Kawhi Leonard’s 27 points were not enough and the Clippers lost 120-110 to the 76ers

Los Angeles Clippers #2 Kawhi Leonard (SF) gliding to the basket for a layup against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Crypto.com Arena. Photo by William Johnson/TGSportstv1.

LOS ANGELES, CA - Joel Embiid scored 41 points and nine rebounds to help the Philadelphia 76ers (28-16) beat the Los Angeles Clippers (23-23) at the Crypto.com Arena 120-110.

Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers in scoring with 27 points, Norman Powell with 16 points, Paul George with 13 points, and Ivica Zubac and Terance Mann, both players with 12 points.

Paul George returned to the lineup and spoke on having an urgency on getting things turned around.

"I mean, it's now," George said. "We've just been behind the ball in terms of injuries, lineups, and guys in and out.

"Urgency starts now. We've got to start playing with some desperation."

The Clippers' chemistry seems off both on offense and defense and has lost games they should have won and have to get it corrected if they want to get to NBA Finals.

"We gotta come in and win these games," Leonard said. "And be focused enough to execute and stay strong with each other. The things you do to win a basketball game is you gotta get the defensive rebounds, we gotta make shots, we can't give the other team the ball, we gotta get back in transition, and those things are hurting us right now."

Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid (C) driving to the basket against several Los Angeles Clippers’ defenders at the Crypto.com Arena. Photo by William Johnson/TGSportstv1.

The Clippers trailed 14-13 with a step-back jump shot by Kawhi Leonard. Embiid would knock down a jump shot to give the 76ers a 19-15 lead, and the Clippers called a timeout with 6:11 left in the first quarter.

Embiid would drive to the basket for a monster dunk as the 76ers now led 21-17. Norman Powell's driving layup tied the game 21-21. Philadelphia led 27-22 with a layup by Tobias Harris.

Leonard would go to the basket for a right-hand dunk, and the Clippers now trail 31-27. Tyrese Maxey drove to the basket and was fouled on his made shot, and made his free throw to give the 76ers a seven-point lead at the end of the quarter, 34-27.

Philadelphia led in the second quarter 41-27 with a jump shot by Harris. Reggie Jackson's three-pointer, followed by his layup, had the Clippers down 41-36.

The Clippers trail 46-41 after a three-pointer by Terance Mann. Philadelphia went on a 7-0 run to lead 53-41.

Leonard would knock down a jump shot making the score 53-43. The 76ers led 56-46 with a free throw by Embiid. Leonard would make two free throws that had the Clippers down 56-48.

Philadelphia led at halftime 63-52 after a three-pointer by Embiid before the buzzer went off. Embiid scored 26 points to lead the 76ers in scoring, and Harris with 14 points.

Leonard had 13 points to lead the Clippers in scoring, Zubac with 8 points, and Jackson and George both 7 points.

The Clippers would trail 67-63 in the third quarter after Leonard made a three-pointer. Marcus Morris Sr. tied the game 71-71 with a step-back jump shot.

Los Angeles Clippers #40 Ivica Zubac (C) hook shot in the paint against the Philadelphia 76ers. Photo by William johnson/TGSportstv1.

Zubac gave the Clippers a 79-78 lead with a baby-hook shot in the key with 3:23 left in the quarter. Georges Niang's step-back three-point shot had Philadelphia trailing 85-84. Embiid tied the game 86-86 after making two free throws.

Tyrese Maxey's floating jump shot in the key gave the lead back to the 76ers 88-86. The Clippers regained the lead 89-88 with a three-pointer by Nicolas Batum.

Philadelphia led 90-89 at the end of the third quarter when Tyrese Maxey made two free throws.

The 76ers led 99-93 in the fourth quarter with a three-point shot by Maxey. Embiid's jump shot had Philadelphia leading 106-98 with 7:12 left in the game.

The Clippers would trail 120-108 with a three-pointer by Norman Powell. Jason Preston would score the final basket for the Clippers with a jump shot as the Clippers fell to the 76ers 120-110.

The other top scorers for the 76ers were Maxey with 22 points and Tobias Harris with 20 points. The 76ers went to the free-throw line 34 times and made 29, and the Clippers went to the line 20 times and made 16 shots.