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Kawhi Leonard has season-high 32 points as Clippers beat Lakers 103-88 to snap 5-game skid

By AP•Dec 21, 2025

Game Recap

Los Angeles Lakers vs. LA Clippers: Game Highlights

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 32 points and the slumping Los Angeles Clippers rode their 3-point shooting to a 103-88 victory over LeBron James and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, snapping a five-game skid.

Luka Doncic, the NBA's scoring leader, didn't return for the Lakers after halftime because of a lower leg contusion. He had 12 points and five rebounds in 19 minutes after missing his first six shots. Doncic was coming off a triple-double of 45 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists at Utah on Thursday.

James, who turns 41 on Dec. 30, led the Lakers with a season-high 36 points.

James Harden had 21 points and 10 assists for the Clippers. John Collins added 17 points and 12 rebounds.

The Clippers were 16 of 43 from 3-point range, with Leonard tying his season high with four, Harden making four and Brook Lopez hitting three off the bench. The Lakers missed 32 3-pointers, with James going 3 of 7, Doncic 1 of 6 and Marcus Smart missing all of his nine attempts.

The Clippers had lost 12 of their last 15 to fall to the bottom of the Western Conference. But they led the entire game and held off a Lakers spurt that cut their lead to seven to open the fourth.

The Lakers got that close with the help of a six-point possession. Kobe Sanders received a flagrant-1 foul on Smart's 3-point attempt. Smart made all three free throws and the Lakers got possession. James scored, got fouled and made the free throw, leaving them trailing 80-73.

The Clippers answered with back-to-back 3-pointers by Collins and Harden to go with Leonard's dunk off James' turnover. The Lakers then ran off six in a row to close to 88-79.

From there, the Clippers closed out just their seventh win of the season.

The Clippers lost Ivica Zubac to a left ankle injury after he scored five points while playing most of the first quarter.

Rui Hachimura missed his first start of the season for the Lakers with a sore groin. He’s expected to be out 3-5 days. The team hopes to get Deandre Ayton (left elbow) and Austin Reaves (left calf) back soon.

Up next

Lakers: At Phoenix on Tuesday to end an eight-game trip.

Clippers: Host former MVP Kevin Durant and Houston on Tuesday.

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Series tied 1-1

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 Stats

LAL

LAC

34-88FG34-80

39Field Goal %43

6-383PT16-43

16Three Point %37

14-23FT19-20

14Offensive Rebounds13

29Defensive Rebounds35

16Assists22

7Steals8

3Blocks6

11Turnovers16

3Technical Fouls2

14Points Conceded Off Turnovers20

6Fast Break Points15

19Fouls23

0Largest Lead22

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAC	LAL
12:00	Jaxson Hayes vs. Ivica Zubac (Luka Doncic gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Luka Doncic misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	0	0
11:33	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	0	0
11:20	James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer (John Collins assists)	3	0
11:05	Ivica Zubac kicked ball violation	3	0
11:02	Kawhi Leonard personal foul	3	0
10:54	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	0
10:51	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	3	0
10:44	Kawhi Leonard misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	3	0
10:41	Kris Dunn offensive rebound	3	0
10:39	John Collins makes 2-foot layup (Kris Dunn assists)	5	0
10:26	LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	0
10:23	John Collins defensive rebound	5	0
10:09	Kris Dunn misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	0
10:05	John Collins offensive rebound	5	0
10:02	John Collins misses driving layup	5	0
9:58	John Collins offensive rebound	5	0
9:58	John Collins makes tip shot	7	0
9:42	Jake LaRavia misses 22-foot three point jumper	7	0
9:40	John Collins defensive rebound	7	0
9:35	James Harden back court turnover	7	0
9:19	LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper	7	0
9:16	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	7	0
9:07	LeBron James misses 17-foot fade away jump shot	7	0
9:06	Clippers defensive team rebound	7	0
9:06	Jake LaRavia loose ball foul	7	0
8:55	Ivica Zubac makes driving layup (James Harden assists)	9	0
8:40	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	9	0
8:38	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	9	0
8:36	Luka Doncic personal foul	9	0
8:36	Lakers delay of game violation	9	0
8:23	Kawhi Leonard misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	9	0
8:20	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	9	0
8:08	LeBron James makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	9	3
7:51	James Harden makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	3
7:34	LeBron James makes 1-foot dunk (Jaxson Hayes assists)	12	5
7:15	Ivica Zubac bad pass turnover (Jaxson Hayes steals)	12	5
7:10	LeBron James makes 1-foot running dunk (Jaxson Hayes assists)	12	7
6:52	Kawhi Leonard misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	12	7
6:49	Ivica Zubac offensive rebound	12	7
6:48	John Collins makes 1-foot dunk (Ivica Zubac assists)	14	7
6:41	Luka Doncic out of bounds lost ball turnover	14	7
6:41	Clippers Full timeout	14	7
6:41	Luka Doncic technical foul	14	7
6:41	James Harden makes technical free throw	15	7
6:27	James Harden misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	7
6:24	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	15	7
6:17	Luka Doncic misses 15-foot fade away jump shot	15	7
6:14	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	15	7
6:03	Kris Dunn makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	18	7
5:49	Kris Dunn personal foul	18	7
5:49	Dalton Knecht enters the game for LeBron James	18	7
5:40	Kawhi Leonard blocks Luka Doncic 's 7-foot pullup jump shot	18	7
5:37	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	18	7
5:35	John Collins out of bounds lost ball turnover	18	7
5:22	Jaxson Hayes misses 8-foot floating jump shot	18	7
5:20	John Collins defensive rebound	18	7
5:12	Kris Dunn makes two point shot	20	7
4:59	Dalton Knecht misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	7
4:54	Marcus Smart offensive rebound	20	7
4:53	John Collins shooting foul	20	7
4:53	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2	20	8
4:53	Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Kris Dunn	20	8
4:53	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	20	8
4:53	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Marcus Smart	20	8
4:53	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2	20	9
4:39	Kawhi Leonard misses 8-foot fade away jump shot	20	9
4:37	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	20	9
4:26	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	20	9
4:20	Luka Doncic misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	20	9
4:16	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	20	9
4:06	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (John Collins steals)	20	9
4:01	Nicolas Batum makes 24-foot running jump shot (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)	23	9
3:59	Lakers Full timeout	23	9
3:44	Dalton Knecht misses 24-foot three point jumper	23	9
3:44	Clippers defensive team rebound	23	9
3:34	Ivica Zubac makes 1-foot dunk (James Harden assists)	25	9
3:34	Maxi Kleber shooting foul	25	9
3:34	LeBron James enters the game for Jake LaRavia	25	9
3:34	Ivica Zubac makes free throw 1 of 1	26	9
3:12	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	26	9
3:08	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	26	9
3:01	John Collins shooting foul	26	9
3:01	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	26	9
3:01	Lakers offensive team rebound	26	9
3:01	Kobe Sanders enters the game for John Collins	26	9
3:01	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	26	10
2:49	Nicolas Batum misses 24-foot three point jumper	26	10
2:46	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	26	10
2:40	Luka Doncic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	26	12
2:28	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	12
2:25	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	26	12
2:08	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	12
2:04	Clippers defensive team rebound	26	12
1:48	James Harden misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	26	12
1:45	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	26	12
1:35	Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	26	12
1:32	Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound	26	12
1:21	Ivica Zubac misses 9-foot hook shot	26	12
1:19	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	26	12
1:13	Bogdan Bogdanovic shooting foul	26	12
1:13	Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 1 of 2	26	12
1:13	Lakers offensive team rebound	26	12
1:13	Brook Lopez enters the game for Ivica Zubac	26	12
1:13	Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw 2 of 2	26	13
1:00	Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 19-foot step back jumpshot	28	13
49.8	Luka Doncic makes 16-foot driving floating jump shot	28	15
35.7	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	28	15
32.1	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	28	15
9.1	Luka Doncic misses 31-foot three point jumper	28	15
7.8	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	28	15
1.3	Kobe Sanders misses running pullup jump shot	28	15
0.6	Clippers offensive team rebound	28	15
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	15

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAC	LAL
12:00	Kawhi Leonard enters the game for James Harden	28	15
12:00	Marcus Smart enters the game for Dalton Knecht	28	15
12:00	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Luka Doncic	28	15
11:52	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	28	15
11:37	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses driving floating jump shot	28	15
11:35	Maxi Kleber defensive rebound	28	15
11:32	Bogdan Bogdanovic personal foul	28	15
11:17	LeBron James makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	28	17
10:58	Brook Lopez makes 29-foot three point jumper (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)	31	17
10:39	Brook Lopez blocks LeBron James 's 5-foot driving layup	31	17
10:36	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	31	17
10:33	Kawhi Leonard offensive charge	31	17
10:33	Kawhi Leonard offensive foul turnover	31	17
10:33	Clippers Full timeout	31	17
10:33	(10:33) [Clippers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Clippers] charged with a timeout	31	17
10:22	LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover	31	17
10:08	Brook Lopez offensive foul	31	17
10:08	Brook Lopez offensive foul turnover	31	17
10:08	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Maxi Kleber	31	17
9:55	Brook Lopez shooting foul	31	17
9:55	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	31	17
9:55	Lakers offensive team rebound	31	17
9:55	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	31	18
9:43	Brook Lopez makes 28-foot three point jumper (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)	34	18
9:22	LeBron James misses 8-foot fade away jump shot	34	18
9:19	Kobe Sanders defensive rebound	34	18
9:12	Bogdan Bogdanovic lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals)	34	18
9:09	LeBron James makes driving dunk	34	20
9:00	Brook Lopez out of bounds lost ball turnover	34	20
9:00	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	34	20
8:43	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	34	20
8:41	Clippers defensive team rebound	34	20
8:41	Kris Dunn enters the game for Bogdan Bogdanovic	34	20
8:28	Brook Lopez misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	34	20
8:25	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	34	20
8:17	LeBron James makes 2-foot layup (Marcus Smart assists)	34	22
8:17	Clippers Full timeout	34	22
8:17	John Collins enters the game for Kobe Sanders	34	22
8:17	James Harden enters the game for Nicolas Batum	34	22
7:59	Kawhi Leonard misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	34	22
7:55	LeBron James defensive rebound	34	22
7:38	Marcus Smart misses 27-foot three point jumper	34	22
7:35	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	34	22
7:34	Kawhi Leonard makes running layup (James Harden assists)	36	22
7:34	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	36	22
7:34	Luka Doncic enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	36	22
7:34	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 1	37	22
7:20	Marcus Smart lost ball turnover (John Collins steals)	37	22
7:12	James Harden misses 7-foot pullup jump shot	37	22
7:07	Kawhi Leonard offensive rebound	37	22
7:07	Kawhi Leonard makes tip shot	39	22
6:52	Marcus Smart misses 4-foot two point shot	39	22
6:51	Clippers defensive team rebound	39	22
6:34	Brook Lopez misses 26-foot three point jumper	39	22
6:32	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	39	22
6:15	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jake LaRavia assists)	39	25
6:00	James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover	39	25
5:49	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Kawhi Leonard steals)	39	25
5:44	Kawhi Leonard out of bounds bad pass turnover	39	25
5:44	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for LeBron James	39	25
5:33	Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	39	27
5:03	James Harden makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	41	27
4:47	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	41	27
4:45	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	41	27
4:42	John Collins offensive charge	41	27
4:42	John Collins offensive foul turnover	41	27
4:42	Nicolas Batum enters the game for John Collins	41	27
4:42	Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Brook Lopez	41	27
4:33	Kris Dunn personal foul	41	27
4:20	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 22-foot three point jumper	41	27
4:16	James Harden defensive rebound	41	27
4:06	Kawhi Leonard misses 22-foot three point jumper	41	27
4:04	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	41	27
3:56	Jake LaRavia misses 25-foot three point jumper	41	27
3:53	Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound	41	27
3:41	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	41	27
3:41	James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2	41	27
3:41	Clippers offensive team rebound	41	27
3:41	LeBron James enters the game for Marcus Smart	41	27
3:41	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	42	27
3:26	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 22-foot three point jumper	42	27
3:25	Lakers offensive team rebound	42	27
3:25	James Harden loose ball foul	42	27
3:21	Luka Doncic makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	42	29
3:21	Kris Dunn shooting foul	42	29
3:21	Kobe Sanders enters the game for Kris Dunn	42	29
3:21	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1	42	30
3:07	Kobe Sanders makes 1-foot driving dunk (Kawhi Leonard assists)	44	30
2:44	LeBron James misses driving layup	44	30
2:44	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	44	30
2:40	Jaxson Hayes makes tip in dunk	44	32
2:30	Kawhi Leonard makes 26-foot three pointer	47	32
2:13	Nicolas Batum shooting foul	47	32
2:13	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	47	33
2:13	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	47	33
2:11	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	47	33
1:57	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 23-foot three point jumper	47	33
1:54	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	47	33
1:48	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Kawhi Leonard steals)	47	33
1:41	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	47	33
1:41	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 2	48	33
1:41	Jordan Miller enters the game for Bogdan Bogdanovic	48	33
1:41	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	48	33
1:41	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	48	33
1:41	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 2	49	33
1:30	LeBron James makes driving layup (Luka Doncic assists)	49	35
1:30	Kobe Sanders shooting foul	49	35
1:30	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1	49	35
1:29	Clippers defensive team rebound	49	35
1:29	Maxi Kleber loose ball foul	49	35
1:29	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 2	50	35
1:29	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 2	51	35
1:07	LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper	51	35
1:05	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	51	35
51.8	Kawhi Leonard misses 25-foot three point jumper	51	35
49.3	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	51	35
47.1	Dalton Knecht makes running layup (Jake LaRavia assists)	51	37
28.0	Kawhi Leonard makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	54	37
8.2	LeBron James misses driving layup	54	37
7.1	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	54	37
7.1	Jake LaRavia makes tip shot	54	39
0.0	James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper	54	39
0.0	Clippers offensive team rebound	54	39
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	54	39

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAC	LAL
12:00	Brook Lopez enters the game for Kobe Sanders	54	39
12:00	Kris Dunn enters the game for Nicolas Batum	54	39
12:00	John Collins enters the game for Jordan Miller	54	39
12:00	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Luka Doncic	54	39
12:00	Marcus Smart enters the game for Maxi Kleber	54	39
11:40	Kawhi Leonard misses 8-foot fade away jump shot	54	39
11:37	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	54	39
11:36	Marcus Smart misses driving floating jump shot	54	39
11:32	LeBron James offensive rebound	54	39
11:32	LeBron James misses tip shot	54	39
11:31	John Collins defensive rebound	54	39
11:16	Brook Lopez makes 26-foot jump bank shot (James Harden assists)	57	39
10:55	Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	57	41
10:38	Lakers Full timeout	57	41
10:38	(10:38) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Lakers] charged with a timeout	57	41
10:35	James Harden misses 22-foot three point jumper	57	41
10:33	Lakers defensive team rebound	57	41
10:20	LeBron James makes driving layup (Jake LaRavia assists)	57	43
9:53	shot clock turnover	57	43
9:30	Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper	57	43
9:27	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	57	43
9:19	LeBron James makes 5-foot two point shot	57	45
9:04	Jake LaRavia shooting foul	57	45
9:04	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 2	58	45
9:04	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 2	59	45
8:38	Jake LaRavia misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	59	45
8:36	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	59	45
8:32	James Harden misses 24-foot running jump shot	59	45
8:30	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	59	45
8:22	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	59	45
8:18	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	59	45
8:09	Marcus Smart makes driving layup (Jake LaRavia assists)	59	47
8:08	Marcus Smart technical foul	59	47
8:08	Kawhi Leonard makes technical free throw	60	47
7:46	Kris Dunn makes 22-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	63	47
7:34	Marcus Smart misses 24-foot three point jumper	63	47
7:31	James Harden defensive rebound	63	47
7:18	Kris Dunn bad pass turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	63	47
7:16	Jake LaRavia makes 2-foot driving dunk	63	49
7:00	John Collins misses 22-foot three point jumper	63	49
6:57	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	63	49
6:49	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Kris Dunn steals)	63	49
6:47	Kawhi Leonard makes 2-foot running dunk (James Harden assists)	65	49
6:47	Lakers Full timeout	65	49
6:47	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Dalton Knecht	65	49
6:47	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Marcus Smart	65	49
6:25	LeBron James makes driving layup	65	51
6:07	Kawhi Leonard misses 25-foot three point jumper	65	51
6:04	Kris Dunn offensive rebound	65	51
6:03	Brook Lopez misses 26-foot three point jumper	65	51
6:01	Clippers offensive team rebound	65	51
6:01	5 second violation	65	51
5:41	Nick Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	65	51
5:38	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	65	51
5:33	Nick Smith Jr. personal foul	65	51
5:28	Kawhi Leonard makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	68	51
5:07	Brook Lopez blocks LeBron James 's 1-foot driving layup	68	51
5:05	John Collins defensive rebound	68	51
4:59	James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper	68	51
4:56	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	68	51
4:44	Nick Smith Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	68	51
4:42	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	68	51
4:40	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	68	51
4:40	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Brook Lopez	68	51
4:40	Maxi Kleber enters the game for LeBron James	68	51
4:37	John Collins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kris Dunn assists)	71	51
4:19	John Collins blocks Nick Smith Jr. 's 9-foot driving floating jump shot	71	51
4:19	Lakers offensive team rebound	71	51
4:13	Maxi Kleber misses 26-foot three point jumper	71	51
4:10	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	71	51
4:04	James Harden personal foul	71	51
4:04	Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	71	51
4:04	Kobe Sanders enters the game for Kris Dunn	71	51
3:50	John Collins blocks Jake LaRavia 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	71	51
3:47	James Harden defensive rebound	71	51
3:32	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	71	51
3:31	John Collins offensive rebound	71	51
3:29	Maxi Kleber blocks John Collins 's 3-foot hook shot	71	51
3:28	John Collins offensive rebound	71	51
3:27	shot clock turnover	71	51
3:17	John Collins shooting foul	71	51
3:17	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	71	52
3:17	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	71	53
2:56	John Collins makes 3-foot two point shot (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)	73	53
2:42	Nick Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	73	53
2:39	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	73	53
2:30	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jake LaRavia assists)	73	56
2:23	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	73	56
2:23	Kawhi Leonard enters the game for John Collins	73	56
2:23	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	73	56
2:03	Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	73	56
2:00	Kawhi Leonard offensive rebound	73	56
2:00	Maxi Kleber personal foul	73	56
2:00	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 2	74	56
2:00	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 2	75	56
1:41	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	75	56
1:38	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	75	56
1:31	James Harden lost ball turnover (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	75	56
1:29	Nicolas Batum shooting foul	75	56
1:29	Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 1 of 2	75	56
1:29	Lakers offensive team rebound	75	56
1:29	LeBron James enters the game for Jake LaRavia	75	56
1:29	Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 2 of 2	75	56
1:27	James Harden defensive rebound	75	56
1:17	James Harden makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	77	56
1:07	Jarred Vanderbilt lost ball turnover (James Harden steals)	77	56
1:01	Bogdan Bogdanovic bad pass turnover (LeBron James steals)	77	56
1:00	LeBron James makes 1-foot dunk (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	77	58
35.6	James Harden misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	77	58
32.7	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	77	58
29.4	Jarred Vanderbilt lost ball turnover (James Harden steals)	77	58
26.0	James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	77	58
23.7	Kawhi Leonard offensive rebound	77	58
19.7	Kawhi Leonard makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	80	58
2.0	Nick Smith Jr. makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	80	61
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	80	61

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAC	LAL
12:00	Kris Dunn enters the game for James Harden	80	61
12:00	Adou Thiero enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	80	61
11:46	Nick Smith Jr. makes 9-foot two point shot	80	63
11:42	Double technical foul: Maxi Kleber and Kris Dunn	80	63
11:32	Kawhi Leonard misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	80	63
11:17	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	80	63
11:15	LeBron James makes driving layup	80	65
11:01	Kawhi Leonard misses 23-foot three point jumper	80	65
10:59	LeBron James defensive rebound	80	65
10:46	Kawhi Leonard kicked ball violation	80	65
10:46	Bogdan Bogdanovic personal foul	80	65
10:36	Maxi Kleber misses 23-foot three point jumper	80	65
10:33	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	80	65
10:16	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	80	65
10:13	Adou Thiero defensive rebound	80	65
10:02	Kobe Sanders flagrant foul type 1	80	65
10:02	(10:02) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	80	65
10:02	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Maxi Kleber	80	65
10:02	Marcus Smart makes free throw flagrant 1 of 3	80	66
10:02	Marcus Smart makes free throw flagrant 2 of 3	80	67
10:02	Marcus Smart makes free throw flagrant 3 of 3	80	68
9:47	LeBron James makes driving layup	80	70
9:47	Bogdan Bogdanovic shooting foul	80	70
9:47	Brook Lopez enters the game for Kobe Sanders	80	70
9:47	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1	80	71
9:34	Kawhi Leonard misses driving layup	80	71
9:33	Kawhi Leonard offensive rebound	80	71
9:31	LeBron James blocks' Kawhi Leonard missed two point shot	80	71
9:29	LeBron James defensive rebound	80	71
9:26	Lakers Full timeout	80	71
9:26	John Collins enters the game for Bogdan Bogdanovic	80	71
9:26	James Harden enters the game for Nicolas Batum	80	71
9:07	Nick Smith Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper	80	71
9:02	John Collins defensive rebound	80	71
8:38	James Harden misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	80	71
8:36	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	80	71
8:32	LeBron James misses 23-foot running jump shot	80	71
8:28	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	80	71
8:08	James Harden misses 12-foot step back jumpshot	80	71
8:05	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	80	71
7:56	Jake LaRavia makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)	80	73
7:41	John Collins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kawhi Leonard assists)	83	73
7:13	Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper	83	73
7:10	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	83	73
7:00	Marcus Smart personal foul	83	73
7:00	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Adou Thiero	83	73
6:52	James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kris Dunn assists)	86	73
6:37	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Kawhi Leonard steals)	86	73
6:35	Kawhi Leonard makes 2-foot running dunk	88	73
6:34	Lakers Full timeout	88	73
6:34	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for LeBron James	88	73
6:10	Nick Smith Jr. makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	88	75
5:46	Brook Lopez traveling turnover	88	75
5:36	Nick Smith Jr. makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	88	77
5:13	James Harden misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	88	77
5:09	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	88	77
5:01	Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper	88	77
4:58	Marcus Smart offensive rebound	88	77
4:55	Jake LaRavia misses 26-foot three point jumper	88	77
4:51	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	88	77
4:49	Kawhi Leonard blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 3-foot two point shot	88	77
4:46	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	88	77
4:45	Jake LaRavia makes two point shot	88	79
4:26	James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer	91	79
4:26	Nick Smith Jr. shooting foul	91	79
4:26	LeBron James enters the game for Marcus Smart	91	79
4:26	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	92	79
4:20	Jake LaRavia makes 2-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	92	81
4:19	Clippers Full timeout	92	81
4:06	Brook Lopez makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Kawhi Leonard assists)	94	81
3:52	Nick Smith Jr. misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	94	81
3:50	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	94	81
3:47	John Collins makes running layup (James Harden assists)	96	81
3:47	LeBron James shooting foul	96	81
3:47	John Collins makes free throw 1 of 1	97	81
3:35	Jaxson Hayes out of bounds bad pass turnover	97	81
3:20	Brook Lopez lost ball turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	97	81
3:19	Kris Dunn personal foul	97	81
3:11	LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jake LaRavia assists)	97	84
2:53	Kawhi Leonard lost ball turnover (Nick Smith Jr. steals)	97	84
2:45	Brook Lopez shooting foul	97	84
2:45	Brook Lopez technical foul	97	84
2:45	Clippers Full timeout	97	84
2:45	LeBron James makes technical free throw	97	85
2:45	Jake LaRavia misses free throw 1 of 2	97	85
2:45	Lakers offensive team rebound	97	85
2:45	Jake LaRavia misses free throw 2 of 2	97	85
2:42	John Collins defensive rebound	97	85
2:22	Jarred Vanderbilt blocks James Harden 's 2-foot driving layup	97	85
2:19	Kawhi Leonard offensive rebound	97	85
2:17	Kawhi Leonard misses 25-foot three point jumper	97	85
2:16	Kawhi Leonard offensive rebound	97	85
2:06	Kawhi Leonard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	97	85
2:03	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	97	85
1:57	LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	97	88
1:39	Jaxson Hayes personal foul	97	88
1:39	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	97	88
1:39	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	98	88
1:39	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	99	88
1:26	LeBron James misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	99	88
1:23	Clippers defensive team rebound	99	88
1:04	Kawhi Leonard misses 23-foot three point jumper	99	88
1:00	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	99	88
55.0	Jake LaRavia misses running layup	99	88
52.3	John Collins defensive rebound	99	88
46.2	Jaxson Hayes personal take foul	99	88
46.2	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 2	100	88
46.2	Kobe Brown enters the game for James Harden	100	88
46.2	Jordan Miller enters the game for Kris Dunn	100	88
46.2	Kobe Sanders enters the game for Brook Lopez	100	88
46.2	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	100	88
46.2	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Jake LaRavia	100	88
46.2	Adou Thiero enters the game for LeBron James	100	88
46.2	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 2	101	88
39.7	Nick Smith Jr. misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	101	88
36.6	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	101	88
20.5	Kobe Sanders makes driving layup	103	88
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	103	88
0.0	End of Game	103	88

Time, Location & Referees

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Intuit Dome

Inglewood, CA

Date & Time

3:30 AM, December 21, 2025

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FanDuel SN SoCal, Spectrum Sports Net, Spectrum Sports Net +, NBA TV

Attendance

17,927

Referees

Josh Tiven, Rodney Mott, Robert Hussey

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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