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Luke Kennard scored 19 points for the Clippers, who won after
trailing by as many as 10 points. It was mere shades of Los
Angeles' 35-point comeback victory Jan. 25 at Washington, which
tied for the second-largest rally in NBA history. Kennard scored
seven points in the final nine seconds of that one.
The Clippers closed out the Wednesday game on an 11-0 run to end
a two-game losing streak. Los Angeles was coming off a 15-point
road loss to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday.
Kristaps Porzingis scored 19 points and Rui Hachimura added 18
as Washington lost for the fourth time in its last six games.
The Wizards fell short in their bid to win consecutive games for
the first time in nearly two months and lost on the road against
the Clippers for the 14th consecutive time.
Los Angeles trailed 109-104 with 2:37 remaining before a late
charge, going ahead for good at 111-109 on a 3-pointer by
Nicolas Batum with 31.2 seconds left.
The Wizards led 29-28 after one quarter but the Clippers had a
57-55 edge at halftime in a back-and-forth opening two quarters
during which the lead changed hands 10 times.
The Wizards appeared to take charge with a 14-3 surge that gave
them an 83-73 lead with 1:58 remaining in the third quarter. But
the Clippers showed an immediate sense of urgency, going on a
quick 8-0 run to trail 85-83 at the end of the period.
The Clippers moved back in front 92-91 on a basket by Isaiah
Hartenstein with 9:38 remaining.
Ivica Zubac had 10 points and nine rebounds for the Clippers,
while Jackson eclipsed the 9,000-point barrier for his career.
Kyle Kuzma scored 17 points and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added
16 for the Wizards.
Porzingis played 26 minutes in his second game with the Wizards
after a February trade from the Dallas Mavericks. A bone bruise
in his right knee delayed his debut with his new team.
--Field Level Media
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