New Orleans Pelicans at LA Clippers
· National Basketball AssociationLeonard scores 28 points to lead the Clippers past the Pelicans 114-98
Ivica Zubac added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, who won for the fourth time in five games and 12th in 15 games. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 16 points.
Jose Alvarado had 17 points and 10 assists for the Pelicans, who are 3-7 in their last 10. Bruce Bowen added 16 points and Yves Missi grabbed 12 rebounds.
Los Angeles led 59-47 at halftime, paced by Leonard's 18 points.
The Clippers outscored the Pelicans by four points over the final two quarters, with Bogdanovic scoring a team-high 12 second-half points.
Clippers: Los Angeles stayed hot at home coming off a 3-1 road trip during which the Clippers' only loss came to Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland.
Clippers: Host the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.
Regular Season Series
LAC win series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 98 - 114 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 98 - 114 |
| 4th 6.1 |  |
shot clock turnover | 98 - 114 |
| 4th 31.2 |  |
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes 2-foot layup (Elfrid Payton assists) | 98 - 114 |
| 4th 41.2 | |
Drew Eubanks makes 2-foot dunk (Patrick Baldwin Jr. assists) | 96 - 114 |
Statistics
 NO |
 LAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-85 | FG | 40-76 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 4-22 | 3PT | 13-32 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 8-11 | FT | 21-26 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 74 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fouls | 9 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 20 |
LA Clippers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram, F | Out | Nov 12 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C | Out | Nov 9 |
| Bradley Beal, G | Out | Oct 14 |
| Jordan Miller, G | Out | Aug 26 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Bennedict Mathurin, G | Out | Nov 14 |
| Trendon Watford, F | Out | Nov 14 |
| Bryce McGowens, G | Out | Nov 14 |
| Trey Murphy III, F | Out | Nov 14 |
| Dejounte Murray, G | Out | Nov 13 |
Game Information
Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 17,109 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
11 | 2 | .846 | - | W11 |
 Houston |
10 | 3 | .769 | 1 | W3 |
 Memphis |
9 | 4 | .692 | 2 | W2 |
 Dallas |
7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | L2 |
 New Orleans |
4 | 10 | .286 | 7.5 | L6 |
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
- | 2 | W7 | 0.84615386 | 11 |
 Golden State |
3 | 5 | L2 | 0.61538464 | 8 |
 Phoenix |
5 | 6 | W2 | 0.45454547 | 5 |
 LA Clippers |
7 | 8 | W1 | 0.27272728 | 3 |
 Sacramento |
9.5 | 11 | L5 | 0.083333336 | 1 |
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