Tag: Los Angeles Clippers

Leonard Scores 32, Clippers Beat Hawks for 5th Straight Win

ATLANTA—Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points, including a season-high five 3-pointers, Paul George added 23 points and the Los Angeles Clippers won their fifth straight game, a 120–113 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. Trae Young had 12 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter for the Hawks, who whittled a 14-point deficit…


LeBron Scores 46 Points With 9 3S, but Clippers Rout Lakers

LOS ANGELES—LeBron James hit a career-high nine 3-pointers while scoring 46 points, but the Los Angeles Clippers hit 19 3-pointers of their own on the way to a comfortable 133–115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, Jan. 24. James scored at least 40 points against the Clippers for the first time in…


Leonard, George Lead Clippers Past Mavericks, 112–98

DALLAS—Kawhi Leonard scored a game-high 30 points, Paul George had 21 and Norman Powell added 19 off the bench to give the Los Angeles Clippers a 112–98 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, Jan. 22. With the score tied at 79 going into the fourth quarter, the Clippers scored the first six points and…


Lauri Markkanen Returns to Help Jazz Rout Clippers

SALT LAKE CITY—Lauri Markkanen had 34 points and 12 rebounds to help the Utah Jazz beat the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 126–103 on Wednesday night, Jan. 18. Markkanen returned after missing two games because of a bruised hip. He made six 3-pointers and had his 11th game with at least 30 points this season. “I…


Embiid Scores 41, 76ers Dominate Clippers in 120–110 Victory

LOS ANGELES—Joel Embiid scored 41 points and the Philadelphia 76ers recovered after blowing a 14-point, first-half lead to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120–110 on Tuesday night, Jan. 17, for their third straight win. Embiid had nine rebounds and made 15 of 18 free throws before leaving the game with 2:53 remaining. Philadelphia fans chanted…


Mann, Leonard Lead Clippers Over Last-Place Rockets 121–100

LOS ANGELES—Terance Mann scored a career-high 31 points, Kawhi Leonard added 30, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated Houston 121–100 on Sunday, extending the Rockets’ season-worst skid to 10 straight games. Both teams were shorthanded. Houston starters Jalen Green and Jae’Sean Tate served one-game suspensions for leaving the bench area during an on-court altercation in…


Leonard, Clippers Hold Off Doncic, Mavs to Snap 6-game Skid

LOS ANGELES—Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 33 points, Norman Powell added 27 and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped a six-game losing streak Tuesday night, Jan. 10, with a 113–101 victory over the Dallas Mavericks despite 43 points from Luka Doncic. It’s the fourth time in the past five games Leonard has scored at least 24…


Hawks Come to Life in Fourth Quarter to Upend Clippers

Trae Young scored 30 points, including eight in the final 1 minute, 16 seconds, as the visiting Atlanta Hawks rallied from a double-digit, fourth-quarter deficit to earn a 112–108 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, Jan. 8, to earn a split of a four-game run through California. De’Andre Hunter scored 20 points and…


George Scores 23, Clippers Beat Raptors for 7Th Win in 9

TORONTO—Paul George scored 23 points, Ivica Zubac had 23 points and 16 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers won for the seventh time in nine games by beating the Toronto Raptors 124–113 on Tuesday night. Norman Powell scored 22 points off the bench and Kawhi Leonard had 15 as the two members of Toronto’s 2019…


Clippers Rally Late in 4Th Quarter, Top Pistons in OT

Paul George scored 32 points and handed out 11 assists and the visiting Los Angeles Clippers, who rallied from a 14-point deficit in the last three minutes of regulation and captured a 142–131 overtime victory over the Detroit Pistons on Monday, Dec. 26. Luke Kennard had 18 points for Los Angeles, while Marcus Morris Sr.,…