Game ID: 22400733
Indiana Pacers @ LA Clippers
Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 42 19 27 24 112IND 22 42 20 35 119
IND @ LAC ScoutingIND @ LAC 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 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Dunn missed 4 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 3 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 3 since 1/23, returns tonight: 1 min (10% of 11)
BACK Zubac back 1/23 after 2, 31 min since (93% of 33)
BACK Leonard back 1/23 after 2, 25 min since (77% of 33)
NEW Coffey 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Jones Jr. 24 to 31 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Dunn missed 5 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 4 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Zubac back 1/23 after 2, 31 min since (95% of 33)
BACK Leonard back 1/23 after 2, 26 min since (80% of 33)
BACK Miller back 1/29 after 3, 1 min since (10% of 11)
NEW Coffey 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Jones Jr. 24 to 32 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Dunn missed 6 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Bamba missed 2 since 1/29, not on tonight's roster
OUT Hyland missed 5 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Zubac back 1/23 after 2, 32 min since (95% of 33)
BACK Leonard back 1/23 after 2, 27 min since (81% of 33)
BACK Miller back 1/29 after 3, 1 min since (8% of 11)
NEW Jones Jr. 24 to 30 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Dunn missed 7 since 1/22, returns tonight: 18 min (76% of 24)
OUT Hyland missed 6 since 1/23, returns tonight: 7 min (63% of 11)
BACK Miller back 1/29 after 3, 1 min since (8% of 11)
NEW Jones Jr. 24 to 31 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT Miller missed 2 since 2/02, out tonight
BACK Dunn back 2/04 after 7, 18 min since (76% of 24)
BACK Hyland back 2/04 after 6, 7 min since (63% of 11)
NEW Jones Jr. 24 to 30 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Miller missed 3 since 2/02, returns tonight: 2 min (19% of 11)
BACK Dunn back 2/04 after 7, 20 min since (85% of 24)
BACK Hyland back 2/04 after 6, 7 min since (63% of 11)
NEW Jones Jr. 24 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/12 · 3 days' restBACK Dunn back 2/04 after 7, 21 min since (86% of 24)
BACK Hyland back 2/04 after 6, 7 min since (63% of 11)
BACK Miller back 2/08 after 3, 2 min since (19% of 11)
LAC availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backBACK Dunn back 2/04 after 7, 21 min since (87% of 24)
BACK Hyland back 2/04 after 6, 7 min since (63% of 11)
BACK Miller back 2/08 after 3, 2 min since (19% of 11)
LAC availability going into 2/20 · 6 days' restOUT Miller missed 2 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Dunn back 2/04 after 7, 24 min since (101% of 24)
BACK Hyland back 2/04 after 6, 7 min since (63% of 11)
IND availability going into 1/29 · 3 days' restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 39 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 7 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Nesmith back 1/16 after 35, 15 min since (57% of 26)
IND availability going into 2/01 · 2 days' restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 40 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 8 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Nesmith back 1/16 after 35, 18 min since (70% of 26)
IND availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 41 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 9 since 1/10, out tonight
IND availability going into 2/04 · back-to-backOUT Isa. Jackson missed 42 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 10 since 1/10, out tonight
IND availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 43 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 11 since 1/10, out tonight
IND availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 44 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 12 since 1/10, out tonight
NEW Bryant 13 to 20 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/11 · 2 days' restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 45 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 13 since 1/10, out tonight
NEW Bryant 13 to 21 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/12 · back-to-backOUT Turner missed 2 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 46 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 14 since 1/10, out tonight
NEW Bryant 13 to 25 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Turner missed 3 since 2/08, returns tonight: 32 min (108% of 30)
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 47 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 15 since 1/10, out tonight
NEW Bryant 13 to 25 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 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Harden at 18 a game. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Haliburton at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Isa. Jackson (43 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-7. Call it the Clippers 114, Indiana 113, Indiana keeping it close.
1/29 @ SAS 128-116 — LAC notes
LAC won 128-116. LAC shot 53% (48 of 91) to SAS's 48%, 12 of 24 from three. LAC turned it over 15 times to SAS's 9, and SAS turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 57-30 for them. Powell led with 27 (9 of 15, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Leonard added 27, Harden 21. The hinge was Q4, 34-24: a lead of 2 became 12, and the lead reached 16. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/31 @ CHA 112-104 — LAC notes
LAC won 112-104. LAC shot 54% (44 of 81) to CHA's 44%, 11 of 28 from three. LAC turned it over 16 times to CHA's 9, and CHA turned those into 11 steals. Powell led with 27 (11 of 15, 2 of 4 from three, 3 of 7 at the line); Leonard added 21, Harden 14. The hinge was Q2, 30-25: from level to 5 ahead. Jones Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
2/02 @ TOR 108-115 — LAC notes
LAC lost 108-115. LAC shot 47% (41 of 88) to TOR's 52%, 9 of 28 from three. Harden led with 25 (7 of 20, 2 of 9 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Zubac added 18, Porter Jr. 17. Q4 was theirs, 31-23, the deficit cut from 15 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 92-77 against them. Coffey's -18 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/04 vs LAL 97-122 — LAC notes
LAC lost 97-122. LAC took 8 more shots (89 to 81), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to LAL's 56%, 12 of 41 from three. LAC turned it over 9 times to LAL's 14. The glass went 36-50 against them. Powell led with 20 (7 of 15, 3 of 8 from three); Jones Jr. added 17, Hyland 12. Q3 was theirs, 25-25, but the other 3 periods went 97-72 against them. Coffey's -21 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/06 vs IND 112-119 — LAC notes
LAC lost 112-119. LAC shot 47% (41 of 88) to IND's 45%, 17 of 40 from three, and got to the line 18 times to IND's 24. LAC turned it over 19 times to IND's 7, and IND turned those into 13 steals. Harden led with 22 (7 of 14, 4 of 9 from three); Powell added 22, Leonard 19. Q1 was theirs, 42-22, but the other 3 periods went 97-70 against them. They led by as many as 22. Coffey's -12 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/08 vs UTA — 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 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Leonard at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Clarkson at 21 and Collins at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Sexton (2 straight), Hendricks (47 straight), Williams (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 115 a night to Utah's 122 and the line, where Utah takes 25 free throws a game to the Clippers' 20. Call it the Clippers 118, Utah 111.
2/12 vs MEM — 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 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Harden at 18 a game. 3 days' rest. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 29 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 27 and Morant at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-11 a night and the Clippers minus-2 and the line, where Memphis takes 29 free throws a game to the Clippers' 20. Call it Memphis 116, the Clippers 115, the Clippers keeping it close.
2/13 @ 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 122 a night and allowing 129, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Clarkson at 23 and Markkanen at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Sexton (5 straight), Hendricks (50 straight), Mykhailiuk (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Powell at 22 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 116 a night to Utah's 129 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-4 a night and the Clippers minus-2. Call it the Clippers 117, Utah 116, Utah keeping it close.
2/20 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Lillard at 33 and Trent Jr. at 17 a game. Without Antetokounmpo (6 straight). 7 days' rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Harden at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 6 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Milwaukee 114, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
1/29 vs DET 133-119 — IND notes
IND won 133-119. IND shot 57% (46 of 81) to DET's 49%, 19 of 38 from three. Siakam led with 37 (15 of 21, 4 of 7 from three); Haliburton added 30, Turner 24. The hinge was Q4, 31-23: a lead of 6 became 14, and the lead reached 20. Siakam was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
2/01 vs ATL 132-127 — IND notes
IND won 132-127. IND shot 54% (49 of 90) to ATL's 50%, 12 of 33 from three, and got to the line 25 times to ATL's 32. Siakam led with 20 (8 of 16, 1 of 4 from three); Nembhard added 19, Toppin 18. The hinge was Q1, 40-24: from level to 16 ahead. Nesmith was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
2/03 @ UTA 112-111 — IND notes
IND won 112-111. IND shot 47% (43 of 91) to UTA's 43%, 10 of 42 from three, and got to the line 20 times to UTA's 30. IND turned it over 9 times to UTA's 18. The glass went 37-60 against them. Siakam led with 22 (8 of 14, 0 of 4 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Haliburton added 18, Nesmith 13. The hinge was Q4, 29-23: IND came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 1. IND trailed 57-61 at the half and won the second half 55-50.
2/04 @ POR 89-112 — IND notes
IND lost 89-112. IND shot 42% (34 of 81) to POR's 45%, 5 of 24 from three. The glass went 39-51 against them. Nembhard led with 17 (6 of 10, 5 of 6 at the line); Siakam added 16, McConnell 14. Q2 was theirs, 20-18, the deficit cut from 9 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 94-69 against them. Nembhard's -24 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/06 @ LAC 119-112 — IND notes
IND won 119-112. IND shot 45% (43 of 95) to LAC's 47%, 13 of 39 from three, and went to the line 24 times to LAC's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 13. IND turned it over 7 times to LAC's 19. Siakam led with 33 (13 of 19, 5 of 6 from three); Mathurin added 25, Haliburton 14. The hinge was Q2, 42-19: IND came in trailing by 20 and left it ahead by 3. Siakam was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
2/08 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 107, shooting 54 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 31 and Reaves at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. They have won the glass by 4 a night. Without Reddish (4 straight), Morris (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Haliburton at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Isa. Jackson (44 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-4 a night and Indiana minus-9 and the arc, the Lakers at 42 percent from three to Indiana's 34. Call it the Lakers 118, Indiana 111.
2/11 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Mathurin at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Isa. Jackson (45 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Hart at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Anunoby (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been minus-5 a night and Indiana minus-10 and the arc, New York at 34 percent from three to Indiana's 30. Call it Indiana 117, New York 115, New York keeping it close.
2/12 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Coulibaly at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Sarr (8 straight), Middleton (3 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 28 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Mathurin at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Turner (2 straight), Isa. Jackson (46 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Washington has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-11 and the arc, Washington at 34 percent from three to Indiana's 28. Call it Washington 117, Indiana 115, Indiana keeping it close.
2/20 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Mathurin at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Turner (3 straight), Isa. Jackson (47 straight). 7 days' rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; Morant at 23 and Jackson Jr. at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 7 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-5 a night and Indiana minus-8 and the arc, Memphis at 41 percent from three to Indiana's 33. Call it Memphis 119, Indiana 117, Indiana keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACAC A. Coffey
DE D. Eubanks
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
NB N. Batum
NP N. Powell
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TB T. Bryant
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
LAC/IND 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
Siakam scores 33 points to help Pacers overcome 22-point deficit in 119-112 win over Clippers
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — All-Star Pascal Siakam scored 33 points and the Indiana Pacers overcame a 22-point deficit after losing Myles Turner to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 119-112 on Thursday night.
Bennedict Mathurin added 25 points. He inadvertently struck Turner in the face going for a rebound in the first quarter. Turner got up and then staggered while making his way to the bench. He was being evaluated for a concussion and did not return. He was scoreless in six minutes.
Norman Powell and James Harden had 22 points each for Los Angeles. Ivica Zubac had 18 points and 15 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard had 19 points in a season-high 34 minutes.
The Pacers trailed 105-100 before closing the game on a 19-7 run. They made 9 of 10 free throws down the stretch.
The Clippers raced to a 13-2 lead. They led 29-14 and closed the quarter with three consecutive 3-pointers to lead 42-22.
Indiana came roaring back in the second, outscoring the Clippers 42-19 to lead 64-61. The Clippers ended the third with a 10-0 run to go into the fourth ahead 88-84.
Takeaways Jazz: They stayed composed after losing Turner.
Clippers: It was their second tough loss this week, having been drubbed by 25 points in a home defeat to the Lakers.
Key moment Leonard has been on a minutes restriction since he made his season debut last month. But he was on the floor for most of the fourth, when he scored 11 points.
Key stat The Pacers had 31 assists on 43 baskets and seven turnovers to the Clippers' 19.
Up next The Pacers visit the Lakers on Monday to conclude a three-game trip. The Clippers host Utah on Saturday.