Charlotte Hornets at LA Clippers

· Rescheduled from Jan 11

Charlotte Hornets

17-50, 7-26 Away

Final
88 - 123

LA Clippers

38-30, 23-10 Home

Harden records a double-double to send Clippers past sluggish Charlotte 123-88

Harden's 31 points lead Clippers in blowout over Hornets

Ivica Zubac added 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Clippers (38-30). He made two foul shots with 5:43 left before halftime to give the Clippers 45-34 lead and they led by double digits for the remainder of the game.

Derrick Jones added 12 points for the Clippers.

Mark Williams scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and LaMelo Ball scored 16 for Charlotte (17-50).

Takeaways Hornets: Charlotte appeared to have left its offense in Texas after beating San Antonio 145-134 on Friday night. After posting its highest point total of the season against the Spurs, Charlotte failed to reach 90 for the ninth time this year.

Clippers: Los Angeles has quietly won six of its last seven and sit five games behind Houston, Denver and Memphis (all 43-25) for the second seed in the Western Conference.

Key moment The Clippers took control with a 17-6 run turning a 11-9 deficit into a 26-16 lead off a layup from Harden with 1:43 left in the first quarter.

Key stat Harden (four 3-pointers) and Leonard (three 3s) combined to make more than Charlotte which shot 6 of 33 (18.2%) from behind the arc.

Next up Charlotte hosts Atlanta on Tuesday. The Clippers host league-leading Cleveland on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

LAC lead series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Clippers: 81.2%

Hornets: 18.8%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	88 - 123
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	88 - 123
4th 6.1	shot clock turnover	88 - 123
4th 30.1	Nick Smith Jr. makes 14-foot two point shot (Moussa Diabate assists)	88 - 123
4th 45.1	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	86 - 123

Statistics

CHA		LAC
37-94	FG	45-93
39.4	Field Goal %	48.4
6-33	3PT	13-26
18.2	Three Point %	50.0
8-9	FT	20-23
88.9	Free Throw %	87.0
44	Rebounds	58
11	Offensive Rebounds	17
33	Defensive Rebounds	41
27	Assists	30
5	Steals	10
5	Blocks	5
11	Turnovers	10
0	Team Turnovers	1
11	Total Turnovers	11
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
11	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	8
10	Fast Break Points	10
54	Points in Paint	52
18	Fouls	12
2	Largest Lead	38

Game Information

Intuit Dome

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

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	32	36	.471	-	L2
Orlando	32	37	.464	0.5	W1
Miami	29	38	.433	2.5	L7
Charlotte	17	50	.254	14.5	L1
Washington	15	51	.227	16	W2

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	41	25	.621	-	W1
Golden State	39	28	.582	2.5	W7
LA Clippers	38	30	.559	4	W3
Sacramento	33	33	.500	8	L4
Phoenix	31	37	.456	11	L1

Full Standings

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