LA Clippers @ Atlanta Hawks
Friday, March 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA | Game ID: 22400960
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 26 35 8 29 98LAC 24 29 35 33 121
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Harden, Leonard each score 25 points as Clippers ride lopsided 3rd quarter to 121-97 win over Hawks
ATLANTA -- — James Harden and Kawhi Leonard each scored 25 points, with Harden scoring 13 in a dominant third quarter for Los Angeles, and the Clippers beat the Atlanta Hawks 121-98 on Friday night.
Leonard set a season high with five steals. Harden had eight rebounds and seven assists.
After trailing 61-53 at halftime, the Clippers outscored the Hawks 35-8 in a lopsided third quarter.
Clippers guard Bogdan Bogdanovic , making his return to Atlanta, scored 12 points and received an ovation and video tribute during a first-quarter timeout.
The Clippers acquired Bogdanovic and three second-round draft picks from the Hawks in exchange for Terance Mann and Bones Hyland on Feb. 6. The Hawks waived Hyland.
Onyeka Okongwu led Atlanta with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Takeaways Clippers: Coach Tyronn Lue joked “I'm playing 48 tonight” when asked if he was on a minutes restriction in his return after missing three games with lower back soreness. ... F/G Ben Simmons (left knee) scored two points with four assists in 18 minutes as a backup in his return after missing seven games.
Hawks: C Clint Capela (family reasons) did not play. ... Trae Young , who made all 21 free throws in a 123-110 win over Charlotte on Wednesday night, scored 17 points while shooting 3 of 4 from the foul line with seven assists and seven turnovers.
Key moment After trailing 61-50 late in the first half, the Clippers scored 14 consecutive points. The streak began with Nicolas Batum 's 3-pointer to end the first half and the first 11 points of the second half for a 64-61 lead. Following the last tie at 67, Los Angeles scored 19 consecutive points to lead 86-67.
Key stat Atlanta's eight third-quarter points set a season low for a quarter.
Up next Each team plays on Sunday, when the Clippers host Charlotte and the Hawks visit the Brooklyn Nets .
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACAC A. Coffey
BB B. Bogdanović
BS B. Simmons
CC C. Christie
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KB K. Brown
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
MI Mills
NB N. Batum
ATLCL C. LeVert
DB D. Barlow
DD D. Daniels
GN G. Niang
KR Krejci
MG M. Gueye
OO O. Okongwu
TM T. Mann
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
LAC/ATL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur