NBA

Charlotte Hornets at LA Clippers

· Rescheduled from Jan 11
17-50, 7-26 Away
Final
88 - 123

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

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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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