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Harden scores 43 as Clippers rout skidding Wizards 121-96
WASHINGTON (AP) James Harden scored a season-high 43 points in 32 minutes to help the Los Angeles Clippers romp to a 121-96 victory over Washington on Wednesday night, handing the struggling Wizards their 13th consecutive defeat.
Harden hit seven 3-pointers, had 23 points in the first quarter and eclipsed his previous season high of 29 by halftime. The 10-time All-Star posted his highest point total since scoring 44 at Detroit on March 26, 2021, despite exiting the game at the end of the third.
Ivica Zubac added 18 points and 16 rebounds for the Clippers, who have won six of seven.
It was Los Angeles' second-largest margin of victory this season, after opening a four-game trip with a 26-point win at Philadelphia two games ago.
Malcolm Brogdon and Jonas Valanciunas each scored 17 points for Washington, which lost leading scorer Kyle Kuzma to a left rib injury after he played just eight minutes.
Clippers: Despite a long injury list that's included six-time All-Star Kawhi Leonard (knee) all season, Los Angeles hits the 20-game mark with a 12-8 record.
Wizards: Washington is three losses from matching last season's longest skid of 16 straight defeats on the way to a franchise-worst 15-67 record.
The Clippers were in control throughout, but erased any doubt about the outcome when Harden hit 3s on consecutive possessions to stretch the lead to 81-59 with 3:47 left in the third.
Harden's 23-point first quarter marked the ninth time he scored at least 23 in one period, according to StatMuse, and his first since July 31, 2020.
The Clippers visit Minnesota on Friday, while the Wizards play Saturday at Milwaukee.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Ivica Zubac vs. Alexandre Sarr (Derrick Jones Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 |  | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point floating jump shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:19 | | +2 | Alexandre Sarr makes two point stepback jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:02 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving layup (Ivica Zubac assists) | 4-2 |
| 10:53 | | Kris Dunn personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 10:46 | | Jordan Poole misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point floating jump shot (James Harden assists) | 6-2 |
| 10:21 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:19 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Malcolm Brogdon blocks Ivica Zubac's two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:07 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point turnaround bank hook shot (James Harden assists) | 8-2 |
| 9:47 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Alexandre Sarr offensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | Alexandre Sarr turnover (bad pass) (James Harden steals) | ||
| 9:38 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point running layup | 10-2 |
| 9:38 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:22 | | +3 | Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 10-5 |
| 9:06 | | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (Malcolm Brogdon steals) | ||
| 9:03 | | +2 | Alexandre Sarr makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 10-7 |
| 8:39 | | Amir Coffey misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Alexandre Sarr misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Malcolm Brogdon personal foul (Amir Coffey draws the foul) | ||
| 8:19 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point pullup jump shot (Amir Coffey assists) | 13-7 |
| 8:10 | | Jordan Poole turnover (lost ball) (Amir Coffey steals) | ||
| 8:06 | | +2 | Amir Coffey makes two point running layup | 15-7 |
| 7:51 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving floating jump shot | 15-9 |
| 7:35 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point driving layup (Kris Dunn assists) | 17-9 |
| 7:20 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 17-11 |
| 7:07 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving layup | 19-11 |
| 6:47 | | Alexandre Sarr misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:44 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:31 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Alexandre Sarr misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kris Dunn assists) | 21-11 |
| 5:56 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 21-13 |
| 5:29 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 24-13 |
| 5:13 | | Jump ball. Kyle Kuzma vs. Ivica Zubac (Jordan Poole gains possession) | ||
| 5:04 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving layup | 26-13 |
| 4:40 | | Kris Dunn shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 4:40 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-14 |
| 4:40 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-15 |
| 4:31 | | Jonas Valanciunas kicked ball violation | ||
| 4:23 | | Amir Coffey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 4:10 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:10 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-16 |
| 3:50 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 29-16 |
| 3:40 | | Ivica Zubac blocks Kyle Kuzma's two point driving hook shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | +2 | Carlton Carrington makes two point pullup jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 29-18 |
| 3:13 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:12 | | Carlton Carrington defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | Corey Kispert misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 3:08 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 32-18 |
| 2:43 | | Mo Bamba blocks Bilal Coulibaly's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 2:39 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point driving layup | 32-20 |
| 2:24 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point pullup jump shot | 35-20 |
| 2:04 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving layup | 35-22 |
| 1:49 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:45 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:16 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point driving hook shot | 35-24 |
| 0:53 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Nicolas Batum offensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | Jordan Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:45 | | Carlton Carrington defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point cutting layup (Carlton Carrington assists) | 35-26 |
| 0:20 | | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point driving layup (Mo Bamba assists) | 37-26 |
| 0:01 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point driving layup | 37-28 |
| 11:15 | | Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Malcolm Brogdon steals) | ||
| 11:07 | | Malcolm Brogdon turnover (bad pass) (Terance Mann steals) | ||
| 11:03 | | Jonas Valanciunas blocks Terance Mann's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | Kyshawn George offensive foul (Terance Mann draws the foul) | ||
| 10:50 | | Kyshawn George turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:40 | | Mo Bamba misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Jordan Miller offensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point driving floating jump shot | 39-28 |
| 10:16 | | Kevin Porter Jr. shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 10:16 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-29 |
| 10:16 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-30 |
| 10:01 | | Jordan Miller turnover (lost ball) (Corey Kispert steals) | ||
| 9:54 | | Mo Bamba blocks Malcolm Brogdon's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Malcolm Brogdon offensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Anthony Gill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Terance Mann misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point bank jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 39-32 |
| 9:25 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:07 | | +2 | Mo Bamba makes two point floating jump shot (James Harden assists) | 41-32 |
| 8:54 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point driving floating jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 41-34 |
| 8:45 | | Mo Bamba misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | +2 | Kyshawn George makes two point cutting layup (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 41-36 |
| 8:10 | | Mo Bamba misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:07 | | Nicolas Batum offensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Mo Bamba draws the foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | +1 | Mo Bamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-36 |
| 8:06 | | +1 | Mo Bamba makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-36 |
| 7:51 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point reverse layup (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 43-38 |
| 7:33 | | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point driving reverse layup | 45-38 |
| 7:21 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving floating jump shot | 45-40 |
| 7:08 | | Jordan Miller turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:08 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:52 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point hook shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 45-42 |
| 6:41 | | Jonas Valanciunas kicked ball violation | ||
| 6:33 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Jordan Poole turnover (bad pass) (Derrick Jones Jr. steals) | ||
| 6:15 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:14 | | James Harden offensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | James Harden misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:12 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:10 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | Derrick Jones Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Corey Kispert steals) | ||
| 6:03 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:01 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | Clippers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:26 | | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving floating jump shot | 47-42 |
| 4:53 | | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Kyshawn George offensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point turnaround hook shot (James Harden assists) | 49-42 |
| 4:22 | | Jordan Poole misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:20 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | Alexandre Sarr personal foul (Loose ball) (Kris Dunn draws the foul) | ||
| 4:08 | | James Harden misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:06 | | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | Clippers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 3:39 | | Alexandre Sarr misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:36 | | Kyshawn George offensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | Kyshawn George misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:23 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Kris Dunn misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:17 | | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | Carlton Carrington shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 3:11 | | James Harden misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:11 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-42 |
| 2:54 | | Jordan Poole turnover (lost ball) (Amir Coffey steals) |