Game ID: 22500170
Oklahoma City Thunder @ LA Clippers
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 33 24 29 21 107OKC 23 33 38 32 126
LAC vs OKC ScoutingLAC vs OKC 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 10/26 · 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)
LAC availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Sanders missed 5 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Beal back 10/31 after 2, 21 min since (102% of 20)
BACK Bogdanović back 10/26 after 2, 21 min since (106% of 20)
BACK Niederhäuser back 11/04 after 2, 7 min since (64% 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
OKC availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Caruso missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Gilgeous-Alexande 34 to 40 min over the last 3
NEW Holmgren 29 to 35 min over the last 3
NEW Dort 26 to 39 min over the last 3
NEW Hartenstein 24 to 34 min over the last 3
NEW Wiggins 19 to 28 min over the last 3
OKC availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backOUT Caruso missed 3 since 10/23, returns tonight: 24 min (122% of 19)
NEW Gilgeous-Alexande 34 to 39 min over the last 4
NEW Holmgren 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Wallace 26 to 33 min over the last 3
NEW Dort 26 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Hartenstein 24 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Wiggins 19 to 28 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 5 min (50% of 11)
BACK Caruso back 10/28 after 3, 24 min since (122% of 19)
NEW Holmgren 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Wallace 26 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Dort 26 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Hartenstein 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 19 to 29 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/02 · 2 days' restOUT Holmgren missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 10/28 after 3, 20 min since (104% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 10/30 after 2, 5 min since (50% of 11)
NEW Dort 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Hartenstein 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 19 to 30 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 3 since 10/28, returns tonight: 30 min (103% of 29)
BACK Caruso back 10/28 after 3, 18 min since (91% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 10/30 after 2, 6 min since (52% of 11)
NEW Wiggins 19 to 28 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/05 · back-to-backBACK Holmgren back 11/04 after 3, 30 min since (103% of 29)
BACK Caruso back 10/28 after 3, 19 min since (99% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 10/30 after 2, 6 min since (53% of 11)
NEW Wiggins 19 to 27 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restBACK Holmgren back 11/04 after 3, 30 min since (103% of 29)
BACK Caruso back 10/28 after 3, 19 min since (99% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 10/30 after 2, 9 min since (85% of 11)
NEW Wiggins 19 to 28 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Dort missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Holmgren back 11/04 after 3, 26 min since (88% of 29)
BACK Dieng back 10/30 after 2, 11 min since (98% of 11)
NEW Joe 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 19 to 26 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Dort missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Wiggins missed 2 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 2 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Holmgren back 11/04 after 3, 27 min since (93% of 29)
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.
10/26 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.
10/28 @ GSW 79-98 — LAC notes
LAC lost 79-98. LAC shot 37% (30 of 82) to GSW's 45%, 6 of 33 from three, and went to the line 16 times to GSW's 4 — 13 points from the stripe to their 3. Harden led with 20 (6 of 15, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Leonard added 18, Zubac 14. Q2 was theirs, 24-13, turning a 8-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 85-55 against them. Leonard's -29 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 vs NOP 126-124 — LAC notes
LAC won 126-124. LAC shot 52% (46 of 89) to NOP's 48%, 15 of 39 from three, and got to the line 21 times to NOP's 29. Leonard led with 34 (11 of 16, 5 of 8 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Harden added 24, Jones Jr. 16. The hinge was Q2, 41-31: LAC came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 8, and the lead reached 17. Jones Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
11/03 vs MIA 119-120 — LAC notes
LAC lost 119-120. LAC shot 50% (44 of 88) to MIA's 54%, 17 of 41 from three. Harden led with 29 (8 of 15, 6 of 10 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Leonard added 27, Jones Jr. 12. Q2 was theirs, 41-34, turning a 2-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 86-78 against them. They led by as many as 11.
11/04 vs OKC 107-126 — LAC notes
LAC lost 107-126. LAC shot 41% (33 of 80) to OKC's 52%, 18 of 43 from three. LAC turned it over 19 times to OKC's 10, and OKC turned those into 12 steals. Harden led with 25 (7 of 17, 5 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Collins added 17, Jones Jr. 16. Q1 was theirs, 33-23, but the other 3 periods went 103-74 against them. They led by as many as 13. Lopez's -29 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Booker at 34 and Allen at 17 a game. Without Brooks (5 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Leonard at 27 and Harden at 24 a game. Without Sanders (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-2 a night and Phoenix minus-3. Call it Phoenix 118, the Clippers 113.
11/08 vs PHX — 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 107 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and Harden at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Leonard (2 straight), Sanders (6 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Booker at 32 and Allen at 16 a game. Without Brooks (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 41 percent from three to the Clippers' 35 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 110 a night to the Clippers' 117. Call it Phoenix 115, the Clippers 112, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/10 vs ATL — 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 120, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Harden at 23 and Collins at 15 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Leonard (3 straight), Sanders (7 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Johnson at 21 and Alexander-Walker at 19 a game. Without Young (5 straight), Kennard (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 110 a night to the Clippers' 120. Call it Atlanta 115, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/12 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 0-5 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Harden at 26 and Zubac at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Leonard (4 straight), Sanders (8 straight), Bogdanović (2 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jokić at 32 and Gordon at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-7 a night and the Clippers minus-2 and the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 15 times a game to Denver's 12. Call it Denver 117, the Clippers 111.
10/27 @ DAL 101-94 — OKC notes
OKC won 101-94. OKC shot 47% (42 of 90) to DAL's 38%, 6 of 30 from three, and got to the line 13 times to DAL's 22. OKC turned it over 13 times to DAL's 8. The glass went 55-36 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 23 (10 of 22, 1 of 3 from three); Holmgren added 18, Mitchell 17. The hinge was Q3, 39-27: a lead of 6 became 18, and the lead reached 22. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
10/28 vs SAC 107-101 — OKC notes
OKC won 107-101. OKC shot 46% (42 of 92) to SAC's 42%, 14 of 44 from three, and got to the line 10 times to SAC's 21. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (14 of 26, 1 of 5 from three); Wiggins added 18, Mitchell 18. The hinge was Q4, 27-18: OKC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 6. OKC trailed 58-62 at the half and won the second half 49-39. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/30 vs WAS 127-108 — OKC notes
OKC won 127-108. OKC shot 45% (44 of 98) to WAS's 45%, 16 of 49 from three, and went to the line 28 times to WAS's 17 — 23 points from the stripe to their 15. OKC turned it over 6 times to WAS's 22. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (11 of 20, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Mitchell added 20, Joe 20. The hinge was Q4, 35-24: a lead of 8 became 19, and the lead reached 24. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/02 vs NOP 137-106 — OKC notes
OKC won 137-106. OKC shot 56% (47 of 84) to NOP's 44%, 20 of 48 from three, and got to the line 26 times to NOP's 32. OKC turned it over 11 times to NOP's 16. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 30 (8 of 14, 1 of 5 from three, 13 of 13 at the line); Wiggins added 15, Hartenstein 14. The hinge was Q1, 39-22: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 36. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/04 @ LAC 126-107 — OKC notes
OKC won 126-107. OKC shot 52% (45 of 86) to LAC's 41%, 18 of 38 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to LAC's 19. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 30 (9 of 14, 4 of 5 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Joe added 22, Wiggins 12. The hinge was Q4, 32-21: a lead of 8 became 19, and the lead reached 25. OKC trailed 56-57 at the half and won the second half 70-50. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
11/05 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 27 free throws a game; Avdija at 25 and Sharpe at 19 a game. Without Henderson (7 straight), Thybulle (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 103, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Joe at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 103 a night to Portland's 117 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 11. Call it OKC 117, Portland 115, Portland keeping it close.
11/07 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; LaVine at 25 and DeRozan at 22 a game. Without Plowden (8 straight), Cardwell (2 straight), McDermott (8 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Joe at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 109 a night to Sacramento's 122 and the line, where Sacramento takes 29 free throws a game to OKC's 23. Call it OKC 121, Sacramento 115.
11/09 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 16 and Morant at 16 a game. One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Hartenstein at 17 a game. Without Dort (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 39 percent from three to Memphis's 33 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-3 a night and Memphis minus-2. Call it OKC 120, Memphis 112.
11/11 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Wiggins at 18 a game. Without Dort (3 straight), Wiggins (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Richard at 19 and Butler III at 15 a game. Without Ste. Curry (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-4 a night and Golden State minus-2 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 10. Call it OKC 119, Golden State 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
BC B. Carlson
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
CY C. Youngblood
DI Dieng
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
LACBB B. Bogdanović
BL B. Lopez
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Christie
CP C. Paul
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JC J. Collins
JH J. Harden
JT J. Telfort
KB K. Brown
KD K. Dunn
NB N. Batum
YN Y. Niederhäuser
OKC/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
Thunder surge past Clippers 126-107 to extend season-opening winning streak to 8
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 30 points and 12 assists and the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder extended their season-opening winning streak to eight games with a 126-107 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.
Isaiah Joe added 22 points and Cason Wallace and Aaron Wiggins each had 12 to help the Thunder overcame an early surge by the Clippers to set a franchise record for consecutive victories to start a season.
Gilgeous-Alexander, who played for the Clippers in his rookie season before he was traded to the Thunder, was 9 of 14 from the floor and 4 of 5 from 3-point range.
James Harden scored 25 points and John Collins added 17 for the Clippers. They were without Kawhi Leonard (ankle) and Bradley Beal (knee) on the second night of a home back-to-back.
Derrick Jones Jr . scored 16 points as the Clippers lost consecutive home games after winning the first three in their own building.
After trailing by as many as 13 points in the first half, the Thunder took the lead for good at 81-78 on a 3-pointer from Aaron Wiggins with 3:34 remaining in the third quarter. Oklahoma City closed the quarter on an 8-2 run to take a 94-86 lead.
The Thunder put the game away with a 11-0 run to open the fourth quarter for a 105-86 advantage. It was an extended 17-0 run going back to consecutive 3-pointers from Isaiah Joe and Gilgeous-Alexander to end the third.