Game Recap: Clippers 116, Lakers 102
James Harden has long been one of the NBA’s leading scorers, and his climb up the all-time ranks has claimed another rung.
In Sunday’s 116-102 victory over the Lakers, Harden passed Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson (26,710 points) for 14th on the career scoring list.
Harden finished the game with 21 points (9-for-16 shooting), four rebounds and 12 assists. He now could pass Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946) by season’s end.
Congrats to @JHarden13 of the @LAClippers for moving into 14th on the all-time scoring list! pic.twitter.com/imtzEUzuK8
— NBA (@NBA) January 20, 2025
Harden wasn’t the only Clippers player to reach a milestone in the game. Star forward Kawhi Leonard finished with 19 points and scored eight in a row in the third to surpass 14,000 career points.
The fifth-place Clippers’ victory created an extra game’s worth of separation between them and the sixth-place Lakers in the Western Conference. Los Angeles has not advanced past the first round of the playoffs since 2021.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
