James Harden had 17 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for his 79th career triple-double and the Los Angeles Clippers led all the way in routing the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 110-93 on Thursday night.
LA Clippers Top Performers Norman Powell – 22 points, 3 steals, 2 3PM Derrick Jones Jr. – 19 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 3PM James Harden – 17 points, 12 rebounds, 13 assists Passed Wilt Chamberlain (78) for 8th on the All-Time Triple-Double List Washington Wizards Top Performers Jordan Poole – 24 points,
The versatile guard is named to the Western Conference reserves. Teammate Norman Powell is not despite averaging a team-best 24 points per game.
The league is as rich with talent as it has ever been. Someone was bound to get snubbed. But one stands out above the rest.
NBA All-Star starters already announced last week, the seven reserves for each conference were revealed on Thursday night. Reminder, this year's All-Star Game is not a traditional format. It's four teams of eight (24 All-Stars split evenly and the winning team of the Rising Stars game) playing basically a bracketed tournament.
LA Clippers guard James Harden is already one of the most individually accomplished players in the NBA. With 10 All-Star selections, seven All-NBA teams, three
Rivers has his current team, the Milwaukee Bucks, on a five game-winning streak in advance of a matchup against the Clippers at Inglewood, Calif. Going back to Jan. 6, Milwaukee has won eight of its past nine games.
The Los Angeles Clippers won thanks to a big triple-double from James Harden. After the game, Tyronn Lue had to jokes about Harden.
James Harden (24), Norman Powell (23) and Ivica Zubac (25) all scored 20+ points in the loss, snapping LA’s two-game win streak. Kawhi Leonard played a season-high 28 minutes and finished with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and a block.
Former Clippers coach Rivers has his current team, the Bucks, on a five-game winning streak. Read more at straitstimes.com.