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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTLA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers
2025-26 · Regular season · All results that day · LA Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers head-to-head · LA Clippers schedule · Los Angeles Lakers schedule
Final
Away
LA Clippers
122
Home
Los Angeles Lakers
125
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the LA Clippers 125-122 at home on Friday, February 20, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. Luka Dončić had 38 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers. Kawhi Leonard had 31 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists for the LA Clippers.
The Los Angeles Lakers led 72-65 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 41-30. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Luka Dončić (double-double, Los Angeles Lakers), LeBron James (double-double, Los Angeles Lakers), Brook Lopez (double-double, LA Clippers). Bench points: LA Clippers 42, Los Angeles Lakers 25. Austin Reaves had 29 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won LA Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers?
- The Los Angeles Lakers beat the LA Clippers 125-122 on February 20, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Kawhi Leonard scored 31 for the LA Clippers; Luka Dončić scored 38 for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Clippers | 30 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 122 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 41 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 125 |
Game leaders
LA Clippers
- Points
- 31 Kawhi Leonard
- Rebounds
- 10 Brook Lopez
- Assists
- 8 Kris Dunn
Los Angeles Lakers
- Points
- 38 Luka Dončić
- Rebounds
- 7 Deandre Ayton
- Assists
- 11 Luka Dončić
Brook Lopez double-double (16 PTS, 10 REB) · Luka Dončić double-double (38 PTS, 11 AST) · LeBron James double-double (13 PTS, 11 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Jones Jr. starter | 38:35 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2 | +1 |
| Kris Dunn starter | 34:53 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | -2 |
| Brook Lopez starter | 34:34 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2 | +0 |
| Kawhi Leonard starter | 30:52 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11-19 | 4-6 | 5-5 | 0 | +4 |
| John Collins starter | 16:15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | -2 |
| Bennedict Mathurin bench | 31:40 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 11-14 | 6 | -2 |
| Jordan Miller bench | 24:44 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | -2 |
| Nicolas Batum bench | 15:19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | -9 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser bench | 13:08 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | -3 |
Not available: Bradley Beal, Darius Garland
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić starter | 37:53 | 38 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11-25 | 8-14 | 8-11 | 3 | +6 |
| LeBron James starter | 33:04 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | -7 |
| Austin Reaves starter | 32:43 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9-15 | 4-5 | 7-7 | 1 | +0 |
| Marcus Smart starter | 29:29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 4 | +1 |
| Deandre Ayton starter | 27:33 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | -2 |
| Rui Hachimura bench | 25:58 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | +9 |
| Luke Kennard bench | 17:58 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | +2 |
| Jake LaRavia bench | 14:03 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | +1 |
| Jaxson Hayes bench | 11:29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +1 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt bench | 9:50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | +4 |
| LA Clippers | Stat | Los Angeles Lakers |
|---|---|---|
| 24/29 (82%) | Free throws | 20/25 (80%) |
| 37/61 (60%) | 2 pointers | 27/54 (50%) |
| 8/21 (38%) | 3 pointers | 17/31 (54%) |
| 45/82 (54%) | Field goals | 44/85 (51%) |
| 42 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 32 | Defensive rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 20 | Fouls | 24 |
| 9 | Max points in a row | 9 |
| 3:56 | Time spent in lead | 41:11 |
| 5 | Biggest lead | 16 |
Largest margin: 16 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 9
- Times tied
- 4
- Largest lead · LA Clippers
- 5 Q1 10:42
- Largest lead · Los Angeles Lakers
- 16 Q2 10:12
- Longest run
- 9-0 Los Angeles Lakers · Q1 1:19 to Q1 0:39
Scoring plays
Q1 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | LA Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:06 | LA Clippers | Brook Lopez 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 10:42 | LA Clippers | Brook Lopez 2-pt field goal | 4 | 0 |
| 10:42 | LA Clippers | Brook Lopez Free throw | 5 | 0 |
| 10:33 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal | 5 | 2 |
| 10:16 | LA Clippers | Brook Lopez 2-pt field goal | 7 | 2 |
| 9:56 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal | 7 | 5 |
| 9:30 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn 2-pt field goal | 9 | 5 |
| 9:21 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal | 9 | 7 |
| 8:57 | LA Clippers | John Collins 2-pt field goal | 11 | 7 |
| 8:35 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal | 11 | 9 |
| 8:10 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 11 | 11 |
| 7:23 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 11 | 13 |
| 7:06 | LA Clippers | John Collins 2-pt field goal | 13 | 13 |
| 6:53 | LA Clippers | John Collins 2-pt field goal | 15 | 13 |
| 6:45 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 3-pt field goal | 15 | 16 |
| 6:18 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 15 | 18 |
| 5:56 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 17 | 18 |
| 5:30 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 17 | 21 |
| 4:17 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal | 17 | 23 |
| 3:40 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 17 | 26 |
| 3:23 | LA Clippers | Brook Lopez 2-pt field goal | 19 | 26 |
| 2:55 | LA Clippers | John Collins 2-pt field goal | 21 | 26 |
| 2:38 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luke Kennard 3-pt field goal | 21 | 29 |
| 2:22 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin 2-pt field goal | 23 | 29 |
| 2:09 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 23 | 30 |
| 1:46 | LA Clippers | Jordan Miller 2-pt field goal | 25 | 30 |
| 1:19 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jake LaRavia 3-pt field goal | 25 | 33 |
| 1:01 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 25 | 36 |
| 0:39 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 25 | 39 |
| 0:32 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin Free throw | 26 | 39 |
| 0:32 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin Free throw | 27 | 39 |
| 0:16 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal | 27 | 41 |
| 0:01 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin 3-pt field goal | 30 | 41 |
Q2 · 37 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | LA Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin 2-pt field goal | 32 | 41 |
| 11:29 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal | 32 | 43 |
| 11:13 | LA Clippers | Yanic Konan Niederhauser 2-pt field goal | 34 | 43 |
| 10:54 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal | 34 | 46 |
| 10:23 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James Free throw | 34 | 47 |
| 10:23 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James Free throw | 34 | 48 |
| 10:12 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal | 34 | 50 |
| 9:41 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 36 | 50 |
| 9:03 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal | 39 | 50 |
| 8:46 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 39 | 52 |
| 8:36 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 40 | 52 |
| 8:36 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 41 | 52 |
| 8:36 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 42 | 52 |
| 7:47 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 42 | 54 |
| 7:35 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves Free throw | 42 | 55 |
| 7:28 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 44 | 55 |
| 7:28 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 45 | 55 |
| 7:01 | LA Clippers | Jordan Miller 2-pt field goal | 47 | 55 |
| 6:38 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 47 | 57 |
| 6:05 | LA Clippers | John Collins 3-pt field goal | 50 | 57 |
| 5:45 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luke Kennard 2-pt field goal | 50 | 59 |
| 5:20 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 50 | 62 |
| 5:01 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 52 | 62 |
| 5:01 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 53 | 62 |
| 4:48 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 53 | 64 |
| 4:22 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 55 | 64 |
| 3:49 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal | 58 | 64 |
| 3:18 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 58 | 65 |
| 3:18 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 58 | 66 |
| 3:06 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin 2-pt field goal | 60 | 66 |
| 2:31 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal | 62 | 66 |
| 2:16 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal | 62 | 68 |
| 1:38 | LA Clippers | John Collins Free throw | 63 | 68 |
| 1:15 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal | 63 | 70 |
| 0:45 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal | 63 | 72 |
| 0:19 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin Free throw | 64 | 72 |
| 0:19 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin Free throw | 65 | 72 |
Q3 · 34 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | LA Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:28 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal | 65 | 75 |
| 10:37 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 65 | 77 |
| 10:02 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal | 67 | 77 |
| 9:11 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves Free throw | 67 | 78 |
| 9:11 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves Free throw | 67 | 79 |
| 8:52 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 67 | 81 |
| 8:52 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton Free throw | 67 | 82 |
| 8:33 | LA Clippers | Brook Lopez 2-pt field goal | 69 | 82 |
| 7:42 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn 2-pt field goal | 71 | 82 |
| 7:35 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal | 71 | 85 |
| 7:17 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 73 | 85 |
| 6:51 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal | 75 | 85 |
| 6:25 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal | 77 | 85 |
| 6:00 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin Free throw | 78 | 85 |
| 5:33 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 80 | 85 |
| 5:16 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 80 | 86 |
| 5:02 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal | 83 | 86 |
| 4:36 | LA Clippers | Jordan Miller 2-pt field goal | 85 | 86 |
| 3:56 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin 2-pt field goal | 87 | 86 |
| 3:56 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin Free throw | 88 | 86 |
| 3:42 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 88 | 89 |
| 3:20 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luke Kennard 2-pt field goal | 88 | 91 |
| 2:38 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal | 88 | 93 |
| 1:50 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin 2-pt field goal | 90 | 93 |
| 1:50 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin Free throw | 91 | 93 |
| 1:29 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luke Kennard 2-pt field goal | 91 | 95 |
| 1:10 | LA Clippers | Yanic Konan Niederhauser Free throw | 92 | 95 |
| 1:10 | LA Clippers | Yanic Konan Niederhauser Free throw | 93 | 95 |
| 0:50 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves Free throw | 93 | 96 |
| 0:50 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves Free throw | 93 | 97 |
| 0:50 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves Free throw | 93 | 98 |
| 0:31 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin Free throw | 94 | 98 |
| 0:31 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin Free throw | 95 | 98 |
| 0:17 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves Free throw | 95 | 99 |
Q4 · 29 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | LA Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jarred Vanderbilt 2-pt field goal | 95 | 101 |
| 11:13 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn 2-pt field goal | 97 | 101 |
| 10:38 | LA Clippers | Jordan Miller Free throw | 98 | 101 |
| 10:38 | LA Clippers | Jordan Miller Free throw | 99 | 101 |
| 9:52 | LA Clippers | Yanic Konan Niederhauser 2-pt field goal | 101 | 101 |
| 9:37 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal | 101 | 104 |
| 8:07 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin 2-pt field goal | 103 | 104 |
| 6:54 | LA Clippers | Brook Lopez 3-pt field goal | 106 | 104 |
| 6:32 | Los Angeles Lakers | Marcus Smart 3-pt field goal | 106 | 107 |
| 6:11 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal | 109 | 107 |
| 5:55 | Los Angeles Lakers | Marcus Smart 2-pt field goal | 109 | 109 |
| 5:11 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 109 | 112 |
| 4:34 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton Free throw | 109 | 113 |
| 4:34 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton Free throw | 109 | 114 |
| 4:25 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin Free throw | 110 | 114 |
| 4:25 | LA Clippers | Bennedict Mathurin Free throw | 111 | 114 |
| 3:50 | LA Clippers | Brook Lopez 2-pt field goal | 113 | 114 |
| 3:32 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 113 | 117 |
| 2:38 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn 2-pt field goal | 115 | 117 |
| 2:24 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 115 | 118 |
| 1:30 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal | 115 | 120 |
| 1:30 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 115 | 121 |
| 1:20 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 3-pt field goal | 118 | 121 |
| 1:00 | Los Angeles Lakers | Marcus Smart 2-pt field goal | 118 | 123 |
| 0:47 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal | 120 | 123 |
| 0:22 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 120 | 124 |
| 0:22 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 120 | 125 |
| 0:10 | LA Clippers | Jordan Miller Free throw | 121 | 125 |
| 0:10 | LA Clippers | Jordan Miller Free throw | 122 | 125 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: tied 2-2. Final series: tied 2-2.
- Nov 25: LA Clippers 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 135
- Dec 20: Los Angeles Lakers 88 at LA Clippers 103
- Jan 22: Los Angeles Lakers 104 at LA Clippers 112
- Feb 20: LA Clippers 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 (this game)
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
Feb 21, 2026 · 03:00 UTC