Led by their second unit, the Los Angeles Clippers battled back from a 22-point deficit in the second half to earn a 119-110 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Monday.
Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue pulled his starters midway through the third quarter, and the second unit cut the Hawks’ lead to eight points at the end of the third quarter with a half-court heave by Luke Kennard.
Kennard finished 8 for 8 for the field, totaling 20 points, seven rebounds and four assists in 18 minutes.
💪 @terance_mann (21 PTS, 10 REB) & @LukeKennard5 (20 PTS, 8-8 FGM) spark the @LAClippers 22-point come from behind W vs. ATL! pic.twitter.com/Dybjg1aUnW
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The second unit managed to cut Atlanta’s advantage to four points early in the fourth quarter and Lue put starters Kawhi Leonard and…
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