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Leonard scores 28 points to lead the Clippers past the Pelicans 114-98

By AP•Apr 3, 2025

Game Recap

New Orleans Pelicans vs. LA Clippers: Game Highlights

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.

Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

LAC win series 2-1

Regular Season Series

LAC at NO

Tue, Dec 31

116 - 113

Final

LAC at NO

Wed, Mar 12

120 - 127

Final

NO at LAC

Thu, Apr 3

98 - 114

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

LAC

43-85FG40-76

51Field Goal %53

4-223PT13-32

18Three Point %41

8-11FT21-26

7Offensive Rebounds2

32Defensive Rebounds28

29Assists27

9Steals9

4Blocks4

15Turnovers10

0Technical Fouls1

25Points Conceded Off Turnovers8

10Fast Break Points13

21Fouls9

4Largest Lead20

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAC	NO
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

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAC	NO
12:00	Kawhi Leonard enters the game for James Harden	22	16
11:43	Jamal Cain shooting foul	22	16
11:43	Bogdan Bogdanovic makes free throw 1 of 2	23	16
11:43	Bogdan Bogdanovic makes free throw 2 of 2	24	16
11:33	Elfrid Payton bad pass (Kawhi Leonard steals)	24	16
11:28	Derrick Jones Jr. misses dunk	24	16
11:24	Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound	24	16
11:22	Kawhi Leonard shooting foul	24	16
11:22	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes free throw 1 of 2	24	17
11:22	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes free throw 2 of 2	24	18
11:06	Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	26	18
10:57	Pelicans Full timeout	26	18
10:39	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	18
10:37	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	26	18
10:28	Ben Simmons misses 13-foot two point shot	26	18
10:25	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	26	18
10:20	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses driving layup	26	18
10:15	Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound	26	18
10:15	Karlo Matkovic makes tip shot	26	20
10:06	Nicolas Batum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ben Simmons assists)	29	20
9:52	Jamal Cain misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	29	20
9:49	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound	29	20
9:47	Karlo Matkovic makes 2-foot dunk (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)	29	22
9:40	Nicolas Batum misses 22-foot three point jumper	29	22
9:35	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	29	22
9:17	Keion Brooks Jr. misses 12-foot two point shot	29	22
9:17	Ben Simmons defensive rebound	29	22
9:07	Kawhi Leonard makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)	31	22
9:07	Karlo Matkovic shooting foul	31	22
9:07	Kelly Olynyk enters the game for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	31	22
9:07	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 1	32	22
8:41	Elfrid Payton makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	32	24
8:20	Kawhi Leonard makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	34	24
7:55	shot clock turnover	34	24
7:55	Ivica Zubac enters the game for Ben Simmons	34	24
7:55	Norman Powell enters the game for Nicolas Batum	34	24
7:55	Yves Missi enters the game for Elfrid Payton	34	24
7:55	Antonio Reeves enters the game for Jamal Cain	34	24
7:55	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	34	24
7:41	Kawhi Leonard makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	37	24
7:23	Antonio Reeves misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	37	24
7:20	Pelicans offensive team rebound	37	24
7:05	Kelly Olynyk makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)	37	27
6:53	Norman Powell misses 25-foot three point jumper	37	27
6:51	Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound	37	27
6:49	Jose Alvarado makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	37	29
6:29	Ivica Zubac makes 5-foot two point shot (Kawhi Leonard assists)	39	29
6:06	Antonio Reeves misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	39	29
6:03	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	39	29
5:56	Norman Powell makes 3-foot two point shot	41	29
5:37	Jose Alvarado makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	41	31
5:21	Kawhi Leonard makes 14-foot two point shot	43	31
4:58	Antonio Reeves makes 2-foot dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)	43	33
4:39	Derrick Jones Jr. makes 3-foot dunk (Ivica Zubac assists)	45	33
4:24	Jose Alvarado misses two point shot	45	33
4:22	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	45	33
4:21	Keion Brooks Jr. shooting foul	45	33
4:21	Derrick Jones Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	46	33
4:21	Bruce Brown enters the game for Keion Brooks Jr.	46	33
4:21	James Harden enters the game for Bogdan Bogdanovic	46	33
4:21	Derrick Jones Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2	46	33
4:18	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	46	33
4:04	Yves Missi misses layup	46	33
4:02	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	46	33
3:57	Norman Powell makes two point shot (James Harden assists)	48	33
3:57	Pelicans Full timeout	48	33
3:57	Kris Dunn enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr.	48	33
3:41	Ivica Zubac defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	48	33
3:41	Bruce Brown makes technical free throw	48	34
3:29	Ivica Zubac shooting foul	48	34
3:29	Kelly Olynyk makes free throw 1 of 2	48	35
3:29	Kelly Olynyk makes free throw 2 of 2	48	36
3:13	Kawhi Leonard makes 2-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)	50	36
3:01	Antonio Reeves makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists)	50	39
2:43	Ivica Zubac makes 12-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)	52	39
2:25	Kelly Olynyk misses 14-foot two point shot	52	39
2:23	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	52	39
2:19	Kawhi Leonard misses two point shot	52	39
2:17	Yves Missi defensive rebound	52	39
2:03	Antonio Reeves makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Yves Missi assists)	52	41
1:47	Jose Alvarado shooting foul	52	41
1:47	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3	53	41
1:47	James Harden misses free throw 2 of 3	53	41
1:47	Clippers offensive team rebound	53	41
1:47	James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3	54	41
1:37	Jose Alvarado makes 3-foot two point shot	54	43
1:21	Ivica Zubac makes layup (James Harden assists)	56	43
1:14	Jose Alvarado misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	56	43
1:14	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	56	43
1:08	Kris Dunn bad pass (Bruce Brown steals)	56	43
1:03	Bruce Brown makes 2-foot layup (Yves Missi assists)	56	45
48.1	Jose Alvarado shooting foul	56	45
48.1	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 2	57	45
48.1	Kawhi Leonard misses free throw 2 of 2	57	45
46.1	Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound	57	45
33.1	Jose Alvarado makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	57	47
28.0	James Harden makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	59	47
7.0	Jose Alvarado bad pass (Kawhi Leonard steals)	59	47
1.1	Norman Powell misses 23-foot three point shot	59	47
0.0	Clippers offensive team rebound	59	47
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	59	47

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAC	NO
11:43	Norman Powell misses 26-foot three point jumper	59	47
11:41	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	59	47
11:30	Antonio Reeves makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists)	59	49
11:07	Kris Dunn misses 28-foot three point jumper	59	49
11:04	Yves Missi defensive rebound	59	49
10:51	Kelly Olynyk makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)	59	52
10:30	Kris Dunn makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	62	52
10:12	Bruce Brown makes 27-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists)	62	55
9:54	James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper	62	55
9:52	Yves Missi defensive rebound	62	55
9:40	Kelly Olynyk makes 3-foot layup (Jose Alvarado assists)	62	57
9:25	Yves Missi blocks Norman Powell 's 4-foot driving layup	62	57
9:23	Yves Missi defensive rebound	62	57
9:16	Bruce Brown misses 28-foot three point jumper	62	57
9:14	Clippers defensive team rebound	62	57
8:58	Kris Dunn makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	65	57
8:38	Jose Alvarado out of bounds bad pass turnover	65	57
8:26	James Harden makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists)	67	57
8:12	Bruce Brown makes 2-foot two point shot (Kelly Olynyk assists)	67	59
7:49	Yves Missi blocks Kawhi Leonard 's 3-foot driving floating jump shot	67	59
7:47	Pelicans defensive team rebound	67	59
7:31	Bruce Brown misses driving floating jump shot	67	59
7:29	Yves Missi offensive rebound	67	59
7:24	Jose Alvarado makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Antonio Reeves assists)	67	61
7:10	Kawhi Leonard makes 3-foot layup (Ivica Zubac assists)	69	61
7:10	Kelly Olynyk shooting foul	69	61
7:10	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 1	70	61
6:50	Kris Dunn shooting foul	70	61
6:50	Clippers Full timeout	70	61
6:50	Jose Alvarado makes free throw 1 of 3	70	62
6:50	Jose Alvarado makes free throw 2 of 3	70	63
6:50	Jose Alvarado makes free throw 3 of 3	70	64
6:33	Ivica Zubac makes 4-foot hook shot (James Harden assists)	72	64
6:12	Kris Dunn blocks Jose Alvarado 's 10-foot two point shot	72	64
6:10	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	72	64
5:58	Kris Dunn misses 9-foot two point shot	72	64
5:56	Yves Missi defensive rebound	72	64
5:41	Yves Missi misses layup	72	64
5:39	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	72	64
5:36	Norman Powell makes 26-foot three point shot (James Harden assists)	75	64
5:20	Antonio Reeves makes 8-foot two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)	75	66
5:06	Norman Powell makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (James Harden assists)	77	66
4:53	Antonio Reeves misses driving floating jump shot	77	66
4:50	Yves Missi offensive rebound	77	66
4:50	Yves Missi makes dunk	77	68
4:36	Ivica Zubac misses 4-foot two point shot	77	68
4:34	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	77	68
4:31	Jose Alvarado misses running pullup jump shot	77	68
4:27	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	77	68
4:19	Bruce Brown personal foul	77	68
4:19	Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Kris Dunn	77	68
4:19	Elfrid Payton enters the game for Kelly Olynyk	77	68
4:19	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Jose Alvarado	77	68
4:19	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Yves Missi	77	68
4:16	Bruce Brown personal foul	77	68
4:09	Karlo Matkovic personal foul	77	68
4:07	James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover	77	68
3:53	Bruce Brown out of bounds bad pass turnover	77	68
3:40	Kawhi Leonard misses 25-foot three point jumper	77	68
3:37	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	77	68
3:30	Bruce Brown makes two point shot (Elfrid Payton assists)	77	70
3:19	Norman Powell bad pass (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl steals)	77	70
3:14	Antonio Reeves out of bounds lost ball turnover	77	70
3:14	Pelicans Full timeout	77	70
3:14	(03:14) [Pelicans] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Pelicans] charged with a timeout	77	70
3:14	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	77	70
3:14	Derrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Norman Powell	77	70
3:14	Jamal Cain enters the game for Bruce Brown	77	70
2:58	Derrick Jones Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	77	70
2:54	Jamal Cain defensive rebound	77	70
2:53	Jamal Cain bad pass (Derrick Jones Jr. steals)	77	70
2:44	Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ivica Zubac assists)	80	70
2:23	Antonio Reeves misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	80	70
2:20	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	80	70
2:05	James Harden misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	80	70
2:03	Clippers offensive team rebound	80	70
2:03	Karlo Matkovic loose ball foul	80	70
2:03	Ivica Zubac misses free throw 1 of 2	80	70
2:03	Clippers offensive team rebound	80	70
2:03	Ivica Zubac makes free throw 2 of 2	81	70
1:48	Karlo Matkovic misses 26-foot three point jumper	81	70
1:45	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	81	70
1:40	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses running pullup jump shot	81	70
1:36	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	81	70
1:26	Antonio Reeves misses 23-foot three point jumper	81	70
1:24	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	81	70
1:17	Antonio Reeves shooting foul	81	70
1:17	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	82	70
1:17	Ben Simmons enters the game for Ivica Zubac	82	70
1:17	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	83	70
1:07	Derrick Jones Jr. personal foul	83	70
55.1	Karlo Matkovic lost ball turnover (Bogdan Bogdanovic steals)	83	70
39.0	Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper	83	70
36.1	Pelicans defensive team rebound	83	70
29.1	Elfrid Payton makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	83	72
5.1	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	83	72
5.0	Clippers offensive team rebound	83	72
5.0	shot clock turnover	83	72
0.2	Jamal Cain misses 24-foot three point jumper	83	72
0.1	Pelicans offensive team rebound	83	72
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	83	72

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAC	NO
12:00	Kawhi Leonard enters the game for James Harden	83	72
12:00	Keion Brooks Jr. enters the game for Antonio Reeves	83	72
11:43	Jamal Cain makes 7-foot two point shot	83	74
11:29	Keion Brooks Jr. personal foul	83	74
11:13	Kawhi Leonard makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists)	85	74
10:54	Elfrid Payton bad pass (Nicolas Batum steals)	85	74
10:48	Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 27-foot three point shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)	88	74
10:47	Pelicans Full timeout	88	74
10:32	Jamal Cain makes 1-foot dunk (Elfrid Payton assists)	88	76
10:08	Kawhi Leonard misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	88	76
10:06	Elfrid Payton defensive rebound	88	76
10:03	Clippers Full timeout	88	76
10:03	(10:03) [Clippers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Clippers] retain their timeout	88	76
10:03	Keion Brooks Jr. out of bounds lost ball turnover	88	76
9:42	Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ben Simmons assists)	91	76
9:35	Bogdan Bogdanovic personal foul	91	76
9:22	Karlo Matkovic makes driving layup	91	78
9:22	Ben Simmons defensive goaltending violation	91	78
9:00	Kawhi Leonard lost ball turnover (Keion Brooks Jr. steals)	91	78
8:57	Karlo Matkovic makes two point shot (Keion Brooks Jr. assists)	91	80
8:57	Bogdan Bogdanovic shooting foul	91	80
8:57	Karlo Matkovic misses free throw 1 of 1	91	80
8:54	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	91	80
8:37	Kawhi Leonard misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	91	80
8:35	Elfrid Payton defensive rebound	91	80
8:26	Elfrid Payton misses driving layup	91	80
8:26	Keion Brooks Jr. offensive rebound	91	80
8:26	Keion Brooks Jr. makes dunk	91	82
8:26	Clippers Full timeout	91	82
8:26	Clippers delay of game violation	91	82
8:14	Ben Simmons bad pass (Jamal Cain steals)	91	82
8:10	Jamal Cain misses driving floating jump shot	91	82
8:10	Clippers defensive team rebound	91	82
8:10	Karlo Matkovic loose ball foul	91	82
8:10	James Harden enters the game for Ben Simmons	91	82
8:10	Ivica Zubac enters the game for Nicolas Batum	91	82
8:10	Norman Powell enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr.	91	82
7:53	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shooting foul	91	82
7:53	Norman Powell makes free throw 1 of 2	92	82
7:53	Norman Powell makes free throw 2 of 2	93	82
7:39	Keion Brooks Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	93	82
7:36	Norman Powell defensive rebound	93	82
7:25	Kawhi Leonard makes two point shot (Ivica Zubac assists)	95	82
7:10	Jamal Cain makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Karlo Matkovic assists)	95	84
6:42	James Harden makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	97	84
6:42	Karlo Matkovic shooting foul	97	84
6:42	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Elfrid Payton	97	84
6:42	Yves Missi enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	97	84
6:42	Antonio Reeves enters the game for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	97	84
6:42	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	98	84
6:25	Keion Brooks Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)	98	86
5:58	Ivica Zubac makes 6-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)	100	86
5:34	Jose Alvarado makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot	100	88
5:19	Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kawhi Leonard assists)	103	88
4:53	Jose Alvarado out of bounds bad pass turnover	103	88
4:31	Yves Missi blocks James Harden 's 2-foot driving layup	103	88
4:28	Ivica Zubac offensive rebound	103	88
4:28	Ivica Zubac makes two point shot	105	88
4:17	Jose Alvarado misses driving floating jump shot	105	88
4:14	Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound	105	88
4:01	Yves Missi shooting foul	105	88
4:01	Ivica Zubac makes free throw 1 of 2	106	88
4:01	Kelly Olynyk enters the game for Keion Brooks Jr.	106	88
4:01	Bruce Brown enters the game for Jamal Cain	106	88
4:01	Ivica Zubac makes free throw 2 of 2	107	88
3:47	Bruce Brown makes 3-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)	107	90
3:25	Kawhi Leonard makes 25-foot three pointer	110	90
3:08	Bogdan Bogdanovic personal foul	110	90
3:08	Derrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	110	90
2:56	Bruce Brown makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists)	110	92
2:49	James Harden lost ball turnover (Jose Alvarado steals)	110	90
2:49	Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	110	92
2:47	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	110	92
2:41	Clippers Full timeout	110	90
2:41	Cam Christie enters the game for James Harden	110	92
2:41	Kobe Brown enters the game for Bogdan Bogdanovic	110	92
2:41	Patrick Baldwin Jr. enters the game for Norman Powell	110	92
2:41	Trentyn Flowers enters the game for Ivica Zubac	110	92
2:41	Drew Eubanks enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr.	110	92
2:41	Keion Brooks Jr. enters the game for Bruce Brown	110	92
2:41	Elfrid Payton enters the game for Antonio Reeves	110	92
2:41	Jamal Cain enters the game for Kelly Olynyk	110	92
2:41	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Jose Alvarado	110	92
2:41	Lester Quinones enters the game for Yves Missi	110	92
2:29	Jamal Cain personal foul	110	92
2:29	Trentyn Flowers makes free throw 1 of 2	111	92
2:29	Trentyn Flowers makes free throw 2 of 2	112	92
2:14	Lester Quinones misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	112	92
2:11	Patrick Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound	112	92
2:03	Lester Quinones blocks Drew Eubanks 's 3-foot driving layup	112	92
2:00	Elfrid Payton defensive rebound	112	92
1:50	Keion Brooks Jr. makes driving layup (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)	112	94
1:26	shot clock turnover	112	94
1:10	Keion Brooks Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	112	94
1:06	Kobe Brown defensive rebound	112	94
54.1	Cam Christie misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	112	94
51.1	Elfrid Payton defensive rebound	112	94
48.0	Jamal Cain makes dunk (Elfrid Payton assists)	112	96
41.2	Drew Eubanks makes 2-foot dunk (Patrick Baldwin Jr. assists)	114	96
31.2	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes 2-foot layup (Elfrid Payton assists)	114	98
6.1	shot clock turnover	114	98
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	114	98
0.0	End of Game	114	98

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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	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	L1

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