He was happy to have his team back to full health, however Clippers coach Tyronn Lue He wasn’t happy with his team’s performance Thursday night.
Yes Clippers Beat the humble Washington Wizards in a blowout, 110-93in Intuit Dome. Yes, his team had six players score in double figures.
But the Clippers committed 18 turnovers and played sloppy against the Wizards team with the worst record in the NBA (6-37).
The Clippers had a 27-point lead, but it narrowed to 12 points in the third quarter before pulling away from the Wizards, who lost 12 straight games and led 1-19 away from home.
Kawhi Leonard returned to the lineup after missing two games to control the load on his right knee. center Ivica Zubac He also returned after missing two games due to a corneal abrasion in his left eye. James Harden (thigh), Norman Powell (return) and Nicolas Batum (The finger) also returned after an absence Overtime loss on Wednesday To Boston.
“Not a good game for us. Just a win,” Law said. “We didn’t play particularly well. We weren’t done with basketball. We did some good things too, but it wasn’t one of our best games. Like last night, I thought we played better.
“But it’s a win. We’ll take it, but we’ve got to start accumulating wins. But we’ve got to start executing the right way, and I don’t think we did a good job of that tonight.”
Harden scored 17 points, had 13 assists, and grabbed 12 rebounds, achieving his fifth triple-double with the Clippers. It was the 79th triple-double of his career, moving him past Wilt Chamberlain for eighth place in history.
“It means a lot, just impacting the game in other ways,” Harden said of his historic accomplishment. “It’s one thing to score, but it’s another thing to return the basketball and make it easier. Just impacting the game. You can’t be the best player on the court just scoring the basketball every night. Obviously that helps, but there are other ways to impact games and I’ve seen that on Throughout the history of the NBA, I’m just happy to be a part of it.”
Leonard played 23 minutes and 47 seconds and finished the game scoring 15 points and seven rebounds. Powell led the Clippers (25-19) with 22 points, while Derrick Jones Jr. added 19 points, Mo Bamba 13 points and Zubac 11.
The Clippers played their fourth game of the week and completed their second straight series.
“We did a good job,” Leonard said of the Clippers’ recent performance. “We’ve won some games. They pushed them hard yesterday, in that game against Boston, and pushed them into overtime. But we still have a tough schedule. That’s what the NBA is all about.”
Goalie Kris Dunn missed his second straight game due to knee soreness.
“I think this is going to hold him back for a long time,” Lu said. “I hope he comes back sooner rather than later.”
