Overview
- Los Angeles blitzed Brooklyn with a 16-2 opening and a 10-0 burst to start the second quarter, taking a 63-47 lead into halftime and never trailing.
- James Harden scored 31 points on 10-for-13 shooting with six assists, while Kawhi Leonard, cleared after a right-ankle scare, finished with 26 and 19 after halftime.
- Rookie Jordan Miller supplied 21 points on his first six makes and John Collins added 16 as the Clippers recorded their eighth win in 10 games.
- Michael Porter Jr. managed 18 points for the Nets but missed all nine 3-point attempts; rookie Egor Demin led Brooklyn with 19 and five made threes.
- Availability shaped rotations with Leonard active and several role players out on both sides, and the schedule turns quickly with the Clippers visiting Detroit on Saturday and the Nets opening a trip in Memphis on Sunday.