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LA Clippers at Atlanta Hawks

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37-30, 15-20 Away
Final
121 - 98

32-35, 17-17 Home
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Harden, Leonard each score 25 points as Clippers ride lopsided 3rd quarter to 121-97 win over Hawks

LA Clippers vs. Atlanta Hawks: Game Highlights

Leonard set a season high with five steals. Harden had eight rebounds and seven assists.

After trailing 61-53 at halftime, the Clippers outscored the Hawks 35-8 in a lopsided third quarter.

Clippers guard Bogdan Bogdanovic, making his return to Atlanta, scored 12 points and received an ovation and video tribute during a first-quarter timeout.

The Clippers acquired Bogdanovic and three second-round draft picks from the Hawks in exchange for Terance Mann and Bones Hyland on Feb. 6. The Hawks waived Hyland.

Onyeka Okongwu led Atlanta with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Takeaways Clippers: Coach Tyronn Lue joked “I'm playing 48 tonight” when asked if he was on a minutes restriction in his return after missing three games with lower back soreness. ... F/G Ben Simmons (left knee) scored two points with four assists in 18 minutes as a backup in his return after missing seven games.

Hawks: C Clint Capela (family reasons) did not play. ... Trae Young, who made all 21 free throws in a 123-110 win over Charlotte on Wednesday night, scored 17 points while shooting 3 of 4 from the foul line with seven assists and seven turnovers.

Key moment After trailing 61-50 late in the first half, the Clippers scored 14 consecutive points. The streak began with Nicolas Batum's 3-pointer to end the first half and the first 11 points of the second half for a 64-61 lead. Following the last tie at 67, Los Angeles scored 19 consecutive points to lead 86-67.

Key stat Atlanta's eight third-quarter points set a season low for a quarter.

Up next Each team plays on Sunday, when the Clippers host Charlotte and the Hawks visit the Brooklyn Nets.

Regular Season Series

LAC win series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Hawks: 38.4%
Clippers: 61.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 121 - 98
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 121 - 98
4th 19.1 Cam Christie defensive rebound 121 - 98
4th 24.0 Dominick Barlow misses driving floating jump shot 121 - 98
4th 39.1 Amir Coffey makes driving layup (Cam Christie assists) 121 - 98

Statistics

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47-86 FG 37-88
54.7 Field Goal % 42.0
12-27 3PT 9-33
44.4 Three Point % 27.3
15-20 FT 15-17
75.0 Free Throw % 88.2
40 Rebounds 44
7 Offensive Rebounds 13
33 Defensive Rebounds 31
27 Assists 25
14 Steals 8
5 Blocks 6
13 Turnovers 18
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 26
25 Fast Break Points 18
64 Points in Paint 52
15 Fouls 18
23 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

State Farm Arena

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 16,561 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 40 24 .625 - L3
Golden State 38 28 .576 3 W6
LA Clippers 37 30 .552 4.5 W2
Sacramento 33 32 .508 7.5 L3
Phoenix 30 36 .455 11 L2

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 35 L1 0.47761193 32
Orlando 1.5 37 L1 0.45588234 31
Miami 2.5 37 L6 0.43939394 29
Charlotte 14.5 49 W1 0.25757575 17
Washington 17 51 W1 0.21538462 14
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