Leonard, who scored 25 of his 29 points in the second half, put the Clippers ahead with a mid-range jumper with 34 seconds left, then George scored with five seconds left in a 100-97 win.
Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard makes a shot in front of Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs during the second half on Friday night in Orlando, Fla. Leonard scored 25 of his 29 points in the second half and put them ahead with a mid-range jumper with 34 seconds left in a 100-97 win. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George hit decisive jump shots in the final seconds for the Clippers, the Orlando Magic did not, and the Clippers won for the fifth time in six road games, 100-97, on Friday night.
Leonard, who scored 25 of his 29 points in the second half, put the Clippers ahead with a mid-range jumper with 34 seconds left. George scored with 5.2 seconds to play before Orlando’s Franz Wagner missed a couple of 3-point attempts just before the buzzer. “We did a great job building an 11-point lead, playing good basketball, and then we just got comfortable, turning the ball over, careless passes … and allowed them to get back in the game,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. “But I loved our defense tonight. Overall, a tough, gritty win for us. Coming down the stretch, keeping our composure, coming down late in the game and finding a way to win.”
Leonard and Amir Coffey hit 3-pointers late in the third quarter and the Clippers moved out to a 10-point lead. But Mo Wagner scored the Magic’s first 10 points of the fourth quarter, most of them during a Clippers scoreless stretch of 5:35. By the time George finally scored on a layup with 4:15 left, Orlando led 94-89.
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