Tyronn Lue not happy with Clippers’ play in win over Wizards

He was glad his team was basically back to full health, but Clippers coach Tyronn Lue wasn’t happy with how his team performed Thursday night.

Yes, the Clippers beat the lowly Washington Wizards in a blowout, 110-93at the Intuit Dome. Yes, his team had six players score in double figures.

But the Clippers had 18 turnovers playing sloppy against a Wizards team with the worst record in the NBA (6-37).

The Clippers had a 27-point lead but saw it cut to 12 in the third quarter before pulling away from a Wizards team that has lost 12 straight games and is 1-19 on the road.

Kawhi Leonard was back in the lineup after sitting out two games to manage strain on his right knee. Center Ivica Zubac also returned after missing two games due to a corneal abrasion in his left eye. James Harden (groin), Norman Powell (back) and Nicolas Batum (finger) also returned after missing Wednesday’s overtime loss to Boston.

“Not a good game for us. Just a win,” Lue said. “We didn’t play very well. We didn’t execute with basketball. We also did some good things, but it wasn’t one of our best games. Like last night I thought we played better.

“But it is a victory. We’ll take it, but we have to start stacking wins. But we had to start executing the right way and I don’t think we did a good job of that tonight. “

Playing with purpose, Harden finished with 17 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for his fifth triple-double with the Clippers. It was the 79th triple-double of his career and moved him past Wilt Chamberlain for the eighth most in history.

“It means a lot, just affects the game in other ways,” Harden said of his milestone. “Scoring is one thing, but rebounding the basketball, it’s another thing to facilitate. And just affect the game. You don’t get to be the best player on the court by just scoring the basketball every night. That helps, obviously, but there are other ways to influence games, and you’ve seen it throughout the history of the NBA. I’m just happy to be a part of it. “

Leonard played 23 minutes 47 seconds and finished with 15 points and seven rebounds. Powell led the Clippers (25-19) with 22 points, Derrick Jones Jr. had 19, Mo Bamba 13 off the bench and Zubac 11.

The Clippers played their fourth game this week, completing their second back-to-back set.

“We did a good job,” Leonard said of the Clippers’ recent performance. “We won some games. Yesterday they pushed them pretty hard in that game against Boston and pushed it to overtime. But we still had a tough schedule ahead of us. That’s what the NBA is all about. “

Guard Kris Dunn missed his second straight game with knee soreness.

“I think that’s something that’s going to keep him out for a long time,” Lue said. “Hopefully he’ll be back sooner rather than later.”