Krejci scores career-high 28 points as Hawks send Clippers to fifth straight loss, 105-102

Vit Krejci scored a career-high 28 points disconnected the bench, Kristaps Porzingis added 20 and the Atlanta Hawks opened a four-game roadworthy travel with a 105-102 triumph implicit the Los Angeles Clippers connected Monday night

LOS ANGELES -- Vit Krejci scored a career-high 28 points disconnected the bench, Kristaps Porzingis added 20 and the Atlanta Hawks opened a four-game roadworthy travel with a 105-102 triumph implicit the Los Angeles Clippers connected Monday night.

Jalen Johnson had 16 points and 10 rebounds arsenic the Hawks overcame a 17-point shortage to triumph consecutive games for the 2nd clip this season. Krejci made a career-best 8 3-pointers successful 10 attempts.

Porzingis (illness) and Johnson (quad) some returned aft missing Sunday’s 20-point location triumph implicit the Los Angeles Lakers, portion Trae Young (knee) and Nickeil Alexander-Walker (back) remained out.

James Harden had 35 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds successful the Clippers' 5th consecutive loss. Ivica Zubac added 13 points and 12 rebounds.

Derrick Jones Jr. and Kris Dunn each scored 11 points for the Clippers, who were without prima Kawhi Leonard (ankle) for a 4th consecutive game, portion Bradley Beal (hip) was ruled out.

Krejci’s biggest 3-pointer came with 36 seconds remaining and gave the Hawks a 105-98 lead. Harden converted a four-point play with 25 seconds remaining to get the Clippers wrong a possession but missed a game-tying 3-point effort with 12 seconds left.

The Clippers led 36-19 aboriginal successful the 2nd 4th earlier the Hawks erased the shortage with a 20-3 tally to instrumentality a 42-41 pb with 4:09 remaining earlier the half. Krejci made 4 3-pointers successful the run, including 3 consecutive astatine 1 point.

The crippled was tied astatine 52 astatine halftime aft Krejci made six of Atlanta’s 7 3-pointers implicit the archetypal 2 quarters. The Hawks pushed successful beforehand 79-76 aft 3 quarters.

Harden tied the people 92-92 with 5:01 remaining connected consecutive 3-pointers earlier different 3-pointer from Krejci enactment the Hawks up 95-92 with 4:25 remaining. Harden scored 19 points successful the 4th fourth connected 6-of-10 shooting and 4 of 7 from 3-point range.

Hawks: At the Sacramento Kings connected Wednesday

Clippers: Host the Denver Nuggets connected Wednesday

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