Game ID: 22500313
LA Clippers @ Miami Heat
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIA 35 41 38 26 140LAC 24 32 26 41 123
LAC @ MIA ScoutingLAC @ MIA 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.
MIA availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Jakučionis missed 9 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 11/19 after 6, 29 min since (90% of 32)
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/24 · back-to-backOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Jakučionis missed 10 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 3 since 11/19, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 11/19 after 6, 30 min since (93% of 32)
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 3 since 11/21, returns tonight: 31 min (103% of 30)
OUT Jakučionis missed 11 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 4 since 11/19, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 11/19 after 6, 30 min since (93% of 32)
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/29 · 2 days' restOUT Jakučionis missed 12 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 5 since 11/19, returns tonight: 10 min (59% of 17)
BACK Adebayo back 11/19 after 6, 30 min since (92% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/26 after 3, 31 min since (103% of 30)
MIA availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Jakučionis missed 13 since 11/05, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 18)
BACK Wiggins back 11/26 after 3, 34 min since (113% of 30)
BACK Jović back 11/29 after 5, 10 min since (59% of 17)
MIA availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restBACK Wiggins back 11/26 after 3, 33 min since (110% of 30)
BACK Jakučionis back 12/01 after 13, 1 min since (5% of 18)
BACK Jović back 11/29 after 5, 6 min since (32% of 17)
MIA availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restBACK Wiggins back 11/26 after 3, 33 min since (110% of 30)
BACK Jakučionis back 12/01 after 13, 1 min since (5% of 18)
BACK Jović back 11/29 after 5, 6 min since (33% of 17)
MIA availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT Jakučionis missed 2 since 12/03, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 11/26 after 3, 33 min since (110% of 30)
BACK Jović back 11/29 after 5, 6 min since (33% of 17)
MIA availability going into 12/09 · 2 days' restOUT Herro missed 2 since 12/05, returns tonight: 34 min (110% of 31)
OUT Jakučionis missed 3 since 12/03, out tonight
BACK Jović back 11/29 after 5, 12 min since (70% of 17)
LAC availability going into 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Leonard missed 10 since 11/04, returns tonight: 26 min (82% of 32)
OUT Jones Jr. missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Paul back 11/17 after 5, 19 min since (135% of 14)
BACK Niederhäuser back 11/20 after 6, 7 min since (67% of 10)
NEW Bogdanović 20 to 30 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 4 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 4 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 11/23 after 10, 26 min since (82% of 32)
BACK Paul back 11/17 after 5, 19 min since (131% of 14)
BACK Niederhäuser back 11/20 after 6, 6 min since (56% of 10)
NEW Sanders 20 to 27 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 11/28 · 2 days' restOUT Jones Jr. missed 5 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 5 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 3 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 11/23 after 10, 27 min since (84% of 32)
BACK Paul back 11/17 after 5, 17 min since (118% of 14)
BACK Niederhäuser back 11/20 after 6, 5 min since (47% of 10)
NEW Sanders 20 to 26 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 11/29 · back-to-backOUT Jones Jr. missed 6 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 6 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Lopez missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 4 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 11/23 after 10, 28 min since (86% of 32)
BACK Niederhäuser back 11/20 after 6, 5 min since (47% of 10)
LAC availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 7 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 7 since 11/17, returns tonight: 6 min (25% of 22)
OUT Lopez missed 3 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 5 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Niederhäuser missed 2 since 11/28, returns tonight: 12 min (120% of 10)
BACK Leonard back 11/23 after 10, 28 min since (87% of 32)
NEW Batum 18 to 24 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 8 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Lopez missed 4 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 6 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 11/23 after 10, 28 min since (88% of 32)
BACK Miller back 12/01 after 7, 6 min since (25% of 22)
BACK Niederhäuser back 12/01 after 2, 12 min since (120% of 10)
NEW Batum 18 to 24 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 9 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Lopez missed 5 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 7 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Miller back 12/01 after 7, 6 min since (25% of 22)
BACK Niederhäuser back 12/01 after 2, 8 min since (73% of 10)
NEW Batum 18 to 23 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT Jones Jr. missed 10 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 2 since 12/03, out tonight
OUT Lopez missed 6 since 11/25, returns tonight: 10 min (44% of 22)
OUT Bogdanović missed 8 since 11/22, returns tonight: 23 min (116% of 20)
BACK Niederhäuser back 12/01 after 2, 8 min since (73% of 10)
NEW Batum 18 to 25 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 12/11 · 4 days' restOUT Jones Jr. missed 11 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 3 since 12/03, out tonight
OUT Niederhäuser missed 2 since 12/05, out tonight
BACK Lopez back 12/06 after 6, 10 min since (44% of 22)
BACK Bogdanović back 12/06 after 8, 23 min since (116% of 20)
NEW Batum 18 to 23 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Powell at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Jakučionis (13 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Harden at 31 and Leonard at 27 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Jones Jr. (7 straight), Miller (7 straight), Lopez (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-5 a night and the Clippers minus-2 and the line, where Miami takes 31 free throws a game to the Clippers' 25. Call it Miami 122, the Clippers 113.
11/23 @ PHI 127-117 — MIA notes
MIA won 127-117. MIA shot 49% (48 of 98) to PHI's 45%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 30 times to PHI's 19 — 20 points from the stripe to their 15. The glass went 58-47 for them. Powell led with 32 (11 of 18, 4 of 7 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Jaquez Jr. added 22, Ware 20. The hinge was Q1, 37-27: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Ware was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
11/24 vs DAL 106-102 — MIA notes
MIA won 106-102. MIA shot 45% (42 of 94) to DAL's 39%, 5 of 27 from three, and went to the line 24 times to DAL's 16 — 17 points from the stripe to their 14. Herro led with 24 (12 of 18); Ware added 20, Adebayo 17. The hinge was Q2, 32-25: a lead of 1 became 8.
11/26 vs MIL 106-103 — MIA notes
MIA won 106-103. MIA shot 46% (39 of 85) to MIL's 42%, 10 of 36 from three, and went to the line 20 times to MIL's 14 — 18 points from the stripe to their 9. Herro led with 29 (9 of 15, 3 of 5 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Adebayo added 17, Wiggins 11. The hinge was Q2, 24-20: a lead of 2 became 6. Ware was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/29 vs DET 135-138 — MIA notes
MIA lost 135-138. MIA shot 50% (44 of 88) to DET's 59%, 14 of 29 from three, and went to the line 39 times to DET's 23 — 33 points from the stripe to their 17. Wiggins led with 31 (10 of 15, 2 of 4 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Powell added 28, Herro 24. Q4 was theirs, 44-30, the deficit cut from 17 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 108-91 against them. Herro's -18 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 vs LAC 140-123 — MIA notes
MIA won 140-123. MIA shot 53% (53 of 100) to LAC's 45%, 24 of 46 from three, and got to the line 12 times to LAC's 35. Powell led with 30 (12 of 18, 6 of 10 from three); Adebayo added 27, Wiggins 22. The hinge was Q3, 38-26: a lead of 20 became 32, and the lead reached 38. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
12/03 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Washington at 21 and Flagg at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Washington (2 straight), Gafford (2 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Herro at 25 a game. One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-3 a night and Dallas minus-6 and the line, where Miami takes 25 free throws a game to Dallas's 19. Call it Miami 118, Dallas 116, Dallas keeping it close.
12/05 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Bane at 24 and Fra. Wagner at 21 a game. Without Banchero (10 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Herro at 24 and Powell at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 32. Call it Orlando 121, Miami 117, Miami keeping it close.
12/06 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Herro at 24 a game. Without Jakučionis (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 19 and Monk at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Sabonis (8 straight), Plowden (10 straight), Schröder (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been minus-2 a night and Sacramento minus-13 and the arc, Miami at 40 percent from three to Sacramento's 31. Call it Miami 121, Sacramento 113.
12/09 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 28 from three, 26 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 22 and Bane at 22 a game. One day's rest. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Herro at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Herro (2 straight), Jakučionis (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 28 and the defense, Orlando allowing 111 a night to Miami's 122. Call it Orlando 119, Miami 115, Miami keeping it close.
11/23 @ CLE 105-120 — LAC notes
LAC lost 105-120. LAC shot 46% (37 of 80) to CLE's 52%, 8 of 26 from three, and went to the line 26 times to CLE's 20 — 23 points from the stripe to their 13. Zubac led with 33 (15 of 22); Leonard added 20, Harden 19. Q4 was theirs, 26-28, but the other 3 periods went 92-79 against them. Lopez's -24 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 @ LAL 118-135 — LAC notes
LAC lost 118-135. LAC shot 52% (42 of 81) to LAL's 57%, 13 of 35 from three. Harden led with 29 (9 of 21, 3 of 12 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Dunn added 19, Leonard 19. Q1 was theirs, 38-37, but the other 3 periods went 98-80 against them. Leonard's -14 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/28 vs MEM 107-112 — LAC notes
LAC lost 107-112. LAC shot 43% (38 of 89) to MEM's 44%, 12 of 38 from three. The glass went 39-53 against them. Leonard led with 39 (15 of 24, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Harden added 23, Dunn 11. Q1 was theirs, 35-24, but the other 3 periods went 88-72 against them. They led by as many as 16.
11/29 vs DAL 110-114 — LAC notes
LAC lost 110-114. LAC shot 46% (37 of 80) to DAL's 44%, 7 of 25 from three. LAC turned it over 18 times to DAL's 8, and DAL turned those into 15 steals. Leonard led with 30 (10 of 20, 3 of 4 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Harden added 29, Collins 21. Q2 was theirs, 28-24, but the other 3 periods went 90-82 against them. They led by as many as 10. Sanders's -15 in 9 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 @ MIA 123-140 — LAC notes
LAC lost 123-140. LAC shot 45% (43 of 96) to MIA's 53%, 9 of 29 from three, and went to the line 35 times to MIA's 12 — 28 points from the stripe to their 10. Leonard led with 36 (12 of 21, 3 of 6 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Zubac added 16, Dunn 12. Q4 was theirs, 41-26, the deficit cut from 32 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 114-82 against them. Harden's -39 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/03 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 27 and Alexander-Walker at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Young (17 straight), Porziņģis (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 0-5 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Leonard at 29 and Harden at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Jones Jr. (8 straight), Lopez (4 straight), Bogdanović (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Clippers take 27 free throws a game to Atlanta's 22. Call it Atlanta 121, the Clippers 114.
12/05 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wells at 19 and Jackson Jr. at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Morant (8 straight), Mashack (6 straight), Jackson (5 straight). 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Leonard at 29 and Harden at 24 a game. Without Jones Jr. (9 straight), Lopez (5 straight), Bogdanović (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-9 a night and the Clippers minus-0 and the arc, Memphis at 39 percent from three to the Clippers' 32. Call it Memphis 118, the Clippers 115, the Clippers keeping it close.
12/06 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 31 and Randle at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Hyland (2 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 30 and Harden at 22 a game. Without Jones Jr. (10 straight), Miller (2 straight), Lopez (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 43 percent from three to the Clippers' 31 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 113 a night to Minnesota's 120. Call it Minnesota 120, the Clippers 112.
12/11 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Sengun at 29 and Durant at 27 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Sengun (2 straight), Eason (10 straight), Finney-Smith (21 straight). 4 days' rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and Harden at 24 a game. Without Jones Jr. (11 straight), Miller (3 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-11 a night and the Clippers plus-3 and the arc, Houston at 36 percent from three to the Clippers' 31. Call it Houston 119, the Clippers 109, Houston by 10.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACCC C. Christie
CP C. Paul
IZ I. Zubac
JC J. Collins
JH J. Harden
JM J. Miller
KB K. Brown
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KS K. Sanders
NB N. Batum
YN Y. Niederhäuser
MIAAW A. Wiggins
BA B. Adebayo
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Smith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
KJ K. Jakučionis
KW K. Ware
NJ N. Jović
NP N. Powell
PL P. Larsson
SF S. Fontecchio
TH T. Herro
LAC/MIA 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
Heat use 30-2 run to pull away, tie franchise record with 24 3-pointers, roll past Clippers 140-123
MIAMI -- — Norman Powell scored 30 points against his former team, Bam Adebayo had 27 points and 14 rebounds in 32 minutes and the Miami Heat downed the reeling Los Angeles Clippers 140-123 on Monday night.
Tyler Herro and Andrew Wiggins each scored 22 for the Heat, who trailed by two early in the second quarter before going on a 30-2 run. Miami also hit 24 3-pointers, tying a franchise record done on two previous occasions.
Miami went on a 12-0 run in the first 2:02 of the third quarter, all on 3-pointers, two of them by Adebayo. That turned a 20-point halftime lead into a 32-point edge and the outcome was not in serious doubt again.
Kawhi Leonard scored 36 and Ivica Zubac finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Clippers. They started the season 3-2 and have gone 2-14 since, falling to 5-16 — the worst 21-game start for the franchise since a 4-17 beginning to the 2010-11 season.
James Harden scored 11 points for the Clippers in 20 minutes, and didn't play in the final 22:34. The Clippers were outscored by 39 points when he was on the floor.
Powell had 11 points in the 30-2 spurt, one where Miami shot 9 for 12 while the Clippers missed all 11 of their shots. Back-to-back 3s by Powell finished off the run.
The Clippers made things a bit interesting in the fourth, with Leonard scoring 19 points in that quarter and getting his team within 12 with 2 minutes left. But Miami scored the next nine points — a three-point play by Herro, then 3-pointers from Powell and Wiggins to put the game away.
It was Miami's fifth time reaching the 140-point mark this season, after getting there a total of eight times in the franchise's first 37 seasons.