LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Harden scored his 25,000th career point while racking up 28 points, 15 assists and seven rebounds, and Kawhi Leonard added 27 points and eight rebounds in the Los Angeles Clippers’ sixth straight victory, 121-113 over the slumping Golden State Warriors on Thursday night.

Norman Powell scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter for the Clippers, who overcame Paul George’s first injury absence of the season for their 11th win in 14 games. Los Angeles adroitly held off the Warriors’ late surge and improved to 5-0 at home in December.

25,000 career points 👏

Harden is one of 24 players in NBA history to score at least 25,000 points. pic.twitter.com/VlFHdyS2tf

— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) December 15, 2023

Harden became the 24th player in NBA history to score 25,000 points on a driving layup late in the third quarter. In terms of total games played, Harden is the eighth-fastest player to score 25,000 points, reaching the milestone his 1,018th career game. Only Wilt Chamberlain (691), Michael Jordan (782), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (889), LeBron James (915), Oscar Robertson (917), Jerry West (920) and Kevin Durant (922) got there faster.

“Doesn’t matter if I got two points or (28) tonight, winning is the key,” Harden said. “The stats and everything — I’ve done a lot of different things, accomplished a lot of different individual stats. For me, it’s about winning, about building chemistry, about continuing to get better, and I think tonight was another step forward for us as a unit.”