{"id":7145,"date":"2026-01-15T15:20:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/stars-guide-clippers-to-victory-over-lackluster-wizards\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T15:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:20:56","slug":"stars-guide-clippers-to-victory-over-lackluster-wizards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/ur\/stars-guide-clippers-to-victory-over-lackluster-wizards\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars guide Clippers to victory over lackluster Wizards"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Los Angeles Clippers leaned into their star tandem again as Kawhi Leonard scored 33 points and James Harden added 22 points with eight assists in a 119-105 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Rookie Yanic Konan Niederhauser scored 16 points and Jordan Miller added 11 points and 10 rebounds as the Clippers extended their winning streak to four games and picked up a victory for the 11th time in 13 games going back to Dec. 20.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Los Angeles shot 47% from the floor while winning for the eighth time in its past nine home games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Kyshawn George scored 23 points and Khris Middleton added 17 for the Wizards, who lost their fourth consecutive game and fell to 0-2 on a four-game road trip. Marvin Bagley III scored 15 points with 11 rebounds and Will Riley added 12 points as Washington shot 45.6% from the floor and had a 50-47 rebounding advantage.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Wizards starting center Alex Sarr received a technical foul in each of the first two quarters and was ejected with under two minutes remaining before halftime after scoring four points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Trailing by as many as 24 points in the first half, the Wizards made a charge to open the second half, pulling within 83-81 with 3:26 remaining in the third quarter. George scored 12 points for Washington in the third, while Middleton had 10.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Clippers led 96-89 at the end of three quarters and returned their advantage to double digits at 102-91 with 10:07 remaining after a 3-pointer from Leonard. Another Leonard 3-pointer had Los Angeles up 110-95 with 6:14 left.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Leonard finished the fourth quarter with four 3-pointers and 14 points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Clippers led 70-51 at halftime behind 16 points from Harden and 15 from Leonard, while shooting 51.1% compared to 45.7% for the Wizards.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Before the game, Wizards head coach Brian Keefe said that guard Trae Young will not be reevaluated for knee and quad injuries until after the All-Star break. Young was acquired from the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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