James Harden scored 23 factors and Ivica Zubac had 16 factors and 12 rebounds because the visiting Los Angeles Clippers earned their fifth straight win by pounding the Philadelphia 76ers 125-99 on Sunday.
Within the opener of a four-game highway journey, Los Angeles shot 58 p.c from the sphere and 40 p.c from lengthy vary and dominated the boards 44-33 regardless of enjoying with out main scorer Norman Powell (hamstring) and two-way standout Kawhi Leonard (knee).
Derrick Jones Jr. chipped in 18 factors for the Clippers, whereas Terance Mann had 13 off the bench.
Jared McCain scored 18 factors on 3-of-15 capturing from the ground for Philadelphia, which continued to play with out Joel Embiid (knee) and Paul George (knee). Tyrese Maxey chipped in 17 factors, whereas Kelly Oubre Jr. notched 12.
The Clippers shot 60 p.c from the sphere within the first quarter, with Harden and Amir Coffey every flattening a pair of 3-pointers. Los Angeles stormed in entrance 17-5 after lower than 5 minutes had elapsed, and it led by as many as 19 en path to a 39-27 benefit after one quarter.
Los Angeles led by a minimum of 11 factors all through the second stanza and went into the break in entrance 62-50.
The Clippers opened the third quarter on a 9-1 run — Jones scored the primary 5 factors of that surge — to deliver the result in 20 for the primary time.
Maxey’s 3-pointer shortly thereafter inched the hosts inside 73-56, however the guests scored 13 of the following 15 factors to go forward 86-58.
Kris Dunn’s layup with about 4 minutes left within the third despatched the lead north of 30 for the primary time. Los Angeles then took its largest lead on Kevin Porter Jr.’s bucket that made it 95-62 lower than a minute later.
The Sixers made a 10-2 push to finish the third quarter, a run capped by McCain’s 3-pointer, to get inside 25 heading into the ultimate interval.
Philadelphia by no means severely challenged within the fourth in falling to 3-13 on the season.
–Subject Degree Media