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Clippers rout Nets 126-67 for largest margin of victory in team history
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) Kawhi Leonard scored 23 points, James Harden added 21 and the Los Angeles Clippers had the largest margin of victory in franchise history, routing the Brooklyn Nets 126-67 on Wednesday night.
The Clippers broke the team margin mark of 50 against Oklahoma City on April 10, 2022. It also was the worst loss in Nets' history, eclipsing a 52-point defeat to Houston on Oct. 18, 1978.
LA's largest lead was 64 points midway through the fourth quarter, despite coach Tyronn Lue emptying his bench late in the third quarter.
Leonard logged a season-high 24 minutes as he took part in his fourth game since coming back from a knee injury.
Jalen Wilson led the Nets with 16 points and Day’Ron Sharpe had 12. Brooklyn has dropped five of six.
Norman Powell added 18 points for the Clippers, who led 58-35 at halftime before opening the third quarter with by scoring the first 13 points en route to a 29-3 run. At the end of the quarter, LA had a 102-51 advantage.
Nets: Noah Clowney was ejected with 9:55 remaining in the fourth quarter after picking up his second technical foul.
Clippers: Terance Mann did not play in the second half due to left calf soreness. Mann scored five points in eight minutes during the first half.
The Clippers trailed 25-24 with 10:07 remaining in the second quarter before going on a 21-4 run over the next 5:35. Leonard scored eight points and Amir Coffey five as LA took control.
The Clippers shot 54.4% from the field (43 of 79) while the Nets were at 30.5% (25 of 82), including 5 of 27 on 3-pointers.
The Clippers are at Portland on Thursday night, while the Nets remain in Southern California to face the Lakers on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nic Claxton vs. Ivica Zubac (Derrick Jones Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 | | Norman Powell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:42 | | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | ||
| 11:41 | | Ivica Zubac misses two point putback layup | ||
| 11:41 |  | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | Keon Johnson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:20 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving layup (Ivica Zubac assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:20 | | Nic Claxton defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 11:00 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyrese Martin assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:39 | | Ivica Zubac misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Keon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Kawhi Leonard steals) | ||
| 10:23 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:21 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Ziaire Williams turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 9:58 | | Norman Powell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | +2 | Ziaire Williams makes two point running layup | 4-2 |
| 9:36 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving floating jump shot | 4-4 |
| 9:14 | | Jump ball. Nic Claxton vs. James Harden (Tyrese Martin gains possession) | ||
| 9:07 | | Tyrese Martin misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point pullup jump shot (Norman Powell assists) | 4-6 |
| 8:47 | | Keon Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point stepback jump shot | 4-8 |
| 8:21 | | Noah Clowney misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Tyrese Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | +3 | Tyrese Martin makes three point pullup jump shot | 7-8 |
| 7:50 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point cutting dunk (James Harden assists) | 7-10 |
| 7:33 | | Ziaire Williams misses two point layup | ||
| 7:33 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | James Harden misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Tyrese Martin misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:16 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Ziaire Williams personal foul (Loose ball) (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:04 | | Norman Powell turnover (bad pass) (Nic Claxton steals) | ||
| 6:52 | | Nic Claxton misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:50 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving layup | 7-12 |
| 6:42 | | Ziaire Williams shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 6:42 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:42 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-13 |
| 6:21 | | +2 | Ziaire Williams makes two point cutting dunk (Tyrese Martin assists) | 9-13 |
| 5:55 | | Kawhi Leonard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Tyrese Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | James Harden personal foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 5:41 | | +3 | Tyrese Martin makes three point jump shot (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 12-13 |
| 5:21 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 5:19 | | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point pullup jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists) | 12-16 |
| 4:56 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | Tosan Evbuomwan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Tyrese Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Tyrese Martin misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | Day'Ron Sharpe turnover (bad pass) (James Harden steals) | ||
| 4:14 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point running alley-oop dunk (James Harden assists) | 12-18 |
| 4:14 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:52 | | Tosan Evbuomwan misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:50 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 3:47 | | Norman Powell turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Martin steals) | ||
| 3:43 | | +2 | Tyrese Martin makes two point running layup | 14-18 |
| 3:17 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists) | 14-21 |
| 3:01 | | Day'Ron Sharpe turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 2:46 | | Ivica Zubac turnover (bad pass) (Reece Beekman steals) | ||
| 2:33 | | Keon Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:32 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:10 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | Amir Coffey personal foul (Day'Ron Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 1:46 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Nicolas Batum offensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Reece Beekman defensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | Terance Mann blocks Reece Beekman's two point running layup | ||
| 1:11 | | Terance Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | James Harden misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Reece Beekman defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | +2 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes two point driving layup (Jalen Wilson assists) | 16-21 |
| 1:00 | | Terance Mann shooting foul (Tosan Evbuomwan draws the foul) | ||
| 1:00 | | +1 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-21 |
| 0:54 | | Tosan Evbuomwan personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 0:42 | | Terance Mann misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:40 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | +2 | Keon Johnson makes two point driving layup | 19-21 |
| 0:19 | | Tosan Evbuomwan kicked ball violation | ||
| 0:14 | | Kris Dunn turnover (lost ball) (Reece Beekman steals) | ||
| 0:10 | | +2 | Jalen Wilson makes two point running layup (Reece Beekman assists) | 21-21 |
| 0:01 | | Nicolas Batum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:36 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:33 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Jalen Wilson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | +2 | Jalen Wilson makes two point driving layup | 23-21 |
| 10:47 | | +3 | Terance Mann makes three point jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists) | 23-24 |
| 10:22 | | +2 | Jalen Wilson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 25-24 |
| 10:07 | | Jalen Wilson shooting foul (Amir Coffey draws the foul) | ||
| 10:07 | | +1 | Amir Coffey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-25 |
| 10:07 | | +1 | Amir Coffey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-26 |
| 9:55 | | Nicolas Batum personal foul (Tosan Evbuomwan draws the foul) | ||
| 9:41 | | Reece Beekman misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Nets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 9:27 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Tosan Evbuomwan offensive foul (Charge) (Amir Coffey draws the foul) | ||
| 9:21 | | Tosan Evbuomwan turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:04 | | Nets technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 9:04 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 25-27 |
| 8:54 | | Day'Ron Sharpe shooting foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-28 |
| 8:54 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-29 |
| 8:36 | | Terance Mann shooting foul (Jalen Wilson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:36 | | +1 | Jalen Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-29 |
| 8:36 | | +1 | Jalen Wilson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-29 |
| 8:21 | | +3 | Amir Coffey makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 27-32 |
| 7:57 | | Tosan Evbuomwan turnover (lost ball) (Amir Coffey steals) | ||
| 7:52 | | +2 | Terance Mann makes two point running alley-oop layup (Amir Coffey assists) | 27-34 |
| 7:52 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:52 | | Noah Clowney turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:45 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Jalen Wilson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Norman Powell shooting foul (Keon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:28 | | +1 | Keon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-34 |
| 7:28 | | Keon Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:26 | | Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Nets technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 7:11 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 28-35 |
| 7:01 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point driving floating jump shot | 28-37 |
| 6:47 | | Tyrese Martin turnover (bad pass) (Nicolas Batum steals) | ||
| 6:36 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 28-39 |
| 6:21 | | Nic Claxton misses two point reverse dunk | ||
| 6:20 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | Nic Claxton misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:19 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Nic Claxton misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:07 | | Amir Coffey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Amir Coffey misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Terance Mann offensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Amir Coffey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Tyrese Martin misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point running layup (James Harden assists) | 28-41 |
| 5:36 | | Noah Clowney shooting foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:36 | | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-42 |
| 5:24 |