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Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA · Attendance: 17,093
Thu, Mar 5, 2:30 PM GMT+11
Leonard scores 29 as the Clippers beat the Pacers 130-107 for a third straight win

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points, Bennedict Mathurin scored 23 on 8-for-11-shooting, and the Los Angeles Clippers won their third in a row, 130-107 over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.
Brook Lopez had 17 points for the Clippers while Darius Garland had 12 in his first home game since being acquired in a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers last month.
Pascal Siakam had 29 points in his return after sitting out three games with a left wrist sprain to lead Indiana, but the Pacers lost their seventh in a row and fell to the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings with a 15-47 record.
Jay Huff had 18 and was 4 of 8 on 3-pointers, and Jarace Walker finished with 17.
The Clippers led 42-25 after one quarter and 63-51 at halftime, with Leonard racking up 20 points. The Clippers pulled away with a 16-2 run in the third quarter to extend a seven-point lead to 21 points.
The Clippers shot 12.2 percentage points better from the field (55.1%) than the Pacers (42.9%).
Norchad Omier had only one basket but according to the Clippers, became the first Nicaraguan to score in the NBA.
Up next
Pacers: At the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.
Clippers: Visit San Antonio on Friday night.
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Game Momentum
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Season History
LAC lead series 1-0
Injury Report
LA Clippers
Isaiah JacksonDay-To-Day
Yanic Konan NiederhauserOut
Bradley BealOut
Indiana Pacers
Jarace WalkerDay-To-Day
Ivica ZubacOut
Johnny FurphyOut
Tyrese HaliburtonOut


