Montrezl Harrell had 25 points (7 during a 10-0 run in the second quarter), 11 rebounds and a career-high 5 steals, and the LA Clippers rallied from 15 points down in the third quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 127-119 for their fifth straight win.
The Clippers trailed 87-72 with 5:21 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Hawks 55-32 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Clippers outscored the Hawks 16-4. Mike Scott scored 9 of the Clippers’ 16 on 3 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Lou Williams had 8 of his 11 assists off the bench, 2 of them on baskets by Scott that put the Clippers ahead. In that stretch, Harrell had 3 of his 5 steals, one of them leading to Scott’s corner 3-pointer that put the Clippers ahead 97-96, and the Clippers scored 8 points off them.
Tobias Harris had 24 points (12 in the first quarter) and 8 rebounds.
For the Hawks, Trae Young had 25 points and a career-high 17 assists, and Taurean Prince added 21 points. John Collins had 18 points and 6 assists on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench. Prince scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter.
The Clippers went 37 for 47 at the line to the Hawks’ 17 for 19 and outscored them 22-6 on the fast break. The Hawks outscored the Clippers 19-7 in 4 minutes with Dedmon, Prince, Collins, Huerter and Young on the floor together.