James Harden scored 27 points, Kawhi Leonard added 20 and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the New York Knicks 105-95 on Friday night. The Knicks, who are third in the East, dropped their third in a row including an overtime loss to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers a night earlier.

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James Harden has 27 points, Kawhi Leonard adds 20 and the Clippers hold off a New York team playing without All-Star Jalen Brunson, 105-95, winning two games in a row for the first time in nearly

Life without Jalen Brunson was predictably difficult. Especially in crunch time. With Captain Clutch inactive because of a sprained ankle, the Knicks scored just 10 points in the final seven minutes and were overwhelmed down the stretch in a 105-95 Friday night loss to the Clippers.

The matchup vs. the Los Angeles Lakers was tied at 107 when Brunson exited, Los Angeles ended up winning 113-109. NBA insider Chris Haynes reported that the belief is Brunson suffered an ankle sprain.

James Harden scored 27 points and Kawhi Leonard added 20 as the Los Angeles Clippers won consecutive games for the first time in nearly a month with a 105-95 victory over the New York Knicks at Inglew

Desperate to get on an extended run of success, the Los Angeles Clippers will try to build on what James Harden started when they face the New York Knicks on Friday at Inglewood, Calif.The Knicks l

The New York Knicks failed their first test without Jalen Brunson, as a poor second half led to their demise against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday losing by a score of 105-95. New York has lost three straight games and is now 40-23 on the year while Los Angeles improves to 34-29.