The two power players in the Los Angeles Clippers squad, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George teamed up for 62 points and made sure the Washington Wizards winning streak ended on Tuesday night following a 135-116 victory.
Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points while Paul George contributed 30 points as the Washington Wizards’ five-game winning streak came to a sorry end.
Leonard also grabbed seven rebounds for the Clippers, who have alternated between wins and losses the past five games.
Reggie Jackson added 17 points for Los Angeles, while Terance Mann and Ivica Zubac supplied 12 points apiece and 11 points were gotten from Marcus Morris Sr. Zubac also had 12 rebounds.
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Bradley Beal scored 28 points and dished out 10 assists for the Wizards while Russell Westbrook finished with 20 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds on the night.
Moritz Wagner added 21 points, seven rebounds, and five assists, Raul Neto had 11 points and Rui Hachimura chipped in 10 points and nine boards.
The Wizards, who were playing the second end of back-to-back contests after a 127-124 overtime victory against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, fell behind by 24 points early before making a run in the second half.
The Wizards wiped out nearly all of a 17-point halftime deficit to pull within 99-94 heading into the fourth quarter but the Clippers opened the final period with a 17-8 surge for a 116-102 edge after a three-pointer by Jackson with 6:39 left and controlled the contest the rest of the way.
Tuesday night’s NBA results
- Atlanta Hawks 111-112 Cleveland Cavaliers
- Detroit Pistons 105-93 Orlando Magic
- Sacramento Kings 118-127 Brooklyn Nets
- Golden State Warriors 114-106 New York Knicks
- Philadelphia 76ers 109-102 Toronto Raptors
- Boston Celtics 107-110 Dallas Mavericks
- Minnesota Timberwolves 112-139 Milwaukee Bucks
- Portland Trail Blazers 106-111 Denver Nuggets
- Washington Wizards 116-135 Los Angeles Clippers
Well done to the Wizards. They deserved the moniker…
All hail Kawhi and the boys
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Kawhi and the boys doing the Lord’s work.