INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 23 points, James Harden added 21 and the LA Clippers had the largest margin of victory in franchise history when they beat the Brooklyn Nets 126-67 on Wednesday night.

The Clippers surpassed the team margin of victory of 50 on April 10, 2022 against Oklahoma City. It was also the worst loss in Nets history, surpassing a 52-point loss to Houston on October 18, 1978.

LA’s largest lead was 64 points midway through the fourth quarter, although coach Tyronn Lue emptied his bench late in the third quarter.

Leonard played a season-high 24 minutes while playing in his fourth game since returning from a knee injury.

Jalen Wilson led the Nets with 16 points and Day’Ron Sharpe had 12. Brooklyn dropped five of six points.

Norman Powell added 18 points for the Clippers, who led 58-35 at halftime before opening the third quarter by scoring the first 13 points en route to a 29-3 run. At the end of the quarter, LA had a 102-51 lead.

Takeaways

Nets: Noah Clowney was ejected with 9:55 left in the fourth quarter after picking up his second technical foul.

Clippers: Terance Mann did not play in the second half because of soreness in his left calf. Mann scored five points in eight minutes in the first half.

Key moment

The Clippers trailed 25-24 with 10:07 left in the second quarter before going on a 21-4 run over the next 5:35 minutes. Leonard scored eight points and Amir Coffey five as LA took control.

Key statistics

The Clippers shot 54.4% from the field (43 of 79), while the Nets shot 30.5% (25 of 82), including 5 of 27 on 3-pointers.

Next

The Clippers are in Portland on Thursday night, while the Nets remain in Southern California to face the Lakers on Friday night.