LA Clippers dominates in last quarter to rout over Washington Wizards 135-116
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Kawhi Leonard and Paul George
From the LA Clippers’ marquee duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to their bench, all the players came in and delivered in their latest match against Washington Wizards. Leonard and George combined to score a total of 62 points for the home team. Whereas the away team, Washington Wizards fall under immense pressure in the last quarter to leave any scope of comeback. The Wizards pulled back to 5-points deficit from 24-points, towards the end of the 3rd quarter.
What led in the 4th quarter form the LA Clippers bench was pure dominance, both defensively and offensively. Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook both got decent scores of 28 and 20 points respectively for the Wizards. But the game always seemed far from their grip, when the Clippers bench started contributing.
LA Clippers breaks Washington Wizards’ winning streak with Kawhi and PG leading the charge
The Wizards outscored Los Angeles 16-4 to cut their deficit to 99-94 going into the fourth. Rui Hachimura and Davis Bertans had five points each, Beal had four, and Wagner scored inside to end the period with 13 points.
The Clippers maintained their momentum early in the second, extending their lead to 55-31. From there, the Wizards finally showed some life. Beal ran off seven in a row and hit a 3-pointer as part of a 24-17 run that left them trailing 72-55 at halftime. Washington’s three young starters- Wagner, Hachimura and Garrison Mathews combined to shoot 5 of 10 in the first half.
George and Paul fueled a hot start for the Clippers. The two All-Stars combined to score their team’s first 16 points on the way to a 36-20 lead after one quarter.
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Yakshpat Bhargava
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