Game ID: 22500112
Portland Trail Blazers @ LA Clippers
Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 34 21 32 27 114POR 23 37 22 25 107
LAC vs POR ScoutingLAC vs POR 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 10/22 · season opener
full strength
LAC availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
LAC availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 10/22, returns tonight: 24 min (120% of 20)
LAC availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restBACK Bogdanović back 10/26 after 2, 24 min since (120% of 20)
LAC availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT Beal missed 2 since 10/26, returns tonight: 21 min (105% of 20)
OUT Sanders missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Bogdanović back 10/26 after 2, 16 min since (84% of 20)
LAC availability going into 11/03 · 2 days' restOUT Sanders missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Beal back 10/31 after 2, 21 min since (105% of 20)
BACK Bogdanović back 10/26 after 2, 16 min since (84% of 20)
LAC availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backOUT Sanders missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 10/31, returns tonight: 30 min (150% of 20)
OUT Niederhäuser missed 2 since 10/31, returns tonight: 7 min (64% of 10)
BACK Beal back 10/31 after 2, 21 min since (102% of 20)
POR availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
POR availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
POR availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's restOUT Henderson missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
POR availability going into 10/27 · back-to-backOUT Henderson missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
NEW Wesley 10 to 17 min over the last 3
POR availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Henderson missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
NEW Wesley 10 to 17 min over the last 4
POR availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Henderson missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 5 since 10/22, returns tonight: 11 min (64% of 17)
NEW Wesley 10 to 18 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/03 · 2 days' restOUT Henderson missed 6 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 2 since 10/29, returns tonight: 14 min (75% of 18)
BACK Williams III back 10/31 after 5, 11 min since (64% of 17)
NEW Wesley 10 to 17 min over the last 5
10/22 @ UTA 108-129 — LAC notes
LAC lost 108-129. LAC shot 44% (39 of 88) to UTA's 55%, 14 of 45 from three. Zubac led with 19 (9 of 13); Harden added 15, Lopez 15. Q4 was theirs, 28-21, the deficit cut from 28 to 21, but the other 3 periods went 108-80 against them. Leonard's -25 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/24 vs PHX 129-102 — LAC notes
LAC won 129-102. LAC shot 59% (45 of 76) to PHX's 41%, 16 of 29 from three, and went to the line 26 times to PHX's 15 — 23 points from the stripe to their 12. Harden led with 30 (8 of 12, 5 of 7 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Leonard added 27, Jones Jr. 17. The hinge was Q2, 38-23: a lead of 1 became 16, and the lead reached 32. Collins was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
10/26 vs POR 114-107 — LAC notes
LAC won 114-107. LAC shot 55% (44 of 80) to POR's 37%, 12 of 31 from three, and got to the line 15 times to POR's 34. LAC turned it over 22 times to POR's 16, and POR turned those into 12 steals. Leonard led with 30 (11 of 21, 4 of 6 from three); Zubac added 21, Harden 20. The hinge was Q1, 34-23: from level to 11 ahead. LAC trailed 55-60 at the half and won the second half 59-47. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/03 vs MIA — 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 112, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and Harden at 22 a game. Without Sanders (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Adebayo at 23 and Jaquez Jr. at 20 a game. Without Powell (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 117, Miami 116, Miami keeping it close.
11/04 vs OKC — 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 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Leonard at 27 and Harden at 25 a game. Without Sanders (4 straight), Bogdanović (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Mitchell at 16 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Holmgren (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 11 and the defense, OKC allowing 102 a night to the Clippers' 110. Call it OKC 115, the Clippers 110.
10/22 vs MIN 114-118 — POR notes
POR lost 114-118. POR shot 40% (36 of 90) to MIN's 49%, 13 of 42 from three, and went to the line 35 times to MIN's 24 — 29 points from the stripe to their 19. Grant led with 29 (10 of 14, 4 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Avdija added 20, Sharpe 15. Q3 was theirs, 34-31, but the other 3 periods went 87-80 against them. Grant's -6 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/24 vs GSW 139-119 — POR notes
POR won 139-119. POR shot 54% (50 of 93) to GSW's 44%, 16 of 34 from three, and got to the line 25 times to GSW's 39. POR turned it over 18 times to GSW's 25. Avdija led with 26 (11 of 18, 4 of 6 from three); Grant added 22, Camara 19. The hinge was Q2, 41-28: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Camara was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
10/26 @ LAC 107-114 — POR notes
POR lost 107-114. POR took 12 more shots (92 to 80), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to LAC's 55%, 11 of 41 from three, and went to the line 34 times to LAC's 15 — 28 points from the stripe to their 14. POR turned it over 16 times to LAC's 22. Avdija led with 23 (7 of 16, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Holiday added 21, Sharpe 19. Q2 was theirs, 37-21, turning a 11-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-70 against them. They led by as many as 12. Grant's -13 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Avdija at 23 and Grant at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Henderson (6 straight), Cissoko (2 straight). 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 32 from three, 30 free throws a game; Reaves at 33 and Ayton at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Vincent (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Portland wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Portland 122, the Lakers 116.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PORBW B. Wesley
DA D. Avdija
DC D. Clingan
HY H. Yang
JG J. Grant
JH J. Holiday
KM K. Murray
MT M. Thybulle
SS S. Sharpe
TC T. Camara
LACBB B. Bogdanović
BL B. Lopez
BO Bogdanovic
CP C. Paul
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JC J. Collins
JH J. Harden
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
NB N. Batum
POR/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
Clippers beat Portland 114-107 in the Trail Blazers’ 2nd game since Billups' arrest
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Kawhi Leonard had 30 points and 10 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Portland 114-107 on Sunday night in the Trail Blazers' second game since head coach Chauncey Billups was arrested on gambling charges.
Billups and Miami Heat player Terry Rozier were among those arrested Thursday for what federal law enforcement officials described as their involvement in illicit gambling activities. Billups was charged with participating in a conspiracy to fix high-stakes card games.
The NBA placed Billups and Rozier on leave following their arrests. Assistant coach Tiago Splitter is serving as Portland’s interim head coach.
Down 60-55 at the half, Los Angeles outscored Portland 32-22 in the third quarter to take an 87-82 lead. Leonard, James Harden and Ivica Zubac each had nine points in the period.
Zubac finished with 21 points and eight rebounds. Harden had 20 points and 13 assists — along with seven turnovers. John Collins scored 16 points.
Los Angeles improved to 2-1, following an opening loss at Utah and home victory over Phoenix. The Clippers are 19-2 against Portland since the start of the 2019-20 season.
Deni Avdija led the Trail Blazers with 23 points. Jrue Holiday had 21, Shaedon Sharpe 19 and Jerami Grant 17.
Portland played its first road game of the season. It opened with a loss to Minnesota under Billups, then beat Golden State.
Up next Trail Blazers: At Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.