Game ID: 22500327
LA Clippers @ Atlanta Hawks
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 21 20 32 19 92LAC 27 28 39 21 115
ATL vs LAC ScoutingATL vs 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.
ATL availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 13 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 11/20 after 3, 31 min since (128% of 24)
NEW Krejčí 22 to 30 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/28 · 2 days' restOUT Young missed 14 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 11/20 after 3, 28 min since (115% of 24)
NEW Krejčí 22 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 15 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 11/20 after 3, 28 min since (115% of 24)
ATL availability going into 12/01 · back-to-backOUT Young missed 16 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
NEW Gueye 15 to 22 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 17 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Porziņģis missed 3 since 11/28, out tonight
NEW Gueye 15 to 21 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 18 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Porziņģis missed 4 since 11/28, returns tonight: 20 min (84% of 24)
NEW Risacher 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Gueye 15 to 22 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT Young missed 19 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 12/05 after 4, 20 min since (84% of 24)
NEW Gueye 15 to 20 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 12/12 · 5 days' restOUT Young missed 20 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 12/05 after 4, 20 min since (84% of 24)
ATL availability going into 12/14 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 21 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 12/06, out tonight
LAC availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 4 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 4 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 11/23 after 10, 26 min since (82% of 32)
BACK Paul back 11/17 after 5, 19 min since (131% of 14)
BACK Niederhäuser back 11/20 after 6, 6 min since (56% of 10)
NEW Sanders 20 to 27 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 11/28 · 2 days' restOUT Jones Jr. missed 5 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 5 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 3 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 11/23 after 10, 27 min since (84% of 32)
BACK Paul back 11/17 after 5, 17 min since (118% of 14)
BACK Niederhäuser back 11/20 after 6, 5 min since (47% of 10)
NEW Sanders 20 to 26 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 11/29 · back-to-backOUT Jones Jr. missed 6 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 6 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Lopez missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 4 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 11/23 after 10, 28 min since (86% of 32)
BACK Niederhäuser back 11/20 after 6, 5 min since (47% of 10)
LAC availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 7 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 7 since 11/17, returns tonight: 6 min (25% of 22)
OUT Lopez missed 3 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 5 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Niederhäuser missed 2 since 11/28, returns tonight: 12 min (120% of 10)
BACK Leonard back 11/23 after 10, 28 min since (87% of 32)
NEW Batum 18 to 24 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 8 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Lopez missed 4 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 6 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 11/23 after 10, 28 min since (88% of 32)
BACK Miller back 12/01 after 7, 6 min since (25% of 22)
BACK Niederhäuser back 12/01 after 2, 12 min since (120% of 10)
NEW Batum 18 to 24 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 9 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Lopez missed 5 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 7 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Miller back 12/01 after 7, 6 min since (25% of 22)
BACK Niederhäuser back 12/01 after 2, 8 min since (73% of 10)
NEW Batum 18 to 23 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT Jones Jr. missed 10 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 2 since 12/03, out tonight
OUT Lopez missed 6 since 11/25, returns tonight: 10 min (44% of 22)
OUT Bogdanović missed 8 since 11/22, returns tonight: 23 min (116% of 20)
BACK Niederhäuser back 12/01 after 2, 8 min since (73% of 10)
NEW Batum 18 to 25 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/11 · 4 days' restOUT Jones Jr. missed 11 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 3 since 12/03, out tonight
OUT Niederhäuser missed 2 since 12/05, out tonight
BACK Lopez back 12/06 after 6, 10 min since (44% of 22)
BACK Bogdanović back 12/06 after 8, 23 min since (116% of 20)
NEW Batum 18 to 23 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/15 · 3 days' restOUT Jones Jr. missed 12 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 4 since 12/03, returns tonight: 22 min (99% of 22)
OUT Niederhäuser missed 3 since 12/05, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 10)
BACK Lopez back 12/06 after 6, 12 min since (53% of 22)
BACK Bogdanović back 12/06 after 8, 24 min since (120% of 20)
NEW Batum 18 to 23 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 27 and Alexander-Walker at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Young (17 straight), Porziņģis (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 0-5 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Leonard at 29 and Harden at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Jones Jr. (8 straight), Lopez (4 straight), Bogdanović (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Clippers take 27 free throws a game to Atlanta's 22. Call it Atlanta 121, the Clippers 114.
11/25 @ WAS 113-132 — ATL notes
ATL lost 113-132. ATL took 11 more shots (95 to 84), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to WAS's 57%, 15 of 43 from three, and got to the line 16 times to WAS's 26. ATL turned it over 18 times to WAS's 12, and WAS turned those into 13 steals. Porziņģis led with 22 (7 of 13, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Okongwu added 20, Risacher 17. Q4 was theirs, 35-21, the deficit cut from 33 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 111-78 against them. Daniels's -23 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/28 vs CLE 130-123 — ATL notes
ATL won 130-123. ATL shot 53% (48 of 91) to CLE's 46%, 16 of 43 from three, and went to the line 26 times to CLE's 20 — 18 points from the stripe to their 18. ATL turned it over 12 times to CLE's 17. The glass went 38-48 against them. Alexander-Walker led with 30 (10 of 22, 5 of 13 from three); Johnson added 29, Okongwu 18. The hinge was Q1, 33-23: from level to 10 ahead. ATL trailed 60-62 at the half and won the second half 70-61. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/30 @ PHI 142-134 — ATL notes
ATL won 142-134 in 2 overtimes. ATL shot 46% (48 of 104) to PHI's 44%, 15 of 45 from three. The glass went 58-46 for them. Johnson led with 41 (10 of 21, 4 of 8 from three, 17 of 22 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 34, Daniels 17. The hinge was OT2, 16-8: from level to 8 ahead. ATL trailed 57-58 at the half and won the second half 85-76. Alexander-Walker was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
12/01 @ DET 98-99 — ATL notes
ATL lost 98-99. ATL shot 43% (38 of 89) to DET's 44%, 14 of 40 from three, and got to the line 11 times to DET's 24. ATL turned it over 13 times to DET's 22. The glass went 34-60 against them. Johnson led with 29 (9 of 17, 4 of 8 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 26, Okongwu 20. Q4 was theirs, 30-25, the deficit cut from 6 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 74-68 against them.
12/03 vs LAC 92-115 — ATL notes
ATL lost 92-115. ATL shot 40% (34 of 85) to LAC's 49%, 13 of 39 from three, and got to the line 14 times to LAC's 20. The glass went 38-54 against them. Alexander-Walker led with 21 (7 of 18, 2 of 7 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Daniels added 15, Risacher 11. Q4 was theirs, 19-21, but the other 3 periods went 94-73 against them. Krejčí's -25 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/05 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 26 and Alexander-Walker at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Young (18 straight), Porziņģis (4 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 123, shooting 53 percent and 48 from three, 22 free throws a game; Murray at 30 and Jokić at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Braun (10 straight), Gordon (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 48 percent from three to Atlanta's 35 and the glass, where Denver has been plus-5 a night and Atlanta minus-6. Call it Denver 121, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/06 @ 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 110 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; McCollum at 23 and Bagley III at 13 a game. Without Sarr (3 straight), Johnson (6 straight), Kispert (4 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 30 and Alexander-Walker at 28 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Young (19 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Washington has been minus-3 a night and Atlanta minus-7. Call it Atlanta 120, Washington 117, Washington keeping it close.
12/12 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 30 free throws a game; Cunningham at 23 and Harris at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. 5 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Johnson at 30 and Alexander-Walker at 26 a game. Without Young (20 straight). 5 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-8 a night and Atlanta minus-2 and the line, where Detroit takes 30 free throws a game to Atlanta's 19. Call it Detroit 120, Atlanta 115.
12/14 vs PHI — 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 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Johnson at 25 and Alexander-Walker at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Young (21 straight), Porziņģis (2 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 104, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Maxey at 28 and Embiid at 22 a game. Without Oubre Jr. (12 straight), Bona (2 straight), Watford (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 104 a night to Atlanta's 121 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-3 a night and Atlanta minus-5. Call it Philadelphia 116, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/25 @ LAL 118-135 — LAC notes
LAC lost 118-135. LAC shot 52% (42 of 81) to LAL's 57%, 13 of 35 from three. Harden led with 29 (9 of 21, 3 of 12 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Dunn added 19, Leonard 19. Q1 was theirs, 38-37, but the other 3 periods went 98-80 against them. Leonard's -14 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/28 vs MEM 107-112 — LAC notes
LAC lost 107-112. LAC shot 43% (38 of 89) to MEM's 44%, 12 of 38 from three. The glass went 39-53 against them. Leonard led with 39 (15 of 24, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Harden added 23, Dunn 11. Q1 was theirs, 35-24, but the other 3 periods went 88-72 against them. They led by as many as 16.
11/29 vs DAL 110-114 — LAC notes
LAC lost 110-114. LAC shot 46% (37 of 80) to DAL's 44%, 7 of 25 from three. LAC turned it over 18 times to DAL's 8, and DAL turned those into 15 steals. Leonard led with 30 (10 of 20, 3 of 4 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Harden added 29, Collins 21. Q2 was theirs, 28-24, but the other 3 periods went 90-82 against them. They led by as many as 10. Sanders's -15 in 9 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 @ MIA 123-140 — LAC notes
LAC lost 123-140. LAC shot 45% (43 of 96) to MIA's 53%, 9 of 29 from three, and went to the line 35 times to MIA's 12 — 28 points from the stripe to their 10. Leonard led with 36 (12 of 21, 3 of 6 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Zubac added 16, Dunn 12. Q4 was theirs, 41-26, the deficit cut from 32 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 114-82 against them. Harden's -39 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/03 @ ATL 115-92 — LAC notes
LAC won 115-92. LAC shot 49% (44 of 89) to ATL's 40%, 10 of 32 from three, and went to the line 20 times to ATL's 14 — 17 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 54-38 for them. Harden led with 27 (11 of 24, 5 of 14 from three); Leonard added 21, Sanders 17. The hinge was Q2, 28-20: a lead of 6 became 14, and the lead reached 25. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
12/05 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wells at 19 and Jackson Jr. at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Morant (8 straight), Mashack (6 straight), Jackson (5 straight). 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Leonard at 29 and Harden at 24 a game. Without Jones Jr. (9 straight), Lopez (5 straight), Bogdanović (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-9 a night and the Clippers minus-0 and the arc, Memphis at 39 percent from three to the Clippers' 32. Call it Memphis 118, the Clippers 115, the Clippers keeping it close.
12/06 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 31 and Randle at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Hyland (2 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 30 and Harden at 22 a game. Without Jones Jr. (10 straight), Miller (2 straight), Lopez (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 43 percent from three to the Clippers' 31 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 113 a night to Minnesota's 120. Call it Minnesota 120, the Clippers 112.
12/11 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Sengun at 29 and Durant at 27 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Sengun (2 straight), Eason (10 straight), Finney-Smith (21 straight). 4 days' rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and Harden at 24 a game. Without Jones Jr. (11 straight), Miller (3 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-11 a night and the Clippers plus-3 and the arc, Houston at 36 percent from three to the Clippers' 31. Call it Houston 119, the Clippers 109, Houston by 10.
12/15 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 1-4 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 25 and Harden at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Jones Jr. (12 straight), Miller (4 straight). 3 days' rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edey at 18 and Wells at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Jackson (8 straight), Small (15 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-7 a night and the Clippers minus-3 and the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 17 times a game to the Clippers' 13. Call it the Clippers 115, Memphis 114, Memphis keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACCC C. Christie
IZ I. Zubac
JC J. Collins
JH J. Harden
JT J. Telfort
KB K. Brown
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KS K. Sanders
NB N. Batum
YN Y. Niederhäuser
ATLAN A. Newell
CH C. Houstan
DD D. Daniels
KW K. Wallace
KR Krejci
LK L. Kennard
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
LAC/ATL 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 scores 27, Clippers end 5-game skid by beating Hawks after moving on without Paul
ATLANTA -- — James Harden had 27 points and nine assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers ended a five-game losing streak with a 115-92 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night in their first game after deciding to move on without Chris Paul.
Kawhi Leonard had 21 points, six rebounds and five assists. Ivica Zubac contributed 14 points and 17 rebounds for the Clippers, who won for just the sixth time this season.
Earlier in the day, the Clippers sent home 12-time All-Star Paul , who was averaging 2.3 points in what is expected to be the final season of his 21-year NBA career. He played in 16 of the Clippers' 21 games in his return to the franchise where he had some of the best years of his career.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the Hawks with 21 points. Dyson Daniels added 15 points and two steals.
Jalen Johnson , who leads the Hawks in points (23.2), rebounds (10.0) and assists (7.2), was a late scratch with right calf tightness. Kristaps Porzingas (illness) also missed the game, and guard Trae Young is still a few weeks away from returning from a knee injury.
The result was a disjointed first half that saw the Hawks shoot 38% from the floor with 11 turnovers and just eight assists. The Clippers led 55-41, then scored the first five points of the second half to push the lead to 19. The Hawks never pulled within 13 the rest of the game.
Harden was aggressive for the Clippers from the start, taking 12 shots in the first quarter. He finished 11 of 24, and had no free throw attempts for the first time this season and just the second time in two years. Harden is third in the league at 8.0 free throw attempts per game.
Up next The Hawks host the Denver Nuggets on Friday.
The Clippers are in Memphis on Friday for the third game of a five-game road trip.