Game ID: 22500190
Phoenix Suns @ LA Clippers
Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 29 17 34 23 103PHX 35 25 25 29 114
LAC vs PHX ScoutingLAC vs PHX 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 10/31 · 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
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)
PHX availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Goodwin missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 17 min (76% of 22)
OUT Fleming missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 1 min (11% of 12)
NEW Allen 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW O'Neale 28 to 33 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Goodwin back 10/31 after 2, 17 min since (76% of 22)
BACK Fleming back 10/31 after 2, 1 min since (11% of 12)
NEW Allen 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW O'Neale 28 to 34 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Goodwin back 10/31 after 2, 19 min since (84% of 22)
BACK Fleming back 10/31 after 2, 3 min since (23% of 12)
NEW Allen 28 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW O'Neale 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Goodwin back 10/31 after 2, 20 min since (92% of 22)
BACK Fleming back 10/31 after 2, 3 min since (23% of 12)
NEW Allen 28 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW O'Neale 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Dunn 19 to 27 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 6 since 10/27, returns tonight: 28 min (90% of 31)
BACK Goodwin back 10/31 after 2, 18 min since (81% of 22)
BACK Fleming back 10/31 after 2, 2 min since (19% of 12)
NEW Allen 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Dunn 19 to 29 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Brooks back 11/08 after 6, 28 min since (90% of 31)
BACK Goodwin back 10/31 after 2, 17 min since (77% of 22)
BACK Fleming back 10/31 after 2, 2 min since (19% of 12)
NEW Allen 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Dunn 19 to 27 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restBACK Brooks back 11/08 after 6, 27 min since (87% of 31)
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Brooks back 11/08 after 6, 28 min since (91% of 31)
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/16 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Brooks back 11/08 after 6, 28 min since (91% of 31)
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.
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 102-115 — LAC notes
LAC lost 102-115. LAC shot 44% (35 of 79) to PHX's 45%, 10 of 31 from three, and went to the line 30 times to PHX's 19 — 22 points from the stripe to their 14. Zubac led with 23 (8 of 14, 7 of 8 at the line); Christie added 17, Collins 13. Q2 was theirs, 24-17, turning a 4-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 98-78 against them. K. Dunn's -27 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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 — 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.
11/14 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 29 from three, 25 free throws a game; Flagg at 17 and Marshall at 15 a game. Without Davis (6 straight), Nembhard (2 straight), Lively II (8 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 0-5 over their last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Harden at 24 and Zubac at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Leonard (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 36 percent from three to Dallas's 29 and the glass, where Dallas has been plus-1 a night and the Clippers minus-4. Call it Dallas 114, the Clippers 109.
11/16 @ BOS — 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.
10/31 vs UTA 118-96 — PHX notes
PHX won 118-96. PHX shot 47% (43 of 91) to UTA's 38%, 17 of 48 from three, and got to the line 18 times to UTA's 32. PHX turned it over 9 times to UTA's 21. Booker led with 36 (13 of 23, 6 of 9 from three); Allen added 14, O'Neale 13. The hinge was Q1, 37-17: from level to 20 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Booker was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/02 vs SAS 130-118 — PHX notes
PHX won 130-118. PHX shot 58% (46 of 79) to SAS's 46%, 19 of 33 from three. PHX turned it over 20 times to SAS's 14, and SAS turned those into 11 steals. Booker led with 28 (10 of 15, 6 of 6 at the line); Allen added 17, Dunn 17. The hinge was Q2, 39-28: a lead of 7 became 18, and the lead reached 31. Dunn was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
11/04 @ GSW 107-118 — PHX notes
PHX lost 107-118. PHX took 8 more shots (91 to 83), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to GSW's 49%, 12 of 33 from three. Booker led with 38 (13 of 24, 1 of 5 from three, 11 of 11 at the line); Allen added 16, Williams 16. Q3 was theirs, 34-24, the deficit cut from 19 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 94-73 against them. Allen's -20 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 vs LAC 115-102 — PHX notes
PHX won 115-102. PHX shot 45% (41 of 92) to LAC's 44%, 19 of 49 from three, and got to the line 19 times to LAC's 30. Green led with 29 (10 of 20, 6 of 13 from three); Booker added 24, Allen 18. The hinge was Q3, 40-23: PHX came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 14, and the lead reached 25. PHX trailed 48-51 at the half and won the second half 67-51. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
11/08 @ LAC 114-103 — PHX notes
PHX won 114-103. PHX shot 48% (40 of 83) to LAC's 53%, 16 of 38 from three. The glass went 42-27 for them. Booker led with 21 (8 of 19, 0 of 3 from three); Williams added 19, Brooks 16. The hinge was Q2, 25-17: a lead of 6 became 14, and the lead reached 18. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/10 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Booker at 29 and Allen at 16 a game. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 120, shooting 46 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murphy III at 22 and Poole at 17 a game. Without Williamson (3 straight), Poole (2 straight), McGowens (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 107 a night to New Orleans's 120. Call it Phoenix 120, New Orleans 110, Phoenix by 10.
11/12 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 26 from three, 25 free throws a game; Washington at 18 and Flagg at 16 a game. Without Davis (5 straight), Lively II (7 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 22 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Allen at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 43 percent from three to Dallas's 26 and the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-5 a night and Dallas minus-2. Call it Phoenix 113, Dallas 110, Dallas keeping it close.
11/13 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Allen at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Green (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 122, shooting 40 percent and 28 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Nembhard at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Mathurin (9 straight), Furphy (4 straight), Que. Jackson (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 40 percent from three to Indiana's 28 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 107 a night to Indiana's 122. Call it Phoenix 120, Indiana 109, Phoenix by 11.
11/16 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 103, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Booker at 25 and Allen at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Green (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 107, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Johnson at 23 and Alexander-Walker at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Young (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-5 a night and Atlanta minus-0 and the line, where Phoenix takes 25 free throws a game to Atlanta's 20. Call it Phoenix 116, Atlanta 112, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXCG C. Gillespie
DB D. Booker
DB D. Brooks
GA G. Allen
JG J. Goodwin
JG J. Green
MW M. Williams
NR N. Richards
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
LACBB B. Beal
BL B. Lopez
CC C. Christie
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JC J. Collins
JH J. Harden
KD K. Dunn
NB N. Batum
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
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
Booker barely misses his 1st regular-season triple-double, still leads Suns past Clippers 114-103
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Devin Booker had 21 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and the Phoenix Suns held off the Clippers 114-103 on Saturday night for their second win over Los Angeles in three days.
Mark Williams scored 19 points for the Suns, who have won four of five. Phoenix kept a lead throughout the fourth quarter, and Booker's three-point play with 2:59 left got the Suns out of trouble after Los Angeles had trimmed the deficit to five.
Booker fell just short of his first triple-double in the regular season during his 11-year, 683-game career, failing to add a 10th assist after he returned to the game with 7:41 to play. The Suns' star guard got his only triple-double in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals in June 2021 — also against the Clippers.
Ivica Zubac had 21 points and 15 rebounds, and John Collins scored 19 in the short-handed Clippers' fourth straight loss. James Harden had 13 points and 13 assists, but went 2 of 10 on 3-point attempts.
The Suns beat the Clippers 115-102 in Phoenix on Thursday. The rivals have already met three times this season, with Phoenix winning twice.
Jalen Green needed assistance to leave the court in the final minute of the first quarter with an apparent re-injury of the right hamstring that kept him out of Phoenix’s first eight games. Green, acquired from Houston over the summer in the megatrade sending Kevin Durant to the Rockets, scored 29 points Thursday in an impressive Suns debut.
Bradley Beal scored 12 points for the Clippers, briefly getting into a shooting rhythm against his former team in the second half after going to the locker room in the first half with left hip soreness.
Kawhi Leonard missed his third straight game for the Clippers with a sprained ankle that will keep him out for “the next few games,” coach Tyronn Lue said.
Harden returned after missing Thursday's game for personal reasons.