Game ID: 22500709
LA Clippers @ Phoenix Suns
Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 20 23 28 22 93LAC 24 25 36 32 117
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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.
PHX availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Bouyea missed 10 since 1/05, returns tonight: 13 min (99% of 13)
OUT Fleming missed 4 since 1/17, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 12)
BACK Green back 1/20 after 33, 12 min since (44% of 27)
PHX availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restBACK Green back 1/20 after 33, 12 min since (44% of 27)
BACK Bouyea back 1/25 after 10, 13 min since (99% of 13)
BACK Fleming back 1/25 after 4, 3 min since (23% of 12)
PHX availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Green missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Bouyea back 1/25 after 10, 19 min since (143% of 13)
BACK Fleming back 1/25 after 4, 5 min since (44% of 12)
PHX availability going into 1/30 · back-to-backOUT Booker missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Green missed 3 since 1/25, returns tonight: 16 min (57% of 27)
BACK Bouyea back 1/25 after 10, 19 min since (146% of 13)
BACK Fleming back 1/25 after 4, 4 min since (36% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 4 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/30 after 3, 16 min since (57% of 27)
BACK Bouyea back 1/25 after 10, 20 min since (150% of 13)
BACK Fleming back 1/25 after 4, 5 min since (39% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/30 after 3, 16 min since (57% of 27)
BACK Bouyea back 1/25 after 10, 18 min since (136% of 13)
BACK Fleming back 1/25 after 4, 4 min since (37% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 6 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Green missed 2 since 2/01, out tonight
NEW Allen 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Bouyea 13 to 18 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 7 since 1/25, returns tonight: 32 min (95% of 34)
OUT Green missed 3 since 2/01, returns tonight: 17 min (61% of 27)
OUT Fleming missed 2 since 2/03, out tonight
PHX availability going into 2/10 · 2 days' restOUT Fleming missed 3 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Booker back 2/07 after 7, 32 min since (95% of 34)
BACK Green back 1/30 after 3, 16 min since (59% of 27)
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)
LAC availability going into 2/02 · back-to-backOUT Jones Jr. missed 14 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 18 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 1/22 after 3, 28 min since (87% of 32)
NEW Sanders 20 to 26 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 15 since 1/05, returns tonight: 21 min (79% of 27)
OUT Bogdanović missed 19 since 12/28, returns tonight: 12 min (60% of 20)
NEW Sanders 20 to 28 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restBACK Jones Jr. back 2/04 after 15, 21 min since (79% of 27)
BACK Bogdanović back 2/04 after 19, 12 min since (60% of 20)
NEW Sanders 20 to 26 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restBACK Jones Jr. back 2/04 after 15, 24 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Bogdanović back 2/04 after 19, 12 min since (60% of 20)
NEW Sanders 20 to 25 min over the last 5
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.
1/25 vs MIA 102-111 — PHX notes
PHX lost 102-111. PHX shot 37% (37 of 100) to MIA's 42%, 7 of 35 from three. Brooks led with 26 (11 of 23, 2 of 5 from three); Allen added 18, Gillespie 11. Q3 was theirs, 29-24, the deficit cut from 10 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 87-73 against them. Ighodaro's -25 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/27 vs BKN 106-102 — PHX notes
PHX won 106-102. PHX shot 56% (43 of 77) to BKN's 51%, 5 of 20 from three. PHX turned it over 15 times to BKN's 20. M. Williams led with 27 (13 of 16); Brooks added 26, Allen 18. The hinge was Q2, 32-22: PHX came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 9.
1/29 vs DET 114-96 — PHX notes
PHX won 114-96. PHX shot 47% (37 of 79) to DET's 43%, 16 of 42 from three, and went to the line 29 times to DET's 21 — 24 points from the stripe to their 16. PHX turned it over 15 times to DET's 9, and DET turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 47-37 for them. Brooks led with 40 (13 of 22, 4 of 7 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Allen added 24, Gillespie 16. The hinge was Q2, 37-25: a lead of 4 became 16, and the lead reached 21. Goodwin was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
1/30 vs CLE 126-113 — PHX notes
PHX won 126-113. PHX shot 53% (45 of 85) to CLE's 46%, 23 of 48 from three, and went to the line 18 times to CLE's 11 — 13 points from the stripe to their 8. Brooks led with 27 (9 of 14, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Goodwin added 17, Gillespie 16. The hinge was Q3, 45-32: a lead of 5 became 18, and the lead reached 33. G. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
2/01 vs LAC 93-117 — PHX notes
PHX lost 93-117. PHX took 10 more shots (93 to 83), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 33% to LAC's 52%, 19 of 46 from three, and got to the line 18 times to LAC's 34. PHX turned it over 4 times to LAC's 17. The glass went 35-63 against them. Allen led with 23 (7 of 21, 4 of 13 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Brooks added 22, Gillespie 12. Q2 was theirs, 23-25, but the other 3 periods went 92-70 against them. Livers's -27 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/03 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 117, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Sharpe at 21 and Grant at 13 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Henderson (50 straight), Murray (13 straight), Thybulle (45 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brooks at 28 and Allen at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Booker (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-4 a night and Phoenix minus-5 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 19 times a game to Phoenix's 13. Call it Phoenix 113, Portland 110, Portland keeping it close.
2/05 vs GSW — 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 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brooks at 25 and Allen at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Booker (6 straight), Green (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 25 and Moody at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Cryer (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 42 percent from three to Golden State's 35 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 18 times a game to Phoenix's 13. Call it Phoenix 115, Golden State 111, Golden State keeping it close.
2/07 vs PHI — 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 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 43 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brooks at 25 and Allen at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Booker (7 straight), Green (3 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Embiid at 34 and Maxey at 25 a game. Without George (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 43 percent from three to Philadelphia's 37 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 24 free throws a game to Phoenix's 17. Call it Phoenix 114, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
2/10 vs DAL — 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 110 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brooks at 22 and Allen at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Flagg at 33 and Williams at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. 2 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 113 a night to Dallas's 123 and the glass, where Dallas has been minus-4 a night and Phoenix minus-10. Call it Phoenix 117, Dallas 112.
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 126-89 — LAC notes
LAC won 126-89. LAC shot 56% (44 of 78) to BKN's 34%, 12 of 25 from three. The glass went 51-36 for them. Leonard led with 28 (9 of 17, 2 of 7 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Harden added 19, Collins 18. The hinge was Q1, 38-14: from level to 24 ahead, and the lead reached 40. Batum was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
1/27 @ UTA 115-103 — LAC notes
LAC won 115-103. LAC shot 47% (41 of 88) to UTA's 45%, 18 of 46 from three. Leonard led with 21 (9 of 18, 3 of 7 from three); Harden added 16, Dunn 14. The hinge was Q3, 36-20: LAC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 15, and the lead reached 21. LAC trailed 53-54 at the half and won the second half 62-49. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/30 @ DEN 109-122 — LAC notes
LAC lost 109-122. LAC took 13 more shots (86 to 73), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to DEN's 55%, 14 of 40 from three, and got to the line 21 times to DEN's 32. Harden led with 25 (8 of 17, 4 of 10 from three); Leonard added 21, Collins 18. Q2 was theirs, 23-24, but the other 3 periods went 98-86 against them. Harden's -17 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/01 @ PHX 117-93 — LAC notes
LAC won 117-93. LAC shot 52% (43 of 83) to PHX's 33%, 9 of 24 from three, and went to the line 34 times to PHX's 18 — 22 points from the stripe to their 12. LAC turned it over 17 times to PHX's 4. The glass went 63-35 for them. Leonard led with 25 (9 of 20, 1 of 5 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Miller added 20, Collins 16. The hinge was Q4, 32-22: a lead of 14 became 24. Christie was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
2/02 vs PHI — 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 116 a night and allowing 102, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and Harden at 20 a game. They have won the glass by 10 a night. Without Jones Jr. (14 straight), Bogdanović (18 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Embiid at 36 and Maxey at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-10 a night and Philadelphia minus-9 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 102 a night to Philadelphia's 118. Call it the Clippers 116, Philadelphia 111.
2/04 vs CLE — 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 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 25 and Harden at 20 a game. They have won the glass by 6 a night. Without Jones Jr. (15 straight), Bogdanović (19 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Allen at 17 a game. Without Mobley (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the line, where the Clippers take 25 free throws a game to Cleveland's 18 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-6 a night and Cleveland plus-1. Call it the Clippers 115, Cleveland 114, Cleveland keeping it close.
2/06 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and LaVine at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Murray (16 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and Collins at 16 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 113, Sacramento 112, Sacramento keeping it close.
2/08 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 33 and Randle at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Conley (2 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and Collins at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 42 percent from three to the Clippers' 34 and the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Minnesota's 12. Call it Minnesota 119, the Clippers 113.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACBL B. Lopez
CC C. Christie
IZ I. Zubac
JC J. Collins
JM J. Miller
KB K. Brown
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KS K. Sanders
NB N. Batum
YN Y. Niederhäuser
PHXCG C. Gillespie
DB D. Brooks
GA G. Allen
IL I. Livers
JB J. Bouyea
JG J. Goodwin
KM K. Maluach
MW M. Williams
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RF R. Fleming
RO R. O'Neale
LAC/PHX 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
Leonard scores 25 points, Clippers resume winning ways with 117-93 rout of Suns
PHOENIX -- — Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points and the Los Angeles Clippers, playing without James Harden , routed the Phoenix Suns 117-93 on Sunday night.
Leonard, who was left off the Western Conference All-Star reserves announced earlier Sunday, had eight rebounds as well as his 27th consecutive game with 20 or more points. Ivica Zubac had 20 rebounds as the Clippers bounced back from a loss at Denver on Friday and dominated the inside, outrebounding Phoenix 63-35 and outscoring the Suns 64-18 in the paint.
Jordan Miller had 20 points, John Collins 16, Zubac 14 and Kobe Sanders 12 for the Clippers, who shot 51.8% from the field. Sanders started for Harden, who missed the game for personal reasons.
Since starting the season 6-21, the Clippers have won 17 of 21 and are just two games under .500. The Suns had won three straight before Sunday, and are still 15-7 since Dec. 21.
Grayson Allen led the Suns with 23 points and eight assists, and Dillon Brooks scored 22 points. Phoenix shot just 33.3% from the field and was held under 100 points for just the sixth time in 50 games this season. Collin Gillespie and Jordan Goodwin each finished with 12 points.
The Suns were without Devin Booker (right ankle sprain) and Jalen Green (right hamstring, left hip). Booker was selected as a reserve for his fifth All-Star Game earlier Sunday.
The teams split the season series 2-2.
Up next Clippers: Host Philadelphia on Monday night.