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Los Angeles posted a season-best total for
points in a half (82) and tied its season high for a game,
falling two points shy of the franchise mark of 152 set against
the Toronto Raptors on March 13, 1998.
Rookie Rui Hachimura scored a career-best 30 points and also
collected nine rebounds for the Wizards, who lost to the
Clippers in Los Angeles for the 12th straight time.
Bradley Beal recorded 23 points and 11 assists, Davis Bertans
matched his career best of six 3-pointers while scoring 20
points, and Isaiah Thomas had 16 points for Washington. The
Wizards shot 46.1 percent from the field and were 11 of 30 from
behind the arc.
The Clippers' previous high point total of this season came in a
150-101 trouncing of the Atlanta Hawks on Nov. 16.
Los Angeles shot 55.3 percent from the field, including 14 of 32
from 3-point range, while improving to 12-1 at home.
The Wizards trailed by 25 more than five minutes into the third
quarter before erupting with a 16-4 surge, pulling within 98-85
on a 3-pointer by Bertans with 4:17 left.
But Williams made two free throws and Jerome Robinson followed
with a 3-pointer to push the lead back to 18, and Los Angeles
eventually took a 116-98 lead into the final quarter.
The fourth quarter was a mere formality as the Clippers'
starters were pulled after Leonard connected on a 3-pointer to
make it 138-107 with 6:23 remaining.
George scored 27 points as the Clippers led 82-57 at the break.
George had 15 first-quarter points but Los Angeles led just
39-35 at end of the stanza. The Clippers began pulling away in
the second quarter and their lead topped 20 for the first time
when Leonard knocked down a jumper to make it 70-49 with 3:56
remaining.
The lead reached 27 twice in the final minutes of the period.
--Field Level Media
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