Which makes the Clippers — who have outscored opponents by 7.5 points per 100 non-garbage-time possessions with Leonard on the court, according to Cleaning the Glass, a net rating that would trail only Oklahoma City, Cleveland and Boston over the course of the full season — pretty damn interesting coming down the home stretch.

The LA Clippers took down the New York Knicks on Wednesday night in Madison Square Garden. The Clippers have now won nine of their last 11 games to move to 41-3

James Harden has 29 points, Kawhi Leonard scores 27 and the Clippers catch fire in the third quarter of a 126-113 win, their ninth in the past 11 games.

James Harden had 29 points, six rebounds and six assists and the Clippers prevented the Knicks from clinching a playoff spot.

James Harden and Kawhi Leonard combined for 56 points as the Los Angeles Clippers rode a 16-of-30 3-point shooting performance to knock off the host New York Knicks 126-113 on Wednesday.