Detroit Pistons @ LA Clippers
Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA | Game ID: 22500445
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 33 27 32 20 112DET 20 22 27 30 99
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Kawhi Leonard scores career-best 55 points, ties Clippers' franchise record
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Close to grabbing a franchise record all for himself, Kawhi Leonard elected to take a pass in order to be fresh for another day.
Team-oriented to the core, Leonard was actually a bit selfish by request Sunday, scoring a career-high 55 points to lift the Los Angeles Clippers to a 112-99 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons .
The Clippers are now on a season-best four-game winning streak and a recent scoring burst from Leonard is the primary reason.
Leonard was told by head coach Tyronn Lue he was closing in on the franchise scoring record but decided to keep his fourth-quarter floor time to a modest six minutes and departed with just under a minute remaining.
He now shares the team mark for points in a game with teammate James Harden .
“Like I told (Lue), I would rather play another game than go out there and risk it,” Leonard said. “Hopefully we can get another win and be in the same situation. It is what it is.”
Harden teased Leonard afterward that it took him long enough to pull off a 50-point game, while also shouting “double nickels,” in the locker room afterward. Leonard is in his 14th season.
“It was a beautiful thing to see how efficient, how effortless it was,” Harden said. “It was just so smooth. He got to whatever spot he wanted to and once you get to that spot it’s not even about the defender. It’s about him making the shot.
“Overly happy for him because behind the scenes you watch somebody and how hard they work. ... For him, what he had to battle through just to go out there and be himself was a beautiful thing to see.”
Slowed by knee injuries in recent years, Leonard missed 10 games earlier this season with ankle and foot issues. He finally reached 40 minutes in a game during a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers last week that started the winning streak. He did it again in a victory Friday.
He went 17 of 26 from the floor against the Pistons and 16 of 17 from the free-throw line while playing 39 minutes.
“He’s finally getting healthy and finally being able to play enough minutes to be very effective,” Lue said. “When he’s healthy, he’s one of the top guys in the league. We’ve been able to see that of late.”
With a 41-point game Tuesday against the Houston Rockets , Leonard is the second player in franchise history to score at least 40 points in back-to-back home games along with Bob McAdoo.
Leonard scored 26 points in the third quarter alone Sunday, but he also missed his lone free throw of the night in the period. It not only was the point he needed to set the franchise scoring record, the miss ended his franchise-record run at 64 consecutive made free throws.
“I’ve never really kind of been in this situation,” said Leonard, who is averaging 39.0 points over the last four games. “I’m more trying to get guys the ball and sharing it more than what I have been doing. But the coaches need me to be aggressive the entire game.
“It’s just a different evolution of me trying to shoot more 3s and trying to evolve my game to today’s game.”
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaRoTh 6 10 -8 4 10 40 0 2 0 2 2 100 1 4 5 3 1 1 3 3
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
in Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuIvLeSt 2 4 -1 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Ivey, LeVert, Stewart
in Ivey, LeVert, Stewart
out Harris, Robinson, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiIvLeRoSt 7 14 +5 5 14 36 0 5 0 2 2 100 3 5 8 1 1 3 2 3
DET Holland II, Ivey, LeVert, Robinson, Stewart
in Holland II, Robinson
out Cunningham, Duren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrIiLeRoSt 1 2 -3 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
DET Green, Holland II, LeVert, Robinson, Stewart
in Green
out Ivey
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DuGrHaLeRo 2 2 -7 1 4 25 0 3 0 2 2 100 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DET Duren, Green, Harris, LeVert, Robinson
in Duren, Harris
out Holland II, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuGrHaTh 3 4 0 2 5 40 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Green, Harris, Thompson
in Cunningham, Thompson
out LeVert, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DuHaIvRoTh 3 6 +1 1 4 25 0 1 0 4 6 67 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 0
DET Duren, Harris, Ivey, Robinson, Thompson
in Ivey, Robinson
out Cunningham, Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaRoTh 5 17 +2 6 9 67 3 5 60 2 2 100 1 3 4 3 2 1 2 0
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
in Cunningham
out Ivey
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuRoStTh 2 2 -1 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Robinson, Stewart, Thompson
in Stewart
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuIiIvSt 1 3 -1 1 2 50 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Holland II, Ivey, Stewart
in Holland II, Ivey
out Robinson, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DuIiIvLeSt :49 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
DET Duren, Holland II, Ivey, LeVert, Stewart
in LeVert
out Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaIiIvJeSt 2 4 -1 0 3 0 0 2 0 4 4 100 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 2
DET Harris, Holland II, Ivey, Jenkins, Stewart
in Harris, Jenkins
out Duren, LeVert
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuGrIiIvRe 5 15 +6 6 10 60 2 4 50 1 1 100 1 5 6 4 2 0 1 4
DET Cunningham, Green, Holland II, Ivey, Reed
in Cunningham, Green, Reed
out Harris, Jenkins, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuGrIvSt 1 3 +3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Green, Ivey, Stewart
in Duren, Stewart
out Holland II, Reed
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuIvStTh 5 11 +2 4 9 44 1 3 33 4 5 80 2 3 5 2 1 0 0 3
DET Cunningham, Duren, Ivey, Stewart, Thompson
in Thompson
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDuHaLeLo 7 20 +10 5 10 50 2 5 40 6 6 100 0 4 4 3 3 1 1 1
LAC Batum, Dunn, Harden, Leonard, Lopez
in Batum, Dunn, Harden, Leonard, Lopez
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaHaJrLeLo 2 5 +1 2 2 100 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
LAC Batum, Harden, Jones Jr., Leonard, Lopez
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
BaHaJrNiSa :59 5 +5 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 1 100 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
LAC Batum, Harden, Jones Jr., Niederhäuser, Sanders
in Niederhäuser, Sanders
out Leonard, Lopez
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJrMiNiSa 2 0 -4 1 4 25 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
LAC Harden, Jones Jr., Miller, Niederhäuser, Sanders
in Miller
out Batum
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JrLeMiNiSa 1 0 -2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
LAC Jones Jr., Leonard, Miller, Niederhäuser, Sanders
in Leonard
out Harden
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JrLeLoMiSa 2 4 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 100 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2
LAC Jones Jr., Leonard, Lopez, Miller, Sanders
in Lopez
out Niederhäuser
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDuHaLeLo 5 15 +7 6 8 75 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 3 3 3 4 1 1 2
LAC Batum, Dunn, Harden, Leonard, Lopez
in Batum, Dunn, Harden
out Jones Jr., Miller, Sanders
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDuHaLeNi 3 5 -1 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 4
LAC Batum, Dunn, Harden, Leonard, Niederhäuser
in Niederhäuser
out Lopez
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDuHaLeLo 7 18 -1 7 12 58 4 8 50 0 0 0 1 3 4 3 2 0 2 1
LAC Batum, Dunn, Harden, Leonard, Lopez
in Lopez
out Niederhäuser
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaHaJrLeLo 1 3 -1 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
LAC Batum, Harden, Jones Jr., Leonard, Lopez
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
JrLeMiNiSa 3 7 +3 2 6 33 0 1 0 4 5 80 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 2
LAC Jones Jr., Leonard, Miller, Niederhäuser, Sanders
in Miller, Niederhäuser, Sanders
out Batum, Harden, Lopez
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJrMiNiSa 2 3 -3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
LAC Harden, Jones Jr., Miller, Niederhäuser, Sanders
in Harden
out Leonard
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJrLoMiSa 3 6 0 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 3
LAC Harden, Jones Jr., Lopez, Miller, Sanders
in Lopez
out Niederhäuser
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DuHaLeLoMi 2 2 -2 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1
LAC Dunn, Harden, Leonard, Lopez, Miller
in Dunn, Leonard
out Jones Jr., Sanders
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDuHaLeLo 4 9 -2 1 8 12 1 7 14 4 4 100 4 3 7 1 0 0 1 3
LAC Batum, Dunn, Harden, Leonard, Lopez
in Batum
out Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDuHaLoSa :46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
LAC Batum, Dunn, Harden, Lopez, Sanders
in Sanders
out Leonard
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACBL B. Lopez
DJ D. Jones Jr.
JH J. Harden
JM J. Miller
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KS K. Sanders
NB N. Batum
YN Y. Niederhäuser
DETAT A. Thompson
CC C. Cunningham
CL C. LeVert
DJ D. Jenkins
DR D. Robinson
IS I. Stewart
JD J. Duren
JG J. Green
JI J. Ivey
PR P. Reed
RH R. Holland II
TH T. Harris
LAC/DET 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