The Clippers scored 41points in the fourth quarter to beat the Nets125-114
Los Angeles Clippers #1 James Harden (G) gliding to the basket for a layup. Photo by William Johnson/TGSportstv1.
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Los Angeles Clippers went on a 41-15 run in the fourth quarter to come from behind and beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-114 at the Crypto.com Arena.
James Harden led the Clippers in scoring with 24 points, ten assists, and five rebounds, followed by Russell Westbrook with 23 points, nine rebounds, and six assists, Kawhi Leonard with 21 points, and Terance Mann with 13 points.
Brooklyn jumped out 16-0 in the first quarter with a three-pointer by Mikal Bridges. Terance Mann got the Clippers going with a three-pointer in front of the Nets' bench to have the Clippers down 16-3.
Los Angeles would trail 16-10 with a jump shot by Russell Westbrook. Norman Powell would had the Clippers trailing 18-15 with his three-point shot. The Nets led at the end of the first quarter 27-24. Mann had 9 points in the quarter.
Brooklyn Nets # 26 Spencer Dinwiddle (PG) is taking a three-point shot in front of the Los Angeles Clippers’ bench in the third quartr. Photo by William Johnson/TGSportstv1.
Lonnie Walker IV would make a three-point shot to give the Nets a 35-27 lead in the second quarter, and the Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue called a timeout with 9:49 left before halftime.
The Nets were leading 55-43 after a dunk by Paul George. The Clippers trailed 59-49 with back-to-back dunks by Kawhi Leonard.
Brooklyn led at halftime 61-49. Mann, Harden, and Westbrook led the Clippers in scoring, with all having 9 points, Leonard with 7 points, and George with 4 points.
Mason Plumlee would make two free throws to have the Clippers trailing 68-57 in the third quarter. George would drive to the basket for a reverse layup, and the Clippers now trail 72-64.
Los Angeles Clippers #0 Russell Westbrook (PG) is going up for a left-hand layup. Photo by William Johnson/TGSportstv1.
Cameron Johnson would give the Nets a 78-67 lead after knocking down a three-point shot. Westbrook would slash to the basket for a layup cutting into the Nets lead 84-73.
The Nets were pulling away and led 97-79 with a three-pointer by Cam Thomas. The Clippers trailed 99-84 at the end of the third quarter when Westbrook made a three-pointer before the buzzer went off.
Brooklyn led 101-84 to start the fourth quarter with a jump shot by Thomas. The Clippers trail 104-93 with a step-back three-pointer by Harden.
Harden would have the Clippers trailing 106-97 after making three free throws after being fouled on his shot attempt, and the Nets called a timeout.
After the timeout, Westbrook stole the inbound pass, drove to the basket for a right-handed dunk, and made the score 106-99.
The Nets would lead 112-101 with a jump shot by Thomas with 5:48 left in the game. Paul George would make a three-point shot at the top of the key as the Clippers trail 114-106.
Los Angeles trail by four points, 114-110, with two free throws by Kawhi Leonard. The Clippers fans were cheering after Norman Powell knocked down a three-pointer from the left side that had the Clippers trailing 114-113 with 3:44 left in the game.
The Clippers would close out the quarter on a 12-1 run to come from behind and beat the Nets 125-114, improving their record to (27-14), and the Nets fell to (17-25).
Bridge led the Nets in scoring with 26 points, Thomas 20 points, Nic Claxton and Spencer 16 points, and Dinwiddle each had 16 points.
After the game, I asked Westbrook about playing on a team where the players don’t care who starts, or who comes off the bench during the game, they just want to win in the video above.