LA Clippers on a bit of a run as that
man starts to return to full health. It's Kawhi
Leonard, of course, and the Clippers have won
4 in a row. John Morant not playing for
the Grizzlies. He's got a hamstring injury in the
early goal. Jaron Jackson drives down the lane for
the layup and Memphis by 2. Then James Harden
hits the 3 and draws the foul. He'd make
the free throw. Clippers. By one, Jackson
on the other end dribbling inside for the jumper.
This puts Memphis up by 5, 31 to 26
. Back the other way, Kawhi Leonard makes the
step back from the elbow. We're all square at
31. Later, Jalen Wells gives it back to
Luke Kinnard. He gets the baseline lay in there
. And Memphis by 3. Jalen Wells to Jared
Jackson, who drives inside and lays in. Now
Memphis is up by 5, 47-42. James Harden
on the other end with the stepback 3 in the
second quarter, and this squares the game at 53
. Jarron Jackson. Swinging it to Scottie Pippen Jor
for 3, so that's Jackson Junior to Pippin Jr
. as Pippin Senior, the great one, watches
on and Memphis up 66-60 at the half. In
the third. Clippers outscored the Grizzlies by 20.
Norm Powell for 3. Kawhi Leonard almost loses it
, gets it back, puts it up in with
the floater. Then James Harden going with the baseline
jumper. And that works wonderfully and you see the
Clippers now up by 10. Then Harden drives,
makes the floater, and boss man's pretty happy about
that. Steve Ballmer watching on and enjoying it 96
to 82. Later in the fourth, Derrick Jones
off the behind the back pass goes up against the
stuff there. And then Kawhi Leonard drives, puts
up the floater, and one. He'd make the
free throw. Watch it one more time. The
league is on notice. If Kawhi is getting healthy
, look out. The Clippers get the win by
20. Final score, 128 to 108.