Before the Mower On Sunday, they even played their “very significant” match against the Sacramento Kings, they had to do it without the man who maintained their team in order – Tyronn Lue.
Read, which spoke to journalists before the match of the service of the competition, ended up not dragging after having returned home with back pain. This left the Deputy Coach of the Clippers Brian Shaw in charge.
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The game was a thriller, with Kawhi Leonard marking on a left -handed shot at the expiration of time to give the clippers an important 111-110 Victory in overtime In the Intuit Dome which keeps them in eighth place in the Western Conference upside down.
Leonard, who was wrapped in the celebration of his teammates after his winning shot, finished with 17 points and four rebounds for the Clippers (35-29). James Harden had 29 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists, and Ivica Zubac had 22 points and 14 rebounds.
Demar derozan led the Kings (33-30) with 31 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds.
It seemed to be finished for the clippers when they fell into a deficit of seven points at the end of the regulation. But Leonard was at fault by scoring 1:40 to play, allowing him to finish a three -point game. Then the Kings returned the ball, leading to a Dunk Zubac which reduced the clippers deficit to 97-95.
After a series of failures from the two teams, Harden scored on a float to equalize the score with 11.9 seconds to do. The defense of the Clippers was standing, forcing Zach Lavine to a lack that sent the match in overtime 97-97.
The Clippers are playing their next three games on the road against New Orleans, Miami and Atlanta.
This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
