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Powell scores 20, Leonard has 12 points in return as Clippers cruise to 131-105 victory over Hawks
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) Norman Powell scored 20 points, Kawhi Leonard added 12 in his first game of the season and the Los Angeles Clippers rolled to a 131-105 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.
Leonard, who missed the Clippers’ first 34 games with what the team described as right knee injury recovery, played 19 minutes. He was 4 of 11 from the floor, including three 3-pointers, along with three rebounds and one assist.
Ivica Zubac had 18 points and 18 rebounds as the Clippers snapped a two-game losing streak. Amir Coffey had 17 points.
Trae Young led Atlanta with 20 points and 14 assists. De’Andre Hunter had 18 points for the Hawks who have dropped their last three after winning four straight.
The Clippers had a 36-35 advantage early in the second quarter before breaking it open with a 27-4 run, with Coffey scoring nine of his 15 points in the period.
Hawks: Guard Jalen Johnson did not play due to right shoulder soreness. Guard Bogdan Bogdanovic also did not play due to injury management.
Clippers: Terance Mann also returned to the lineup and scored 12 points in 16 minutes. Mann missed 10 games due to a broken middle finger on his left hand.
Leonard hit a 3-pointer on his first shot from the left wing with 9:57 remaining in the first quarter to tie it at 5-all. Leonard was guarded by Hawks rookie Zaccharie Risacher, but got the shot off.
James Harden's 13 assists in the first half were the most by a Clippers player before halftime going back to 1996-97, according to Sportradar. He has had 14 assists in the first half twice in his 15-year career. Harden finished with 10 points and 15 assists.
The Hawks are at Utah on Tuesday night while the Clippers are at Minnesota on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Clint Capela vs. Ivica Zubac (James Harden gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving hook shot (James Harden assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:30 |  | +2 | Trae Young makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Clint Capela assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:15 | | Kris Dunn misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Trae Young misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (Clint Capela steals) | ||
| 10:52 | | Kawhi Leonard personal foul (Vit Krejci draws the foul) | ||
| 10:46 | | Vit Krejci turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:30 | | Norman Powell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Vit Krejci defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | +3 | Zaccharie Risacher makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 5-2 |
| 9:57 | | +3 | Kawhi Leonard makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 5-5 |
| 9:34 | | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point floating jump shot (Vit Krejci assists) | 7-5 |
| 9:23 | | Vit Krejci personal foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 9:15 | | James Harden misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:10 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point driving dunk (James Harden assists) | 7-7 |
| 8:42 | | Kris Dunn shooting foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | Trae Young misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:42 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-7 |
| 8:23 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving layup (Kawhi Leonard assists) | 8-9 |
| 8:16 | | Vit Krejci misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | Ivica Zubac offensive foul (Clint Capela draws the foul) | ||
| 8:09 | | Ivica Zubac turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:57 | | Trae Young misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point running layup (James Harden assists) | 8-11 |
| 7:36 | | Dyson Daniels misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:34 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Kawhi Leonard turnover (bad pass) (Dyson Daniels steals) | ||
| 7:05 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point running layup (Trae Young assists) | 10-11 |
| 6:51 | | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (Dyson Daniels steals) | ||
| 6:51 | | Kris Dunn personal foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 6:51 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:51 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-11 |
| 6:33 | | Trae Young misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:30 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Ivica Zubac assists) | 11-13 |
| 6:03 | | +3 | Vit Krejci makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 14-13 |
| 5:45 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Ivica Zubac assists) | 14-15 |
| 5:29 | | Trae Young misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Norman Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Norman Powell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Kawhi Leonard offensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:15 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | Clint Capela turnover (bad pass) (Derrick Jones Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:10 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 14-18 |
| 4:47 | | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Norman Powell steals) | ||
| 4:42 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point running alley-oop dunk (James Harden assists) | 14-20 |
| 4:42 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:31 | | Dyson Daniels turnover (bad pass) (Nicolas Batum steals) | ||
| 4:28 | | +2 | Nicolas Batum makes two point running dunk | 14-22 |
| 4:16 | | Vit Krejci turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:04 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point stepback jump shot | 14-24 |
| 3:51 | | De'Andre Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Derrick Jones Jr. steals) | ||
| 3:47 | | Amir Coffey misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:40 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | De'Andre Hunter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Terance Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:19 | | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | Dyson Daniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | +2 | Amir Coffey makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists) | 14-26 |
| 2:46 | | Garrison Mathews shooting foul (Amir Coffey draws the foul) | ||
| 2:46 | | +1 | Amir Coffey makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-27 |
| 2:38 | | Derrick Jones Jr. personal foul (Onyeka Okongwu draws the foul) | ||
| 2:34 | | De'Andre Hunter turnover (lost ball) (James Harden steals) | ||
| 2:29 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point running alley-oop dunk (James Harden assists) | 14-29 |
| 2:20 | | De'Andre Hunter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:18 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Zaccharie Risacher defensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | +3 | Garrison Mathews makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 17-29 |
| 1:55 | | James Harden shooting foul (Garrison Mathews draws the foul) | ||
| 1:55 | | +1 | Garrison Mathews makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-29 |
| 1:41 | | James Harden misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:39 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Nicolas Batum shooting foul (Zaccharie Risacher draws the foul) | ||
| 1:36 | | +1 | Zaccharie Risacher makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-29 |
| 1:36 | | +1 | Zaccharie Risacher makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-29 |
| 1:16 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:12 | | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | +3 | Garrison Mathews makes three point jump shot (Zaccharie Risacher assists) | 23-29 |
| 0:38 | | Amir Coffey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | +3 | Trae Young makes three point running pullup jump shot | 26-29 |
| 0:06 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | +2 | Zaccharie Risacher makes two point running dunk (Garrison Mathews assists) | 28-29 |
| 0:01 | | Amir Coffey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Trae Young misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | +3 | Amir Coffey makes three point jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 28-32 |
| 11:23 | | Garrison Mathews turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving layup | 28-34 |
| 10:57 | | Kevin Porter Jr. shooting foul (Garrison Mathews draws the foul) | ||
| 10:57 | | +1 | Garrison Mathews makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-34 |
| 10:57 | | +1 | Garrison Mathews makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-34 |
| 10:47 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:45 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | +2 | David Roddy makes two point driving layup (Trae Young assists) | 32-34 |
| 10:19 | | Nicolas Batum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | Garrison Mathews turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:59 | | David Roddy shooting foul (Kevin Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:59 | | +1 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-35 |
| 9:59 | | +1 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-36 |
| 9:44 | | +3 | Garrison Mathews makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 35-36 |
| 9:30 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 35-39 |
| 9:23 | | David Roddy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Garrison Mathews personal foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | ||
| 9:08 | | Onyeka Okongwu blocks Kawhi Leonard's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 9:01 | | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point putback dunk | 35-41 |
| 8:56 | | Garrison Mathews misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | +3 | Amir Coffey makes three point jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 35-44 |
| 8:29 | | Ivica Zubac blocks Zaccharie Risacher's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:27 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Amir Coffey misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:24 | | David Roddy defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:09 | | Onyeka Okongwu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | Norman Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | +2 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 35-46 |
| 7:29 | | Dyson Daniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:29 | | Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Onyeka Okongwu misses two point tip dunk | ||
| 7:21 | | David Roddy offensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | +2 | Zaccharie Risacher makes two point cutting layup (Dyson Daniels assists) | 37-46 |
| 6:50 | | Ivica Zubac misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Zaccharie Risacher |