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Beverley finished with eight points, nine rebounds, four assists and one steal, but his constant defensive pressure and intensity down the stretch, lifted the Clippers whenever they found themselves in a hole. NBA TV Stream Leonard scored 11 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter, but got plenty of help from Montrezl Harrell, Lou Williams and Paul George down the stretch, with the four of them combining for all 25 of the Clippers' fourth quarter points and 34 of their final 40 on the night. For all of the Clippers' star power, Patrick Beverley continues to show time and time again how valuable his hard-nosed contributions are to their success.<br>
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NBA TV Stream After trailing by 12 points at half-time, the Clippers clawed their way back into the game to tie things up at the end of the third, before Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell dominated the fourth quarter to seal the win. NBA TV Stream Leonard recorded a game-high 35 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, on 11-of-19 from the field, 5-of-7 from the three-point line and 8-of-8 at the free-throw line as he set a new franchise record for most points in a Christmas Day game George added 17 points, while Harrell added 18 points and six rebounds off the bench to hand the Lakers their fourth-straight loss. NBA TV Stream With the Clippers leading by three points in the final 20 seconds, LeBron James had a chance to tie it up, but Beverley came up with the huge defensive stop
as he rose up to shoot from beyond the arc, with the officials ruling the ball went out off James. Beverley finished with eight points, nine rebounds, four assists and one steal, but his constant defensive pressure and intensity down the stretch, lifted the Clippers whenever they found themselves in a hole. NBA TV Stream Leonard scored 11 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter, but got plenty of help from Montrezl Harrell, Lou Williams and Paul George down the stretch, with the four of them combining for all 25 of the Clippers' fourth quarter points and 34 of their final 40 on the night. For all of the Clippers' star power, Patrick Beverley continues to show time and time again how valuable his hard-nosed contributions are to their success.
While LeBron finished with an impressive statline of 23 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, it was a rough night shooting the ball. James didn't connect on a field goal till midway through the second quarter. NBA TV Stream He shot 9-of-24 for the game, struggling against the defensive trio of Leonard, George and Beverley, going 2-of- 12 from the three-point line. The 24-year-old provided a spark off the bench, scoring a season-high 25 points on 8-of-17 from the field and 4- of-9 from the three-point line. NBA Games Online Free Leading into today's busy schedule, not many had their sights set on the game between the Houston Rockets and the injury-riddled Golden State Warriors.
While Houston entered with All-Stars James Harden and Russell Westbrook in tow, Golden State was without the All-Star backcourt of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, though it did have former All- Stars in Draymond Green and D'Angelo Russell suiting up. NBA TV Stream All things considered, it's safe to say that the Warriors performance did more than exceed expectations as they earned a 116- 104 win over the Rockets. The Lakers are currently 21st in the NBA in bench scoring at 34.8 per game, but with Kuzma buiilding confidence in that role off the bench, his production will go a long way to easing the offensive burden on LeBron James and Anthony Davis over the course of the season.