LA Clippers vs. Washington Wizards
January 14, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Clippers beat the Wizards 119-105 on 2026-01-14 at home. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Kris Dunn, and Kobe Sanders. The Wizards started Khris Middleton, Bilal Coulibaly, Alex Sarr, Kyshawn George, and Tre Johnson. Alex Sarr (Wizards) scored 4 points (2/9) in his matchups, with Brook Lopez as his primary defender. Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) scored 12 points (5/10) in his matchups, with Kyshawn George as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAC
LA Clippers
119
Did not play: Kobe Brown (DNP - Coach's Decision), John Collins (DND - Injury/Illness), TyTy Washington Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)
WAS
Washington Wizards
105
Lineups
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Brook Lopez · James Harden · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Kobe Sanders Starter 12.7 min
- Nicolas Batum · Kawhi Leonard · Jordan Miller · Cam Christie · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser 11.0 min
- Nicolas Batum · James Harden · Jordan Miller · Cam Christie · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser 8.3 min
- Brook Lopez · James Harden · Kris Dunn · Jordan Miller · Kobe Sanders 4.1 min
- Nicolas Batum · James Harden · Kawhi Leonard · Jordan Miller · Kobe Sanders 2.8 min
WAS
Washington Wizards
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Khris Middleton · Bilal Coulibaly · Alex Sarr · Kyshawn George · Tre Johnson Starter 6.1 min
- Khris Middleton · Marvin Bagley III · Bub Carrington · Kyshawn George · Tre Johnson 9.2 min
- Marvin Bagley III · Justin Champagnie · Bub Carrington · Tre Johnson · Will Riley 4.8 min
- Khris Middleton · Justin Champagnie · Alex Sarr · Bub Carrington · Kyshawn George 3.2 min
- Justin Champagnie · Malaki Branham · Tristan Vukčević · Bub Carrington · Will Riley 2.9 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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Alex Sarr 4 pts (2/9) in 28 possessions
Guarded by: Brook Lopez (62 %, 0 pts) · James Harden (19 %, 2 pts) · Kris Dunn (10 %, 0 pts)
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Kyshawn George 18 pts (6/15) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Kawhi Leonard (46 %, 8 pts) · James Harden (16 %, 4 pts) · Jordan Miller (15 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| James Harden | Bub Carrington: 19 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Bilal Coulibaly: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Miller | Will Riley: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kyshawn George: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Kawhi Leonard | Kyshawn George: 30 poss., 8 pts (2/6) · Justin Champagnie: 11 poss., 8 pts (3/6) |
| Nicolas Batum | Will Riley: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Justin Champagnie: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | Marvin Bagley III: 25 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Tristan Vukcevic: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Kobe Sanders | Khris Middleton: 18 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Will Riley: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kris Dunn | Tre Johnson: 24 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Bub Carrington: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Brook Lopez | Alex Sarr: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Marvin Bagley III: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Cam Christie | Bub Carrington: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Will Riley: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Wizards defense
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Kawhi Leonard 12 pts (5/10) in 52 possessions
Guarded by: Kyshawn George (38 %, 5 pts) · Justin Champagnie (17 %, 0 pts) · Khris Middleton (12 %, 0 pts)
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James Harden 18 pts (7/15) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Khris Middleton (27 %, 6 pts) · Will Riley (13 %, 3 pts) · Bub Carrington (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Bub Carrington | Cam Christie: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jordan Miller: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Kyshawn George | Kawhi Leonard: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Jordan Miller: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Will Riley | Nicolas Batum: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Jordan Miller: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Justin Champagnie | Nicolas Batum: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Jordan Miller: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Marvin Bagley III | Yanic Konan Niederhäuser: 21 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Brook Lopez: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Khris Middleton | James Harden: 18 poss., 6 pts (3/5) · Kobe Sanders: 7 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Tre Johnson | Kris Dunn: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Kobe Sanders: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Alex Sarr | Brook Lopez: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · James Harden: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Bilal Coulibaly | James Harden: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kobe Sanders: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tristan Vukcevic | Yanic Konan Niederhäuser: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Jordan Miller: 2 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Malaki Branham | James Harden: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Miller: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| AJ Johnson | Nicolas Batum: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · James Harden: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Anthony Gill | Nicolas Batum: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |