In his injury comeback, Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points, Paul George added 23, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Miami Heat 121-104 on Monday night to win three games in a row.
After going 11-2 in December to record the best record in the West for the month, the Clippers continued their success into the new year. James Harden finished with 15 points and 10 assists, while Norman Powell scored 22 points off the bench.
“attempting to figure out how to win is preferable to attempting to figure out how to lose. That was the situation earlier, Harden added, alluding to the team’s November six-game losing streak. “We look for strategies to win every game we play. We will then realize by the conclusion of the season what we excel at and what we don’t.
After missing four games due to a hip contusion, Leonard returned. With him out, the Clippers managed to hold things down, winning 2-2.
Leonard reached 13,000 career points on a slam to start the fourth quarter. Before being replaced for the last 5:43 of the game, he finished with six rebounds and five assists. Afterward, he avoided speaking with reporters.