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LA Clippers vs. Miami Heat

November 4, 2026 · 2026-27 season

The Heat beat the Clippers 117-116 on 2026-11-04 on the road against the Clippers. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr., Rui Hachimura, and Darius Garland. The Heat started Klay Thompson, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Andrew Wiggins, Bam Adebayo, and Davion Mitchell. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Heat) scored 14 points (6/16) in his matchups, with Rui Hachimura as his primary defender. Darius Garland (Clippers) scored 14 points (5/16) in his matchups, with Davion Mitchell as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

LAC
LA Clippers
LA Clippers 116

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Darius Garland GS 39:13 26 1 7 0 0 6 3 10-14 4-6 2-2 -16
Rui Hachimura GS 37:16 21 9 7 1 0 1 4 7-18 1-7 6-7 +8
Derrick Jones Jr. GS 36:42 12 8 1 1 3 1 4 5-11 2-5 0-0 -3
Kris Dunn GS 35:03 5 5 3 2 1 2 1 2-4 1-2 0-0 +12
Brook Lopez GS 34:38 20 8 1 0 2 1 3 8-11 2-5 2-5 -1
Max Strus 23:06 9 5 5 1 0 1 5 3-11 3-9 0-0 -19
Kobe Sanders 17:54 4 2 1 0 0 3 2 1-7 0-5 2-2 -2
Keaton Wagler 15:53 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 3-6 3-4 2-2 +15
Isaiah Jackson 12:39 2 4 2 1 0 2 3 1-4 0-0 0-2 -4
Gradey Dick 6:31 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 2-3 0-0 0-0 +6
Baba Miller 6:05 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 -1
Totals 116 47 30 7 7 18 26 43-90 16-43 14-20

Did not play: Cam Christie (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nick Martinelli (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jalen Pickett (DNP - Coach's Decision), Blake Wesley (DNP - Coach's Decision)

MIA
Miami Heat
Miami Heat 117

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Davion Mitchell GS 43:29 11 2 10 4 1 1 2 5-13 0-5 1-1 +4
Bam Adebayo GS 40:32 35 10 4 1 0 1 2 14-20 1-3 6-8 +12
Giannis Antetokounmpo GS 40:31 27 14 6 2 3 3 2 8-20 0-2 11-13 +11
Klay Thompson GS 35:19 30 5 3 0 1 2 4 11-22 8-17 0-0 +21
Andrew Wiggins GS 23:16 3 4 1 1 1 2 3 1-5 1-1 0-0 -11
Pelle Larsson 35:26 7 3 4 1 0 1 0 2-7 0-2 3-4 -6
Bobby Portis Jr. 17:49 4 10 5 1 0 1 1 2-6 0-4 0-0 +2
Ryan Conwell 17:02 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 0-3 0-2 0-0 +1
Tim Hardaway Jr. 6:50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-2 0-2 0-0 -10
Simone Fontecchio 4:46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-2 0-0 -19
Totals 117 50 35 10 6 12 18 43-100 10-40 21-26

Did not play: Myron Gardner (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nikola Jović (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nick Richards (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dru Smith (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

LAC
LA Clippers
LA Clippers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

MIA
Miami Heat
Miami Heat

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Clippers defense

Defender Guarded most
Darius Garland Davion Mitchell: 34 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Bam Adebayo: 13 poss., 8 pts (3/4)
Derrick Jones Jr. Klay Thompson: 26 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Andrew Wiggins: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Rui Hachimura Giannis Antetokounmpo: 37 poss., 5 pts (2/7) · Bam Adebayo: 10 poss., 1 pts (0/1)
Brook Lopez Bam Adebayo: 33 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Giannis Antetokounmpo: 14 poss., 7 pts (3/4)
Kris Dunn Pelle Larsson: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Klay Thompson: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Max Strus Pelle Larsson: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Bobby Portis Jr.: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Kobe Sanders Giannis Antetokounmpo: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Pelle Larsson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Keaton Wagler Davion Mitchell: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Pelle Larsson: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Isaiah Jackson Bobby Portis Jr.: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Bam Adebayo: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Gradey Dick Tim Hardaway Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ryan Conwell: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Baba Miller Bobby Portis Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Giannis Antetokounmpo: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Heat defense

Defender Guarded most
Giannis Antetokounmpo Rui Hachimura: 36 poss., 7 pts (2/4) · Brook Lopez: 12 poss., 8 pts (3/8)
Davion Mitchell Darius Garland: 34 poss., 5 pts (2/7) · Derrick Jones Jr.: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Bam Adebayo Brook Lopez: 28 poss., 18 pts (8/13) · Isaiah Jackson: 14 poss., 9 pts (4/4)
Klay Thompson Derrick Jones Jr.: 26 poss., 11 pts (4/11) · Darius Garland: 16 poss., 8 pts (3/6)
Pelle Larsson Kris Dunn: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Max Strus: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Andrew Wiggins Kris Dunn: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Derrick Jones Jr.: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Ryan Conwell Darius Garland: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Keaton Wagler: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Bobby Portis Jr. Max Strus: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kobe Sanders: 6 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Tim Hardaway Jr. Kobe Sanders: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Gradey Dick: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Simone Fontecchio Kris Dunn: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Derrick Jones Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)