Los Angeles Lakers @ LA Clippers
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA | Game ID: 22400715
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 29 21 25 22 97LAL 45 28 25 24 122
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LeBron scores 26, and the Lakers thrash the Clippers 122-97 with Luka Doncic watching on the bench
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — LeBron James had 26 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and Luka Doncic watched approvingly from the bench while the Los Angeles Lakers thrashed the Los Angeles Clippers 122-97 Tuesday night.
Doncic clapped and occasionally fist-pumped during the Lakers' outstanding performance in their first game since they made the seismic trade to acquire the All-NBA scoring champion in exchange for star big man Anthony Davis . James and Doncic , who is close to a return from a strained calf , sat next to each other and talked at times.
Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura scored 20 points apiece for the Lakers, who finished a six-game trip with five victories despite losing Davis to injury even before the trade. The Lakers' victory was their first at Intuit Dome, their crosstown rivals' sparkling new arena.
Norman Powell scored 20 points for the Clippers (28-22), who fell two games behind the fifth-place Lakers (29-19) in the West.
James Harden went 2 of 12 for seven points, and Kawhi Leonard scored just 11 before both stars took the fourth quarter off.
Bronny James hit his first NBA 3-pointer while playing the final six minutes.
Patty Mills and Drew Eubanks played the final seven minutes in their debuts with the Clippers, who acquired the veterans Saturday from Utah.
Takeaways Clippers: A lifeless effort in their return from a four-game trip. Owner Steve Ballmer had little to cheer.
Lakers: The results were brilliant, but the method was also impressive. They fought and worked on defense — something they'll have to do every night without Davis.
Key moment The Lakers put up 45 points in the first quarter — the most they've managed in any period this season.
Key stat The Lakers didn't make a turnover until midway through the second quarter.
Up next The Lakers host the Warriors on Thursday. The Clippers host the Pacers on Thursday.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAR A. Reaves
AT A. Traoré
BJ B. James
DF D. Finney-Smith
DK D. Knecht
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
JV J. Vanderbilt
LJ L. James
RH R. Hachimura
SM S. Milton
TJ T. Jemison III
LACAC A. Coffey
BH B. Hyland
DE D. Eubanks
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KB K. Brown
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KP K. Porter Jr.
NB N. Batum
NP N. Powell
PM P. Mills
TM T. Mann
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
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