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It may have been closer than the last meeting between the two teams, but the Clippers once again dominated the Kings for the second time in six days, earning a 115-96 win for their fifth straight victory.
Kawhi Leonard led the way for the Clippers with 32 points, five assists, and six steals. Paul George was lighter in the scoring column with 19 points but tied a career high with 12 assists.
George got things started for the Clippers with a clean midrange jumper over De’Aaron Fox. But any illusions that this would be another offensive explosion for the Clippers were quickly dispelled when the Clippers only scored one field goal over the next five minutes; even though their ball movement was excellent, they were just missing shots. The Clippers were letting the Kings get into the paint too easily, though, allowing 14 in the first quarter. Buddy Hield broke loose for a transition three and scored eight points in the period, and eight
January 10, 2021
The NBA finally ran into a COVID-19 roadblock. The Sunday game between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat has been postponed, the first game postponement in the year 2021.
The game between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder on Dec. 23 was the first game postponement of the season. This is the first postponement of 2021.
The Celtics were going to have several starters out for this game, but the league had resisted postponing the game. Sunday afternoon, the NBA decided that playing was no longer tenable.
The Boston Celtics-Miami Heat game tonight has been postponed, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA@Stadium. A Heat player has returned an inconclusive test, and team does not have required eight players to proceed with game tonight due to contact tracing.
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