Keon Johnson scored a team-high 13 points for the Nets. Leonard led the Clippers with 31 points on 10-for-14 shooting. Nets two-way guard Tyson Etienne scored his first career buckets early in the fourth quarter and fellow two-way Tosan Evbuomwan played for the first time in over a month.

Clippers point guard Ben Simmons gave his takeaways from his Nets tenure during his return to Brooklyn on Friday.

On Friday evening, the LA Clippers played the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center (in New York). Ben Simmons finished with three rebounds, three assists, one stea

Now officially eliminated, the Nets can turn their full attention to positioning for the lottery and playing the kids.

The Nets have a chance to boost their draft lottery odds with a loss to the Raptors on Wednesday at Barclays Center.

The Clippers are currently 16-20 on the road with a point differential of 3, while the Nets have a 3-7 record in their last ten games at home. Los Angeles won the only meeting of the season, 126-67 on January 15. The Nets were held to 30.1% from the field and 17.9% from three in that loss to the Clippers.