Clippers rally in 2nd half to defeat Bulls 112-102 in California

Paul George notched 22 points, Kawhi Leonard had 19 and the LA Clippers rallied to end Bulls’ 3^rd consecutive triumph streak and win 112-102 at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA.

James Harden finished with his 2^nd triple-double of the campaign with 14 points, 11 boards and 10 assists. Norman Powell finished with 18 points from the bench, featuring two 3-poInters at the beginning of the 4^th quarter as Los Angeles notched 11 consecutive points to begin the period after trailing 85-83 after 3 quarters.

CLIPPERS WIN! James Harden became the first player in NBA history to have a triple-double WITHOUT a two-point field goal made against DeMar Derozan’s 24/8/10 in Los Angeles’ 112-102 WIN over Chicago! ?

Harden: 14 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 4/10 3PM
Derozan: 24 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB,… pic.twitter.com/TrKqYsfFjd

— NBA Buzz (@OfficialNBABuzz) March 9, 2024

Ivica Zubac had 10 of his 16 points in the 3^rd quarter as the Clippers came back from a 16-point deficit at the beginning of the period. Los Angeles has triumphed in 4 of 6.

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DeMar DeRozan finished with 24 points and 10 assists, but Chicago had their 3-match winning streak snapped. Nikola Vucevic scored 22 points and grabbed 11 boards.

Nikola finished with 14 points and 10 boards in the 1^st half, as Chicago had a 57-46 lead but end up losing the game.

see you tomorrow #ClipperNation! pic.twitter.com/kD4rs7nK96

— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) March 9, 2024

Chicago will host the Mavericks on Monday, while Los Angeles will face at home the Bucks on Sunday.