Game ID: 22500633
Los Angeles Lakers @ LA Clippers
Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 36 28 22 26 112LAL 29 18 25 32 104
LAC vs LAL ScoutingLAC vs LAL 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 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 9 since 12/28, out tonight
NEW Collins 27 to 33 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 10 since 12/28, out tonight
LAC availability going into 1/19 · 2 days' restOUT Collins missed 2 since 1/14, returns tonight: 26 min (96% of 27)
OUT Jones Jr. missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 11 since 12/28, out tonight
NEW Miller 22 to 32 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/20 · back-to-backOUT Leonard missed 2 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Jones Jr. missed 8 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 12 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Collins back 1/19 after 2, 26 min since (96% of 27)
NEW Miller 22 to 33 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Leonard missed 3 since 1/16, returns tonight: 26 min (81% of 32)
OUT Jones Jr. missed 9 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 13 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Collins back 1/19 after 2, 25 min since (92% of 27)
NEW Miller 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Sanders 20 to 26 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/25 · 2 days' restOUT Jones Jr. missed 10 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 14 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 1/22 after 3, 26 min since (81% of 32)
BACK Collins back 1/19 after 2, 28 min since (102% of 27)
NEW Miller 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Sanders 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Niederhäuser 10 to 16 min over the last 3
LAC availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 11 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 15 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 1/22 after 3, 26 min since (80% of 32)
BACK Collins back 1/19 after 2, 27 min since (101% of 27)
NEW Miller 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Sanders 20 to 28 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/30 · 2 days' restOUT Jones Jr. missed 12 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 16 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 1/22 after 3, 26 min since (82% of 32)
BACK Collins back 1/19 after 2, 26 min since (98% of 27)
LAC availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 13 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 17 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 1/22 after 3, 27 min since (86% of 32)
LAL availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 9 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 7, 18 min since (62% of 30)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 9, 16 min since (85% of 19)
BACK Kleber back 1/07 after 3, 6 min since (57% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 23 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 10 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 2 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 2 since 1/13, returns tonight: 21 min (201% of 10)
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 7, 18 min since (60% of 30)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 9, 16 min since (84% of 19)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 35 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/18 · back-to-backOUT Reaves missed 11 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 3 since 1/13, returns tonight: 13 min (72% of 18)
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 7, 18 min since (62% of 30)
BACK Kleber back 1/17 after 2, 21 min since (201% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 12 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 7, 19 min since (64% of 30)
BACK Hayes back 1/18 after 3, 13 min since (72% of 18)
BACK Kleber back 1/17 after 2, 21 min since (201% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 30 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 13 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 2 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 7, 21 min since (70% of 30)
BACK Hayes back 1/18 after 3, 18 min since (100% of 18)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 29 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/24 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 14 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 3 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/18 after 3, 18 min since (97% of 18)
LAL availability going into 1/26 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 15 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 4 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/18 after 3, 17 min since (93% of 18)
LAL availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 16 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 4 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 5 since 1/18, returns tonight: 8 min (82% of 10)
BACK Hayes back 1/18 after 3, 18 min since (100% of 18)
LAL availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 17 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 5 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Kleber back 1/28 after 5, 8 min since (82% of 10)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Harden at 29 and Miller at 14 a game. Without Leonard (3 straight), Jones Jr. (9 straight), Bogdanović (13 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and James at 25 a game. Without Reaves (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 43 percent from three to the Clippers' 33 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-2 a night and the Clippers minus-3. Call it the Clippers 116, the Lakers 115, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/14 vs WAS 119-105 — LAC notes
LAC won 119-105. LAC shot 47% (39 of 83) to WAS's 46%, 14 of 37 from three, and went to the line 27 times to WAS's 17 — 27 points from the stripe to their 13. Leonard led with 33 (9 of 22, 7 of 11 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Harden added 22, Niederhäuser 16. The hinge was Q1, 37-22: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Batum was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
1/16 @ TOR 121-117 — LAC notes
LAC won 121-117 in 1 overtime. LAC shot 52% (41 of 79) to TOR's 48%, 13 of 36 from three. Harden led with 31 (10 of 27, 2 of 15 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Miller added 19, Zubac 16. The hinge was Q4, 31-20: LAC came in trailing by 11 and left it level. LAC trailed 52-61 at the half and won the second half 69-56. Miller was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/19 @ WAS 110-106 — LAC notes
LAC won 110-106. LAC shot 46% (36 of 78) to WAS's 43%, 5 of 28 from three, and went to the line 38 times to WAS's 22 — 33 points from the stripe to their 19. Harden led with 36 (9 of 17, 0 of 5 from three, 18 of 20 at the line); Miller added 16, Zubac 14. The hinge was Q4, 31-25: LAC came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 4. Miller was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/20 @ CHI 110-138 — LAC notes
LAC lost 110-138. LAC shot 47% (43 of 92) to CHI's 57%, 10 of 30 from three. Harden led with 24 (9 of 25, 3 of 9 from three); Collins added 23, Miller 12. Q1 was theirs, 30-25, but the other 3 periods went 113-80 against them. Miller's -33 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 vs LAL 112-104 — LAC notes
LAC won 112-104. LAC shot 48% (40 of 84) to LAL's 45%, 12 of 31 from three. LAC turned it over 18 times to LAL's 10, and LAL turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 49-34 for them. Leonard led with 24 (9 of 19, 3 of 7 from three); Harden added 18, Zubac 18. The hinge was Q2, 28-18: a lead of 7 became 17, and the lead reached 26. Collins was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/25 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Harden at 26 and Collins at 16 a game. Without Jones Jr. (10 straight), Bogdanović (14 straight). 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 122, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 23 and Clowney at 14 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Saraf (20 straight), Johnson (7 straight), Etienne (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-2 a night and Brooklyn minus-4 and the line, where the Clippers take 27 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 20. Call it the Clippers 117, Brooklyn 109.
1/27 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 131, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; George at 29 and Nurkić at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Markkanen (7 straight), Kessler (41 straight), Harkless (32 straight). 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Harden at 26 and Collins at 16 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Jones Jr. (11 straight), Bogdanović (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 111 a night to Utah's 131 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-5 a night and Utah minus-5. Call it the Clippers 121, Utah 116.
1/30 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murray at 26 and Watson at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Jokić (16 straight), Braun (10 straight), Johnson (19 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and Harden at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Jones Jr. (12 straight), Bogdanović (16 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Denver's 9 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-5 a night and Denver minus-4. Call it Denver 112, the Clippers 111, the Clippers keeping it close.
2/01 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brooks at 26 and Allen at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Booker (4 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and Harden at 20 a game. Without Jones Jr. (13 straight), Bogdanović (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-4 a night and Phoenix minus-0. Call it Phoenix 113, the Clippers 110, the Clippers keeping it close.
1/15 vs CHA 117-135 — LAL notes
LAL lost 117-135. LAL shot 46% (43 of 93) to CHA's 54%, 14 of 38 from three, and went to the line 23 times to CHA's 16 — 17 points from the stripe to their 15. The glass went 35-50 against them. Dončić led with 39 (15 of 26, 6 of 11 from three, 3 of 7 at the line); L. James added 29, LaRavia 18. Q1 was theirs, 39-30, but the other 3 periods went 105-78 against them. They led by as many as 13. Hachimura's -17 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/17 @ POR 116-132 — LAL notes
LAL lost 116-132. LAL shot 49% (42 of 85) to POR's 52%, 13 of 31 from three, and got to the line 21 times to POR's 34. The glass went 27-42 against them. Smart led with 25 (9 of 17, 4 of 6 from three); Timme added 21, L. James 20. Q2 was theirs, 34-31, the deficit cut from 13 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 101-82 against them. Kleber's -19 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/18 vs TOR 110-93 — LAL notes
LAL won 110-93. LAL shot 48% (41 of 85) to TOR's 42%, 14 of 36 from three. LAL turned it over 15 times to TOR's 9. Dončić led with 25 (8 of 23, 5 of 12 from three); Ayton added 25, James 24. The hinge was Q4, 23-13: a lead of 7 became 17. Vanderbilt was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
1/20 @ DEN 115-107 — LAL notes
LAL won 115-107. LAL shot 51% (42 of 83) to DEN's 45%, 10 of 25 from three, and went to the line 32 times to DEN's 19 — 21 points from the stripe to their 14. LAL turned it over 12 times to DEN's 5. The glass went 51-31 for them. Dončić led with 38 (12 of 21, 3 of 9 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); James added 19, Smart 15. The hinge was Q3, 29-17: the deficit went from 14 to 2. LAL trailed 57-71 at the half and won the second half 58-36. Hayes was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/22 @ LAC 104-112 — LAL notes
LAL lost 104-112. LAL shot 45% (40 of 88) to LAC's 48%, 11 of 33 from three. LAL turned it over 10 times to LAC's 18. The glass went 34-49 against them. Dončić led with 32 (11 of 27, 3 of 13 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); James added 23, Hachimura 12. Q4 was theirs, 32-26, the deficit cut from 14 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 86-72 against them. Dončić's -17 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/24 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 29 free throws a game; Christie at 23 and Marshall at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Gafford (4 straight), Russell (6 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Dončić at 34 and James at 23 a game. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Reaves (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been plus-7 a night and the Lakers minus-4 and the line, where Dallas takes 29 free throws a game to the Lakers' 22. Call it Dallas 119, the Lakers 114.
1/26 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 44 from three, 16 free throws a game; White at 22 and Vučević at 16 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Collins (14 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and James at 21 a game. Without Reaves (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 23 free throws a game to Chicago's 16 and the arc, Chicago at 44 percent from three to the Lakers' 39. Call it Chicago 118, the Lakers 113.
1/28 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and Mobley at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Hunter (2 straight), Merrill (6 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dončić at 35 and James at 21 a game. Without Reaves (16 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 32 and the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 15 times a game to the Lakers' 11. Call it Cleveland 115, the Lakers 113, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/30 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sarr at 22 and George at 18 a game. Without Bagley III (4 straight), Cooper (2 straight), Whitmore (25 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dončić at 36 and James at 19 a game. Without Reaves (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-1 a night and Washington minus-4 and the arc, the Lakers at 38 percent from three to Washington's 34. Call it Washington 115, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALDA D. Ayton
DT D. Timme
DO Doncic
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
JL J. LaRavia
JV J. Vanderbilt
LD L. Dončić
LJ L. James
MS M. Smart
RH R. Hachimura
LACBL B. Lopez
IZ I. Zubac
JC J. Collins
JH J. Harden
JM J. Miller
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KS K. Sanders
NB N. Batum
LAL/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
Kawhi Leonard's 24 points help Clippers hold off Lakers in tight fourth quarter
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points — his career-high 23rd consecutive game with at least 20 — and the Los Angeles Clippers survived a tight fourth quarter to beat Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers 112-104 on Thursday night.
The Clippers have won seven of eight and 14 of 17 as they continue their upward climb from the depths of the Western Conference. Leonard, who missed a stretch when his team had nearly bottomed out in the standings, has a left knee contusion but he didn't sit for long in the fourth.
LeBron James scored 4 points and Doncic hit a 3-pointer to cap a 19-7 run that closed the Lakers within two.
James Harden answered Doncic's 3 with one of his own as the Clippers ran off 10 in a row to stay in front, 103-91.
But the Lakers weren't done yet. James hit a jumper and completed a three-point play in an 11-2 run that drew them within three.
Ivica Zubac 's reverse dunk and John Collins ' 3-pointer extended the Clippers' lead to eight points and they closed it out on Harden's pair of free throws.
Luka Doncic had 32 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists and James added 23 points. The Lakers fell to 5-6 in their last 11.
Harden had 18 points and 10 assists and Zubac added 18 points and 19 rebounds for the Clippers, who had seven players in double figures.
Leonard, Harden and Zubac combined to score the Clippers' first 15 points of the third, extending their lead to 26 points — largest of the game.
From there, the Lakers outscored them 19-7 to go into the fourth trailing 86-72. James opened the spurt with a 3-pointer and ended it with a huge dunk off Harden's turnover after Doncic chipped in 9 points in the quarter.
The Clippers dominated the first half, outscoring the Lakers 17-7 — including nine in a row — over the final minutes to go into halftime leading 64-47.
Doncic scored just three of his 17 first-half points in the second quarter when Leonard led the bench against Doncic and James. The Clippers shot 59% from the floor while limiting the Lakers to 42%.
The Lakers were still without Austin Reaves (calf strain), although coach JJ Redick expects him back soon.
Up next Lakers: Visit the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday to open a six-game trip against Doncic's old team.