LOS ANGELES (AP) Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points, Bennedict Mathurin had 26 and the Los Angeles Clippers extended their winning streak to four games with a 119-108 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.
Jordan Miller added 14 points to help the eighth-place Clippers win for the seventh time in eight games to solidify their hold on a spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament. After starting the season 6-21, Los Angeles is a season-best two games over .500 at 34-32.
Leonard scored at least 20 points for the 44th consecutive game to tie Bob McAdoo’s franchise record set for the Buffalo Braves in 1974-75.
The Clippers were without trade-deadline acquisition Daruis Garland, who was listed with left toe injury management on the front end of a back-to-back.
Josh Giddey had his 11th triple-double of the season for the Bulls with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Tre Jones scored 21 points and Matas Buzelis added 18 as the Bulls went 2-3 on a West Coast trip.
Chicago shot 44.2% from the floor and 29.3% from 3-point range while falling to 3-4 following an 11-game losing streak.
The Bulls lost on consecutive nights in the Los Angeles area after falling to the Lakers 142-130 on Thursday.
Bulls: Host Memphis on Monday night.
Clippers: Host Sacramento on Saturday night.
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| TOP SCORERS | |||||
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T. Jones PG | 21PTS | 1REB | 2AST | |
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K. Leonard SF | 28PTS | 4REB | 3AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| T. Jones | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| J. Giddey | 20 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| M. Buzelis | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| L. Miller | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| N. Richards | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| R. Dillingham | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| G. Yabusele | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| P. Williams | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Olbrich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Y. Kawamura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. McClung | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 108 | 48 | 23 | 19 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| K. Leonard | 28 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| B. Lopez | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| K. Sanders | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| D. Jones Jr. | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| K. Dunn | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| B. Mathurin | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Miller | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| I. Jackson | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| N. Batum | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| B. Bogdanovic | – | – | – | – |
| S. Pedulla | – | – | – | – |
| T. Washington Jr. | – | – | – | – |
| C. Christie | – | – | – | – |
| N. Omier | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 119 | 46 | 28 | 13 |