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The result tied the second-largest comeback in NBA history, when
the Sacramento Kings escaped a 35-point hole against the Chicago
Bulls on Dec. 21, 2009. The record was the Utah Jazz overturning
a 36-point deficit to defeat the Denver Nuggets on Nov. 27,
1996.
The Wizards held a 115-109 lead with 11.2 seconds remaining in
the fourth quarter before Kennard halved the deficit with a
3-pointer.
Washington's Kyle Kuzma was whistled for a five-second inbound
violation, and Kennard drained his fourth 3-pointer of the night
while being fouled by Bradley Beal. Kennard sank the ensuing
foul shot to give Los Angeles its first lead of the game and the
improbable victory.
Amir Coffey scored 29 points and Kennard finished with 25 off
the bench as the Clippers improved to 2-2 on their eight-game
road trip.
Beal collected 23 points and nine rebounds and Kuzma added 19
and 12, respectively, for the Wizards, who completed a 3-5
homestand with four straight losses.
Daniel Gafford, Montrezl Harrell and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
each had 12 points and Thomas Bryant and Deni Avdija added 11
apiece for Washington.
The Wizards scored 17 of the game's first 19 points, with Los
Angeles unintentionally aiding the cause by missing its first 10
shots from the floor. Gafford scored 10 points in that stretch,
making four of his five shots from the floor and two free
throws.
The Clippers cut the deficit to nine points at the end of the
first quarter before the Wizards countered by scoring 24 of the
first 26 points of the second to push their advantage to 56-25.
Corey Kispert, Bryant, Rui Hachimura and Beal each made a
3-pointer during the surge.
Reggie Jackson snapped Washington's 17-0 run by sinking a
mid-range jumper with 4:36 remaining in the second quarter.
Los Angeles attempted to claw back into the contest by
outscoring Washington by a 40-27 margin in the third quarter.
Coffey scored 13 points in the session as the Clippers trimmed
the Wizards' lead to 93-76.
--Field Level Media
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