LOS ANGELES -- — James Harden had 31 points and 10 rebounds, Kawhi Leonard scored 23 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Charlotte 123-88 Sunday night.

Ivica Zubac added 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Clippers (38-30). He made two foul shots with 5:43 left before halftime to give the Clippers 45-34 lead and they led by double digits for the remainder of the game.

Derrick Jones added 12 points for the Clippers.

Mark Williams scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and LaMelo Ball scored 16 for Charlotte (17-50).

Takeaways

Hornets: Charlotte appeared to have left its offense in Texas after beating San Antonio 145-134 on Friday night. After posting its highest point total of the season against the Spurs, Charlotte failed to reach 90 for the ninth time this year.

Clippers: Los Angeles has quietly won six of its last seven and sit five games behind Houston, Denver and Memphis (all 43-25) for the second seed in the Western Conference.

Key moment

The Clippers took control with a 17-6 run turning a 11-9 deficit into a 26-16 lead off a layup from Harden with 1:43 left in the first quarter.

Key stat

Harden (four 3-pointers) and Leonard (three 3s) combined to make more than Charlotte which shot 6 of 33 (18.2%) from behind the arc.

Next up

Charlotte hosts Atlanta on Tuesday. The Clippers host league-leading Cleveland on Tuesday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Mark Williams vs. Ivica Zubac (Derrick Jones Jr. gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Ivica Zubac misses 10-foot hook shot	0	0
11:36	Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound	0	0
11:36	Derrick Jones Jr. makes dunk	2	0
11:29	Mark Williams bad pass (Kawhi Leonard steals)	2	0
11:22	Norman Powell misses driving floating jump shot	2	0
11:19	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	2	0
11:10	Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	0
11:08	Clippers defensive team rebound	2	0
10:54	Norman Powell misses driving floating jump shot	2	0
10:50	DaQuan Jeffries defensive rebound	2	0
10:38	LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:34	James Harden defensive rebound	2	0
10:28	Kawhi Leonard misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	2	0
10:24	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	2	0
10:12	LaMelo Ball makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Mark Williams assists)	2	2
9:56	James Harden makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	4	2
9:45	LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	2
9:42	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	4	2
9:26	James Harden makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	7	2
9:14	Kawhi Leonard blocks Mark Williams 's 5-foot driving layup	7	2
9:11	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	7	2
9:04	Derrick Jones Jr. misses dunk	7	2
9:03	Mark Williams defensive rebound	7	2
9:01	Miles Bridges misses running pullup jump shot	7	2
9:00	Clippers defensive team rebound	7	2
8:47	Kawhi Leonard misses 10-foot two point shot	7	2
8:45	Mark Williams defensive rebound	7	2
8:42	Josh Green makes 1-foot dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	7	4
8:27	James Harden makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists)	9	4
8:15	LaMelo Ball makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	9	6
8:15	James Harden shooting foul	9	6
8:15	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 1	9	7
8:08	Mark Williams personal foul	9	7
8:00	James Harden misses driving layup	9	7
7:57	Mark Williams defensive rebound	9	7
7:55	DaQuan Jeffries misses 25-foot three point shot	9	7
7:50	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	9	7
7:47	Norman Powell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	9	7
7:43	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	9	7
7:29	Mark Williams makes layup (Josh Green assists)	9	9
7:13	Ivica Zubac lost ball turnover (Mark Williams steals)	9	9
7:06	Mark Williams makes two point shot (DaQuan Jeffries assists)	9	11
6:50	Miles Bridges shooting foul	9	11
6:50	Clippers Full timeout	9	11
6:50	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 2	10	11
6:50	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 2	11	11
6:37	DaQuan Jeffries misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	11
6:33	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	11	11
6:27	Kawhi Leonard out of bounds bad pass turnover	11	11
6:27	Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Norman Powell	11	11
6:27	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Miles Bridges	11	11
6:13	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	11	11
6:11	Mark Williams offensive rebound	11	11
6:10	Josh Green misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	11
6:04	Mark Williams offensive rebound	11	11
6:02	DaQuan Jeffries misses driving layup	11	11
5:58	Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound	11	11
5:49	Ivica Zubac makes two point shot (James Harden assists)	13	11
5:38	Mark Williams misses 8-foot two point shot	13	11
5:35	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	13	11
5:26	Ivica Zubac misses 9-foot two point shot	13	11
5:24	Mark Williams defensive rebound	13	11
5:11	LaMelo Ball misses two point shot	13	11
5:10	Mark Williams offensive rebound	13	11
5:03	Nick Smith Jr. makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Mark Williams assists)	13	13
4:45	Ivica Zubac makes 8-foot two point shot (Kawhi Leonard assists)	15	13
4:28	LaMelo Ball bad pass (Kawhi Leonard steals)	15	13
4:24	Derrick Jones Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (James Harden assists)	17	13
4:23	Hornets Full timeout	17	13
4:23	Jusuf Nurkic enters the game for Mark Williams	17	13
4:23	Seth Curry enters the game for Josh Green	17	13
4:11	LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	13
4:08	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	17	13
3:51	James Harden makes 23-foot three pointer	20	13
3:38	Nick Smith Jr. makes 29-foot three point jumper (DaQuan Jeffries assists)	20	16
3:27	Bogdan Bogdanovic palming turnover	20	16
3:27	Amir Coffey enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	20	16
3:27	Ben Simmons enters the game for Ivica Zubac	20	16
3:27	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr.	20	16
3:16	LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	20	16
3:11	James Harden defensive rebound	20	16
3:08	Bogdan Bogdanovic makes two point shot (Ben Simmons assists)	22	16
2:43	Nick Smith Jr. misses 9-foot two point shot	22	16
2:41	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	22	16
2:35	Amir Coffey makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Ben Simmons assists)	24	16
2:17	LaMelo Ball misses driving layup	24	16
2:15	Amir Coffey defensive rebound	24	16
2:10	Amir Coffey misses 22-foot three point shot	24	16
2:06	Seth Curry defensive rebound	24	16
1:53	Seth Curry misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	24	16
1:50	James Harden defensive rebound	24	16
1:43	James Harden makes driving layup	26	16
1:43	Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul	26	16
1:43	Miles Bridges enters the game for LaMelo Ball	26	16
1:43	Marcus Garrett enters the game for DaQuan Jeffries	26	16
1:43	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	27	16
1:27	Miles Bridges makes driving layup	27	18
1:20	Amir Coffey misses 24-foot three point jumper	27	18
1:17	Nicolas Batum offensive rebound	27	18
1:07	Marcus Garrett shooting foul	27	18
1:07	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	28	18
1:07	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	29	18
57.1	Bogdan Bogdanovic personal foul	29	18
45.0	Marcus Garrett makes 28-foot jump bank shot (Miles Bridges assists)	29	21
32.1	Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)	32	21
11.1	Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	32	21
9.1	Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound	32	21
2.2	James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	32	21
0.1	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	32	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	21

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Intuit Dome

Inglewood, CA

Date & Time

11:00 PM, March 16, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN SoCal, ClipperVision, FanDuel SN SE, NBA League Pass

Attendance

17,927

Referees

James Williams, Jason Goldenberg, Michael Smith

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

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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