Who won Los Angeles Lakers vs LA Clippers?

The LA Clippers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 103-88 on December 20, 2025.

LeBron James scored 36 for the Los Angeles Lakers; Kawhi Leonard scored 32 for the LA Clippers with 12 rebounds.

Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers

2025-26 · Regular season Sat, Dec 20, 2025 · 10:30 pm EST · All results that day · Los Angeles Lakers vs LA Clippers head-to-head · Los Angeles Lakers schedule · LA Clippers schedule

Final

Away

LA Clippers

103

Venue: Intuit Dome

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The LA Clippers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 103-88 at home on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Intuit Dome. Kawhi Leonard had 32 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists for the LA Clippers. LeBron James had 36 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The LA Clippers led 54-39 at halftime. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 28-15. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Kawhi Leonard (double-double, LA Clippers), James Harden (double-double, LA Clippers), John Collins (double-double, LA Clippers), Jake LaRavia (double-double, Los Angeles Lakers). Bench points: Los Angeles Lakers 15, LA Clippers 20. James Harden had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Los Angeles Lakers vs LA Clippers?: The LA Clippers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 103-88 on December 20, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: LeBron James scored 36 for the Los Angeles Lakers; Kawhi Leonard scored 32 for the LA Clippers with 12 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Los Angeles Lakers	15	24	22	27	88
LA Clippers	28	26	26	23	103

Game leaders

Los Angeles Lakers

Points: 36 LeBron James
Rebounds: 11 Jake LaRavia
Assists: 6 Jake LaRavia

LA Clippers

Points: 32 Kawhi Leonard
Rebounds: 12 Kawhi Leonard
Assists: 10 James Harden

Jake LaRavia double-double (12 PTS, 11 REB) · Kawhi Leonard double-double (32 PTS, 12 REB) · James Harden double-double (21 PTS, 10 AST) · John Collins double-double (17 PTS, 12 REB)

Los Angeles Lakers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
LeBron James starter	37:37	36	4	3	2	1	3	15-28	3-7	3-5	1	-6
Jake LaRavia starter	37:13	12	11	6	2	0	0	5-11	0-4	2-4	2	-23
Jaxson Hayes starter	30:59	8	5	2	1	0	1	3-4	0-0	2-2	5	-13
Marcus Smart starter	30:36	5	4	1	0	0	1	1-12	0-9	3-3	1	-10
Luka Dončić starter	19:34	12	5	2	0	0	4	4-13	1-6	3-5	1	-13
Jarred Vanderbilt bench	27:09	4	5	1	1	1	2	1-4	1-3	1-4	4	-14
Nick Smith Jr. bench	21:47	9	3	1	1	0	0	4-11	1-5	0-0	2	+0
Maxi Kleber bench	15:50	0	1	0	0	1	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	+1
Dalton Knecht bench	13:29	2	4	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	-4
Adou Thiero bench	5:46	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+7

Not available: Deandre Ayton, Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves

LA Clippers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Kawhi Leonard starter	41:53	32	12	3	3	2	3	8-24	4-12	12-12	2	+16
James Harden starter	40:57	21	4	10	2	0	3	6-20	4-12	5-6	2	+24
Kris Dunn starter	31:37	8	6	3	1	0	1	3-4	2-3	0-0	4	+8
John Collins starter	31:37	17	12	1	2	2	2	7-10	2-3	1-1	4	+26
Ivica Zubac starter	10:47	5	2	1	0	0	1	2-3	0-0	1-1	0	+13
Brook Lopez bench	24:52	11	5	0	0	2	4	4-7	3-6	0-0	3	+7
Nicolas Batum bench	20:05	3	4	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	-6
Bogdan Bogdanović bench	17:51	2	2	4	0	0	2	1-6	0-4	0-0	4	-6
Kobe Sanders bench	17:08	4	1	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	-10
Jordan Miller bench	2:27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+1
Kobe Brown bench	0:46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+2

Not available: Bradley Beal, Derrick Jones Jr., Yanic Konan Niederhauser, Cam Christie

Team statistics
Los Angeles Lakers	Stat	LA Clippers
14/23 (60%)	Free throws	19/20 (95%)
28/50 (56%)	2 pointers	18/37 (48%)
6/38 (15%)	3 pointers	16/43 (37%)
34/88 (38%)	Field goals	34/80 (42%)
43	Rebounds	48
29	Defensive rebounds	35
14	Offensive rebounds	13
16	Assists	22
11	Turnovers	16
7	Steals	8
3	Blocks	6
19	Fouls	23
15	Max points in a row	9
0:00	Time spent in lead	47:20
0	Biggest lead	22

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: LA Clippers ahead)

Largest margin: 20 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · Los Angeles Lakers: Never led
Largest lead · LA Clippers: 22 Q3 0:20
Longest run: 15-0 Los Angeles Lakers · Q3 0:02 to Q4 7:56

Scoring plays

Q1 · 22 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	LA Clippers
11:20	LA Clippers	James Harden 3-pt field goal	0	3
10:39	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	0	5
9:58	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	0	7
8:55	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	0	9
8:08	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	3	9
7:51	LA Clippers	James Harden 3-pt field goal	3	12
7:34	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	5	12
7:10	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	7	12
6:48	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	7	14
6:41	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	7	15
6:03	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 3-pt field goal	7	18
5:12	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 2-pt field goal	7	20
4:53	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia Free throw	8	20
4:53	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia Free throw	9	20
4:01	LA Clippers	Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal	9	23
3:34	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	9	25
3:34	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	9	26
3:01	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	10	26
2:40	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	12	26
1:13	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt Free throw	13	26
1:00	LA Clippers	Bogdan Bogdanović 2-pt field goal	13	28
0:50	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	15	28

Q2 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	LA Clippers
11:17	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	17	28
10:58	LA Clippers	Brook Lopez 3-pt field goal	17	31
9:55	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	18	31
9:43	LA Clippers	Brook Lopez 3-pt field goal	18	34
9:09	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	20	34
8:17	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	22	34
7:34	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	22	36
7:34	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	22	37
7:07	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	22	39
6:15	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	25	39
5:33	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	27	39
5:03	LA Clippers	James Harden 2-pt field goal	27	41
3:41	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	27	42
3:21	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	29	42
3:21	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	30	42
3:07	LA Clippers	Kobe Sanders 2-pt field goal	30	44
2:40	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	32	44
2:30	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal	32	47
2:13	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	33	47
1:41	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	33	48
1:41	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	33	49
1:30	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	35	49
1:29	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	35	50
1:29	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	35	51
0:48	Los Angeles Lakers	Dalton Knecht 2-pt field goal	37	51
0:28	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal	37	54
0:08	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	39	54

Q3 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	LA Clippers
11:16	LA Clippers	Brook Lopez 3-pt field goal	39	57
10:55	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	41	57
10:20	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	43	57
9:19	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	45	57
9:04	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	45	58
9:04	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	45	59
8:09	Los Angeles Lakers	Marcus Smart 2-pt field goal	47	59
8:08	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	47	60
7:46	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 3-pt field goal	47	63
7:16	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	49	63
6:47	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	49	65
6:25	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	51	65
5:28	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal	51	68
4:37	LA Clippers	John Collins 3-pt field goal	51	71
3:17	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	52	71
3:17	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	53	71
2:56	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	53	73
2:30	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt 3-pt field goal	56	73
2:00	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	56	74
2:00	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	56	75
1:17	LA Clippers	James Harden 2-pt field goal	56	77
1:00	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	58	77
0:20	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal	58	80
0:02	Los Angeles Lakers	Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	61	80

Q4 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	LA Clippers
11:46	Los Angeles Lakers	Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	63	80
11:15	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	65	80
10:02	Los Angeles Lakers	Marcus Smart Free throw	68	80
10:02	Los Angeles Lakers	Marcus Smart Free throw	68	80
10:02	Los Angeles Lakers	Marcus Smart Free throw	68	80
9:47	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	70	80
9:47	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	71	80
7:56	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	73	80
7:41	LA Clippers	John Collins 3-pt field goal	73	83
6:52	LA Clippers	James Harden 3-pt field goal	73	86
6:35	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	73	88
6:10	Los Angeles Lakers	Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	75	88
5:36	Los Angeles Lakers	Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	77	88
4:45	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	79	88
4:26	LA Clippers	James Harden 3-pt field goal	79	91
4:26	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	79	92
4:20	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	81	92
4:06	LA Clippers	Brook Lopez 2-pt field goal	81	94
3:47	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	81	96
3:47	LA Clippers	John Collins Free throw	81	97
3:11	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	84	97
2:45	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	85	97
1:57	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	88	97
1:39	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	88	98
1:39	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	88	99
0:47	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	88	100
0:47	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	88	101
0:21	LA Clippers	Kobe Sanders 2-pt field goal	88	103

2025-26 season series

After this game: tied 1-1. 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 (this game)
Jan 22: Los Angeles Lakers 104 at LA Clippers 112
Feb 20: LA Clippers 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 125

Highlights

Clippers 103 - 88 Lakers — Full Highlights (YouTube)
Clippers 103 - 88 Lakers — Kawhi Leonard Was COOKING vs Lakers (YouTube)

Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.

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