INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — James Harden scored 30 points, Kawhi Leonard added 23 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers used a big second half to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 128-108 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.

Ivica Zubac had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Bogdan Bogdanovic added 16 points for Los Angeles. The Clippers scored 68 points in the second half to turn a six-point halftime deficit into a 20-point victory.

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 23 points to lead the Grizzlies, who lost their third straight. Santi Aldama added 16 points and Scotty Pippen Jr. and Luke Kennard each had 15 points.

The Clippers were without head coach Tyronn Lue (back pain) for the fifth time in seven games. They improved for 4-1 under assistant coach Brian Shaw.

Takeaways

Grizzlies: Memphis continues to struggle without Ja Morant, who missed his fourth straight game with a left hamstring injury. The Grizzlies fell to 15-13 without Morant this season, compared to 28-15 with him.

Clippers: Los Angeles is peaking at the right time. The Clippers have won eight of their last nine games to surge up the Western Conference standings and sit just one game back of Golden State to avoid the play-in tournament.

Key moment

Trailing 66-60 at halftime, the Clippers opened the second half on a 19-5 run to take the lead for good. Leonard, Zubac and Bogdanovic and Norman Powell all made multiple field goals during the spurt as Memphis struggled to defend the Clippers’ balanced attack.

Key stat

The Clippers improved to 3-0 against the Grizzlies this season and have won six straight against them.

Up next

Grizzlies visit Utah on Tuesday while Clippers host Oklahoma City on Sunday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Ivica Zubac (Santi Aldama gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:40	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	0	0
11:34	Kris Dunn misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:31	Jaylen Wells defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 29-foot three point shot	0	0
11:23	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	0	0
11:14	Scotty Pippen Jr. personal foul	0	0
11:07	Norman Powell misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:07	Norman Powell offensive rebound	0	0
11:07	Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul	0	0
11:07	Norman Powell makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:07	Norman Powell makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
10:59	Santi Aldama misses 28-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:55	Norman Powell defensive rebound	2	0
10:44	Kris Dunn misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:41	Jaylen Wells defensive rebound	2	0
10:34	Kris Dunn shooting foul	2	0
10:34	Santi Aldama makes free throw 1 of 2	2	1
10:34	Santi Aldama misses free throw 2 of 2	2	1
10:31	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	2	1
10:12	Desmond Bane shooting foul	2	1
10:12	Norman Powell makes free throw 1 of 2	3	1
10:12	Norman Powell misses free throw 2 of 2	3	1
10:10	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	3	1
10:02	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	3	1
9:59	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	3	1
9:38	Ivica Zubac makes 4-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)	5	1
9:34	Scotty Pippen Jr. bad pass (Norman Powell steals)	5	1
9:27	Kawhi Leonard bad pass (Jaren Jackson Jr. steals)	5	1
9:24	Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point shot (Santi Aldama assists)	5	3
8:57	Kris Dunn makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kawhi Leonard assists)	8	3
8:42	Scotty Pippen Jr. misses 8-foot two point shot	8	3
8:40	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	8	3
8:28	Kris Dunn makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	11	3
8:13	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)	11	6
7:48	Kris Dunn misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	6
7:45	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	11	6
7:40	Desmond Bane makes 28-foot three point jumper (Santi Aldama assists)	11	9
7:23	Kris Dunn bad pass (Desmond Bane steals)	11	9
7:12	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	11	9
7:08	Scotty Pippen Jr. offensive rebound	11	9
7:06	Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point shot	11	11
6:42	James Harden makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	11
6:28	Santi Aldama makes 27-foot three pointer	14	14
6:12	James Harden misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	14
6:10	Jaylen Wells defensive rebound	14	14
6:01	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes driving layup (Santi Aldama assists)	14	16
6:01	Clippers Full timeout	14	16
6:01	Derrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Kris Dunn	14	16
6:01	Jay Huff enters the game for Scotty Pippen Jr.	14	16
6:01	Vince Williams Jr. enters the game for Jaylen Wells	14	16
6:01	Luke Kennard enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	14	16
5:44	Derrick Jones Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	17	16
5:32	Vince Williams Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	16
5:28	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	17	16
5:18	Derrick Jones Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	16
5:15	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	17	16
5:10	Desmond Bane makes 16-foot running pullup jump shot	17	18
4:49	Norman Powell makes driving layup (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)	19	18
4:38	Jay Huff makes 26-foot three point jumper (Vince Williams Jr. assists)	19	21
4:23	Ivica Zubac makes driving layup (James Harden assists)	21	21
4:10	Vince Williams Jr. misses 13-foot two point shot	21	21
4:08	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	21	21
4:08	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	21	21
4:08	Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Norman Powell	21	21
3:52	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Santi Aldama	21	21
3:52	Scotty Pippen Jr. enters the game for Desmond Bane	21	21
3:52	Grizzlies Full timeout	21	21
3:52	(03:52) [Grizzlies] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Grizzlies] retain their timeout	21	21
3:52	James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover	21	21
3:39	Luke Kennard makes 28-foot three point jumper (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)	21	24
3:15	Ivica Zubac misses 6-foot hook shot	21	24
3:12	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	21	24
3:00	Jay Huff misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	24
2:58	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	21	24
2:51	James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer	24	24
2:51	Scotty Pippen Jr. shooting foul	24	24
2:51	Ben Simmons enters the game for Ivica Zubac	24	24
2:51	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	25	24
2:41	James Harden personal foul	25	24
2:41	Zach Edey enters the game for Scotty Pippen Jr.	25	24
2:41	John Konchar enters the game for Jay Huff	25	24
2:27	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	24
2:25	Zach Edey offensive rebound	25	24
2:24	Zach Edey makes two point shot	25	26
2:14	James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	26
2:11	John Konchar defensive rebound	25	26
2:06	Luke Kennard misses 26-foot three point shot	25	26
2:02	Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound	25	26
1:58	Bogdan Bogdanovic bad pass (Luke Kennard steals)	25	26
1:51	Vince Williams Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	25	26
1:47	Zach Edey offensive rebound	25	26
1:44	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Zach Edey assists)	25	29
1:25	Vince Williams Jr. personal foul	25	29
1:25	James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2	25	29
1:25	Clippers offensive team rebound	25	29
1:25	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	26	29
1:12	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 13-foot two point shot	26	31
1:02	Nicolas Batum misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	31
58.2	Vince Williams Jr. defensive rebound	26	31
53.0	Vince Williams Jr. bad pass (Nicolas Batum steals)	26	31
50.0	Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 26-foot three point shot (Nicolas Batum assists)	29	31
35.1	Nicolas Batum blocks Zach Edey 's 6-foot layup	29	31
31.1	Zach Edey offensive rebound	29	31
27.1	Zach Edey misses 8-foot two point shot	29	31
24.1	James Harden defensive rebound	29	31
19.1	Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Derrick Jones Jr. 's 3-foot two point shot	29	31
15.2	Vince Williams Jr. defensive rebound	29	31
5.1	Nicolas Batum personal foul	29	31
5.1	Desmond Bane enters the game for Zach Edey	29	31
5.1	Jay Huff enters the game for John Konchar	29	31
0.1	Luke Kennard misses driving layup	29	31
0.0	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	29	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	31

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Intuit Dome

Inglewood, CA

Date & Time

2:30 AM, March 22, 2025

Coverage

NBA TV, FanDuel SN SoCal, FanDuel SN SE

Attendance

17,927

Referees

Kevin Scott, Nate Green, Natalie Sago

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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