INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points and James Harden had 21 points and 10 assists to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 114-98 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night.

Ivica Zubac added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, who won for the fourth time in five games and 12th in 15 games. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 16 points.

Jose Alvarado had 17 points and 10 assists for the Pelicans, who are 3-7 in their last 10. Bruce Bowen added 16 points and Yves Missi grabbed 12 rebounds.

Los Angeles led 59-47 at halftime, paced by Leonard's 18 points.

The Clippers outscored the Pelicans by four points over the final two quarters, with Bogdanovic scoring a team-high 12 second-half points.

Takeaways

Pelicans: New Orleans shut down forward Zion Williamson (back) and guard CJ McCollum (right foot) for the season on Monday and the Pelicans continue to struggle down the stretch.

Clippers: Los Angeles stayed hot at home coming off a 3-1 road trip during which the Clippers' only loss came to Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland.

Key moment

The Clippers took the lead at 12-10 on a layup by Harden with 4:49 remaining in the first quarter and never trailed again.

Key stat

The Clippers outscored the Pelicans by 27 points on 3-pointers, making 13 compared to just four for the Pelicans. New Orleans shot 4 for 22 from 3-point range.

Up next

Pelicans: Stay in Southern California to play the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.

Clippers: Host the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Yves Missi vs. Ivica Zubac (Bruce Brown gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Kelly Olynyk misses 14-foot jumper	0	0
11:46	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	0	0
11:34	Kris Dunn misses 28-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:31	Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound	0	0
11:08	Bruce Brown misses layup	0	0
11:08	Clippers defensive team rebound	0	0
10:47	James Harden misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
10:47	Yves Missi defensive rebound	0	0
10:30	Yves Missi misses two point shot	0	0
10:28	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	0	0
10:26	Kris Dunn lost ball turnover (Kelly Olynyk steals)	0	0
10:26	Kelly Olynyk misses layup	0	0
10:22	Yves Missi vs. Ivica Zubac (Kelly Olynyk gains possession)	0	0
10:22	Pelicans offensive team rebound	0	0
10:17	Kelly Olynyk makes driving layup	0	2
9:59	Norman Powell misses driving floating jump shot	0	2
9:59	Yves Missi defensive rebound	0	2
9:43	Jose Alvarado misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	2
9:39	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	0	2
9:31	Ivica Zubac lost ball turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	0	2
9:24	Bruce Brown makes driving layup (Jose Alvarado assists)	0	4
9:10	Yves Missi kicked ball violation	0	4
9:04	James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	4
9:00	Yves Missi defensive rebound	0	4
8:53	Bruce Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover	0	4
8:39	Kris Dunn makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kawhi Leonard assists)	3	4
8:20	Yves Missi misses driving layup	3	4
8:18	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	3	4
8:14	Norman Powell misses 25-foot three point shot	3	4
8:11	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	3	4
8:01	Jose Alvarado makes 2-foot layup (Yves Missi assists)	3	6
7:46	Kris Dunn makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists)	5	6
7:23	James Harden blocks Bruce Brown 's 2-foot dunk	5	6
7:23	Pelicans offensive team rebound	5	6
7:19	Yves Missi makes 1-foot dunk (Kelly Olynyk assists)	5	8
6:55	Kawhi Leonard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Norman Powell assists)	8	8
6:44	Kris Dunn personal foul	8	8
6:44	Clippers Full timeout	8	8
6:37	Kawhi Leonard shooting foul	8	8
6:37	Kelly Olynyk misses free throw 1 of 2	8	8
6:37	Pelicans offensive team rebound	8	8
6:37	Kelly Olynyk misses free throw 2 of 2	8	8
6:35	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	8	8
6:24	Kawhi Leonard misses 27-foot three point jumper	8	8
6:23	Ivica Zubac offensive rebound	8	8
6:23	Yves Missi personal foul	8	8
6:14	Norman Powell misses two point shot	8	8
6:10	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	8	8
6:00	Jose Alvarado misses 7-foot two point shot	8	8
5:58	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	8	8
5:49	Kris Dunn misses driving layup	8	8
5:46	Yves Missi defensive rebound	8	8
5:38	Yves Missi makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jose Alvarado assists)	8	10
5:25	Kawhi Leonard misses 15-foot two point shot	8	10
5:22	Yves Missi defensive rebound	8	10
5:13	Kelly Olynyk lost ball turnover (Kris Dunn steals)	8	10
5:09	James Harden makes two point shot	10	10
4:52	Jose Alvarado bad pass (James Harden steals)	10	10
4:49	James Harden makes two point shot (Kris Dunn assists)	12	10
4:30	Yves Missi misses driving layup	12	10
4:28	Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound	12	10
4:18	James Harden blocks Jose Alvarado 's 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	10
4:17	Jose Alvarado offensive rebound	12	10
4:16	shot clock turnover	12	10
4:16	Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Kris Dunn	12	10
4:16	Elfrid Payton enters the game for Yves Missi	12	10
4:16	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Kelly Olynyk	12	10
4:16	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Jose Alvarado	12	10
4:01	Kawhi Leonard makes 3-foot two point shot	14	10
3:47	Karlo Matkovic misses driving floating jump shot	14	10
3:44	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	14	10
3:35	Ivica Zubac misses 7-foot two point shot	14	10
3:33	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	14	10
3:26	Bruce Brown misses 7-foot two point shot	14	10
3:25	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	14	10
3:25	Bruce Brown personal foul	14	10
3:25	Derrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	14	10
3:25	Keion Brooks Jr. enters the game for Bruce Brown	14	10
3:25	Jamal Cain enters the game for Antonio Reeves	14	10
3:14	Jamal Cain shooting foul	14	10
3:14	Ivica Zubac makes free throw 1 of 2	15	10
3:14	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Norman Powell	15	10
3:14	Ivica Zubac makes free throw 2 of 2	16	10
3:02	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	10
3:00	Clippers defensive team rebound	16	10
3:00	Ben Simmons enters the game for Ivica Zubac	16	10
2:38	James Harden makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	18	10
2:21	Karlo Matkovic makes 6-foot hook shot (Jamal Cain assists)	18	12
2:20	Pelicans Full timeout	18	12
2:07	Elfrid Payton shooting foul	18	12
2:07	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	19	12
2:07	James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2	19	12
2:04	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	19	12
1:52	Jamal Cain makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Karlo Matkovic assists)	19	14
1:36	James Harden makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	22	14
1:09	Keion Brooks Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	14
1:06	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	22	14
56.1	Ben Simmons bad pass (Karlo Matkovic steals)	22	14
53.1	James Harden blocks Karlo Matkovic 's 3-foot two point shot	22	14
53.1	Pelicans offensive team rebound	22	14
51.1	Elfrid Payton bad pass (Derrick Jones Jr. steals)	22	14
45.1	Bogdan Bogdanovic lost ball turnover (Karlo Matkovic steals)	22	14
45.1	Jamal Cain vs. Bogdan Bogdanovic (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl gains possession)	22	14
37.1	Elfrid Payton bad pass (Nicolas Batum steals)	22	14
29.2	James Harden misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	22	14
26.1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	22	14
9.0	Elfrid Payton makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot	22	16
0.1	Nicolas Batum misses 24-foot three point jumper	22	16
0.1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	22	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	16

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Intuit Dome

Inglewood, CA

Date & Time

2:30 AM, April 3, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN SoCal, ClipperVision, GCSEN

Attendance

17,109

Referees

Josh Tiven, Brandon Schwab, John Butler

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

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