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Detroit Pistons at LA Clippers

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35-28, 18-14 Away
Final
115 - 123

33-29, 20-10 Home

Harden scores 50 points for 1st time with Clippers as Los Angeles beats Pistons 123-115

Detroit Pistons vs. LA Clippers: Game Highlights

Harden scored 23 in the first quarter and ended up with the eighth 50-point game in franchise history, the first since Lou Williams on Jan. 10, 2018, at Golden State.

Bogdan Bogdanovic added 23 points and Ivica Zubac had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Clippers, who played without Kawhi Leonard (knee) and Norman Powell (hamstring) on the second night of back-to-back games.

Cade Cunningham had 37 points and 10 assists for the Pistons, who lost for just the second time in 12 games.

Takeaways Pistons: In the midst of their best stretch since the 2007-08 season, the Pistons shot 52% but had their two-game win streak snapped.

Clippers: Los Angeles had lost three straight and six of seven after its collapse against Phoenix on Tuesday, so Harden's throwback performance was a timely one.

Key moment With the Clippers trailing by two midway through the fourth quarter, Bogdanovic made consecutive 3-pointers and then drew an offensive foul before Harden got the next four points for a 10-0 run and 107-99 lead.

Key stat Harden joined Bob McAdoo, World B. Free and Williams as the only players in franchise with at least four 40-point games in a season.

Up next The Pistons visit Golden State on Saturday. The Clippers host New York on Friday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 115 - 123
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 115 - 123
4th 16.1 Cade Cunningham makes 1-foot dunk 115 - 123
4th 22.0 Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound 113 - 123
4th 22.2 James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2 113 - 123

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/det.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDET https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/lac.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originLAC
45-86 FG 44-80
52.3 Field Goal % 55.0
11-35 3PT 13-24
31.4 Three Point % 54.2
14-19 FT 22-26
73.7 Free Throw % 84.6
34 Rebounds 33
5 Offensive Rebounds 6
29 Defensive Rebounds 27
27 Assists 18
5 Steals 8
2 Blocks 6
12 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 10
2 Technical Fouls 1
2 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
16 Fast Break Points 4
62 Points in Paint 60
20 Fouls 16
4 Largest Lead 13
LA Clippers LA Clippers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Seth Lundy, G Out Apr 3
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaiah Stewart, C Out Apr 24
Jaden Ivey, PG Out Apr 10

Game Information

Intuit Dome

Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 17,927 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 64 18 .780 - L1
Indiana 50 32 .610 14 W1
Milwaukee 48 34 .585 16 W8
Detroit 44 38 .537 20 L2
Chicago 39 43 .476 25 W3

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 50 32 .610 - L1
LA Clippers 50 32 .610 - W8
Golden State 48 34 .585 2 L1
Sacramento 40 42 .488 10 W1
Phoenix 36 46 .439 14 L1
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