NBA Final Intelligence
LA Clippers 122, Los Angeles Lakers 125 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): LA Clippers 122, Los Angeles Lakers 125. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAC 30-41 LAL; Q2 LAC 35-31 LAL; Q3 LAC 30-27 LAL; Q4 LAC 27-26 LAL.
Top performers (box score): Luka Doncic (LAL) 38 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 8 threes on 11-of-25 shooting; Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 31 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-19 shooting; Austin Reaves (LAL) 29 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Bennedict Mathurin (LAC) 26 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Brook Lopez (LAC) 16 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-12 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · LAL
38 PTS, 6 REB, 11 AST, 8 3PM · 11-25 FG
Scoring · LAC
31 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 11-19 FG
Scoring · LAL
29 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 9-15 FG
Season highs
Brook Lopez · Season-high 10 rebounds
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
LAC
5 largest lead
Q1 10:42 (LAC 5, LAL 0) · 9-0 run, Q3 7:17–Q3 5:33
LAL
16 largest lead
Q2 10:12 (LAC 34, LAL 50) · 9-0 run, Q1 1:19–Q1 0:38
Swings
9 lead changes
Tied 4 times
Ahead for good: Luka Doncic makes 25-foot running jump shot (Rui Hachimura assists) (Q4 5:11, LAC 109, LAL 112).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 3:32 Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three pointerLAL · LAC 113, LAL 117
- Q4 2:38 Kris Dunn makes driving layupLAC · LAC 115, LAL 117
- Q4 2:24 Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2LAL · LAC 115, LAL 118
- Q4 1:30 Luka Doncic makes 3-foot pullup jump shotLAL · LAC 115, LAL 120
- Q4 1:30 Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1LAL · LAC 115, LAL 121
- Q4 1:20 Derrick Jones Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Miller assists)LAC · LAC 118, LAL 121
- Q4 0:59 Marcus Smart makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)LAL · LAC 118, LAL 123
- Q4 0:46 Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point shotLAC · LAC 120, LAL 123
- Q4 0:21 Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2LAL · LAC 120, LAL 124
- Q4 0:21 Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2LAL · LAC 120, LAL 125
- Q4 0:09 Jordan Miller makes free throw 1 of 2LAC · LAC 121, LAL 125
- Q4 0:09 Jordan Miller makes free throw 2 of 2LAC · LAC 122, LAL 125
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 30 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 122 | |
| LAL | 41 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 125 |
🧮 How They Scored
LACLAL
58Points in the paint50
16Fast-break points14
18Second-chance points10
18Points off turnovers22
42Bench points25
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
59.8%Effective FG%61.8%
14.4%Turnover %11.1%
27.0%Offensive rebound %13.5%
0.354Free-throw rate0.294
Box Score
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Jones Jr. F-G | 39 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | +1 |
| Kris Dunn G | 35 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Brook Lopez C | 34 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Bennedict Mathurin G-F | 32 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 11-14 | -2 |
| Kawhi Leonard F | 31 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11-19 | 4-6 | 5-5 | +4 |
| Jordan Miller G | 25 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 | -2 |
| John Collins F-C | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -2 |
| Nicolas Batum F-G | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser C | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -3 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic F-G | 38 | 38 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11-25 | 8-14 | 8-11 | +6 |
| Austin Reaves G | 33 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9-15 | 4-5 | 7-7 | 0 |
| LeBron James F | 33 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 2-2 | -7 |
| Marcus Smart G | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | +1 |
| Deandre Ayton C | 28 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | -2 |
| Rui Hachimura F | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Luke Kennard G | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Jake LaRavia F | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt F | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
LA ClippersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | Starter | 31 | 31 | 73.1 | 34.7 | +4.4 | 17.4 |
| Brook Lopez | Starter | 34 | 16 | 64.3 | 14.6 | +1.7 | 13.9 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | Starter | 39 | 13 | 62.3 | 12.4 | +4.2 | 9.2 |
| John Collins | Starter | 16 | 12 | 67.6 | 28.2 | -2.2 | 8.3 |
| Kris Dunn | Starter | 35 | 8 | 100.0 | 7.4 | -1.1 | 8.9 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Bench | 32 | 26 | 58.7 | 32.1 | -8.4 | 9.7 |
| Jordan Miller | Bench | 25 | 10 | 51.2 | 19.0 | -6.7 | 6.5 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser | Bench | 13 | 6 | 77.3 | 20.0 | -16.7 | 6.4 |
| Nicolas Batum | Bench | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | -23.3 | 4.3 |
| Bogdan Bogdanovic | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Isaiah Jackson | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Cam Christie | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kobe Sanders | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic | Starter | 38 | 38 | 63.7 | 36.4 | +6.0 | 19.4 |
| Austin Reaves | Starter | 33 | 29 | 80.2 | 28.2 | +1.8 | 21.9 |
| Deandre Ayton | Starter | 28 | 13 | 57.4 | 20.3 | -1.3 | 9.1 |
| LeBron James | Starter | 33 | 13 | 46.8 | 21.3 | -10.3 | 9.7 |
| Marcus Smart | Starter | 29 | 7 | 71.7 | 7.8 | +1.7 | 1.9 |
| Luke Kennard | Bench | 18 | 9 | 75.0 | 18.6 | +8.5 | 4.6 |
| Jaxson Hayes | Bench | 11 | 8 | 80.0 | 18.5 | +4.2 | 21.3 |
| Rui Hachimura | Bench | 26 | 3 | 37.5 | 6.6 | +18.8 | 2.8 |
| Jake LaRavia | Bench | 14 | 3 | 150.0 | 2.9 | +3.3 | 1.2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Bench | 10 | 2 | 50.0 | 9.1 | +26.4 | 2.0 |
| Maxi Kleber | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kobe Bufkin | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dalton Knecht | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
LAC 2
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Last 23 meetings · since 2020-21
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