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Kevin Durant, Rockets surge ahead, hold off Nuggets

  • On Saturday night at the Intuit Dome, Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 32 points as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 103-88, snapping a five-game skid.
  • Hot outside shooting and depleted rotation fueled the result as the Los Angeles Clippers shot 42.5% overall and 37.2% from 3-point range, while Austin Reaves, Deandre Ayton and Rui Hachimura missed or were downgraded for the Los Angeles Lakers.
  • In-Game injuries and shooting woes marked the game as Clippers center Ivica Zubac twisted his ankle and did not return, the Lakers missed 32 three-pointers with Marcus Smart 0 for 9, and the Clippers led 80-61 entering the fourth quarter.
  • With quick turnarounds for both teams, the Los Angeles Clippers host former MVP Kevin Durant and Houston on Tuesday, while the Los Angeles Lakers travel to Phoenix to end an eight-game trip.
  • After a difficult stretch where the Clippers lost 12 of 15 and sank near the bottom of the Western Conference, Tyronn Lue set a goal to go 36-19, while LeBron James led the Lakers with a season-high 36 points.
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The Denver Nuggets were defeated by the Houston Rockets 115-101 in an NBA game today.

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A large number of games took place on the NBA courts on the night between Saturday and Sunday. We have already reported on the performances of the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, while numerous emotions were not lacking in the other challenges of the evening. On paper, the most interesting duel was the Los Angeles derby, where the LA Clippers surprised the LA Lakers by triumphing with the score 103:88. However, this match will be reme…

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Clippers beat depleted Lakers to end 5-game skid, home-court drought

Kawhi Leonard scores a season-high 32 points and James Harden adds 21 as the struggling Clippers top their cold-shooting, short-handed rivals for their first home win since Halloween, 103-88. LeBron James leads the Lakers with a season-high 36 points.

·Los Angeles, United States
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