Game ID: 22400671
LA Clippers @ San Antonio Spurs
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 32 28 32 24 116LAC 30 35 29 34 128
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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.
SAS availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 3 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Wesley back 1/08 after 3, 2 min since (21% of 12)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 1/08 after 3, 4 min since (34% of 11)
SAS availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 4 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Wesley back 1/08 after 3, 3 min since (24% of 12)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 1/08 after 3, 4 min since (34% of 11)
SAS availability going into 1/23 · 3 days' restOUT Sochan missed 5 since 1/08, returns tonight: 18 min (70% of 25)
BACK Wesley back 1/08 after 3, 3 min since (23% of 12)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 1/08 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
SAS availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restBACK Sochan back 1/23 after 5, 18 min since (70% of 25)
SAS availability going into 1/29 · 3 days' restBACK Sochan back 1/23 after 5, 16 min since (63% of 25)
SAS availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restBACK Sochan back 1/23 after 5, 19 min since (77% of 25)
SAS availability going into 2/01 · back-to-backOUT Bassey missed 2 since 1/29, returns tonight: 27 min (260% of 10)
BACK Sochan back 1/23 after 5, 20 min since (79% of 25)
SAS availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restBACK Sochan back 1/23 after 5, 20 min since (79% of 25)
BACK Bassey back 2/01 after 2, 27 min since (260% of 10)
SAS availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restBACK Bassey back 2/01 after 2, 17 min since (162% of 10)
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
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
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.
1/17 vs MEM 112-140 — SAS notes
SAS lost 112-140. SAS shot 48% (40 of 84) to MEM's 57%, 13 of 36 from three, and went to the line 23 times to MEM's 15 — 19 points from the stripe to their 11. SAS turned it over 17 times to MEM's 7, and MEM turned those into 9 steals. Vassell led with 21 (7 of 13, 3 of 7 from three); Castle added 20, Wembanyama 19. Q1 was theirs, 29-27, but the other 3 periods went 113-83 against them. They led by as many as 10. Vassell's -22 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/19 @ MIA 107-128 — SAS notes
SAS lost 107-128. SAS shot 45% (41 of 91) to MIA's 53%, 15 of 40 from three, and went to the line 16 times to MIA's 10 — 10 points from the stripe to their 10. Vassell led with 23 (8 of 20, 4 of 10 from three); Wembanyama added 21, Castle 11. Q1 was theirs, 30-20, but the other 3 periods went 108-77 against them. They led by as many as 13. Vassell's -26 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/23 @ IND 140-110 — SAS notes
SAS won 140-110. SAS shot 60% (58 of 96) to IND's 45%, 18 of 36 from three, and got to the line 6 times to IND's 12. SAS turned it over 19 times to IND's 11, and IND turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 57-31 for them. Wembanyama led with 30 (13 of 21, 4 of 11 from three); Vassell added 25, Barnes 20. The hinge was Q3, 45-23: a lead of 3 became 25, and the lead reached 30. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
1/25 vs IND 98-136 — SAS notes
SAS lost 98-136. SAS shot 41% (35 of 85) to IND's 52%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 25 times to IND's 14 — 17 points from the stripe to their 13. SAS turned it over 22 times to IND's 10, and IND turned those into 14 steals. Barnes led with 25 (9 of 14, 3 of 7 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Wembanyama added 20, Castle 17. Q3 was theirs, 36-33, the deficit cut from 15 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 103-62 against them. Vassell's -30 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/29 vs LAC 116-128 — SAS notes
SAS lost 116-128. SAS shot 48% (42 of 87) to LAC's 53%, 14 of 42 from three. SAS turned it over 9 times to LAC's 15. The glass went 30-57 against them. Wembanyama led with 23 (8 of 16, 3 of 6 from three); Castle added 20, Vassell 19. Q3 was theirs, 32-29, the deficit cut from 5 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 99-84 against them. Castle's -15 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/31 vs MIL — 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 115 a night and allowing 128, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Vassell at 19 a game. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 34 and Lillard at 28 a game. Without Portis (3 straight), Green (5 straight), Wright (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Milwaukee allowing 113 a night to San Antonio's 128 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 16 times a game to Milwaukee's 10. Call it Milwaukee 118, San Antonio 114, San Antonio keeping it close.
2/01 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 25 and Barnes at 17 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Herro at 24 and Adebayo at 17 a game. Without Richardson (33 straight), Burks (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 41 percent from three to Miami's 34 and the defense, Miami allowing 117 a night to San Antonio's 124. Call it San Antonio 116, Miami 113, Miami keeping it close.
2/03 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 27 and Bane at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Morant (2 straight), Smart (20 straight), Williams Jr. (34 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Barnes at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-6 a night and San Antonio minus-1. Call it Memphis 121, San Antonio 117, San Antonio keeping it close.
2/05 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Hunter at 20 a game. Without Johnson (6 straight), Capela (4 straight), Gueye (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 25 and Castle at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 37 percent from three to Atlanta's 33. Call it Atlanta 118, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
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 127-117 — LAC notes
LAC won 127-117. LAC shot 45% (44 of 97) to MIL's 47%, 11 of 34 from three, and got to the line 28 times to MIL's 34. LAC turned it over 6 times to MIL's 13. Harden led with 40 (12 of 24, 4 of 10 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Powell added 33, Leonard 18. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: a lead of 1 became 10. LAC trailed 58-59 at the half and won the second half 69-58. Coffey was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
1/27 @ PHX 109-111 — LAC notes
LAC lost 109-111. LAC shot 49% (41 of 83) to PHX's 47%, 10 of 32 from three, and went to the line 20 times to PHX's 11 — 17 points from the stripe to their 9. Zubac led with 25 (12 of 17); Harden added 24, Powell 23. Q3 was theirs, 31-23, the deficit cut from 13 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 88-78 against them. Porter Jr.'s -19 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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 — 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.
2/02 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 104, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barnes at 23 and Barrett at 17 a game. Without Mogbo (6 straight), Lawson (5 straight), Battle (5 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Harden at 23 a game. They have won the glass by 9 a night. Without Dunn (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-9 a night and Toronto plus-1. Call it Toronto 112, the Clippers 111, the Clippers keeping it close.
2/04 vs LAL — 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 117 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Powell at 28 and Harden at 25 a game. They have won the glass by 7 a night. Without Dunn (7 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 108, shooting 54 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Davis at 27 and James at 27 a game. Without Reddish (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 113, the Lakers 112, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/06 vs IND — 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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASCP C. Paul
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
SC S. Castle
SM S. Mamukelashvili
TJ T. Jones
VW V. Wembanyama
LACAC A. Coffey
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KB K. Brown
KL K. Leonard
KP K. Porter Jr.
MI Miller
NB N. Batum
NP N. Powell
TM T. Mann
SAS/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
SAN ANTONIO -- — Kawhi Leonard and Norman Powell had 27 points each and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-116 on Wednesday night.
Los Angeles center Ivica Zubac added 21 points and 22 rebounds in an intense battle with San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama .
Wembanyama had 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Spurs. They have lost five of six.
Wembanyama and Zubac battled throughout with one exchange nearly leading to a skirmish with 4:45 remaining in the third quarter following a 3-pointer by Harrison Barnes and a Clippers timeout.
After being shoved to the court from behind by Zubac, Wembanyama got up and ran after the Clippers center but was held back by Spurs staff and players as they filed onto the court for the timeout. Zubac was visibly upset on the previous play, flailing his arms after no foul was called when he was blocked by Wembanyama. No technical foul was called and, after a brief discussion, officials opted not to review the play.
San Antonio closed the third quarter on a 17-9 run and took a one-point lead in the fourth quarter before Los Angeles closed out its third win in four games.
San Antonio rookie guard Stephon Castle had 20 points and Devin Vassell added 19.
Takeaways Clippers: Los Angeles shot 50% on 3-pointers.
Spurs: San Antonio forward Jeremy Sochan had seven points and no rebounds as he remained out of the starting lineup after missing several games with a lower back injury.
Key moment The Clippers went on a 15-2 run over 3 1/2 minutes to grab a 119-107 lead after Wembanyama’s step-back 3-pointer had put the Spurs up 105-104 with 5:38 remaining in the game.
Key stat Wembanyama extended his NBA record to 35 straight games with a block and a 3-pointer.
Up next The Clippers are at Charlotte on Friday night. The Spurs host Milwaukee on Friday night.