Los Angeles Clippers player Kawhi Leonard, right, shoots for the basket against Los Angeles Warriors player Jonathan Kuminga during the first half of their NBA game on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored a career-high 33 points and tied seven 3-pointers, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Golden State Warriors 134-124 on Tuesday night to snap a two-game skid.

Norman Powell added 24 points and Paul George another 20 and eight assists for the Clippers, who had recently acquired Eric Gordon, Bones Hyland and Mason Plumlee for the first time. They helped beat the Warriors bench 49-42. Gordon finished with seven points, Hyland had six and Plumlee added eight in the team’s final game before the All-Star break.

Jordan Poole led seven Warriors players by double figures with 28 points. Klay Thompson added 18 points, while Kevon Looney had 11 points and 14 rebounds.

Gordon’s 3-pointer in the fourth extended the Clippers’ lead to 18. The Warriors cut it to 116-106 on a 3-pointer from Jonathan Kuminga, who finished with 16 points off the bench.

Leonard made his seventh 3-pointer in the closing minutes before exiting the game with the Clippers leading 128-114.

The lead changed hands and the teams drew five times to start the third. The Clippers outscored the Warriors 19-7 in the closing minutes to lead 105-93 early in the quarter.

The Warriors led at halftime 65-61, with four players in double figures.

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