Phoenix Suns @ LA Clippers
Friday, October 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA | Game ID: 22500099
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 34 38 34 23 129PHX 33 23 21 25 102
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Harden scores 30 points to help Clippers rout Suns 129-102 in home opener
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — James Harden scored 30 points, Kawhi Leonard added 27 and the Los Angeles Clippers routed the Phoenix Suns 129-102 Friday night in their home opener.
The Clippers bounced back after a season-opening, 21-point loss at Utah , where they trailed by 37 points.
Derrick Jones Jr . didn't miss a shot in scoring 17 points, making five 3-pointers and another field goal.
Harden made five 3-pointers, all nine of his free throws and had seven rebounds and seven assists in leading the NBA's oldest team this season. The Clippers shot 55% from 3-point range.
Phoenix's Dillon Brooks scored 21 points, hitting five 3-pointers, and Devin Booker added 18 points and seven assists. The Suns rallied from 20 points down to beat Sacramento in their season opener, but couldn't muster a similar effort from a much deeper deficit.
The Suns had a 12-0 run in the first to lead by nine. The Clippers took over for good in the second, opening with their own 12-0 spurt on their way to a 72-56 halftime lead.
Los Angeles began the third the same way, with another 12-0 run in which Leonard scored eight and Jones made a 3-pointer. The Clippers led by 32 points — their largest of the game — on John Collins ' dunk. Brooks and Booker combined to score 16 of the Suns' 21 points as they trailed 106-77 going into the fourth.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeHaJrLeZu 7 14 -9 5 10 50 1 2 50 3 3 100 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 2
LAC Beal, Harden, Jones Jr., Leonard, Zubac
in Beal, Harden, Jones Jr., Leonard, Zubac
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCoDuHaLo 2 11 +7 3 3 100 2 2 100 3 3 100 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 1
LAC Batum, Collins, Dunn, Harden, Lopez
in Batum, Collins, Dunn, Lopez
out Beal, Jones Jr., Leonard, Zubac
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCoDuLoPa 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
LAC Batum, Collins, Dunn, Lopez, Paul
in Paul
out Harden
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoDuLeLoPa 1 2 -1 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 100 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
LAC Collins, Dunn, Leonard, Lopez, Paul
in Leonard
out Batum
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoDuLeLoPa 2 8 +8 3 5 60 2 4 50 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 0
LAC Collins, Dunn, Leonard, Lopez, Paul
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuLeLoPa 3 6 0 3 5 60 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
LAC Beal, Dunn, Leonard, Lopez, Paul
in Beal
out Collins
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCoHaJrZu 2 8 +3 2 3 67 1 1 100 3 3 100 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
LAC Beal, Collins, Harden, Jones Jr., Zubac
in Collins, Harden, Jones Jr., Zubac
out Dunn, Leonard, Lopez, Paul
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoHaJrLeZu 2 7 +2 3 4 75 1 2 50 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2
LAC Collins, Harden, Jones Jr., Leonard, Zubac
in Leonard
out Beal
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DuHaJrLeZu 1 9 +4 3 3 100 3 3 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1
LAC Dunn, Harden, Jones Jr., Leonard, Zubac
in Dunn
out Collins
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeHaJrLeZu 8 22 +10 8 11 73 2 3 67 4 5 80 1 6 7 5 0 3 4 3
LAC Beal, Harden, Jones Jr., Leonard, Zubac
in Beal
out Dunn
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCoDuHaZu 3 7 +3 1 4 25 0 2 0 4 4 100 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 1
LAC Batum, Collins, Dunn, Harden, Zubac
in Batum, Collins, Dunn
out Beal, Jones Jr., Leonard
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCoDuHaLo 2 5 0 2 2 100 1 1 100 1 2 50 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 2
LAC Batum, Collins, Dunn, Harden, Lopez
in Lopez
out Zubac
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoDuLeLoPa 6 13 -3 5 10 50 2 3 67 1 1 100 1 4 5 5 2 1 2 2
LAC Collins, Dunn, Leonard, Lopez, Paul
in Leonard, Paul
out Batum, Harden
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoJrLeLoPa 1 2 0 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0
LAC Collins, Jones Jr., Leonard, Lopez, Paul
in Jones Jr.
out Dunn
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrChNiPaSa 5 8 +1 4 7 57 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 2 0 3 3
LAC Brown, Christie, Niederhäuser, Paul, Sanders
in Brown, Christie, Niederhäuser, Sanders
out Collins, Jones Jr., Leonard, Lopez
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoBrIgDu 7 23 +9 10 15 67 3 7 43 0 0 0 2 4 6 7 1 1 0 2
PHX Allen, Booker, Brooks, Ighodaro, R. Dunn
in Allen, Booker, Brooks, Ighodaro, R. Dunn
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBrGiO'Wi :56 4 -1 1 2 50 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
PHX Booker, Brooks, Gillespie, O'Neale, Williams
in Gillespie, O'Neale, Williams
out Allen, Ighodaro, R. Dunn
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoGiHaO'Wi 2 2 -8 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1
PHX Booker, Gillespie, Hayes-Davis, O'Neale, Williams
in Hayes-Davis
out Brooks
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGiHaO'Wi 1 3 +1 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
PHX Allen, Gillespie, Hayes-Davis, O'Neale, Williams
in Allen
out Booker
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGiHaO'Ri 2 0 -8 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
PHX Allen, Gillespie, Hayes-Davis, O'Neale, Richards
in Richards
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBrGiO'Ri 3 6 0 2 6 33 2 4 50 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 0
PHX Allen, Brooks, Gillespie, O'Neale, Richards
in Brooks
out Hayes-Davis
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBrIgO'Du 3 5 -3 2 6 33 1 3 33 0 0 0 4 2 6 1 0 0 2 2
PHX Booker, Brooks, Ighodaro, O'Neale, R. Dunn
in Booker, Ighodaro, R. Dunn
out Allen, Gillespie, Richards
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoBrDuWi :55 2 -2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
PHX Allen, Booker, Brooks, R. Dunn, Williams
in Allen, Williams
out Ighodaro, O'Neale
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoBrO'Wi 3 10 -2 3 8 38 2 5 40 2 2 100 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 2
PHX Allen, Booker, Brooks, O'Neale, Williams
in O'Neale
out R. Dunn
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoBrIgDu 4 1 -11 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 4
PHX Allen, Booker, Brooks, Ighodaro, R. Dunn
in Ighodaro, R. Dunn
out O'Neale, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoBrDuWi 3 8 0 3 4 75 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1
PHX Allen, Booker, Brooks, R. Dunn, Williams
in Williams
out Ighodaro
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBrGiO'Wi 2 3 -2 1 7 14 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 2
PHX Booker, Brooks, Gillespie, O'Neale, Williams
in Gillespie, O'Neale
out Allen, R. Dunn
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoGiHaIgO' 1 4 +3 1 2 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
PHX Booker, Gillespie, Hayes-Davis, Ighodaro, O'Neale
in Hayes-Davis, Ighodaro
out Brooks, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGiHaIgO' 5 13 +2 5 12 42 2 6 33 1 2 50 2 3 5 4 1 0 1 2
PHX Allen, Gillespie, Hayes-Davis, Ighodaro, O'Neale
in Allen
out Booker
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FlGiHaO'Ri 2 8 +1 2 4 50 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1
PHX Fleming, Gillespie, Hayes-Davis, O'Neale, Richards
in Fleming, Richards
out Allen, Ighodaro
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FlGiGoHaRi 1 2 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0
PHX Fleming, Gillespie, Goodwin, Hayes-Davis, Richards
in Goodwin
out O'Neale
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FlGiGoHaMa 5 7 -1 3 7 43 0 4 0 1 2 50 0 2 2 0 3 1 2 1
PHX Fleming, Gillespie, Goodwin, Hayes-Davis, Maluach
in Maluach
out Richards
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXCG C. Gillespie
DB D. Booker
DB D. Brooks
GA G. Allen
JG J. Goodwin
KM K. Maluach
MW M. Williams
NH N. Hayes-Davis
NR N. Richards
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RF R. Fleming
RO R. O'Neale
LACBB B. Beal
BL B. Lopez
CC C. Christie
CP C. Paul
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JC J. Collins
JH J. Harden
KB K. Brown
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KS K. Sanders
NB N. Batum
YN Y. Niederhäuser
PHX/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
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