hachimura added 19, Davis 16. Q4 was theirs, 25-24, the deficit cut from 15 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 92-77 against them. Christie's -23 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/21 vs WAS — 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 104 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; James at 22 and Davis at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Reddish (3 straight), Vanderbilt (34 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 126, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Poole at 20 and Kuzma at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Brogdon (8 straight), Holmes (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 114 a night to Washington's 126 and the line, where Washington takes 26 free throws a game to the Lakers' 18. Call it the Lakers 117, Washington 110.
1/23 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Davis at 24 and James at 23 a game. Without Reddish (4 straight), Vanderbilt (35 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 23 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/25 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 22 and Wiggins at 20 a game. Without Green (3 straight), Kuminga (10 straight), Anderson (5 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; James at 23 and Davis at 23 a game. Without Vanderbilt (36 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 102 a night to Golden State's 117 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and the Lakers minus-1. Call it Golden State 112, the Lakers 111, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/27 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Ball at 24 and Mar. Williams at 21 a game. Without Gra. Williams (26 straight), Mann (27 straight), Salaün (4 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Davis at 26 and James at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 102 a night to Charlotte's 111 and the line, where Charlotte takes 25 free throws a game to the Lakers' 18. Call it Charlotte 111, the Lakers 109, the Lakers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CK C. Koloko
DF D. Finney-Smith
DK D. Knecht
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
LACAC A. Coffey
CC C. Christie
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
LAL/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 and the Clippers beat James and the Lakers 116-102 in Lakers' first visit to Intuit Dome
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Norman Powell scored 22 points, James Harden added 21 points and 12 assists and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 116-102 on Sunday night in the Lakers' first visit to the new Intuit Dome.
Kawhi Leonard had 19 points and Ivica Zubac had 21 points and 19 rebounds for the Clippers in the first meeting of the season between the former hallway rivals at Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles.
James had 25 points and 11 assists and Rui Hachimura added 19 points. Anthony Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds in his return after missing a game with plantar fasciitis . The Lakers two-game winning streak ended.
Leonard tied his season high playing 24 minutes but none in the fourth as he continued under a minutes restriction in his fifth game of the season. He scored eight in a row to surpass 14,000 career points in the third, when the Clippers built their biggest lead of 26 points.
Takeaways Lakers: Their only lead came on the game's first basket. They outscored the Clippers 13-2, including 11 in a row, to end the third trailing 92-77. During the spurt, their fans' sudden chants of “Let's go, Lakers!” filled the building and drowned out the home fans.
Clippers: They won their third in a row while starting a stretch of six games in nine days.
Key moment The Clippers outscored the Lakers 32-23 in the second to lead 64-49 at halftime after shooting 58% from the floor. The teams each scored 28 points in the third and the Lakers outscored the Clippers 25-24 in the fourth.
Key stat Both teams shot at least 50% from the floor. The Lakers made nine 3-pointers and the Clippers hit 11.
Up next The Lakers host the Wizards on Tuesday. The Clippers host the Bulls on Monday.