Tonight from the Intuit Dome, the Los Angeles Clippers
host the Washington Wizards with Kawhi Leonard leading the way
for LA and Alex Starr headlining the Wizards. The
Clippers enter on a 3 game win streak. Washington
looking to snap a 3 game skid as Chris Middleton
knocks it down on the baseline. He finished with
17 points on the night. Then Kawhi Leonard drills
the wing 3 as the Clippers roll on a 13
to 2 run early on. James Harden uncorks a
full court pass to Brook Lopez for the transit.
Dunk quarterback vision there as Lopez puts LA up 7
. Then Harden steps back and buries the 3.
Harden posts 13 points, 4 assists in the first
. Then it's the Niederhauser dunk show. First,
Jordan Miller lobs it to Yanni Conan Niederhauser, who
finishes acrobatically over the defender. What a reach.
Then Kawhi finds a rolling Niederhauser for another powerful slam
. Clippers up 41 to 29. And then Kawhi
Leonard drives in transition, converts the tough finish.
LA on an 11 to 5 run, and the
Clippers' largest lead hits 24 points. Then after a
foul called on Sar, he slams the ball,
receives his second technical of the night, and Sar
is ejected with 4 points in just 13 minutes.
At the half, the Clippers are up 70 to
51, but Washington pushes back in the third.
Keyshawn George gets to his spot, and then Trey
Johnson fires inside to Middleton for the layup. Washington
in the middle of a 14-0 run, cutting what
was a 24 point deficit down to just 8.
Then George again takes the handoff and drills the 3
to trim it to. But the Clippers respond.
Harden drives, hits Niederhauser for the reverse finish.
Niederhauser goes 7 for 7 for 16 points as LA
leads by 7 after 3. And in the fourth
quarter, Kawhi turns up. Miller swings it to
Kawhi, 3 from the top. Miller feeds him
again. That's a corner 3, and the lead
is back up to 14 now. Then Kawhi steps
into another 3 from straight on, and Kawhi buries
yet another deep shot as the Clippers close it out
. It's 22 straight games with 20 or more points
for Kawhi, who finished with 33 points and 7
made 3s. LA wins their 4th straight. The
final score, Clippers 119, Wizards 105.