Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 33 points, Norman Powell added 27 and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped a six-game skid Tuesday with a 113-101 win over the Dallas Mavericks despite Luka Doncic’s 43 points.
Leonard has scored at least 24 points in four of his last five games. Tuesday started fast, with 11 in the first quarter and the Clippers didn’t lose the lead.
Doncic, who missed Saturday’s game against Oklahoma City with a sore left ankle, missed four of his first five shots and finished the first half with 12 points on 3-of-9 shooting before finding a rhythm.
The NBA’s leading scorer added 20 points in the fourth quarter and put the Mavericks within 104-96 on a 3-pointer with 2:50 remaining, but Leonard responded with his own 3-pointer to push the lead back into double figures.
Doncic responded with another long shot before Leonard was fouled on a 3-point attempt from the corner. Leonard made all three of his free throws to make it 110-99 with 1:40 to go.
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The Clippers opened up a 35-33 lead in the second quarter before going on a 27-9 run in a 7-minute margin, led by Powell with 11 points.
Los Angeles entered halftime with its biggest lead of the game at 69-47.