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Nic Claxton #33 of the Brooklyn Nets and Kawhi Leonard #2 of the LA Clippers battle for a rebound through the recreation at Barclays Heart on February 06, 2023 in New York Metropolis. Jamie Squire/Getty Pictures/AFP
Kawhi Leonard hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:46 remaining because the Los Angeles Clippers ended a six-game highway journey with a hard-fought 124-116 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night time in New York.
Los Angeles blew its second 11-point lead within the third quarter after which misplaced a six-point benefit earlier than ending the sport on a 15-3 run over the ultimate 3:29.
Leonard, who scored 24 factors, put the Clippers forward for good with 2:46 remaining when he hit a 3-pointer over Cam Thomas from the left aspect for a 114-113 lead. After Leonard made two free throws with 2:13 left, Thomas missed a trey that might have tied the sport with 1:57 to go and Leonard discovered Ivica Zubac for a dunk that made it 118-113 with 1:41 remaining.
Paul George dropped 29 PTS, 4 REB, and three AST tonight because the Clippers received in Brooklyn đź’Ş pic.twitter.com/8AzDFRYhQs
— NBA (@NBA) February 7, 2023
The Nets had been inside 118-116 on Edmond Sumner’s three-point play with 72 seconds left, however Nicolas Batum transformed a three-point play and Reggie Jackson’s dunk completed it off within the remaining minute.
Paul George scored 29 factors for the Clippers, who went 4-2 on their journey. Zubac added 19 factors and 12 rebounds, whereas Norman Powell contributed 14 factors.
Thomas scored a career-high 47 factors, turning into the second-youngest participant in NBA historical past to attain no less than 40 factors in consecutive video games. Sumner added 23 factors for the Nets, who traded Kyrie Irving to Dallas earlier than the sport and fell to 5-8 whereas Kevin Durant recovers from a sprained MCL in his proper knee.
Cam Thomas tonight:
47 PTS
4 REB
3 AST
7 ThreesAgain-to-back 40 items đź‘€ pic.twitter.com/ei08v96rOc
— NBA (@NBA) February 7, 2023
Los Angeles ended the primary quarter on a 16-7 run for a 29-27 lead, and Terance Mann’s layup opened a 51-40 lead with 2:48 left within the second quarter earlier than the Clippers settled for a 55-53 halftime edge.
Zubac’s dunk opened a 72-61 lead with 8:44 left within the third quarter, however the Nets answered with a 16-2 run and took a 77-74 lead on dunks by Sumner and Nic Claxton on consecutive possessions with about 5 minutes left. Los Angeles then took a 91-88 lead into the fourth on a triple by Batum with 31 seconds left.
After Mann’s layup opened a 99-93 benefit with 10:07 left, the Nets scored 14 straight factors to take a 107-99 lead on Sumner’s trey with 6:20 left. Los Angeles scored 9 straight factors for a 108-107 lead on Zubac’s hook with 4:39 to play.
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