Reggie Jackson and Brandon Boston each scored 19 points, and the Clippers beat the Hornets 115-90.
Jackson changed the nature of this season's Iron God today, shooting 8-of-13 from the field, contributing 4 rebounds and 5 assists in addition to 19 points, and Marcus Morris returned with 16 points after missing three games for personal reasons.
A key reason for the Clippers' win today was their bench lineup, with In addition to Boston scoring 19 points, Winslow also had 13 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, Luke Kennard contributed 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, and the Clippers had an overwhelming 62-21 advantage in bench scoring.
For the Hornets, Kelly Oubrey missed the second straight game due to an ankle injury, and Gordon Hayward was sidelined again because of a health and safety agreement. Lamelo Bauer contributed 23 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, Mason Plumlee 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, and Miles Bridges 18 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks.
The Clippers have staged a lot of reversals lately, and today's game, they didn't start as slowly as they did in their previous games, but they only led by four points at the end of the first half at 51-47.
But in the second half, the Clippers' high-intensity defense continued to put pressure on the opponent, pulling away the score advantage little by little, and after entering the fourth quarter with an eight-point lead, it quickly expanded the point difference to more than 20 points with the explosion of Winslow and Boston. Three minutes and 15 seconds before the finale, Hornets coach James Borrego cleared the bench and officially announced that the game had entered garbage time.
The Clippers shot 52.4 percent from the field, while only letting their opponents shoot a 32.7 percent shooting percentage.