01/25/26 10:39:00
Printable Page
01/25 22:38 CST Kawhi Leonard, James Harden fuel fast start as Clippers rout
Nets 126-89
Kawhi Leonard, James Harden fuel fast start as Clippers rout Nets 126-89
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) --- Kawhi Leonard scored 21 of his 28 points in the
first half as the Los Angeles Clippers built a 38-point lead in the second
quarter and beat the Brooklyn Nets 126-89 on Sunday.
James Harden scored 19 points, John Collins added 18, and Jordan Miller had 16.
Ivica Zubac finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds as the Clippers, who were
coming off a victory over the Lakers on Thursday, won for the eighth time in
nine games.
Danny Wolf scored 14 points and Egor Demin had 12 for the Nets, who shot 28% in
the first half and 34% (29 for 86) overall, including 21% (9 for 43) from
3-point range. Brooklyn lost its fourth straight and has dropped 10 of its last
11 games and 13 of 15.
The Nets were coming off a double-overtime loss on Friday to the Boston
Celtics, who are in second place in the Eastern Conference. Two days earlier,
Brooklyn was beaten 120-66 by the New York Knicks.
The Clippers charged to a 24-point lead in the first quarter and extended their
advantage to 38 points in the second, carrying a 68-37 lead into the break. Los
Angeles maintained its lopsided advantage in the third quarter and was ahead
96-66 headed into the fourth.
It was another lopsided win for the Clippers over the Nets in Los Angeles. When
the teams met in LA on Jan. 15, 2025, the Clippers won 126-67, and the 59-point
margin of victory is the only 50-point win for the Clippers.
Up next
Nets: At the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday in the second game of a five-game trip.
Clippers: At the Utah Jazz on Tuesday.
___
AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA
|
