Game ID: 22400911
New York Knicks @ LA Clippers
Friday, March 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 31 29 19 26 105NYK 25 29 24 17 95
LAC vs NYK ScoutingLAC vs NYK 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 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 4 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 6 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 2/26 after 2, 33 min since (100% of 33)
NEW Dunn 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Simmons 15 to 22 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 5 since 2/20, returns tonight: 9 min (27% of 33)
OUT Miller missed 7 since 2/12, returns tonight: 5 min (48% of 11)
BACK Leonard back 2/26 after 2, 35 min since (108% of 33)
NEW Dunn 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Simmons 15 to 20 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restBACK Leonard back 2/26 after 2, 37 min since (112% of 33)
BACK Powell back 3/02 after 5, 9 min since (27% of 33)
BACK Miller back 3/02 after 7, 5 min since (48% of 11)
NEW Dunn 24 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/05 · back-to-backOUT Jones Jr. missed 2 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 2 since 3/02, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 2/26 after 2, 37 min since (112% of 33)
BACK Powell back 3/02 after 5, 9 min since (27% of 33)
BACK Miller back 3/02 after 7, 8 min since (70% of 11)
NEW Dunn 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 23 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Jones Jr. missed 3 since 3/02, returns tonight: 18 min (74% of 24)
OUT Simmons missed 3 since 3/02, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 2/26 after 2, 37 min since (112% of 33)
BACK Miller back 3/02 after 7, 11 min since (98% of 11)
NEW Dunn 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 23 to 30 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 3 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 4 since 3/02, out tonight
BACK Jones Jr. back 3/07 after 3, 18 min since (74% of 24)
BACK Miller back 3/02 after 7, 11 min since (98% of 11)
NEW Leonard 33 to 38 min over the last 4
NEW Dunn 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 23 to 31 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 4 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 5 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 2 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Jones Jr. back 3/07 after 3, 23 min since (95% of 24)
NEW Leonard 33 to 38 min over the last 4
NEW Dunn 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 23 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Batum 18 to 24 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/12 · back-to-backOUT Powell missed 5 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 6 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 3 since 3/07, returns tonight: 7 min (67% of 11)
BACK Jones Jr. back 3/07 after 3, 24 min since (99% of 24)
NEW Zubac 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Dunn 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 23 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Batum 18 to 26 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 6 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 7 since 3/02, returns tonight: 17 min (119% of 15)
BACK Jones Jr. back 3/07 after 3, 24 min since (99% of 24)
BACK Miller back 3/12 after 3, 7 min since (67% of 11)
NEW Zubac 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Leonard 33 to 38 min over the last 3
NEW Bogdanović 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Batum 18 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT Wright missed 2 since 2/23, out tonight
BACK Hart back 2/23 after 2, 39 min since (105% of 37)
BACK Anunoby back 2/21 after 6, 35 min since (94% of 37)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 32 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restOUT Wright missed 3 since 2/23, out tonight
BACK Hart back 2/23 after 2, 36 min since (96% of 37)
BACK Anunoby back 2/21 after 6, 36 min since (96% of 37)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restOUT Wright missed 4 since 2/23, out tonight
BACK Hart back 2/23 after 2, 38 min since (101% of 37)
BACK Anunoby back 2/21 after 6, 37 min since (100% of 37)
NYK availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Wright missed 5 since 2/23, out tonight
BACK Hart back 2/23 after 2, 37 min since (98% of 37)
NYK availability going into 3/07 · back-to-backOUT Wright missed 6 since 2/23, out tonight
NYK availability going into 3/10 · 2 days' restOUT Wright missed 7 since 2/23, returns tonight: 6 min (42% of 14)
NYK availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Brunson missed 2 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/10 after 7, 6 min since (42% of 14)
NYK availability going into 3/15 · 2 days' restOUT Brunson missed 3 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 2 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/10 after 7, 6 min since (42% of 14)
NEW McBride 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Brunson missed 4 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 3 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 2 since 3/12, out tonight
NEW McBride 24 to 32 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 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Harden at 26 and Leonard at 23 a game. Without Powell (2 straight), Jones Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 29 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Anunoby at 21 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 37 percent from three to New York's 29. Call it the Clippers 114, New York 110, New York keeping it close.
2/28 @ LAL 102-106 — LAC notes
LAC lost 102-106. LAC shot 45% (39 of 87) to LAL's 49%, 9 of 37 from three. Zubac led with 27 (13 of 15); Leonard added 21, Harden 18. Q4 was theirs, 25-23, the deficit cut from 6 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 83-77 against them. They led by as many as 10. Bogdanović's -20 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/02 @ LAL 102-108 — LAC notes
LAC lost 102-108. LAC took 11 more shots (88 to 77), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to LAL's 49%, 12 of 39 from three. Leonard led with 33 (13 of 23, 3 of 7 from three); Dunn added 15, Harden 13. Q4 was theirs, 25-19, the deficit cut from 12 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 89-77 against them. Harden's -18 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/04 @ PHX 117-119 — LAC notes
LAC lost 117-119. LAC shot 52% (43 of 83) to PHX's 51%, 8 of 30 from three. LAC turned it over 6 times to PHX's 11. Zubac led with 35 (15 of 19, 5 of 6 at the line); Harden added 21, Leonard 21. Q2 was theirs, 41-19, turning a 6-point deficit into a 16-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 100-76 against them. They led by as many as 23. Eubanks's -24 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/05 vs DET 123-115 — LAC notes
LAC won 123-115. LAC shot 55% (44 of 80) to DET's 52%, 13 of 24 from three, and went to the line 26 times to DET's 19 — 22 points from the stripe to their 14. Harden led with 50 (14 of 24, 6 of 13 from three, 16 of 20 at the line); Bogdanović added 23, Zubac 22. The hinge was Q1, 32-26: from level to 6 ahead. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/07 vs NYK 105-95 — LAC notes
LAC won 105-95. LAC shot 42% (37 of 88) to NYK's 38%, 15 of 38 from three. Harden led with 27 (7 of 20, 5 of 12 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Leonard added 20, Batum 17. The hinge was Q4, 26-17: a lead of 1 became 10. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/09 vs SAC — 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 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Harden at 26 and Leonard at 24 a game. Without Powell (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 16 free throws a game; LaVine at 24 and DeRozan at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Sabonis (3 straight), Monk (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Sacramento at 42 percent from three to the Clippers' 34 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-6 a night and the Clippers minus-1. Call it Sacramento 112, the Clippers 111, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/11 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Williamson at 25 and Murphy III at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Brooks Jr. (12 straight), Payton (43 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Harden at 28 and Leonard at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Powell (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to New Orleans's 124. Call it the Clippers 115, New Orleans 112, New Orleans keeping it close.
3/12 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Adebayo at 25 and Herro at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Jović (9 straight), Burks (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Harden at 30 and Zubac at 23 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Powell (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-0 a night and the Clippers minus-6 and the defense, Miami allowing 105 a night to the Clippers' 113. Call it Miami 111, the Clippers 109, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/14 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 30 and LeVert at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Johnson (22 straight), Mathews (5 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Harden at 31 and Leonard at 22 a game. Without Powell (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-3 a night and the Clippers minus-3 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 110 a night to Atlanta's 119. Call it Atlanta 116, the Clippers 115, the Clippers keeping it close.
2/28 @ MEM 114-113 — NYK notes
NYK won 114-113. NYK shot 46% (44 of 95) to MEM's 47%, 13 of 38 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MEM's 22. NYK turned it over 8 times to MEM's 18. The glass went 35-58 against them. Brunson led with 23 (10 of 23, 2 of 6 from three); Anunoby added 19, McBride 17. The hinge was Q4, 32-25: NYK came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 1. NYK trailed 56-59 at the half and won the second half 58-54. Robinson was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/02 @ MIA 116-112 — NYK notes
NYK won 116-112 in 1 overtime. NYK shot 48% (46 of 95) to MIA's 54%, 14 of 44 from three. The glass went 46-34 for them. Brunson led with 31 (13 of 25, 3 of 11 from three); Anunoby added 23, Towns 19. The hinge was Q3, 36-25: the deficit went from 17 to 6. NYK trailed 45-62 at the half and won the second half 71-50. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
3/04 vs GSW 102-114 — NYK notes
NYK lost 102-114. NYK shot 45% (41 of 92) to GSW's 49%, 8 of 33 from three. Anunoby led with 29 (11 of 19, 4 of 9 from three); Brunson added 25, Bridges 15. Q2 was theirs, 29-22, but the other 3 periods went 92-73 against them. They led by as many as 10. Hart's -22 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/06 @ LAL 109-113 — NYK notes
NYK lost 109-113 in 1 overtime. NYK shot 39% (37 of 94) to LAL's 43%, 10 of 43 from three. Brunson led with 39 (13 of 26, 1 of 7 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Anunoby added 20, Hart 18. Q2 was theirs, 33-20, turning a 4-point deficit into a 9-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 93-76 against them. They led by as many as 13. Anunoby's -13 in 44 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/07 @ LAC 95-105 — NYK notes
NYK lost 95-105. NYK shot 38% (35 of 91) to LAC's 42%, 9 of 34 from three. Towns led with 23 (8 of 21, 3 of 7 from three); Bridges added 22, Hart 14. Q3 was theirs, 24-19, the deficit cut from 6 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 86-71 against them. Towns's -17 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/10 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and LaVine at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Sabonis (4 straight), Monk (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 28 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Anunoby at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Sacramento at 39 percent from three to New York's 28 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and New York minus-2. Call it Sacramento 115, New York 111, New York keeping it close.
3/12 @ 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 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Simons at 29 and Avdija at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Ayton (12 straight), Thybulle (66 straight), Williams III (10 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and Anunoby at 21 a game. Without Brunson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 110 a night to Portland's 117. Call it New York 114, Portland 112, Portland keeping it close.
3/15 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Butler III at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Podziemski (3 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Anunoby at 21 and Towns at 20 a game. Without Brunson (3 straight), Tucker (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 42 percent from three to New York's 34 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and New York minus-2. Call it Golden State 116, New York 111.
3/17 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Towns at 22 and Anunoby at 20 a game. Without Brunson (4 straight), Tucker (3 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; Herro at 20 and Wiggins at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Jović (12 straight), Burks (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been minus-1 a night and Miami minus-6 and the defense, New York allowing 106 a night to Miami's 113. Call it New York 114, Miami 105.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACAC A. Coffey
BB B. Bogdanović
DE D. Eubanks
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
NB N. Batum
NYKCP C. Payne
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
LAC/NYK 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
Clippers beat Knicks 105-95 to avoid slipping out of West playoff race
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — James Harden scored 27 points, Kawhi Leonard added 20 and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the New York Knicks 105-95 on Friday night.
The Knicks, who are third in the East, dropped their third in a row including an overtime loss to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers a night earlier. That's when they lost Jalen Brunson , who twisted his ankle and is out at least two weeks.
Karl-Anthony Towns led New York with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Mikal Bridges added 22 and Josh Hart had 14 points and a career-high 20 rebounds.
Ivica Zubac had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Clippers.
Takeaways Knicks: They're off to a stumbling start on their Western swing and losing Brunson doesn't help. Coach Tom Thibodeau said he doesn't know whether Brunson will return before the end of the regular season. Miles McBride had seven points and six assists starting in Brunson's place.
Clippers: The win helped them avoid slipping out of playoff position in the West. As it is, they're barely clinging to the final playoff spot with five weeks remaining in the season.
Key moment The Clippers got outscored 24-19 in the third but eked out a 79-78 lead going into the fourth. They opened the final period with six straight points and outscored the Knicks 26-17 to close it out.
Key stat The Clippers hit 15 of 38 3-pointers, with Nicholas Batum making 5 of 7 and Harden also hitting 5.
Up next The Knicks visit Sacramento on Monday. The Clippers host Sacramento on Sunday.