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122-125

Final

LAL

Lakers

Luka Doncic scores 38 and the Lakers hold off the Clippers 125-122 to split LA rivals' season series

By AP•Feb 21, 2026

Game Recap

Nicolas Batum comes up with a steal but misses a potential score-tying 3-pointer for the Clippers.

LOS ANGELES -- — Luka Doncic had 38 points and 11 assists, Austin Reaves added 29 points and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Los Angeles Clippers down the stretch for a 125-122 victory Friday night.

LeBron James had 13 points and 11 assists for the Lakers in their return from the All-Star break. They blew a 15-point lead in the second half, but Doncic scored 12 points in the fourth quarter as the Lakers split the four-game season series with their crosstown rivals.

Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points before missing the final 5:10 with an apparent ankle injury for the Clippers (27-29), who fell just short of getting back to .500 in incredible fashion after their 6-21 start to the season.

Bennedict Mathurin had 26 points and seven rebounds in his second straight outstanding game for his new team before fouling out with 1:49 to play. The athletic guard acquired from Indiana for center Ivica Zubac dropped a career-high-tying 38 against Denver on Thursday.

Derrick Jones Jr. scored on consecutive possessions to trim the Lakers' lead to 123-120 with 46 seconds left. Nicolas Batum then stole James' pass in the final seconds, but the Frenchman missed a tying 3-point attempt with 4 seconds left.

Doncic, James and Reaves were able to play together for only the 11th time in the Lakers’ 55 games this season, thanks to a rare moment of full health for the Lakers coming out of the break. They responded with a prolific offensive performance, even while James managed just two points in the second half.

In Doncic’s return from a four-game absence followed by a five-minute All-Star Game appearance due to a mildly strained hamstring, the Slovenian superstar scored 17 points with four 3-pointers in a dynamic first quarter for the Lakers, who made 16 of 17 shots in one stretch.

Leonard, who had just one bucket in the first, answered with a 19-point second.

The Clippers' John Collins was helped off the court with 18 seconds left in the first half after he bloodied his face on a hard landing while trying to catch a long pass at the rim.

Up next

Clippers: Host Orlando on Sunday.

Lakers: Host Boston on Sunday.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

Series tied 2-2

Regular Season Series

LAC at LAL

Wed, Nov 26

118 - 135

Final

LAL at LAC

Sun, Dec 21

88 - 103

Final

LAL at LAC

Fri, Jan 23

104 - 112

Final

LAC at LAL

Sat, Feb 21

122 - 125

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

LAC

LAL

45-82FG44-85

55Field Goal %52

8-213PT17-31

38Three Point %55

24-29FT20-25

10Offensive Rebounds5

32Defensive Rebounds27

25Assists31

7Steals8

5Blocks4

16Turnovers12

2Technical Fouls0

20Points Conceded Off Turnovers18

16Fast Break Points14

20Fouls24

5Largest Lead16

Match Leaders

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	LAC
12:00	Brook Lopez vs. Deandre Ayton (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Luka Doncic misses driving layup	0	0
11:41	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Kawhi Leonard bad pass turnover (LeBron James steals)	0	0
11:23	Deandre Ayton out of bounds lost ball turnover	0	0
11:06	Brook Lopez makes 15-foot hook shot (Kawhi Leonard assists)	0	2
10:49	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	2
10:47	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	0	2
10:42	Brook Lopez makes 7-foot two point shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)	0	4
10:42	Luka Doncic shooting foul	0	4
10:42	Brook Lopez makes free throw 1 of 1	0	5
10:33	Austin Reaves makes 3-foot two point shot	2	5
10:16	Brook Lopez makes 12-foot fade away jump shot	2	7
10:03	Derrick Jones Jr. personal foul	2	7
9:56	Austin Reaves makes 22-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	5	7
9:30	Kris Dunn makes alley oop layup (Kawhi Leonard assists)	5	9
9:21	Austin Reaves makes driving layup (Luka Doncic assists)	7	9
8:57	John Collins makes 1-foot dunk (Kawhi Leonard assists)	7	11
8:35	Luka Doncic makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)	9	11
8:15	John Collins bad pass turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	9	11
8:10	LeBron James makes running layup	11	11
7:52	Brook Lopez misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	11	11
7:46	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	11	11
7:23	LeBron James makes 11-foot fade away jump shot	13	11
7:06	John Collins makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Kris Dunn assists)	13	13
6:56	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (John Collins steals)	13	13
6:53	John Collins makes running layup	13	15
6:45	LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	16	15
6:28	John Collins misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	15
6:24	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	16	15
6:18	Deandre Ayton makes 3-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	18	15
6:18	Clippers Full timeout	18	15
6:18	Jake LaRavia enters the game for LeBron James	18	15
6:18	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart	18	15
6:18	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	18	15
6:10	Jake LaRavia personal foul	18	15
5:56	Kawhi Leonard makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	18	17
5:30	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	21	17
5:04	John Collins misses 3-foot jump bank shot	21	17
5:02	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	21	17
4:52	Luka Doncic out of bounds bad pass turnover	21	17
4:52	Luke Kennard enters the game for Austin Reaves	21	17
4:52	Bennedict Mathurin enters the game for Kris Dunn	21	17
4:35	Brook Lopez misses 26-foot three point jumper	21	17
4:31	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	21	17
4:17	Jaxson Hayes makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	23	17
3:51	Derrick Jones Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	17
3:50	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	23	17
3:40	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	26	17
3:25	Bennedict Mathurin misses driving floating jump shot	26	17
3:24	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	26	17
3:24	Brook Lopez misses tip shot	26	17
3:23	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	26	17
3:23	Brook Lopez makes two point shot	26	19
3:13	Brook Lopez blocks Jaxson Hayes 's 5-foot jumper	26	19
3:13	Lakers offensive team rebound	26	19
3:13	Yanic Konan Niederhauser enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	26	19
3:13	Jordan Miller enters the game for Brook Lopez	26	19
3:10	Luke Kennard lost ball turnover (Jordan Miller steals)	26	19
2:56	John Collins makes driving layup (Jordan Miller assists)	26	21
2:55	Lakers Full timeout	26	21
2:55	Kris Dunn enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr.	26	21
2:55	Nicolas Batum enters the game for John Collins	26	21
2:38	Luke Kennard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	29	21
2:22	Bennedict Mathurin makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Yanic Konan Niederhauser assists)	29	23
2:09	Kris Dunn shooting foul	29	23
2:09	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	30	23
2:09	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	30	23
2:09	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	30	23
2:07	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	30	23
1:46	Jordan Miller makes 12-foot two point shot	30	25
1:19	Jake LaRavia makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)	33	25
1:09	Bennedict Mathurin misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	25
1:06	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	33	25
1:01	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot	36	25
44.6	Jordan Miller lost ball turnover (Rui Hachimura steals)	36	25
38.4	Luka Doncic makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot	39	25
31.1	Jake LaRavia shooting foul	39	25
31.1	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 2	39	26
31.1	LeBron James enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	39	26
31.1	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2	39	27
17.2	Yanic Konan Niederhauser personal foul	39	27
15.7	Luka Doncic makes 1-foot layup (LeBron James assists)	41	27
1.0	Bennedict Mathurin makes 26-foot three pointer	41	30
0.2	Rui Hachimura misses heave jump shot	41	30
0.1	Lakers offensive team rebound	41	30
0.0	(00:00) [Clippers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	41	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	41	30

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	LAC
12:00	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Luke Kennard	41	30
12:00	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jake LaRavia	41	30
12:00	Austin Reaves enters the game for Luka Doncic	41	30
12:00	Kawhi Leonard enters the game for Kris Dunn	41	30
11:49	Bennedict Mathurin makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot	41	32
11:29	Austin Reaves makes 6-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	43	32
11:17	Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper	43	32
11:14	Nicolas Batum offensive rebound	43	32
11:13	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes 6-foot hook shot (Nicolas Batum assists)	43	34
11:03	Bennedict Mathurin personal foul	43	34
10:54	Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	46	34
10:41	Kawhi Leonard steps out of bounds turnover	46	34
10:31	Jarred Vanderbilt misses layup	46	34
10:30	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	46	34
10:23	Yanic Konan Niederhauser flagrant foul type 1	46	34
10:23	Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive foul turnover	46	34
10:23	(10:23) [Clippers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	46	34
10:23	LeBron James makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2	47	34
10:23	LeBron James makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2	48	34
10:12	Austin Reaves makes 7-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	50	34
9:56	Kawhi Leonard misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	50	34
9:53	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	50	34
9:45	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Yanic Konan Niederhauser steals)	50	34
9:41	Kawhi Leonard makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	50	36
9:18	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper	50	36
9:15	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	50	36
9:07	Marcus Smart personal foul	50	36
9:07	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Rui Hachimura	50	36
9:03	Kawhi Leonard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)	50	39
8:46	Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot layup (Austin Reaves assists)	52	39
8:36	Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul	52	39
8:36	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 3	52	40
8:36	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 3	52	41
8:36	Brook Lopez enters the game for Yanic Konan Niederhauser	52	41
8:36	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 3 of 3	52	42
8:24	Austin Reaves out of bounds lost ball turnover	52	42
8:10	Kawhi Leonard steps out of bounds turnover	52	42
7:47	LeBron James makes 12-foot fade away jump shot	54	42
7:35	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	54	42
7:35	Bennedict Mathurin technical foul	54	42
7:35	Austin Reaves makes technical free throw	55	42
7:35	Luke Kennard enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	55	42
7:28	Kawhi Leonard makes 17-foot two point shot	55	44
7:28	Luke Kennard shooting foul	55	44
7:28	John Collins enters the game for Bennedict Mathurin	55	44
7:28	Derrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Nicolas Batum	55	44
7:28	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 1	55	45
7:16	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper	55	45
7:14	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	55	45
7:04	Marcus Smart blocks Kawhi Leonard 's 3-foot driving layup	55	45
7:04	Clippers offensive team rebound	55	45
7:04	Luka Doncic enters the game for LeBron James	55	45
7:01	Jordan Miller makes 2-foot dunk (Kawhi Leonard assists)	55	47
6:49	Jordan Miller kicked ball violation	55	47
6:49	Lakers Full timeout	55	47
6:38	Deandre Ayton makes 4-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	57	47
6:15	Kawhi Leonard misses 14-foot jumper	57	47
6:13	Clippers offensive team rebound	57	47
6:13	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Austin Reaves	57	47
6:13	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart	57	47
6:13	Kris Dunn enters the game for Jordan Miller	57	47
6:05	John Collins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kris Dunn assists)	57	50
5:45	Luke Kennard makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists)	59	50
5:28	Deandre Ayton blocks Brook Lopez 's 3-foot driving layup	59	50
5:27	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	59	50
5:20	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)	62	50
5:01	Kawhi Leonard makes driving layup (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)	62	52
5:01	Jake LaRavia shooting foul	62	52
5:01	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 1	62	53
4:49	Luka Doncic misses driving layup	62	53
4:48	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	62	53
4:48	Deandre Ayton makes tip shot	64	53
4:40	John Collins misses driving layup	64	53
4:39	Luke Kennard defensive rebound	64	53
4:33	Luke Kennard bad pass turnover (Derrick Jones Jr. steals)	64	53
4:22	Kawhi Leonard makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Kris Dunn assists)	64	55
4:10	Brook Lopez blocks Deandre Ayton 's 5-foot pullup jump shot	64	55
4:07	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	64	55
3:58	Kawhi Leonard misses driving layup	64	55
3:57	John Collins offensive rebound	64	55
3:49	Kawhi Leonard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kris Dunn assists)	64	58
3:37	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	64	58
3:34	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	64	58
3:26	Kawhi Leonard misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	64	58
3:24	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	64	58
3:18	Brook Lopez shooting foul	64	58
3:18	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	65	58
3:18	LeBron James enters the game for Deandre Ayton	65	58
3:18	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Jake LaRavia	65	58
3:18	Bennedict Mathurin enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	65	58
3:18	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	66	58
3:06	Bennedict Mathurin makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	66	60
2:47	LeBron James misses 12-foot two point shot	66	60
2:46	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	66	60
2:32	Derrick Jones Jr. misses layup	66	60
2:31	Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound	66	60
2:31	Derrick Jones Jr. makes tip shot	66	62
2:16	Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	68	62
1:58	Derrick Jones Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	68	62
1:54	LeBron James defensive rebound	68	62
1:45	LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot	68	62
1:43	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	68	62
1:38	Luke Kennard personal foul	68	62
1:38	Clippers Full timeout	68	62
1:38	Austin Reaves enters the game for Luke Kennard	68	62
1:38	John Collins makes free throw 1 of 2	68	63
1:38	John Collins misses free throw 2 of 2	68	63
1:37	Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound	68	63
1:37	LeBron James personal foul	68	63
1:37	Bennedict Mathurin misses free throw 1 of 2	68	63
1:37	Clippers offensive team rebound	68	63
1:37	Bennedict Mathurin misses free throw 2 of 2	68	63
1:34	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	68	63
1:15	Austin Reaves makes driving layup	70	63
54.5	Bennedict Mathurin misses 3-foot two point shot	70	63
53.2	LeBron James defensive rebound	70	63
53.2	Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	70	63
52.7	Austin Reaves offensive rebound	70	63
44.1	Jaxson Hayes makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (LeBron James assists)	72	63
32.0	John Collins lost ball turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	72	63
26.8	LeBron James misses running layup	72	63
24.3	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	72	63
18.6	Jaxson Hayes personal foul	72	63
18.6	Kawhi Leonard enters the game for John Collins	72	63
18.6	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 2	72	64
18.6	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Brook Lopez	72	64
18.6	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2	72	65
2.1	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	72	65
2.1	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	72	65
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	72	65

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	LAC
12:00	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	72	65
12:00	Marcus Smart enters the game for Rui Hachimura	72	65
12:00	Brook Lopez enters the game for Nicolas Batum	72	65
11:42	Kawhi Leonard traveling turnover	72	65
11:28	Austin Reaves makes 26-foot three pointer (LeBron James assists)	75	65
11:04	Lakers Full timeout	75	65
11:04	(11:04) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	75	65
11:04	Kris Dunn out of bounds lost ball turnover	75	65
10:41	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	75	65
10:40	Lakers offensive team rebound	75	65
10:37	LeBron James makes 14-foot fade away jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)	77	65
10:23	Bennedict Mathurin misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	77	65
10:22	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	77	65
10:22	Brook Lopez misses tip shot	77	65
10:20	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	77	65
10:08	Deandre Ayton misses layup	77	65
10:06	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	77	65
10:02	Derrick Jones Jr. makes running layup (Kris Dunn assists)	77	67
9:51	Austin Reaves misses 3-foot two point shot	77	67
9:49	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	77	67
9:34	Bennedict Mathurin misses 9-foot fade away jump shot	77	67
9:33	Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound	77	67
9:33	Derrick Jones Jr. misses tip shot	77	67
9:32	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	77	67
9:23	Luka Doncic misses driving layup	77	67
9:22	Luka Doncic offensive rebound	77	67
9:22	Bennedict Mathurin personal foul	77	67
9:20	Kris Dunn personal foul	77	67
9:11	Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul	77	67
9:11	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	78	67
9:11	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	79	67
8:57	Kawhi Leonard misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot	79	67
8:56	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	79	67
8:52	Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	81	67
8:52	Brook Lopez shooting foul	81	67
8:52	Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 1	82	67
8:33	Brook Lopez makes 14-foot floating jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists)	82	69
8:19	Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot	82	69
8:18	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	82	69
8:01	Bennedict Mathurin lost ball turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	82	69
7:46	Austin Reaves lost ball turnover (Brook Lopez steals)	82	69
7:42	Kris Dunn makes two point shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists)	82	71
7:35	Austin Reaves makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	85	71
7:17	Kawhi Leonard makes 8-foot two point shot	85	73
7:11	LeBron James offensive foul	85	73
7:11	LeBron James offensive foul turnover	85	73
6:51	Derrick Jones Jr. makes driving layup (Kris Dunn assists)	85	75
6:32	LeBron James misses 16-foot fade away jump shot	85	75
6:30	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	85	75
6:25	Derrick Jones Jr. makes 3-foot running dunk (Brook Lopez assists)	85	77
6:05	Deandre Ayton misses 11-foot jumper	85	77
6:03	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	85	77
6:00	Marcus Smart shooting foul	85	77
6:00	Bennedict Mathurin misses free throw 1 of 2	85	77
6:00	Clippers offensive team rebound	85	77
6:00	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for LeBron James	85	77
6:00	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Deandre Ayton	85	77
6:00	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart	85	77
6:00	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2	85	78
5:36	Austin Reaves lost ball turnover (Brook Lopez steals)	85	78
5:33	Kawhi Leonard makes running layup	85	80
5:16	Kris Dunn shooting foul	85	80
5:16	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	85	80
5:16	Lakers offensive team rebound	85	80
5:16	Luke Kennard enters the game for Austin Reaves	85	80
5:16	Jordan Miller enters the game for Kris Dunn	85	80
5:16	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	86	80
5:02	Kawhi Leonard makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	86	83
4:47	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	86	83
4:44	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	86	83
4:36	Jordan Miller makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	86	85
4:18	Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper	86	85
4:15	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	86	85
4:11	Kawhi Leonard misses 26-foot running jump shot	86	85
4:07	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	86	85
4:04	Luke Kennard misses 25-foot running jump shot	86	85
4:00	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	86	85
3:56	Bennedict Mathurin makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Jordan Miller assists)	86	87
3:56	Luka Doncic shooting foul	86	87
3:56	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	86	87
3:56	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 1	86	88
3:42	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	89	88
3:27	Jaxson Hayes blocks Bennedict Mathurin 's 3-foot driving layup	89	88
3:26	Luke Kennard defensive rebound	89	88
3:20	Luke Kennard makes driving layup (Luka Doncic assists)	91	88
3:18	Clippers Full timeout	91	88
3:18	Yanic Konan Niederhauser enters the game for Brook Lopez	91	88
2:57	Jordan Miller misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	91	88
2:54	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	91	88
2:38	Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	93	88
2:25	Bennedict Mathurin out of bounds bad pass turnover	93	88
2:11	Luka Doncic misses driving layup	93	88
2:09	Jordan Miller defensive rebound	93	88
2:04	Bennedict Mathurin misses running layup	93	88
2:03	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	93	88
1:59	Luka Doncic misses 23-foot running jump shot	93	88
1:58	Lakers offensive team rebound	93	88
1:58	LeBron James enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	93	88
1:58	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Luka Doncic	93	88
1:58	Kris Dunn enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr.	93	88
1:57	Luke Kennard misses 25-foot three point jumper	93	88
1:54	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	93	88
1:50	Bennedict Mathurin makes running layup (Kris Dunn assists)	93	90
1:50	Rui Hachimura shooting foul	93	90
1:50	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 1	93	91
1:29	Luke Kennard makes 3-foot layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	95	91
1:11	Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses dunk	95	91
1:10	Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive rebound	95	91
1:10	Jake LaRavia shooting foul	95	91
1:10	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes free throw 1 of 2	95	92
1:10	Austin Reaves enters the game for Jake LaRavia	95	92
1:10	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes free throw 2 of 2	95	93
49.6	Jordan Miller shooting foul	95	93
49.6	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 3	96	93
49.6	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 3	97	93
49.6	Austin Reaves makes free throw 3 of 3	98	93
30.9	Luke Kennard shooting foul	98	93
30.9	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 2	98	94
30.9	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2	98	95
16.5	Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	98	95
16.5	Austin Reaves makes technical free throw	99	95
5.1	Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	99	95
1.7	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	99	95
0.3	Bennedict Mathurin misses heave jump shot	99	95
0.1	Clippers offensive team rebound	99	95
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	99	95

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	LAC
12:00	Marcus Smart enters the game for Luke Kennard	99	95
12:00	Derrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Bennedict Mathurin	99	95
11:49	Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Austin Reaves 's 2-foot layup	99	95
11:49	Lakers offensive team rebound	99	95
11:38	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 3-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	101	95
11:26	Austin Reaves personal foul	101	95
11:13	Kris Dunn makes driving layup (Jordan Miller assists)	101	97
10:50	LeBron James misses 4-foot two point shot	101	97
10:48	Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound	101	97
10:38	Marcus Smart shooting foul	101	97
10:38	Jordan Miller makes free throw 1 of 2	101	98
10:38	Jordan Miller makes free throw 2 of 2	101	99
10:19	Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Austin Reaves 's 12-foot pullup jump shot	101	99
10:17	Rui Hachimura offensive rebound	101	99
10:14	Rui Hachimura misses 28-foot three point jumper	101	99
10:11	Clippers defensive team rebound	101	99
10:11	LeBron James loose ball foul	101	99
10:11	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	101	99
10:11	Kawhi Leonard enters the game for Nicolas Batum	101	99
9:52	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes 2-foot dunk (Kris Dunn assists)	101	101
9:37	Austin Reaves makes 26-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)	104	101
9:11	Jordan Miller misses 27-foot three point jumper	104	101
9:10	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	104	101
8:57	Rui Hachimura misses 15-foot turnaround jump shot	104	101
8:56	Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound	104	101
8:47	Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive foul	104	101
8:47	Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive foul turnover	104	101
8:47	Luka Doncic enters the game for Rui Hachimura	104	101
8:47	Brook Lopez enters the game for Yanic Konan Niederhauser	104	101
8:47	Bennedict Mathurin enters the game for Jordan Miller	104	101
8:32	Luka Doncic misses 13-foot fade away jump shot	104	101
8:32	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	104	101
8:32	Deandre Ayton misses tip shot	104	101
8:32	Clippers defensive team rebound	104	101
8:07	Bennedict Mathurin makes 17-foot turnaround jump shot	104	103
7:57	Brook Lopez blocks Austin Reaves 's 5-foot driving layup	104	103
7:55	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	104	103
7:46	Kris Dunn bad pass turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	104	103
7:36	Deandre Ayton misses 8-foot floating jump shot	104	103
7:35	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	104	103
7:24	Kawhi Leonard lost ball turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	104	103
7:16	Luka Doncic misses driving layup	104	103
7:15	Clippers defensive team rebound	104	103
7:15	Luka Doncic loose ball foul	104	103
7:15	Jordan Miller enters the game for Kris Dunn	104	103
6:54	Brook Lopez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kawhi Leonard assists)	104	106
6:54	Lakers Full timeout	104	106
6:54	Luke Kennard enters the game for Austin Reaves	104	106
6:32	Marcus Smart makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	107	106
6:11	Kawhi Leonard makes 26-foot three point jumper	107	109
5:55	Marcus Smart makes 20-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	109	109
5:55	Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul	109	109
5:55	Rui Hachimura enters the game for LeBron James	109	109
5:55	Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 1	109	109
5:53	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	109	109
5:35	Kawhi Leonard misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	109	109
5:34	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	109	109
5:27	Marcus Smart misses 26-foot running jump shot	109	109
5:24	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	109	109
5:18	Derrick Jones Jr. lost ball turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	109	109
5:11	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot running jump shot (Rui Hachimura assists)	112	109
5:10	Clippers Full timeout	112	109
5:10	Austin Reaves enters the game for Luke Kennard	112	109
5:10	Kris Dunn enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	112	109
4:48	Bennedict Mathurin misses 21-foot step back jumpshot	112	109
4:45	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	112	109
4:34	Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul	112	109
4:34	Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 2	113	109
4:34	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	113	109
4:34	Deandre Ayton makes free throw 2 of 2	114	109
4:25	Marcus Smart personal foul	114	109
4:25	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 2	114	110
4:25	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2	114	111
4:03	Marcus Smart out of bounds bad pass turnover	114	111
3:50	Brook Lopez makes 9-foot two point shot	114	113
3:32	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three pointer	117	113
3:08	Luka Doncic blocks Jordan Miller 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot	117	113
3:07	Clippers offensive team rebound	117	113
3:07	Clippers Full timeout	117	113
3:07	Bennedict Mathurin misses 24-foot three point jumper	117	113
3:04	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	117	113
2:46	LeBron James misses driving layup	117	113
2:44	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	117	113
2:38	Kris Dunn makes driving layup	117	115
2:24	Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul	117	115
2:24	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	117	115
2:24	Lakers offensive team rebound	117	115
2:24	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	118	115
2:12	Jordan Miller misses 2-foot reverse layup	118	115
2:11	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	118	115
1:56	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	118	115
1:55	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	118	115
1:49	Bennedict Mathurin offensive charge	118	115
1:49	Bennedict Mathurin offensive foul turnover	118	115
1:49	Clippers Full timeout	118	115
1:49	(01:49) [Clippers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Clippers] charged with a timeout	118	115
1:49	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Bennedict Mathurin	118	115
1:30	Luka Doncic makes 3-foot pullup jump shot	120	115
1:30	Kris Dunn shooting foul	120	115
1:30	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1	121	115
1:20	Derrick Jones Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Miller assists)	121	118
59.1	Marcus Smart makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)	123	118
59.1	Jordan Miller shooting foul	123	118
59.1	Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 1	123	118
57.6	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	123	118
47.4	Jordan Miller misses driving layup	123	118
46.2	Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound	123	118
46.2	Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point shot	123	120
46.2	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	123	120
46.2	Derrick Jones Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1	123	120
43.1	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	123	120
21.2	Kris Dunn shooting foul	123	120
21.2	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	124	120
21.2	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	125	120
9.7	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	125	120
9.7	Jordan Miller makes free throw 1 of 2	125	121
9.7	Jordan Miller makes free throw 2 of 2	125	122
9.7	Lakers Full timeout	125	122
9.7	Luke Kennard enters the game for Deandre Ayton	125	122
8.8	LeBron James bad pass turnover (Nicolas Batum steals)	125	122
6.2	Nicolas Batum misses 27-foot running jump shot	125	122
3.7	LeBron James defensive rebound	125	122
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	125	122
0.0	End of Game	125	122

Time, Location & Referees

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crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

3:15 AM, February 21, 2026

Coverage

ESPN, Spectrum Sports Net, Spectrum Sports Net +, FanDuel SN SoCal

Attendance

18,997

Referees

Marc Davis, CJ Washington, Mousa Dagher

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	L1

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Luka Doncic scores 38 and the Lakers hold off the Clippers 125-122 to split LA rivals' season series

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