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Leonard scores 35, Harden moves to 9th place on NBA's scoring list as Clippers beat Hornets 117-109
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) Kawhi Leonard scored 35 points and James Harden had 32 to move into ninth place on the NBA's career scoring list, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Charlotte Hornets 117-109 on Monday night for their fourth win in five games.
Jordan Miller added 14 points and Ivica Zubac had nine points and 11 rebounds for the Clippers.
LaMelo Ball had 25 points and nine rebounds to lead the Hornets in their third loss in four games. Kon Knueppel scored 18 points, Moussa Diabaté had 13 points and 15 rebounds, Brandon Miller also scored 13 and Miles Bridges 11.
Harden, who began the night 14 points behind Shaquille O'Neal's 28,596 points for ninth, had 13 in the first half and then moved ahead on a 3-pointer early in the third quarter.
After Tre Mann's 3-pointer gave Charlotte a 100-99 lead with 7:18 remaining in the fourth quarter, Harden scored eight points during a 15-1 run that gave Los Angeles a 13-point lead 4:02 later.
The Hornets followed with six consecutive point to pull to 114-107 with 1:22 to go, but that was as close as they got.
Leonard scored 20 points with five 3-pointers in the third quarter for the Clippers. Harden made two free throws and a layup, and Leonard hit a 3 for a 73-64 advantage. Ball scored seven consecutive points as Charlotte pulled one point behind with 2:21 left in the quarter and took the lead twice before Miller's layup just before the buzzer gave Los Angeles an 86-84 lead heading to the fourth.
Harden scored 11 points while playing the entire first quarter. He shot 3 for 7 from the field and 5 for 6 from the free-throw line. Harden then had two points in the second quarter on 1-for-7 shooting as the Clippers took a 45-43 lead at the break. Leonard had 10 points in the half.
Hornets: At the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night in the third of a five-game trip.
Clippers: Host Washington on Wednesday night to finish a two-game homestand.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Moussa Diabate vs. Ivica Zubac (James Harden gains possession) | ||
| 11:35 | | Moussa Diabate blocks John Collins's two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:31 |  | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Kawhi Leonard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point driving layup (Kon Knueppel assists) | 2-0 |
| 10:38 | | Ivica Zubac misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 10:36 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 2-2 |
| 10:00 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:58 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point tip layup | 2-4 |
| 9:12 | | Moussa Diabate misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:11 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point putback dunk | 4-4 |
| 8:55 | | James Harden misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:53 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | James Harden personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 8:39 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Moussa Diabate misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:37 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point tip layup | 6-4 |
| 8:18 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving layup | 6-6 |
| 8:18 | | Brandon Miller shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 8:18 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-7 |
| 8:02 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Moussa Diabate personal foul (Loose ball) (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | ||
| 7:50 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point driving layup (Brandon Miller assists) | 8-7 |
| 7:22 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:21 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving reverse layup | 10-7 |
| 6:56 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:39 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | Kon Knueppel shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 6:31 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:31 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 10-8 |
| 6:31 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 10-9 |
| 6:31 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 10-10 |
| 6:06 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 13-10 |
| 5:48 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:44 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point running finger roll layup | 15-10 |
| 5:29 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point floating jump shot (James Harden assists) | 15-12 |
| 5:20 | | Miles Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | +3 | Kawhi Leonard makes three point running jump shot (James Harden assists) | 15-15 |
| 4:51 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:35 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:32 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | +3 | Sion James makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 18-15 |
| 3:57 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:55 | | Sion James defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Jordan Miller shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 3:45 | | Brandon Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:45 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Brandon Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:42 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:20 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Brandon Miller turnover (bad pass) (Nicolas Batum steals) | ||
| 3:09 | | Sion James clear path foul (Nicolas Batum draws the foul) | ||
| 3:09 | | Nicolas Batum misses clear path free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:09 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | +1 | Nicolas Batum makes clear path free throw 2 of 2 | 18-16 |
| 2:50 | | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 18-19 |
| 2:37 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point driving floating jump shot (Sion James assists) | 20-19 |
| 2:25 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Sion James turnover (bad pass) (Brook Lopez steals) | ||
| 2:09 | | Brook Lopez turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:58 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Kon Knueppel assists) | 22-19 |
| 1:46 | | Tre Mann shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 1:46 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-20 |
| 1:46 | | James Harden misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:43 | | Sion James defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | Tre Mann misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point running layup (Nicolas Batum assists) | 22-22 |
| 1:00 | | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point driving layup | 24-22 |
| 0:51 | | Jordan Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Kobe Sanders offensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Sion James defensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | Kobe Sanders shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul) | ||
| 0:15 | | +1 | Sion James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-22 |
| 0:15 | | +1 | Sion James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-22 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving layup | 26-24 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point running pullup jump shot | 26-26 |
| 10:59 | | Moussa Diabate misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Kobe Sanders defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | Kobe Sanders misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point running dunk (Tre Mann assists) | 28-26 |
| 10:04 | | Moussa Diabate blocks Jordan Miller's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:02 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Ivica Zubac personal foul (Loose ball) (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | ||
| 9:33 | | John Collins personal foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | John Collins turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 9:06 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:04 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup (Moussa Diabate assists) | 30-26 |
| 8:37 | | Kawhi Leonard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | Tre Mann misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | LaMelo Ball offensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | Kon Knueppel misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Moussa Diabate blocks Ivica Zubac's two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Tre Mann shooting foul (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | ||
| 8:04 | | Ivica Zubac misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:04 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:04 | | +1 | Ivica Zubac makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-27 |
| 7:49 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:35 | | John Collins misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Kobe Sanders misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | +3 | Kobe Sanders makes three point jump shot (Kawhi Leonard assists) | 30-30 |
| 6:49 | | Brandon Miller misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point pullup jump shot | 30-32 |
| 6:21 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot | 32-32 |
| 6:06 | | +3 | John Collins makes three point jump shot (Kobe Sanders assists) | 32-35 |
| 5:45 | | Kobe Sanders personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 5:36 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point driving layup | 34-35 |
| 5:36 | | John Collins defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 5:22 | | Miles Bridges shooting foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | ||
| 5:22 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-36 |
| 5:22 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-37 |
| 5:09 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving layup | 36-37 |
| 4:57 | | James Harden misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | John Collins shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 4:41 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-37 |
| 4:41 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-37 |
| 4:28 | | James Harden misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | Brandon Miller turnover (lost ball) (Nicolas Batum steals) | ||
| 4:16 | | +3 | Nicolas Batum makes three point running jump shot (James Harden assists) | 38-40 |
| 3:56 | | Sion James misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:53 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 3:47 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | James Harden misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Kris Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point pullup jump shot | 38-42 |
| 2:34 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 41-42 |
| 2:13 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:10 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point cutting dunk (Kon Knueppel assists) | 43-42 |
| 1:44 | | Nicolas Batum turnover (bad pass) (Moussa Diabate steals) | ||
| 1:39 | | Josh Green misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | James Harden turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Miller steals) | ||
| 1:21 | | Josh Green misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Moussa Diabate personal foul (Loose ball) (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 0:59 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:55 | | +3 | Nicolas Batum makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 43-45 |
| 0:33 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | James Harden misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:06 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:34 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Loose ball) (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | ||
| 11:19 | | Kawhi Leonard turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 11:14 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point running layup | 45-45 |
| 10:56 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 45-47 |
| 10:47 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving layup | 47-47 |
| 10:36 | | +3 | Kawhi Leonard makes three point pullup jump shot (James Harden assists) | 47-50 |
| 10:22 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving bank jump shot | 49-50 |
| 10:09 | | Miles Bridges shooting foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | ||
| 10:09 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-51 |
| 10:09 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-52 |
| 10:01 | | John Collins shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 10:01 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-52 |
| 10:01 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-52 |
| 9:51 | | Kawhi Leonard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 53-52 |
| 9:12 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point pullup jump shot | 53-55 |
| 9:00 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | John Collins personal foul (Loose ball) (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | ||
| 8:51 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point cutting dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 55-55 |
| 8:36 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point driving layup (Ivica Zubac assists) | 55-57 |
| 8:36 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | ||
| 8:36 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 55-58 |
| 8:24 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Ivica Zubac shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 8:14 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-58 |
| 8:14 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-58 |
| 8:04 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point dunk (James Harden assists) | 57-60 |
| 7:52 | | Kon Knueppel turnover (bad pass) (James Harden steals) | ||
| 7:41 | | +3 | Kawhi Leonard makes three point pullup jump shot | 57-63 |
| 7:27 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 59-63 |
| 7:18 | | +3 | Kawhi Leonard makes three point pullup jump shot | 59-66 |
| 7:06 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 61-66 |
| 6:43 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point dunk | ||
| 6:28 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | Brandon Miller shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 6:22 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:22 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-67 |
| 6:22 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-68 |
| 6:04 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 64-68 |
| 5:46 | | +3 | Kawhi Leonard makes three point jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists) | 64-71 |
| 5:34 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (James Harden steals) | ||
| 5:29 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point running finger roll layup | 64-73 |
| 5:10 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 67-73 |
| 4:47 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Kon Knueppel turnover (lost ball) (James Harden steals) | ||
| 4:35 | | James Harden misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:33 | | James Harden offensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point tip layup | 67-75 |
| 4:22 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point cutting dunk (Brandon Miller assists) | 69-75 |
| 4:08 | | Kawhi Leonard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:05 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point hook shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Moussa Diabate blocks James Harden's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point driving hook shot (Nicolas Batum assists) | 69-77 |
| 3:23 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point pullup jump shot | 71-77 |
| 3:01 | | Kobe Sanders misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:57 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point running jump shot (Josh Green assists) | 74-77 |
| 2:40 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:30 | | James Harden misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:27 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point running reverse layup | 76-77 |
| 2:11 | | Kobe Sanders misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:07 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:48 | | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point driving floating jump shot (James Harden assists) | 76-79 |
| 1:23 | | +3 | Josh Green makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 79-79 |
| 1:07 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving layup | 79-81 |
| 0:37 | | +3 | Sion James makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 82-81 |
| 0:30 | | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Jordan Miller assists) | 82-84 |
| 0:07 | | James Harden shooting foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 0:07 | | Grant Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 0:07 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 83-84 |
| 0:07 | | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 84-84 |
| 0:01 | | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point driving layup | 84-86 |
| 0:00 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | Sion James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 87-86 |
| 11:00 | | Kobe Sanders misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:58 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point driving floating jump shot | 89-86 |
| 10:29 | | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 89-89 |
| 10:14 | | Kobe Sanders shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | ||
| 10:14 | | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 90-89 |
| 10:14 | | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 91-89 |
| 9:52 | | +3 | Kobe Sanders makes three point jump shot (Kawhi Leonard assists) | 91-92 |
| 9:40 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point driving layup (Sion James assists) | 93-92 |
| 9:32 | | Moussa Diabate personal foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul) | ||
| 9:20 | | +3 | Jordan Miller makes three point jump shot (Brook Lopez assists) | 93-95 |
| 9:07 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point driving layup | 95-95 |
| 8:45 | | Kobe Sanders misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Brook Lopez personal foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | ||
| 8:28 | | Moussa Diabate turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:12 | | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point cutting dunk (Kawhi Leonard assists) | 95-97 |
| 7:51 | | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point driving layup | 97-97 |
| 7:37 | | Tre Mann shooting foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | ||
| 7:37 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-98 |
| 7:37 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 97-99 |
| 7:18 | | +3 | Tre Mann makes three point jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 100-99 |
| 6:53 | | +3 | Jordan Miller makes three point jump shot (John Collins assists) | 100-102 |
| 6:41 | | Sion James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | Jordan Miller misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | John Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Sion James personal foul (John Collins draws the foul) | ||
| 6:32 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:19 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 100-105 |
| 6:06 | | Sion James misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:05 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 100-108 |
| 5:57 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:40 | | Brook Lopez personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | John Collins shooting foul (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:31 | | Moussa Diabate misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:31 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +1 | Moussa Diabate makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 101-108 |
| 5:19 | | Kobe Sanders misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:17 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | Miles Bridges turnover (lost ball) (James Harden steals) | ||
| 4:53 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point running layup | 101-110 |
| 4:42 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Kobe Sanders defensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | +2 | Kobe Sanders makes two point running dunk (Jordan Miller assists) | 101-112 |
| 4:33 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:22 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | Moussa Diabate misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:19 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | James Harden misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | LaMelo Ball offensive rebound | ||
| 3:30 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:28 | | Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point driving floating jump shot | 101-114 |
| 3:00 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 103-114 |
| 2:42 | | Jordan Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Kon Knueppel misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | John Collins misses three point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 2:08 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 105-114 |
| 1:33 | | Jordan Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:29 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot | 107-114 |
| 1:15 | | Miles Bridges personal foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | ||
| 0:59 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | John Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | James Harden misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:42 | | Jordan Miller offensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point tip layup | 107-116 |
| 0:37 | | Miles Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | Brandon Miller personal foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | ||
| 0:30 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 107-117 |
| 0:30 | | Kawhi Leonard misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:28 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:22 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point driving dunk (Sion James assists) | 109-117 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
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+ 2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point driving dunk (Sion James assists) | 0:22 |
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Hornets 60 second timeout | 0:25 |
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Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | 0:28 |
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Kawhi Leonard misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:30 |
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+ 1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:30 |
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Brandon Miller personal foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | 0:30 |
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John Collins defensive rebound | 0:33 |
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Miles Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:37 |
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+ 2 | Jordan Miller makes two point tip layup | 0:42 |
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Jordan Miller offensive rebound | 0:42 |
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James Harden misses two point driving layup | 0:44 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 109 | 117 |
| Field Goals | 43-88 (48.9%) | 41-92 (44.6%) |
| 3-Pointers | 10-33 (30.3%) | 18-49 (36.7%) |
| Free Throws | 13-17 (76.5%) | 17-21 (81.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 59 | 46 |
| Offensive | 10 | 9 |
| Defensive | 39 | 28 |
| Team | 10 | 9 |
| Assists | 24 | 22 |
| Steals | 3 | 7 |
| Blocks | 4 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 5 |
| Fouls | 17 | 15 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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L. Ball PG | 20.1 PPG | 5.2 RPG | 7.7 APG | 41.5 FG% |
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K. Leonard SF | 28.1 PPG | 6.4 RPG | 3.4 APG | 50.1 FG% |
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L. Ball PG | 25 PTS | 9 REB | 5 AST | |
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K. Leonard SF | 35 PTS | 5 REB | 3 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Ball | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11/24 | 3/11 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 42 |
| K. Knueppel | 18 | 5 | 4 | 8/12 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 29 |
| M. Diabate | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6/10 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 40 |
| B. Miller | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5/11 | 1/3 | 2/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 28 |
| M. Bridges | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3/10 | 1/4 | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -15 | 18 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Ball | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11/24 | 3/11 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 42 |
| K. Knueppel | 18 | 5 | 4 | 8/12 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 29 |
| M. Diabate | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6/10 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 40 |
| B. Miller | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5/11 | 1/3 | 2/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 28 |
| M. Bridges | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3/10 | 1/4 | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -15 | 18 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Mann | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4/6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| S. James | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2/6 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 16 |
| G. Williams | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 9 |
| J. Green | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +9 | 7 |
| R. Kalkbrenner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| K. Simpson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Salaun | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. McNeeley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Reeves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Hall | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 109 | 49 | 24 | 43/88 | 10/33 | 13/17 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 39 | -40 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Leonard | 35 | 5 | 3 | 11/19 | 5/9 | 8/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +8 | 45 |
| J. Harden | 32 | 4 | 10 | 11/28 | 3/11 | 7/8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 59 |
| I. Zubac | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | +3 | 24 |
| J. Collins | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +16 | 9 |
| K. Dunn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/6 | 0/6 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 2 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Leonard | 35 | 5 | 3 | 11/19 | 5/9 | 8/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +8 | 45 |
| J. Harden | 32 | 4 | 10 | 11/28 | 3/11 | 7/8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 59 |
| I. Zubac | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | +3 | 24 |
| J. Collins | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +16 | 9 |
| K. Dunn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/6 | 0/6 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Miller | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6/11 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 19 |
| B. Lopez | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +7 | 15 |
| K. Sanders | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3/10 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 13 |
| N. Batum | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 14 |
| Y. Konan Niederhauser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| C. Christie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| K. Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| T. Washington Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 117 | 37 | 22 | 41/92 | 18/49 | 17/21 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 28 | +40 | - |
