Overview
- Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points with 12 rebounds and James Harden added a 21-point, 10-assist double-double in the 103-88 win.
- The victory ended the Clippers’ five-game losing streak, with John Collins contributing 17 points and 12 rebounds.
- LeBron James posted a season-high 36 points on 15-of-28 shooting as the Lakers struggled to generate offense beyond him.
- Harden, 10th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list and about 200 points behind Shaquille O’Neal for ninth, said of James’s record, “nobody’s ever catching that.”
- LeBron finished the night at 42,406 career points, roughly 14,000 ahead of Harden, and the teams are set to meet again on Jan. 22.