Kawhi Leonard scores 25 points in Clippers' 128-114 victory over Grizzlies
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points, James Harden and Norman Powell each had 18 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 128-114 on Wednesday night.
Leonard played a season-high 34 minutes, with all of his 30-minute games coming in the last three contests.
Amir Coffey added 15 points, Kris Dunn had 14 and Ivica Zubac finished with 12 points with 13 rebounds. Harden also had 10 assists.
With Memphis playing without Ja Morant (knee) on the second night of a back-to-back, Desmond Bane scored 16 of his 23 points in the first quarter for the Grizzlies. Jaylen Wells added 18 points. GG Jackson had 15 points and Santi Aldama 14.
Memphis committed 22 turnovers that led to 41 Clippers points. The Grizzlies have lost of of their last three.
Grizzlies: The Grizzlies are 36-18 at the All-Star break. The extended break lasts until Feb. 20 when Memphis plays three road games in a span of four days.
Clippers: Bogdan Bogdanovic scored seven points in his Clippers debut after he was acquired from Atlanta at the trade deadline. Ben Simmons, who was signed Saturday after his contract was bought out by Brooklyn, was introduced to the crowd from the bench and could make his Clippers debut Thursday.
Leonard's 3-pointer with 7:07 remaining in the third quarter capped a 10-0 run to give the Clippers an 88-70 lead. It also gave him at least 20 points for the fourth time in 15 games this season.
With a 3-pointer in the third quarter, Harden moved past Hakeem Olajuwon and into sole possession of 13th place on the NBA’s career list. Harden has 26,949 points.
The Grizzlies are at Indiana on Feb. 20. The Clippers are at Utah on Thursday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Â | Zach Edey vs. Ivica Zubac (Jaren Jackson Jr. gains possession) | Â | |
11:37 | Â | James Harden blocks Zach Edey's two point cutting layup | Â | |
11:36 | Â | James Harden defensive rebound | Â | |
11:22 | Â | Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Kris Dunn's two point driving layup | Â | |
11:20 | Â | Kawhi Leonard offensive rebound | Â | |
11:13 | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 0-2 | |
11:03 | Â | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
11:01 | Â | James Harden defensive rebound | Â | |
10:57 | Â | Norman Powell misses three point running jump shot | Â | |
10:55 | Â | Zach Edey defensive rebound | Â | |
10:41 | Â | Luke Kennard turnover (lost ball) (Kris Dunn steals) | Â | |
10:37 | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point running dunk | 0-4 | |
10:18 | Â | Jaylen Wells misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
10:16 | Â | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | Â | |
9:58 | Â | Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | Â | |
9:58 | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-5 | |
9:58 | Â | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | Â | |
9:58 | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-6 | |
9:49 | Â | Luke Kennard misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
9:47 | Â | Grizzlies offensive rebound | Â | |
9:47 | Â | Ivica Zubac personal foul (Loose ball) (Zach Edey draws the foul) | Â | |
9:36 | Â | Jump ball. Ivica Zubac vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Norman Powell gains possession) | Â | |
9:38 | Â | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Ivica Zubac steals) | Â | |
9:21 | +3 | Kris Dunn makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 0-9 | |
9:08 | Â | Norman Powell personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul) | Â | |
9:00 | Â | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Ivica Zubac steals) | Â | |
8:55 | Â | James Harden turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â | |
8:46 | Â | Luke Kennard misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
8:43 | Â | Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
8:42 | Â | Ivica Zubac shooting foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
8:42 | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-9 | |
8:42 | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-9 | |
8:33 | Â | Kawhi Leonard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:30 | Â | Zach Edey defensive rebound | Â | |
8:20 | Â | Desmond Bane turnover (lost ball) (Kawhi Leonard steals) | Â | |
8:16 | Â | Desmond Bane shooting foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | Â | |
8:16 | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-10 | |
8:16 | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-11 | |
8:10 | +3 | Desmond Bane makes three point jump shot (Luke Kennard assists) | 5-11 | |
7:52 | Â | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
7:50 | Â | Zach Edey defensive rebound | Â | |
7:38 | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 8-11 | |
7:27 | Â | Kawhi Leonard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:25 | Â | Zach Edey defensive rebound | Â | |
7:18 | +2 | Luke Kennard makes two point running reverse layup | 10-11 | |
7:01 | Â | Kawhi Leonard misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
6:59 | Â | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
6:43 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 13-11 | |
6:41 | Â | Clippers 60 second timeout | Â | |
6:28 | Â | James Harden misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
6:26 | Â | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
6:15 | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point reverse layup | 15-11 | |
5:57 | +3 | Kawhi Leonard makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 15-14 | |
5:42 | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point driving layup (Luke Kennard assists) | 17-14 | |
5:22 | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point pullup jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists) | 17-16 | |
5:05 | Â | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
5:04 | Â | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | Â | |
4:55 | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point hook shot (James Harden assists) | 17-18 | |
4:34 | Â | Luke Kennard misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
4:32 | Â | Luke Kennard offensive rebound | Â | |
4:28 | +2 | Luke Kennard makes two point jump shot | 19-18 | |
4:25 | Â | Norman Powell turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Wells steals) | Â | |
4:21 | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point driving layup | 21-18 | |
4:03 | Â | Ivica Zubac turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Scotty Pippen Jr. offensive foul (Bogdan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
3:37 | +3 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 21-21 | |
3:23 | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point pullup jump shot | 23-21 | |
3:14 | Â | Amir Coffey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:12 | Â | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | Â | |
3:06 | Â | GG Jackson turnover (lost ball) (James Harden steals) | Â | |
3:02 | +2 | Amir Coffey makes two point running layup (James Harden assists) | 23-23 | |
2:51 | +3 | Desmond Bane makes three point jump shot (Santi Aldama assists) | 26-23 | |
2:40 | Â | Bogdan Bogdanovic offensive foul (Santi Aldama draws the foul) | Â | |
2:40 | Â | Bogdan Bogdanovic turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
2:29 | +3 | Desmond Bane makes three point pullup jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 29-23 | |
2:03 | Â | Nicolas Batum misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:59 | Â | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
1:54 | Â | Nicolas Batum misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:52 | Â | GG Jackson defensive rebound | Â | |
1:42 | +3 | Desmond Bane makes three point pullup jump shot (GG Jackson assists) | 32-23 | |
1:33 | Â | Scotty Pippen Jr. personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | Â | |
1:25 | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 32-26 | |
1:13 | Â | Desmond Bane misses two point driving layup | Â | |
1:12 | Â | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Brandon Clarke shooting foul (Amir Coffey draws the foul) | Â | |
1:07 | +1 | Amir Coffey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-27 | |
1:07 | +1 | Amir Coffey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-28 | |
0:52 | +2 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 34-28 | |
0:37 | Â | James Harden misses two point driving finger roll layup | Â | |
0:36 | Â | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | Â | |
0:29 | +2 | Brandon Clarke makes two point running layup (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 36-28 | |
0:16 | Â | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point cutting layup | Â | |
0:15 | Â | GG Jackson defensive rebound | Â | |
0:07 | +3 | Santi Aldama makes three point running jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 39-28 | |
0:03 | Â | Santi Aldama blocks Amir Coffey's three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |