Game ID: 22400983
Washington Wizards @ LA Clippers
Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 30 33 26 21 110WAS 20 21 31 21 93
LAC vs WAS ScoutingLAC vs WAS 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 1/16 · 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
LAC availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Dunn missed 3 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 2 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 2 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Zubac back 1/23 after 2, 29 min since (87% of 33)
BACK Leonard back 1/23 after 2, 24 min since (74% of 33)
NEW Coffey 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Jones Jr. 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Mann 20 to 25 min over the last 4
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
WAS availability going into 1/16 · 2 days' restOUT Brogdon missed 5 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 2 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 7 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Coulibaly back 1/07 after 2, 31 min since (93% of 33)
BACK Poole back 1/10 after 3, 27 min since (91% of 29)
WAS availability going into 1/18 · 1 day's restOUT Brogdon missed 6 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 3 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 8 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Poole back 1/10 after 3, 27 min since (91% of 29)
WAS availability going into 1/19 · back-to-backOUT Brogdon missed 7 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 4 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 9 since 1/03, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 15)
BACK Poole back 1/10 after 3, 29 min since (97% of 29)
WAS availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Brogdon missed 8 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 5 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Vukcevic back 1/19 after 9, 3 min since (23% of 15)
WAS availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Brogdon missed 9 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 6 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Vukcevic back 1/19 after 9, 2 min since (17% of 15)
WAS availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Brogdon missed 10 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 7 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Butler missed 2 since 1/21, out tonight
BACK Vukcevic back 1/19 after 9, 2 min since (15% of 15)
WAS availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Brogdon missed 11 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 8 since 1/12, returns tonight: 10 min (58% of 17)
OUT Butler missed 3 since 1/21, out tonight
BACK Vukcevic back 1/19 after 9, 2 min since (15% of 15)
WAS availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Brogdon missed 12 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Butler missed 4 since 1/21, out tonight
BACK Holmes back 1/27 after 8, 10 min since (58% of 17)
BACK Vukcevic back 1/19 after 9, 4 min since (25% of 15)
WAS availability going into 1/30 · back-to-backOUT Brogdon missed 13 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Butler missed 5 since 1/21, returns tonight: 17 min (154% of 11)
BACK Holmes back 1/27 after 8, 13 min since (77% of 17)
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.
1/16 @ 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 99-112 — LAC notes
LAC lost 99-112. LAC shot 39% (37 of 94) to CHI's 40%, 9 of 42 from three, and got to the line 17 times to CHI's 26. The glass went 40-54 against them. Powell led with 27 (9 of 22, 3 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Harden added 17, Jones Jr. 12. Q2 was theirs, 32-23, turning a 7-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 89-67 against them. Harden's -31 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 vs BOS 113-117 — LAC notes
LAC lost 113-117 in 1 overtime. LAC shot 52% (47 of 90) to BOS's 46%, 9 of 28 from three, and got to the line 13 times to BOS's 20. Jones Jr. led with 29 (12 of 20, 4 of 7 from three); Porter Jr. added 26, Coffey 24. Q3 was theirs, 25-21, turning a 1-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 96-88 against them.
1/23 vs WAS 110-93 — LAC notes
LAC won 110-93. LAC shot 45% (40 of 88) to WAS's 34%, 13 of 38 from three. Powell led with 22 (9 of 18, 2 of 10 from three); Jones Jr. added 19, Harden 17. The hinge was Q2, 33-21: a lead of 10 became 22, and the lead reached 27. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
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.
1/27 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 27 a game. Without Nurkić (9 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Harden at 24 a game. Without Dunn (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the line, where Phoenix takes 25 free throws a game to the Clippers' 18 and the arc, Phoenix at 36 percent from three to the Clippers' 31. Call it Phoenix 112, the Clippers 111, the Clippers keeping it close.
1/29 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 129, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 21 and Vassell at 19 a game. 3 days' rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Harden at 24 a game. Without Dunn (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 110 a night to San Antonio's 129 and the arc, San Antonio at 39 percent from three to the Clippers' 30. Call it the Clippers 115, San Antonio 112, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/31 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Bridges at 22 and Mar. Williams at 21 a game. Without Gra. Williams (28 straight), Mann (29 straight), Salaün (6 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Harden at 26 a game. They have won the glass by 10 a night. Without Dunn (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-10 a night and Charlotte minus-0 and the line, where Charlotte takes 26 free throws a game to the Clippers' 20. Call it the Clippers 111, Charlotte 109, Charlotte keeping it close.
1/16 vs PHX 123-130 — WAS notes
WAS lost 123-130. WAS shot 50% (46 of 92) to PHX's 52%, 13 of 41 from three. George led with 24 (8 of 10, 6 of 8 from three); Poole added 18, Sarr 16. Q4 was theirs, 40-26, the deficit cut from 21 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 104-83 against them. Poole's -23 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/18 @ GSW 114-122 — WAS notes
WAS lost 114-122. WAS shot 44% (38 of 86) to GSW's 47%, 22 of 45 from three. The glass went 44-55 against them. Poole led with 38 (12 of 25, 8 of 15 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Kuzma added 22, Carrington 17. Q1 was theirs, 29-25, but the other 3 periods went 97-85 against them. They led by as many as 10. Kuzma's -17 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/19 @ SAC 100-123 — WAS notes
WAS lost 100-123. WAS shot 36% (32 of 89) to SAC's 48%, 10 of 42 from three, and went to the line 32 times to SAC's 24 — 26 points from the stripe to their 19. WAS turned it over 16 times to SAC's 11, and SAC turned those into 12 steals. Valančiūnas led with 23 (9 of 11, 5 of 6 at the line); Kispert added 14, Kuzma 13. Q3 was theirs, 29-28, the deficit cut from 14 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 95-71 against them. Coulibaly's -16 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/21 @ LAL 88-111 — WAS notes
WAS lost 88-111. WAS shot 36% (34 of 95) to LAL's 48%, 11 of 43 from three. Coulibaly led with 17 (7 of 15, 1 of 5 from three); Poole added 15, Kispert 15. Q3 was theirs, 28-30, but the other 3 periods went 81-60 against them. Kuzma's -18 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/23 @ LAC 93-110 — WAS notes
WAS lost 93-110. WAS shot 34% (32 of 94) to LAC's 45%, 11 of 46 from three. Poole led with 24 (6 of 19, 4 of 12 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Coulibaly added 15, Sarr 14. Q3 was theirs, 31-26, the deficit cut from 22 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 84-62 against them. Kuzma's -25 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Booker at 31 and Durant at 27 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nurkić (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 119, shooting 40 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Coulibaly at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Brogdon (10 straight), Holmes (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 38 percent from three to Washington's 31. Call it Phoenix 118, Washington 109.
1/27 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Irving at 28 and Washington at 20 a game. Without Marshall (3 straight), Lively II (6 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 117, shooting 39 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Kuzma at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Brogdon (11 straight), Holmes (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been plus-1 a night and Washington minus-8 and the line, where Dallas takes 26 free throws a game to Washington's 20. Call it Dallas 117, Washington 107, Dallas by 10.
1/29 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 119, shooting 39 percent and 29 from three, 18 free throws a game; Poole at 17 and Coulibaly at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Brogdon (12 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Barnes at 19 and Barrett at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Quickley (7 straight), Mogbo (4 straight), Lawson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-2 a night and Washington minus-7 and the defense, Toronto allowing 108 a night to Washington's 119. Call it Toronto 116, Washington 109.
1/30 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 115, shooting 39 percent and 28 from three, 18 free throws a game; Poole at 15 and Kuzma at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Brogdon (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Davis at 27 and James at 24 a game. They have won the glass by 6 a night. Without Vincent (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-6 a night and Washington minus-5 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 103 a night to Washington's 115. Call it the Lakers 115, Washington 105, the Lakers by 10.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
WASAS A. Sarr
BC B. Carrington
BC B. Coulibaly
CK C. Kispert
JC J. Champagnie
JD J. Davis
JP J. Poole
JV J. Valančiūnas
KG K. George
KK K. Kuzma
TV T. Vukcevic
LACAC A. Coffey
CC C. Christie
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KB K. Brown
KJ K. Jones
KL K. Leonard
KP K. Porter Jr.
MB M. Bamba
NB N. Batum
NP N. Powell
TM T. Mann
WAS/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
Harden notches 79th career triple-double in Clippers' 110-93 rout of NBA-worst Wizards
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — James Harden had 17 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for his 79th career triple-double and the Los Angeles Clippers led all the way in routing the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 110-93 on Thursday night.
Harden surpassed the late Wilt Chamberlain for the eighth-most triple-doubles in league history.
Norman Powell led the Clippers with 22 points — 14 in the fourth — and Derrick Jones Jr . added 19. Kawhi Leonard had 15 points and seven rebounds in 24 minutes. He reached his minutes limit late in the third and didn't play the rest of the game to manage his surgically repaired right knee.
Jordan Poole had 24 points and nine assists for the Wizards, who lost their 12th in a row while falling to 1-19 on the road and 6-37 overall.
Washington got within 12 points in the fourth on Kyle Kuzma 's 3-pointer before the Clippers ran off 10 in a row — eight by Powell — to keep the game out of reach.
Takeaways Wizards: They had five players in double figures but managed just one sustained run. The 8-0 spurt was started by two consecutive Clippers turnovers and it left the Wizards trailing by 19.
Clippers: They had all their best players back one night after Leonard, Harden, Powell and Ivica Zubac were sidelined in an overtime loss to the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics .
Key moment The Clippers outscored the Wizards 19-4 to open the second, hitting five 3-pointers in that span, to take a 25-point lead. The Clippers stretched their lead to 27 points on a basket by Jones in the third.
Key stat The Clippers had 29 assists on 40 made shots.
Up next The Wizards visit Phoenix on Saturday, when the Clippers host Milwaukee.