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Clippers claim 7th victory in a row
Leonard scores 34 in win over Thunder
Published: Jan 25, 2021 05:18 PM

Kawhi Leonard (No.2) of the Los Angeles Clippers drives to the basket during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday in Los Angeles. Photo: VCG

Kawhi Leonard scored a game-high 34 points as the Los Angeles Clippers ­extended their season-high NBA win streak to seven games with a 108-100 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.

Leonard shot 14 of 24 from the floor and finished with nine rebounds and eight assists while Ivica Zubac came off the bench to score 10 points and grab 11 rebounds for the Clippers, who beat Oklahoma City for the second time in three days.

Serge Ibaka tallied 17 points, Reggie Jackson finished with 14 and Paul George scored 11 for the Clippers, who matched the Los Angeles Lakers for the best record in the league at 13-4.

George spent two seasons with the Thunder before being traded to the Clippers ­prior to the 2019-20 season.

Nicolas Batum scored seven points in the win while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 23 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Thunder, who lost their third in a row after having their January 17 game against Philadelphia postponed.

Elsewhere, Dejounte Murray had a triple-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and Patty Mills scored a team high 21 as the San ­Antonio Spurs used a balanced and explosive offensive attack to breeze past the short-­handed Washington Wizards 121-101.

It was the first game in 13 days for the COVID-19 ravaged Wizards after a half dozen players tested positive and three had to miss time because of contact tracing.

Lonnie Walker scored 16 points, LaMarcus Aldridge tallied 15, Devin Vassell notched 14 points, and Rudy Gay and Keldon Johnson each had 13 as seven players reached double figure scoring for the Spurs, who halted a two game losing skid.

Wizards top scorer Bradley Beal had 31 points and Jerome Robinson added 16, while Alex Len finished with 11 points.

Russell Westbrook, who missed the Wizards last two games with a quadriceps injury, was held to just nine points. Washington acquired Westbrook from Houston in an off-season deal that ­included John Wall being traded to the Rockets.

In Boston, Jaylen Brown delivered one of the fastest scoring bursts in NBA ­history, scoring 20 of his 33 points in the third quarter as the Boston Celtics rolled over the Cleveland Cavaliers 141-103.

Brown became the first player in NBA history to score more than 30 points in less than 20 minutes as the Celtics halted a three-game losing streak.