Clippers Moved To No. 3 Spot In The West

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The Clippers moved to No. 3 spots in the Western Conference season playoff race in the win over the defending Los Angeles Lakers, 118-94 highlighting 24 baskets by Paul George.

Seven additional players scored twofold figures for the Clippers (45-22) who are currently under the Utah Jazz (48-18) and Phoenix Suns (47-19) trailed by the Denver Nuggets (44-22).

Kawhi Leonard recorded 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists for the Clippers that didn't make the Lakers move to the no. 6 spot.

Kyle Kuzma and LeBron James led the Lakers with their 25 points while Anthony Davis didn't complete the game with back spasms.

In Dallas, Luka Doncic scored 24 points followed by 23 markers by Tim Hardaway Jr. for the Mavericks '113-109 win (38-28) over the Brooklyn Nets (43-24) and positioned No. 5 in the Western Conference.

In Indianapolis, Caris LeVert scored 31 focuses in the 133-126 win over the Indiana Pacers (31-35) over Atlanta (37-31) to situate no. 9 spot in the East.

In San Francisco, Stephen Curry scored 34 focuses to lead the Golden State Warriors (34-33) to a 118-97 triumph over the Oklahoma City Thunder (21-46) and take the No. 8 spot in the West.

In Tampa, Florida, Bradley Beal scored 28 points and Russell Westbrook recorded his 34th triple-double of the season in the Washington Wizards' 131-129 overtime win (31-36) over the Toronto Raptors (27-40. ).

In Detroit, Wayne Ellington and Cory Joseph each scored 18 focuses in the Pistons' 111-97 run (20-47) over the Memphis Grizzlies (33-33).