James Harden, Kawhi Leonard lead surging Clippers past Hornets

INGLEWOOD — James Harden didn’t have another wild scoring outburst, but the Clippers guard still left a big impression on the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.

The last time the teams played in November, Harden erupted for a season-high 55 points. This time, Harden overcame a slow start and finished with 32 in a 117-109 victory to move past Lakers great Shaquille O’Neal for ninth place on the NBA’s career scoring list with 28,623 points.

It also was his 109th career game with at least 30 points and 10 assists...