LA Clippers vs. Miami Heat
November 3, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Heat beat the Clippers 120-119 on 2025-11-03 on the road against the Clippers. The Clippers started James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Bradley Beal, Ivica Zubac, and Derrick Jones Jr. The Heat started Andrew Wiggins, Norman Powell, Bam Adebayo, Davion Mitchell, and Pelle Larsson. Norman Powell (Heat) scored 19 points (8/10) in his matchups, with Derrick Jones Jr. as his primary defender. Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) scored 4 points (2/4) in his matchups, with Andrew Wiggins as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAC
LA Clippers
119
Did not play: Bogdan Bogdanović (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kobe Brown (DNP - Coach's Decision), Cam Christie (DNP - Coach's Decision), Yanic Konan Niederhäuser (DNP - Coach's Decision)
MIA
Miami Heat
120
Did not play: Keshad Johnson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jahmir Young (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- James Harden · Kawhi Leonard · Bradley Beal · Ivica Zubac · Derrick Jones Jr. Starter 16.4 min
- Chris Paul · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Ivica Zubac · John Collins 6.5 min
- James Harden · Kawhi Leonard · Ivica Zubac · Derrick Jones Jr. · John Collins 4.8 min
- Chris Paul · Brook Lopez · James Harden · Kris Dunn · John Collins 4.6 min
- James Harden · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Ivica Zubac · Derrick Jones Jr. 3.7 min
MIA
Miami Heat
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell · Pelle Larsson Starter 20.8 min
- Dru Smith · Nikola Jović · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Simone Fontecchio · Kel'el Ware 11.8 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell · Jaime Jaquez Jr. 4.3 min
- Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell · Nikola Jović · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Simone Fontecchio 2.5 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Davion Mitchell · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Simone Fontecchio · Kel'el Ware 2.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Clippers defense
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Norman Powell 19 pts (8/10) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick Jones Jr. (43 %, 2 pts) · Bradley Beal (20 %, 0 pts) · Kawhi Leonard (15 %, 10 pts)
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Bam Adebayo 8 pts (3/6) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Ivica Zubac (59 %, 0 pts) · James Harden (12 %, 3 pts) · Kawhi Leonard (10 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| James Harden | Davion Mitchell: 34 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Andrew Wiggins: 12 poss., 8 pts (2/3) |
| Kawhi Leonard | Andrew Wiggins: 35 poss., 7 pts (2/9) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ivica Zubac | Bam Adebayo: 39 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Kel'el Ware: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | Norman Powell: 26 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Davion Mitchell: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| John Collins | Simone Fontecchio: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Kris Dunn | Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Simone Fontecchio: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bradley Beal | Norman Powell: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Pelle Larsson: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Brook Lopez | Kel'el Ware: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Chris Paul | Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dru Smith: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nicolas Batum | Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dru Smith: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Heat defense
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Kawhi Leonard 4 pts (2/4) in 77 possessions
Guarded by: Andrew Wiggins (33 %, 0 pts) · Davion Mitchell (15 %, 2 pts) · Jaime Jaquez Jr. (13 %, 0 pts)
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James Harden 15 pts (5/10) in 83 possessions
Guarded by: Pelle Larsson (21 %, 6 pts) · Davion Mitchell (21 %, 3 pts) · Andrew Wiggins (17 %, 6 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Davion Mitchell | James Harden: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Bradley Beal: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Andrew Wiggins | Kawhi Leonard: 26 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · James Harden: 14 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Bam Adebayo | Ivica Zubac: 42 poss., 21 pts (8/14) · James Harden: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Norman Powell | Derrick Jones Jr.: 29 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Bradley Beal: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | Kawhi Leonard: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kris Dunn: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Pelle Larsson | James Harden: 18 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · John Collins: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nikola Jović | John Collins: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · James Harden: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kel'el Ware | Ivica Zubac: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Brook Lopez: 11 poss., 7 pts (3/4) |
| Simone Fontecchio | Kris Dunn: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · John Collins: 9 poss., 7 pts (2/2) |
| Dru Smith | Chris Paul: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kris Dunn: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |