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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clippers | 39 | 17 | 33 | 27 | 116 |
 Lakers | 19 | 35 | 24 | 31 | 109 |
LACTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 44-9347.3% | 14-4035.0% | 14-1973.7% | 40 | 22 | 16 |
| LAL | 38-8146.9% | 9-2931.0% | 24-3177.4% | 45 | 22 | 19 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
LA Clippers116| 36 | 33 | 13-18 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +7.6 | ||||||
| 34 | 26 | 10-26 | 1-8 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 28 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 22 | 10 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 21 | 15 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | −8 | +4.1 | ||||||
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| 27 | 11 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +17 | +2.7 | ||||||||
| 26 | 11 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.5 | |||||
| 21 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −3.1 | |||||||
| 20 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | −3.0 | |||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.3 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 116 | 44-9347.3% | 14-4035.0% | 40 | 22 | 16 | 29 | 14-1973.7% | 11 | 10 | 3 | |||
Bench 29 points on 11 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Daniel Oturu (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers109| 31 | 18 | 8-15 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −3.7 | |||||
| 28 | 22 | 7-17 | 3-8 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 28 | 14 | 5-15 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 23 | 9 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 | −9 | +0.2 | |||||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −4.9 | |||||
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| 32 | 17 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 0 | −3 | +7.8 | |||||||
| 27 | 15 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.5 | ||||
| 19 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −0.5 | ||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −7.1 | ||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −3.0 | ||
| 11 | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +0.2 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 109 | 38-8146.9% | 9-2931.0% | 45 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 24-3177.4% | 8 | 4 | 2 | |||
Bench 46 points on 16 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Jared Dudley and Alfonzo McKinnie (coach’s decision).
Clippers116Lakers109ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Paul George scored 33 points (15 in the third quarter), and the LA Clippers closed the third quarter on a 14-3 run to beat the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers 116-109 on opening night at STAPLES Center.
The Clippers never trailed and led by as many as 22.
Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points (16 in the paint), and Serge Ibaka added 15 points.
For the Lakers, LeBron James scored 22 points. Montrezl Harrell had 17 points and 10 rebounds off the bench in his first game with the Lakers. Dennis Schröder had 14 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists but shot 5 for 15.
The Clippers shot 47.3% from the field and 35.0% from 3 to the Lakers’ 46.9% and 31.0%. The Lakers were outscored 20-10 in 7 minutes with Matthews, Davis, Schröder, Harrell and Kuzma on the floor together.
LA ClippersLos Angeles LakersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
102 points from the field on 93 shots: 2.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-24 | 58.3% | 64% |
| In the paint | 11-19 | 57.9% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 5-10 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-13 | 23.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-27 | 40.7% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 25 | 7 | 2-2 | −2 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 24 | 8 | 3-6 | −1 |
| Anthony Davis | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Wesley Matthews | 5 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 9 | 4-6 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 31 | 5 | 2-10 | −7 |
| LeBron James | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 18 | 9-15 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Gasol | 14 | 9 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| LeBron James | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Markieff Morris | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 43 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
LAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAC
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Highest Leverage Moments
Zubac 2' Running Dunk (7 PTS) (Williams 3 AST)
Q1 1:57
22.0%
29→7
George 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (27 PTS)
Q4 8:48
15.7%
29→14
Caruso 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 5 AST)
Q4 9:40
15.0%
14→29
Morris 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 4 AST)
Q4 10:17
12.8%
15→27
Beverley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Kennard 1 AST)
Q4 9:58
12.8%
27→14
