Overview
- Leonard pump-faked rookie Jeremiah Fears and buried a long two at the horn after Zion Williamson tied the game with two free throws at 9.6 seconds.
- James Harden tallied 24 points and 14 assists, with Derrick Jones Jr. scoring 16 and Ivica Zubac adding 14 points and 11 rebounds.
- Los Angeles moved to 3-0 at Intuit Dome and 3-2 overall, bouncing back from a 98-79 offensive letdown at Golden State earlier in the week.
- New Orleans hit 18-of-37 from deep as Jordan Poole scored 30 and Williamson had 29, yet the team fell to 0-5, its worst start since 2016-17.
- Bradley Beal returned from back soreness for the Clippers, the Pelicans remained without Dejounte Murray and Kevon Looney, and next up are OKC for New Orleans on Sunday and Miami for L.A. on Monday within West Group B play.