MIAMI (AP) — Bogdan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 30 factors and Ivica Zubac added 26 factors and 14 rebounds, serving to the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Miami Warmth 119-104 on Wednesday night time.
James Harden had 24 factors, 11 assists and eight rebounds for the Clippers, who received for the fourth time in 5 video games and pulled inside 1 1/2 video games of idle Golden State for the No. 6 — and final assured — playoff spot within the Western Convention.
Tyler Herro scored 31 factors and Andrew Wiggins added 22 for the Warmth, who fell 2 1/2 video games behind Atlanta within the race for the No. 7 spot and most advantageous play-in place within the Jap Convention.
The Clippers had been once more with out coach Tyronn Lue, who has missed three straight video games whereas coping with again ache. Assistant coach Brian Shaw once more served as appearing coach.
Takeaways
Clippers: Kawhi Leonard didn’t play on the second night time of a back-to-back, so he couldn’t add to his success in opposition to the Warmth. When Leonard performs — for San Antonio, Toronto or the Clippers — his groups have received 15 consecutive regular-season video games in opposition to Miami. The final time he performed in a loss in opposition to the Warmth, excluding the NBA Finals, was 2013.
Warmth: Miami — now 9-19 in its final 28 video games — has dropped a season-high 5 consecutive contests. That is solely the fourth shedding streak of at the very least 5 video games for Miami within the final seven years.
Key second
A 13-4 run over a three-minute span of the fourth quarter pushed the Clippers’ lead from eight to 17.
Key stat
Zubac has 10 consecutive double-doubles. He’s the sixth participant to try this this season, becoming a member of Domantas Sabonis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Karl-Anthony Cities, Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama.
Up subsequent
Each groups play Friday. The Clippers go to Atlanta and Miami hosts Boston.
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