{"id":474741,"date":"2024-01-02T03:42:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T07:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=474741"},"modified":"2024-01-02T03:43:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T07:43:46","slug":"clippers-overpower-heat-121-104-as-leonard-reaches-13000-points","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/clippers-overpower-heat-121-104-as-leonard-reaches-13000-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Clippers overpower Heat 121-104 as Leonard reaches 13,000 points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Clippers came out on top against the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/miami-heat\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/miami-heat\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/miami-heat\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/miami-heat\/\">Miami Heat<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a> in an emphatic fashion 121-104 on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>The big star was once again Kawhi Leonard as the 32-year-old returned from injury to bag 24 points to reach 13,000 points milestone in his career.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CLIPPERS WIN!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6yDH83IAst\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/6yDH83IAst<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LA Clippers (@LAClippers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAClippers\/status\/1742061587689836676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Paul George notched 23 points, while Nick Powell added another 22. James Harden had 15 points and 10 assists.<\/p>\n<p>It is Los Angeles&#8217; third consecutive win as they continue their strong form of the end of 2023, when they recorded 11 win and 2 losses in December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s better when you try to figure it out winning than trying to figure out losing. That\u2019s what was happening earlier,\u201d Harden said. \u201cEvery single game, we\u2019re trying to find ways to win games. Then towards the end of the season we\u2019ll understand what we\u2019re really good at and what we\u2019re not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bam Adebayo was the highest scorer for short-handed Miami with 21 points and 15 rebounds. 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