The Clippers had been mainly again to being fully wholesome Thursday night time, and that allowed them to showcase their depth, with six gamers scoring in double figures.
The precise knee harm administration that sidelined Kawhi Leonard the final two video games allowed him to face the hapless Washington Wizards in a dominant 110-93 Clippers victory.
Middle Ivica Zubac returned after lacking two video games due to a left eye corneal abrasion and James Harden (groin), Norman Powell (again) and Nicolas Batum (finger) returned after sitting out Wednesday’s extra time loss to Boston.
Harden performed with goal, ending with 17 factors, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for his fifth triple-double with the Clippers. It was the 79th triple-double of his profession, transferring him previous Wilt Chamberlain for the eighth-most triple-doubles in NBA historical past.
Leonard performed 23 minutes and 47 seconds, ending with 15 factors and 7 rebounds towards a Wizards group that has misplaced 12 straight and has the NBA’s worst document (6-37).
Powell led the Clippers (25-19) with 22 factors, Derrick Jones Jr. had 19, Mo Bamba 13 off the bench and Zubac 11.
The Clippers performed their fourth recreation this week and their second back-to-back of the week.
Nonetheless, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue needs his group to relish the alternatives to play, even when they’ve performed six video games within the 9 days.
“We just talk about taking it a game at a time, enjoying the moment,” Lue stated. “You can’t take these days for granted. You got injuries. You got guys getting older. You got a lot of things that are happening. … You got to love it every single night. No matter how tough the schedule is, because the game will pass you by. It happens fast.”
Kris Dunn missed his second straight recreation due to knee soreness.
“I think it’s something that’s going to hold him out for a long time,” Lue stated. “Hopefully he’ll be back sooner than later.”
