James Harden shines as the Washington Wizards lose to the Los Angeles Clippers

The Washington Wizards are still hoping for a win in November after losing to the Los Angeles Clippers 121-96 on Wednesday night at Capital One Arena.

With the Wizards playing their second game in as many nights, the Clippers looked to put their foot down early. James Harden did just that, scoring 23 of his game-high 43 points in the first quarter.

The Wizards kept it close in the second quarter despite Harden’s offensive explosion. It was a three-point game with five minutes left in the first half, but then the Clippers went on a 16-2 run that gave them the lead for good.

The Wizards were led by Malcolm Brogdon, who scored a team-high 17 points. Jonas Valanciunas also added 17 points of his own, while No. 2 overall pick Alex Sarr had 13 points.

The Wizards have now lost 13 games in a row, moving one step closer to breaking the longest losing streak in franchise history, which was 16 games last year.

Washington will celebrate Thanksgiving and get some rest before traveling to the Midwest to face Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.

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