led by leonard and harden, the clippers saw their lead surge to as much as 23 points in the third quarter. the deficit proved too much for the grizzles, who were playing without their star point guard ja morant. leonard played a season—high 3a minutes, scoring 25 points, four assists, and five rebounds. and that's all the sport for now. back to you, ben. think you indeed. throughout the day here on bbc news we're reporting —— thank you, indeed. on the pressures facing the national health service in the uk. and figures released for hospital performance in england, give some context to that.

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