The Clippers will keep Boogieing for at least another 10 days. The team tweeted Friday morning it had signed veteran center DeMarcus Cousins to a second 10-day contract. 624 more words
Paul George continued to dominate his former team by scoring 36 points on Tuesday night, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 126-115 victory at Indiana.
Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points, Reggie Jackson added 26 and the Los Angeles Clippers used a dominating second quarter Friday night to defeat the Houston Rockets 126-109 and extend their winning streak to four games.
NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George was fined $35,000 on Friday for saying conversations with referees are “just a bunch of lies” while questioning why more fouls weren’t called against Dallas in LA’s 105-89 loss to the Mavericks. George said after Wednesday’s game that it was “insane” the Clippers weren’t getting […]
Kawhi Leonard gave the closest public statement of any American male basketball player of his caliber to accepting a Tokyo Olympic roster spot if offered.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points, reserve Lou Williams had 19 and the Los Angeles Clippers edged Utah 116-112 on Friday night, snapping the Jazz’s nine-game winning streak.The Clippers avenged an 18-point loss to Utah two nights earlier, when starters Leonard, Paul George and Nicolas Batum were sidelined. George had 15 points in his return from a seven-game absence with an injured toe.Donovan Mitchell scored 29 of his 35 points in the second half for the NBA-leading Jazz, who lost for just the second time in their last 22 games. Bojan Bogdanovic added 23 points, reserve Jordan Clarkson had 19 points and Rudy Gobert had 15 rebounds as Utah fell to 24-6.The Clippers got timely 3-pointers from Marcus Morris and Patrick Beverley, who made two apiece in the fourth. Beverley’s consecutive long-range baskets pushed their lead to 107-94 and finished off a 20-10 run.The Jazz weren’t done yet. They closed to 112-110 on consecutive 3-pointers by Mitchell. Beverley and Leonard combined to make four straight free throws that kept the Clippers ahead 116-110.George fouled Mitchell on a 3-point attempt, and Mitchell made the first two with 2 seconds to go. He deliberately missed the third and Royce O’Neale grabbed the offensive rebound but missed at the buzzer.The Clippers led by 15 points in the second quarter and were up by 10 early in the third only to see the Jazz tie it up. Mitchell scored 12 of Utah’s first 15 points, including seven in a row.Neither team led by more than five points the rest of the third. Leonard, who returned after missing three games with a bruised leg, carried the Clippers with 14 points in the quarter after having just 12 in the first half. His pair of free throws sent Los Angeles into the fourth leading 79-75.TIP-INSJazz: Mike Conley finished with 16 points in his return after missing six games. … They are 2-1 against LA this season. … Fell to 11-4 on the road.Clippers: Leonard was selected as a starter for the West in next month’s All-Star Game in Atlanta. It will be his fifth career appearance, having been a starter each time. Last year, he was named MVP, scoring 30 points in the West’s win. UP NEXTJazz: Host Charlotte Hornets on Monday.Clippers: Host Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.___More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
The Clippers’ Lou Williams reacts toward an official during the first half of Wednesday’s game against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Utah’s Donovan Mitchell goes for a rebound during the first half of Wednesday’s game against the Clippers at Staples Center. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/…
The Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns attempts to block a shot by the Clippers’ Serge Ibaka during the first half of Wednesday’s game in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) The Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard soars to the basket as the Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns defends during the first half of Wednesday’s game in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) The Timberwolves’ Anthony…