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Clippers beat Pacers 129-96 for 1st 4-game winning streak

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Clippers beat Pacers 129-96 for 1st 4-game winning streak

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marcus Morris Sr. scored a season-high 20 points to lead seven players in double figures, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Indiana Pacers 129-96 on Sunday night for their first four-game winning streak of the season.

With sharpshooter Lou Williams sidelined, Morris came off the bench to hit four 3-pointers, tying his season-high. He was coming off an 18-point performance at Sacramento on Friday. The Clippers made 19 of 39 from long-range, outdueling the Pacers, who were 11 of 38.

Fellow reserve Luke Kennard added season highs of 20 points and five 3-pointers. Paul George also had 20 points. Kawhi Leonard had 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Clippers.

Doug McDermott led the Pacers with 23 points, making five 3-pointers. Domantas Sabonis added 19 points and 14 rebounds.

Indiana closed within two points early in the third before the Clippers put the game away. They outscored the Pacers 37-14 the rest of the quarter to lead 100-75 going into the fourth. Los Angeles made eight 3-pointers by six different players and Leonard scored 11 points.

The Clippers ran off 10 straight points early in the fourth to lead 110-81. Kennard had a 3-point play and George scored seven in a row.

Indiana had won two straight, but was idle since Thursday at Portland. The team’s game at Phoenix on Saturday was postponed because of COVID-19 issues.

That didn’t stop McDermott from bursting out of the gate. He scored 13 of the Pacers’ first 21 points.

The Clippers hit five 3-pointers while outscoring the Pacers 35-12 over the end of the first quarter and start of the second to build an 18-point lead. Indiana closed strongly with a 20-10 run, including 10 by Sabonis, that left the Pacers trailing 61-55 at halftime.

TIP-INS

Pacers: Myles Turner was out with a sore right hand. … Goga Bitzdze returned from a sprained right ankle and scored five points. … Their four-game trip ended. … Both teams wore T-shirts honoring Martin Luther King Jr. during warmups.

Clippers: Their bench outscored the Pacers’ reserves, 65-14. … It was their fourth straight game with at least 15 3-pointers made, tying the longest such streak in franchise history. … Williams missed his second straight game with a left hip injury. … Serge Ibaka was out for non-COVID-19 reasons.

UP NEXT

Pacers: Host Dallas on Wednesday.

Clippers: Host Sacramento on Wednesday.

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