Game ID: 22500233
LA Clippers @ Boston Celtics
Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 37 26 27 31 121LAC 30 19 36 33 118
BOS vs LAC ScoutingBOS 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.
BOS availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restBACK Boucher back 11/01 after 2, 10 min since (96% of 10)
NEW Minott 16 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Boucher missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
NEW Minott 16 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 2 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
NEW Minott 16 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/12 · back-to-backOUT Scheierman missed 3 since 11/07, returns tonight: 12 min (63% of 18)
OUT Boucher missed 4 since 11/05, returns tonight: 13 min (122% of 10)
NEW Walsh 17 to 24 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 11/16 · 3 days' restBACK Scheierman back 11/12 after 3, 12 min since (63% of 18)
BACK Boucher back 11/12 after 4, 13 min since (122% of 10)
NEW Walsh 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Minott 16 to 21 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restBACK Scheierman back 11/12 after 3, 15 min since (82% of 18)
BACK Boucher back 11/12 after 4, 13 min since (122% of 10)
NEW Walsh 17 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/21 · 2 days' restOUT González missed 2 since 11/16, returns tonight: 5 min (37% of 14)
OUT Boucher missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
BACK Scheierman back 11/12 after 3, 14 min since (79% of 18)
NEW Walsh 17 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Boucher missed 3 since 11/16, returns tonight: 14 min (136% of 10)
BACK Scheierman back 11/12 after 3, 14 min since (75% of 18)
BACK González back 11/21 after 2, 5 min since (37% of 14)
NEW Walsh 17 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restBACK Scheierman back 11/12 after 3, 13 min since (70% of 18)
BACK González back 11/21 after 2, 7 min since (51% of 14)
BACK Boucher back 11/12 after 4, 14 min since (129% of 10)
LAC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Leonard missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Sanders missed 6 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Beal back 10/31 after 2, 20 min since (100% of 20)
BACK Bogdanović back 11/04 after 2, 29 min since (147% of 20)
BACK Niederhäuser back 11/04 after 2, 5 min since (45% of 10)
LAC availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Leonard missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Sanders missed 7 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Beal back 10/31 after 2, 20 min since (100% of 20)
BACK Bogdanović back 11/04 after 2, 29 min since (147% of 20)
BACK Niederhäuser back 11/04 after 2, 5 min since (45% of 10)
LAC availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Leonard missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Sanders missed 8 since 10/26, returns tonight: 25 min (124% of 20)
OUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 20 min (103% of 20)
OUT Paul missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Niederhäuser missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
LAC availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Leonard missed 5 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Paul missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Niederhäuser missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Sanders back 11/12 after 8, 25 min since (124% of 20)
BACK Bogdanović back 11/04 after 2, 26 min since (132% of 20)
LAC availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restOUT Leonard missed 6 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Paul missed 4 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Niederhäuser missed 4 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Sanders back 11/12 after 8, 19 min since (96% of 20)
BACK Bogdanović back 11/12 after 2, 29 min since (145% of 20)
LAC availability going into 11/17 · back-to-backOUT Leonard missed 7 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Paul missed 5 since 11/08, returns tonight: 11 min (79% of 14)
OUT Niederhäuser missed 5 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Sanders back 11/12 after 8, 20 min since (102% of 20)
BACK Bogdanović back 11/12 after 2, 31 min since (156% of 20)
LAC availability going into 11/20 · 2 days' restOUT Leonard missed 8 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Niederhäuser missed 6 since 11/08, returns tonight: 11 min (103% of 10)
BACK Sanders back 11/12 after 8, 23 min since (115% of 20)
BACK Bogdanović back 11/12 after 2, 30 min since (151% of 20)
BACK Paul back 11/17 after 5, 11 min since (79% of 14)
LAC availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Leonard missed 9 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Jones Jr. missed 2 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 2 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Sanders back 11/12 after 8, 24 min since (118% of 20)
BACK Bogdanović back 11/12 after 2, 28 min since (142% of 20)
BACK Paul back 11/17 after 5, 17 min since (121% of 14)
BACK Niederhäuser back 11/20 after 6, 11 min since (103% of 10)
LAC availability going into 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Leonard missed 10 since 11/04, returns tonight: 26 min (82% of 32)
OUT Jones Jr. missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Paul back 11/17 after 5, 19 min since (135% of 14)
BACK Niederhäuser back 11/20 after 6, 7 min since (67% of 10)
NEW Bogdanović 20 to 30 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and White at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 3 days' rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Harden at 28 and Zubac at 20 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Leonard (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-5 a night and the Clippers minus-6 and the defense, Boston allowing 107 a night to the Clippers' 118. Call it Boston 118, the Clippers 108, Boston by 10.
11/07 @ ORL 110-123 — BOS notes
BOS lost 110-123. BOS took 13 more shots (95 to 82), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to ORL's 50%, 13 of 37 from three, and got to the line 16 times to ORL's 31. Brown led with 32 (15 of 28, 1 of 6 from three); Pritchard added 27, White 16. Q2 was theirs, 26-21, the deficit cut from 13 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 102-84 against them. Brown's -21 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/09 @ ORL 111-107 — BOS notes
BOS won 111-107. BOS shot 47% (40 of 85) to ORL's 45%, 13 of 33 from three, and got to the line 25 times to ORL's 32. Brown led with 27 (10 of 24, 1 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Simons added 25, White 21. The hinge was Q4, 33-27: BOS came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 4.
11/11 @ PHI 100-102 — BOS notes
BOS lost 100-102. BOS took 8 more shots (92 to 84), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to PHI's 43%, 13 of 38 from three. Brown led with 24 (8 of 18, 1 of 3 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); White added 18, Simons 17. Q3 was theirs, 36-20, turning a 10-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 82-64 against them. Minott's -10 in 8 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 vs MEM 131-95 — BOS notes
BOS won 131-95. BOS shot 51% (50 of 99) to MEM's 34%, 21 of 51 from three, and got to the line 12 times to MEM's 26. The glass went 58-41 for them. Pritchard led with 24 (8 of 15, 5 of 10 from three); White added 20, Brown 19. The hinge was Q2, 33-20: a lead of 8 became 21, and the lead reached 38. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +42.
11/16 vs LAC 121-118 — BOS notes
BOS won 121-118. BOS shot 45% (46 of 103) to LAC's 47%, 16 of 39 from three, and got to the line 17 times to LAC's 30. BOS turned it over 6 times to LAC's 13. Brown led with 33 (14 of 33, 1 of 7 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Pritchard added 30, White 22. The hinge was Q1, 37-30: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/18 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 26 and Claxton at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Thomas (5 straight), Traore (6 straight), Wolf (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and White at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-8 and the line, where Brooklyn takes 27 free throws a game to Boston's 18. Call it Boston 116, Brooklyn 110.
11/21 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and White at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 26 and Claxton at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Thomas (6 straight), Saraf (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-8 a night and Brooklyn minus-7 and the defense, Boston allowing 104 a night to Brooklyn's 115. Call it Boston 118, Brooklyn 106, Boston by 12.
11/23 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Pritchard at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 26 and Bane at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Banchero (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Boston's 18 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Orlando plus-1. Call it Boston 115, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
11/26 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Pritchard at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 112, shooting 53 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Duren at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Detroit takes 27 free throws a game to Boston's 18 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 14 times a game to Boston's 11. Call it Boston 117, Detroit 114, Detroit keeping it close.
11/08 vs PHX 103-114 — LAC notes
LAC lost 103-114. LAC shot 53% (41 of 77) to PHX's 48%, 10 of 33 from three. The glass went 27-42 against them. Zubac led with 21 (10 of 12); Collins added 19, Harden 13. Q3 was theirs, 34-25, the deficit cut from 14 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 89-69 against them. Harden's -18 in 41 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 vs ATL 102-105 — LAC notes
LAC lost 102-105. LAC shot 44% (36 of 82) to ATL's 45%, 12 of 38 from three. Harden led with 35 (12 of 23, 6 of 14 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Zubac added 13, Dunn 11. Q1 was theirs, 29-19, but the other 3 periods went 86-73 against them. They led by as many as 17.
11/12 vs DEN 116-130 — LAC notes
LAC lost 116-130. LAC shot 49% (41 of 84) to DEN's 52%, 16 of 37 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DEN's 35. Harden led with 23 (6 of 15, 1 of 6 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Miller added 22, Zubac 18. Q2 was theirs, 33-24, turning a 4-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 106-83 against them. They led by as many as 10. Harden's -24 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/14 @ DAL 133-127 — LAC notes
LAC won 133-127 in 2 overtimes. LAC shot 47% (45 of 95) to DAL's 44%, 13 of 42 from three. Harden led with 41 (13 of 25, 6 of 12 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Zubac added 27, Bogdanović 21. The hinge was OT2, 10-4: from level to 6 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/16 @ BOS 118-121 — LAC notes
LAC lost 118-121. LAC shot 47% (38 of 81) to BOS's 45%, 14 of 35 from three, and went to the line 30 times to BOS's 17 — 28 points from the stripe to their 13. LAC turned it over 13 times to BOS's 6. Harden led with 37 (9 of 22, 5 of 11 from three, 14 of 15 at the line); Collins added 17, Zubac 16. Q3 was theirs, 36-27, the deficit cut from 14 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 94-82 against them.
11/17 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Grimes at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Embiid (3 straight). 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Harden at 30 and Zubac at 19 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Leonard (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-5 a night and the Clippers minus-6. Call it Philadelphia 119, the Clippers 113.
11/20 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 30 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 24 and Bane at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Banchero (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Harden at 33 and Zubac at 18 a game. Without Leonard (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and the Clippers minus-3 and the defense, Orlando allowing 109 a night to the Clippers' 119. Call it Orlando 118, the Clippers 111.
11/22 @ 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 113 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Bridges at 23 and Knueppel at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Miller (13 straight), Williams (8 straight), Green (7 straight). 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Harden at 32 and Zubac at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Leonard (9 straight), Jones Jr. (2 straight), Miller (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-4 a night and the Clippers minus-5 and the arc, the Clippers at 37 percent from three to Charlotte's 32. Call it Charlotte 119, the Clippers 115, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/23 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Mobley at 17 a game. Without Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Harden at 38 and Zubac at 18 a game. Without Leonard (10 straight), Jones Jr. (3 straight), Miller (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 111 a night to the Clippers' 121 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-1 a night and the Clippers minus-3. Call it Cleveland 120, the Clippers 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACBB B. Bogdanović
BL B. Lopez
BO Bogdanovic
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JC J. Collins
JH J. Harden
JM J. Miller
KD K. Dunn
KS K. Sanders
NB N. Batum
BOSAS A. Simons
BS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JM J. Minott
JW J. Walsh
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
LAC/BOS 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
Jaylen Brown scores 33, Payton Pritchard 30 as Celtics hold off Clippers 121-118
BOSTON -- — Jaylen Brown scored 33 points and had 13 rebounds, Payton Pritchard added 30 points and the Boston Celtics held off the Los Angeles Clippers for a 121-118 victory on Sunday.
Derrick White scored 22 points with nine assists and seven rebounds, and Neemias Queta chipped in with 14 points and nine boards for Boston.
Playing for the first time since beating Memphis by 37 points at home Wednesday, the Celtics nearly blew a 24-point, third-quarter lead but never trailed en route to their second straight victory.
Coming of his 82nd career triple-double with 41 points in a double-overtime victory at Dallas on Friday, James Harden scored 32 of his 37 points in the second half to lead the Clippers. Ivica Zubac added 16 points and 12 boards.
Clippers forward Derrick Jones Jr . was helped to the locker room after falling to the court and grabbing his right knee following a collision in the second quarter and didn’t return.
Los Angeles made it 119-118 on Harden’s 3 with two seconds left, but Pritchard was fouled and hit two free throws.
Harden had an open look at a potential tying 3-pointer, but it hit off the rim as the buzzer sounded.
After Los Angeles sliced it to 90-85 at the end of the third, Brown scored 11 of Boston’s initial 16 points in the final quarter to keep the Celtics in control, mixing a 3-pointer with a conventional 3-point play and a couple of mid-range jumpers.
Boston had opened it to 76-52 midway into the third behind two 3-pointers from Pritchard, who was 8 of 13 overall on 3-point attempts.
The Clippers closed it to 90-85 with a 12-4 run that was capped by Harden’s left-wing 3 with 2.4 seconds left.
Up next Clippers: At Philadelphia on Monday in the third of a seven-game road trip.