LA Clippers at Chicago Bulls
· National Basketball Association
James Harden scores 30, Clippers hold off Bulls 122-117 to stop 3-game skid
Kawhi Leonard had 17 points and eight rebounds after missing back-to-back games because of a sore left foot. Amir Coffey scored 20, and Los Angeles got back to winning after losing three in a row.
Derrick Jones Jr. added 16 points. Bogdan Bogdanovic made 4 of 5 3s and finished with 14 points, helping the sixth-place Clippers move a half-game ahead of Minnesota in the Western Conference.
Zach Collins set season highs with 21 points and a career-best 17 rebounds for Chicago, and Josh Giddey had 21 points and 12 assists. Coby White scored 19, but the Bulls lost for the seventh time in eight games.
Clippers leading scorer Norman Powell missed his fourth consecutive game because of a sore left knee. Chicago’s Nikola Vucevic sat out his second straight due to right calf tightness, and Ayo Dosunmu missed his third in a row with a sore left shoulder.
Bulls: Chicago kept hanging in every time it looked as if the Clippers might put the game away.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 122 - 117 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 122 - 117 |
| 4th 1.1 |  |
Coby White makes 32-foot three pointer | 122 - 117 |
| 4th 6.0 | |
Bulls Full timeout | 122 - 114 |
| 4th 6.0 |  |
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 122 - 114 |
Statistics
 LAC |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 44-85 | FG | 46-94 |
| 51.8 | Field Goal % | 48.9 |
| 19-37 | 3PT | 19-42 |
| 51.4 | Three Point % | 45.2 |
| 15-17 | FT | 6-11 |
| 88.2 | Free Throw % | 54.5 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 33 | Assists | 35 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 29 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Noa Essengue, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Ayo Dosunmu, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
LA Clippers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 20 |
| Kobe Brown, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 20 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 20,356 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
50 | 32 | .610 | - | L1 |
 LA Clippers |
50 | 32 | .610 | - | W8 |
 Golden State |
48 | 34 | .585 | 2 | L1 |
 Sacramento |
40 | 42 | .488 | 10 | W1 |
 Phoenix |
36 | 46 | .439 | 14 | L1 |
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