{"id":474152,"date":"2023-12-27T03:45:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T07:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=474152"},"modified":"2023-12-27T03:48:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T07:48:08","slug":"clippers-comfortably-defeat-hornets-113-104-without-leonard","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/clippers-comfortably-defeat-hornets-113-104-without-leonard\/","title":{"rendered":"Clippers comfortably defeat Hornets 113-104 without Leonard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Clippers came out on top in their clash against the Charlotte Hornets 113-104 to end their skid without Kawhi Leonard in the squad on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Paul George took charge with 25 points, while Ivica Zubac added another 18 points with 14 rebounds. It was enough for Los Angeles to secure the win, their first in three games after Leonard was sidelined with a left hip contusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew it was going to be a tough game but it was a good bounce-back win for us,\u201d Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue said. \u201cDefensively we were pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CLIPPERS WIN!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uFKCF4qDgG\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/uFKCF4qDgG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LA Clippers (@LAClippers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAClippers\/status\/1739886333567631698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Miles Bridges led the way for the Hornets with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Terry Rozier and P.J. 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