Kawhi Leonard and Paul George mixed to attain 55 factors whereas main the Los Angeles Clippers to a 120-113 highway win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday that prolonged Los Angeles’ season-best successful streak to 5 video games.
Leonard put up 32 factors on 12-of-20 taking pictures, together with 5-of-10 success from 3-point vary, and he added eight rebounds and 4 assists. George scored 23 with seven rebounds and 6 assists.
Los Angeles additionally obtained 18 factors from Ivica Zubac and 16 factors off the bench from Reggie Jackson.
Atlanta was led by Trae Young with 31 factors and 10 assists, John Collins with 16 factors and Dejounte Murray with 15 factors and eight assists. Clint Capela contributed 12 factors and 13 rebounds.
The Clippers constructed their greatest lead of the night time when Zubac’s free throw made it 106-92 with 6:03 remaining, solely to have the Hawks go on a 15-5 run to chop the deficit to 4 factors on a 3-pointer from De’Andre Hunter with 2:11 to go.
Los Angeles held off the rally with a pair of free throws by Leonard, a brief jumper by George and a 3-pointer from Nicolas Batum that upped the result in 9 with 49.1 seconds left.
Los Angeles broke a three-game dropping streak in Atlanta.
Atlanta led 28-22 after the primary quarter and was forward by as many as 11 halfway within the second quarter when the Clippers went on a 15-3 run and took a 45-44 lead on a brief hook shot by Zubac. Los Angeles stored the momentum, scored 36 factors within the quarter and led 58-53 at halftime.
Young scored 10 factors within the third quarter and helped the Hawks minimize the deficit to 84-81 going into the fourth quarter.
The Clippers have been with out Marcus Morris Sr. (bruised rib) and John Wall (stomach soreness). The Hawks have been at full power.
Atlanta will start a five-game Western Conference highway journey on Monday towards the Portland Trail Blazers. Los Angeles performs the second leg of a six-game highway journey on Sunday towards the Cleveland Cavaliers.
