The game looked like it was Brooklyn’s to take after grabbing an 18-point lead late in the third quarter.
Hoop & the harm for @24_camthomas ?? pic.twitter.com/h3SFxaFn9f
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 21, 2024
The Nets would maintain a double-digit lead until midway through the fourth quarter, and then the Clippers happened.
Down 114-103 with 5:33 remaining in the game, the Clippers surged to a commanding 22-0 closing run led by Kawhi Leonard, who scored 14 of his 21 points in that stretch.
Fittingly, Leonard gave the Clippers their first lead and Kawhi sealed the win for the Clippers with a three-pointer in the final 30 seconds.
HOW WE FEELIN', #ClipperNation?!? https://t.co/NOe6CLxwy4 pic.twitter.com/joTZ6shaiU
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) January 21, 2024
James Harden had 24 points and 10 assists in the win, while Russell Westbrook added 23 points off the bench for the Clippers.
Mikal Bridges finished with 26 points for the Nets, 20 of which came in the first half. Cam Thomas added 20 while Spencer Dinwiddie and Nic Claxton contributed 16 apiece in the loss for Brooklyn.
The win keeps the Clippers close to the top three teams in the Western Conference as they move to a 27-14 record.
The Nets, meanwhile, drop to 17-25 at 11th place in the Eastern Conference.
Catch the full 22-0 run by the Clippers in the video below:
LAC outscored the Nets 41-15 in the 4Q and ended the game on a 22-0 run to grab the win!
— NBA (@NBA) January 21, 2024
Watch every bucket from the final stretch as the Clippers catch fire 🔥 pic.twitter.com/fxHkhKIHYQ
