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Clippers’ 15–3 Turnaround Features 126–89 Nets Rout, Blogger Eats Viral Tweet

Kawhi Leonard’s scoring tear has reframed playoff hopes.

Overview

  • The 126-89 win over Brooklyn capped a 15-3 span dating to December and lifted Los Angeles to 21-24, 10th in the Western Conference.
  • The Clippers’ social account shared a photo at Intuit Dome of a printed copy of Robert Flom’s Dec. 20 pledge after the final buzzer.
  • Flom kept his word by eating the printed tweet live on the Clips N’ Dip podcast the following evening.
  • Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points against the Nets, extended his run to 24 straight 20-point games, and the Clippers are 10-3 in January.
  • Tyronn Lue had set a 35-20 rest-of-season target on Dec. 20, and he and players reacted by urging Flom to go live while noting health concerns.