Kawhi keeps rolling as Clippers edge Bulls

Kawhi Leonard has turned the Intuit Dome into his personal stage, and the Clippers are thriving because of it. Los Angeles squeezed past the Chicago Bulls for their fourth straight victory, continuing a remarkable turnaround after a disastrous 6–21 start. Now two games above .500 and firmly in the play‑in mix, the Clippers look like a team that finally understands its own blueprint. Leonard once again set the tone with 28 points and complete command of the tempo, extending his streak of 20‑plus‑point games to 44 — tying franchise legend Bob McAdoo and underscoring a level of reliability that transcends statistics.

Chicago, finishing a grueling West Coast swing, leaned heavily on Josh Giddey’s latest triple‑double, but poor perimeter shooting and back‑to‑back fatigue blunted any real push. The Clippers, even without Darius Garland, maintained sharp execution and found timely contributions from Jordan Miller and Bennedict Mathurin, reinforcing the sense of a group growing in cohesion and confidence.