{"id":26843,"date":"2026-01-07T21:08:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T05:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/kawhi-leonard-has-25-points-but-clippers-lose-to-the-knicks\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T21:08:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T05:08:05","slug":"kawhi-leonard-has-25-points-but-clippers-lose-to-the-knicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/kawhi-leonard-has-25-points-but-clippers-lose-to-the-knicks\/","title":{"rendered":"Kawhi Leonard has 25 points, but Clippers lose to the Knicks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Game Recap<\/h1>\n<h2>Introduction to the Game<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"dateline\">NEW YORK\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span>Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high seven assists, Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and the New York Knicks snapped their four-game losing streak with a 123-111 victory over the Clippers on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<h2>Performance of Key Players<\/h2>\n<h3>Karl-Anthony Towns&#8217; Impact<\/h3>\n<p>Towns bounced back from a quiet game Monday in Detroit, when he took just four shots and had only six points and six turnovers in the Knicks\u2019 121-90 loss that gave them their longest losing streak of the season. This time, the center had 10 points in the fourth quarter to help the Knicks break open the game.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Notable Performances<\/h3>\n<p>OG Anunoby added 20 points and Deuce McBride had 16 for the Knicks, who had a 24-7 run starting late in the third quarter and extending into the fourth to turn a four-point deficit into a 105-92 advantage.<\/p>\n<h2>Clippers&#8217; Effort<\/h2>\n<h3>Kawhi Leonard&#8217;s Contribution<\/h3>\n<p>Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points for the Clippers (13-23), who lost for just the second time in nine games. James Harden had 23 points and nine assists after sitting out Monday against Golden State because of right shoulder soreness.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Clippers&#8217; Players<\/h3>\n<p>Ivica Zubac had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Clippers, and John Collins added 18 points and four boards.<\/p>\n<h2>Game Flow<\/h2>\n<h3>Early Lead and Comeback<\/h3>\n<p>The Clippers raced to a 14-5 lead, but the Knicks answered with eight straight points and the game was close for the first three quarters. The Clippers were up 85-81 late in the third before the Knicks finished strong to take a 90-87 edge to the fourth.<\/p>\n<h3>Turning Point<\/h3>\n<p>Towns then started the period with a three-point play and follow shot, and later had four points in an 8-0 run that pushed a five-point lead to 105-92.<\/p>\n<h1>Conclusion<\/h1>\n<p>The New York Knicks&#8217; victory over the Clippers marked a significant turnaround for the team, ending their four-game losing streak. Key performances from Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson were instrumental in securing the win. Despite a strong showing from Kawhi Leonard and other Clippers players, the team was unable to overcome the Knicks&#8217; momentum in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<h1>FAQs<\/h1>\n<h2>Q: Who led the Knicks in scoring?<\/h2>\n<p>The Knicks had several key scorers, including Jalen Brunson with 26 points, Karl-Anthony Towns with 20 points, and OG Anunoby with 20 points.<\/p>\n<h2>Q: What was the final score of the game?<\/h2>\n<p>The New York Knicks won the game 123-111 against the Clippers.<\/p>\n<h2>Q: How many points did Kawhi Leonard score?<\/h2>\n<p>Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points for the Clippers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game Recap Introduction to the Game NEW YORK\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high seven assists, Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and the New York Knicks snapped their four-game losing streak with a 123-111 victory over the Clippers on Wednesday night. Performance of Key Players Karl-Anthony Towns&#8217; Impact Towns bounced back from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-26843","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/22fbd09\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2980x1565+0+211\/resize\/1200x630!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fee%2Ffdf1552045ea8423b9ed013a459b%2Fclippers-knicks-basketball-58792.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26843"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26843"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26846,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26843\/revisions\/26846"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}