NBA: George stars as Clippers hammer struggling Hawks, Rockets' Harden enjoys another 40-plus point game

LOS ANGELES - Paul George delivered 37 points in his home debut as the Los Angeles Clippers scored the second most points in NBA franchise history with a 150-101 rout of the short-handed Atlanta Hawks on Saturday .

He scored 33 points in his National Basketball Association season debut on Thursday in a loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. The Clippers led throughout, including a 12-point cushion at the half. They seized command in the third quarter by outscoring the Hawks 38-20 and their biggest lead of the game was 52 points.

Harden shot eight of 22 from three-point range and the team shot 19 of 49 on threes overall. He added six assists and five rebounds in 39 minutes of playing time for his fifth 40-plus game during the current win streak.Point guard Ben McLemore carried over the momentum of his season-high 21 point performance on Friday by scoring 20 against the Timberwolves. He nailed a pair of free throws with 1:29 remaining in the third to give Houston their first double-digit lead of the contest, 89-79.

Minnesota missed the offence of second leading scorer Andrew Wiggins, who sat out his second consecutive game with an undisclosed problem.

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