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Shake Milton scored a career-high 39 points by
making 7 of 9 3-pointers and 14 of 20 shots from the floor for
the Sixers, who dropped their eighth straight on the road.
Former Clipper Tobias Harris contributed 25 points, while Alec
Burks added 15 points. Philadelphia's Al Horford had 12 points,
eight rebounds and six assists before fouling out with 4:25
left.
A 3-pointer by Milton pulled the Sixers to within 123-119 with
3:46 remaining. However, back-to-back buckets by Williams and
another one by Leonard boosted the Clippers to a 129-121 edge
with 2:26 remaining.
Two foul shots by Milton and a dunk by Harris with 1:41 left
allowed Philadelphia to pull within four.
But free throws by Harrell, Jackson and George allowed the
Clippers to clinch the victory.
The Sixers played again without injured All-Stars Joel Embiid
(shoulder) and Ben Simmons (back). They also lost starting guard
Josh Richardson early in the second quarter to a concussion
after initially terming the injury a nose contusion. Richardson
finished with nine points in 10 minutes.
A 28-9 surge over the last seven minutes of the third quarter
lifted the Clippers, who trailed by as many as 14 in the first
half, to a 108-96 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
Leonard led Los Angeles with 11 points in the quarter as the
Clippers outscored the Sixers 38-24.
Milton helped Philadelphia grab a 72-70 lead at the break. He
scored 26 first-half points on 10-of-11 shooting, converting all
four of his 3-pointers.
Milton converted 14 consecutive 3-pointers during a three-game
stretch.
The Clippers outshot the Sixers 59.2 percent to 50.5 percent.
Philadelphia converted 21-of-43 3-pointers to 13-of-24 for Los
Angeles.
--Field Level Media
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