Kawhi Leonard goes big with 33 leading LA Clippers past Chicago Bulls

Kawhi Leonard goes big with 33 leading LA Clippers past Chicago Bulls

Kawhi Leonard

Kawhi Leonard

Kawhi Leonard misses his season best with 3 points, yet still leads the LA Clippers over Chicago Bulls in emphatic style. Having scored 33 points, Kawhi Leonard helped Clippers to regain shape in the 3rd quarter, having scored 16 of his 33 points in it. Low Williams and Marcus Morris Sr. Went big in the 4th quarter. 

Morris scored 15 of his 20 points in the fourth and Lou Williams added 11 of his 17 in the final quarter. The Clippers won their second straight after losing two in a row. The Bulls cooled off after setting a franchise-record with 25 3-pointers in a win over New Orleans, previously, making 12 of 32. 

Kawhi Leonard leads LA Clippers past Chicago Bulls 

Talking about the Chicago Bulls, Zach LaVine, coming off a season-high 46-point outing, scored 26. He also had nine rebounds and six assists. Coby White and Tomas Satoransky added 17 points apiece. Yet the Bulls fell to 4-9 at the United Center. 

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Williams, coming off a 27-point outing, scored 11 of Los Angeles’ first 13 points in the fourth quarter. He made back-to-back layups to push the lead to 103-86. Kawhi Leonard was without his main supporting partner Paul George, who has now missed his 4th consecutive game. George is second on the team in scoring at 24.4 points per game. 

The Clippers led by eight late in the third after Ivica Zubac hit two free throws. After which, Leonard nailed a 3 in the closing minute and added a free throw with a second left to make it 90-78. 

The Los Angeles Clippers now would face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the next matchup. While Chicago Bulls face the Indiana Pacers.

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