Lakers 116-112 Clippers (Feb 28, 2024) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Lakers

32-28, 12-19 away

116

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	29	23	25	39	116
LAC	30	36	30	16	112

LA Clippers

37-20, 20-8 home

112

James Harden makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Daniel Theis makes 1-foot layup (Kawhi Leonard assists)
Daniel Theis makes 11-foot jumper (James Harden assists)
Daniel Theis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Daniel Theis misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kawhi Leonard makes 10-foot two point shot
Kawhi Leonard misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Terance Mann makes 3-foot driving dunk (Kawhi Leonard assists)
Anthony Davis blocks Daniel Theis 's 2-foot jumper
Kawhi Leonard makes 24-foot three pointer (Terance Mann assists)
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Kawhi Leonard misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Anthony Davis blocks Norman Powell 's 11-foot jumper
Amir Coffey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
LeBron James blocks Amir Coffey 's 6-foot two point shot
Amir Coffey misses 22-foot three point jumper
Kawhi Leonard makes 19-foot driving floating jump shot (Norman Powell assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point shot
Mason Plumlee makes 7-foot hook shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kawhi Leonard misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mason Plumlee makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Kawhi Leonard makes tip shot
Norman Powell makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists)
James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Norman Powell makes driving layup
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden makes two point shot
James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Norman Powell makes two point shot
Norman Powell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Terance Mann makes 9-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
Terance Mann misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer
Terance Mann makes 2-foot layup (Amir Coffey assists)
Daniel Theis misses 3-foot two point shot
Amir Coffey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Terance Mann makes tip shot
Terance Mann makes layup (Kawhi Leonard assists)
Kawhi Leonard misses driving layup
Kawhi Leonard makes layup (Terance Mann assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
Kawhi Leonard makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (James Harden assists)
Norman Powell misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Kawhi Leonard misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes three point jumper (Daniel Theis assists)
Terance Mann makes 13-foot step back jumpshot (James Harden assists)
Daniel Theis misses 23-foot three point jumper
Amir Coffey misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James blocks Daniel Theis 's 5-foot jumper
Anthony Davis blocks Kawhi Leonard 's 1-foot driving dunk
Daniel Theis makes 2-foot layup (James Harden assists)
Kawhi Leonard makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot
Daniel Theis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kawhi Leonard assists)
Terance Mann makes two point shot (Amir Coffey assists)
Kawhi Leonard makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Kawhi Leonard misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Amir Coffey makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kawhi Leonard assists)
Norman Powell misses 29-foot three point jumper
Norman Powell makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Daniel Theis assists)
Amir Coffey makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 3-foot dunk (Amir Coffey assists)
Amir Coffey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Norman Powell misses layup
Norman Powell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
Mason Plumlee makes two point shot
Norman Powell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (Norman Powell assists)
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Norman Powell misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper
Norman Powell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kawhi Leonard assists)
Kawhi Leonard makes 5-foot two point shot
Terance Mann misses 8-foot two point shot
James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
Norman Powell misses 27-foot three point jumper
Norman Powell misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes driving layup
Kawhi Leonard makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (James Harden assists)
Kawhi Leonard makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
Kawhi Leonard misses 12-foot two point shot
Rui Hachimura misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot
Anthony Davis makes layup (Austin Reaves assists)
Rui Hachimura makes layup (Austin Reaves assists)
LeBron James makes 2-foot dunk (Anthony Davis assists)
Anthony Davis misses 14-foot jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses driving layup
Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Anthony Davis makes 3-foot driving dunk
Rui Hachimura makes 2-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)
Anthony Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 12-foot two point shot
Austin Reaves makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)
Austin Reaves makes 5-foot dunk
Anthony Davis misses 11-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis makes two point shot
Cam Reddish misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Austin Reaves makes 3-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis misses 16-foot jumper
Cam Reddish misses 26-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
LeBron James makes 7-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Taurean Prince misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Taurean Prince makes 18-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
D'Angelo Russell makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
LeBron James makes 24-foot three point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
LeBron James makes two point shot
Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rui Hachimura makes 13-foot jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
Rui Hachimura makes 3-foot driving dunk (Austin Reaves assists)
Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 19-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Anthony Davis makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point shot
Spencer Dinwiddie misses 27-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes 2-foot dunk (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
Rui Hachimura makes layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Austin Reaves misses 35-foot three point jumper
Daniel Theis blocks Anthony Davis 's 4-foot layup
Anthony Davis makes two point shot
Anthony Davis misses 16-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Rui Hachimura makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)
Austin Reaves makes 2-foot dunk
Austin Reaves makes two point shot
Austin Reaves misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Spencer Dinwiddie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)
LeBron James makes 26-foot three pointer
Rui Hachimura misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Austin Reaves makes two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)
Anthony Davis makes 14-foot jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
Spencer Dinwiddie misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Spencer Dinwiddie makes 2-foot two point shot
Austin Reaves misses 15-foot two point shot
Spencer Dinwiddie misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Cam Reddish makes 26-foot three point jumper (Taurean Prince assists)
LeBron James makes 26-foot three pointer (D'Angelo Russell assists)
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Taurean Prince misses driving floating jump shot
LeBron James makes 24-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
LeBron James makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
Taurean Prince misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 28-foot three point shot (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes 28-foot three pointer (D'Angelo Russell assists)
LeBron James misses driving layup
LeBron James makes two point shot
Rui Hachimura misses 16-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Rui Hachimura misses 22-foot three point jumper
Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Rui Hachimura makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot
Cam Reddish makes dunk (LeBron James assists)

LAKERS

CLIPPERS

TIME		LAL	LAC
12:00	Anthony Davis vs. Daniel Theis (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Rui Hachimura misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:40	Terance Mann defensive rebound	0	0
11:29	James Harden makes 16-foot step back jumpshot	0	2
11:15	Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot	0	2
11:13	Austin Reaves offensive rebound	0	2
11:12	Anthony Davis makes layup (Austin Reaves assists)	2	2
10:44	James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	2	2
10:44	Clippers offensive team rebound	2	2
10:44	shot clock turnover	2	2
10:31	Rui Hachimura makes layup (Austin Reaves assists)	4	2
10:13	Daniel Theis makes 1-foot layup (Kawhi Leonard assists)	4	4
10:01	LeBron James makes 2-foot dunk (Anthony Davis assists)	6	4
9:50	Daniel Theis makes 11-foot jumper (James Harden assists)	6	6
9:32	Anthony Davis misses 14-foot jumper	6	6
9:30	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	6	6
9:24	Daniel Theis misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	6
9:22	Clippers offensive team rebound	6	6
9:18	Daniel Theis misses 27-foot three point jumper	6	6
9:15	D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound	6	6
9:03	D'Angelo Russell misses driving layup	6	6
9:01	Terance Mann defensive rebound	6	6
8:59	LeBron James shooting foul	6	6
8:59	Terance Mann makes free throw 1 of 2	6	7
8:59	Terance Mann makes free throw 2 of 2	6	8
8:45	Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	8
8:43	Terance Mann defensive rebound	6	8
8:28	Kawhi Leonard makes 10-foot two point shot	6	10
8:12	Amir Coffey personal foul	6	10
8:10	Rui Hachimura out of bounds lost ball turnover	6	10
7:55	Kawhi Leonard misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	6	10
7:53	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	6	10
7:46	Anthony Davis makes layup (LeBron James assists)	8	10
7:28	Terance Mann makes 3-foot driving dunk (Kawhi Leonard assists)	8	12
7:21	Terance Mann personal foul	8	12
7:15	Anthony Davis makes 3-foot driving dunk	10	12
7:03	Anthony Davis blocks Daniel Theis 's 2-foot jumper	10	12
7:01	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	10	12
6:58	Rui Hachimura makes 2-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	12	12
6:58	Clippers Full timeout	12	12
6:58	Russell Westbrook enters the game for James Harden	12	12
6:38	Kawhi Leonard makes 24-foot three pointer (Terance Mann assists)	12	15
6:38	Rui Hachimura shooting foul	12	15
6:38	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 1	12	16
6:27	Anthony Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	16
6:25	Daniel Theis defensive rebound	12	16
6:21	Russell Westbrook makes two point shot	12	18
6:17	Terance Mann personal foul	12	18
6:17	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	12	18
6:17	Norman Powell enters the game for Terance Mann	12	18
6:17	(06:17) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	12	18
5:58	LeBron James makes 12-foot two point shot	14	18
5:42	Kawhi Leonard misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	14	18
5:40	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	14	18
5:35	Russell Westbrook misses layup	14	18
5:32	LeBron James defensive rebound	14	18
5:29	Austin Reaves makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)	17	18
5:09	Anthony Davis blocks Norman Powell 's 11-foot jumper	17	18
5:06	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	17	18
5:05	Austin Reaves makes 5-foot dunk	19	18
4:50	Amir Coffey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	19	21
4:31	LeBron James bad pass (Amir Coffey steals)	19	21
4:26	LeBron James blocks Amir Coffey 's 6-foot two point shot	19	21
4:23	Kawhi Leonard offensive rebound	19	21
4:21	Amir Coffey misses 22-foot three point jumper	19	21
4:21	LeBron James defensive rebound	19	21
4:19	Norman Powell personal foul	19	21
4:19	P.J. Tucker enters the game for Amir Coffey	19	21
4:19	Cam Reddish enters the game for LeBron James	19	21
4:19	Taurean Prince enters the game for Rui Hachimura	19	21
4:08	Anthony Davis misses 11-foot two point shot	19	21
4:06	P.J. Tucker defensive rebound	19	21
4:04	P.J. Tucker bad pass (Anthony Davis steals)	19	21
4:04	Anthony Davis makes two point shot	21	21
4:04	P.J. Tucker shooting foul	21	21
4:04	Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 1	21	21
4:01	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	21	21
3:43	Kawhi Leonard makes 19-foot driving floating jump shot (Norman Powell assists)	21	23
3:43	Taurean Prince shooting foul	21	23
3:43	Mason Plumlee enters the game for Daniel Theis	21	23
3:43	Kawhi Leonard misses free throw 1 of 1	21	23
3:40	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	21	23
3:27	Cam Reddish misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	21	23
3:24	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	21	23
3:19	Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point shot	21	23
3:15	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	21	23
3:08	Austin Reaves makes 3-foot two point shot	23	23
2:51	Mason Plumlee makes 7-foot hook shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	23	25
2:32	Anthony Davis misses 16-foot jumper	23	25
2:29	Norman Powell defensive rebound	23	25
2:27	Norman Powell out of bounds bad pass turnover	23	25
2:27	Lakers Full timeout	23	25
2:27	James Harden enters the game for P.J. Tucker	23	25
2:27	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Austin Reaves	23	25
2:03	Cam Reddish misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	25
2:03	Lakers offensive team rebound	23	25
2:03	shot clock turnover	23	25
1:47	Anthony Davis shooting foul	23	25
1:47	Mason Plumlee makes free throw 1 of 2	23	26
1:47	Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2	23	26
1:45	Taurean Prince defensive rebound	23	26
1:44	Taurean Prince lost ball turnover (Russell Westbrook steals)	23	26
1:36	Kawhi Leonard misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	26
1:32	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	23	26
1:18	Anthony Davis offensive charge	23	26
1:18	Anthony Davis turnover	23	26
1:18	LeBron James enters the game for Anthony Davis	23	26
1:04	Mason Plumlee makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists)	23	28
47.0	D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	28
44.1	Taurean Prince offensive rebound	23	28
40.1	D'Angelo Russell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	26	28
30.1	James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	26	28
27.1	Lakers defensive team rebound	26	28
27.1	P.J. Tucker enters the game for Mason Plumlee	26	28
5.0	LeBron James makes 7-foot two point shot	28	28
5.0	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	28	28
5.0	Max Christie enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	28	28
5.0	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1	29	28
1.1	Russell Westbrook misses driving layup	29	28
0.1	Kawhi Leonard offensive rebound	29	28
0.1	Kawhi Leonard makes tip shot	29	30
0.0	(00:00) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	29	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	30

Regular Season Series

LAL win 3-1

Clippers
125
Lakers
130

Game 1

11/1

Clippers
103
Lakers
106

Game 2

1/7

Lakers
116
Clippers
127

Game 3

1/23

Lakers
116
Clippers
112

Game 4

2/28

crypto.com Arena

10:00 PM, February 28, 2024Coverage: ESPN

Los Angeles, CA

Line: LAC -1.5

Over/Under: 236.5

Attendance: 19,370

Referees:
Tony Brothers
Andy Nagy
Justin Van Duyne

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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