LA Clippers at Houston Rockets
· National Basketball AssociationJalen Green scores 21 points in the Rockets' 111-103 victory over the Clippers
The Rockets trailed by 11 early but had taken a five-point lead by halftime. They used a huge run at the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth to push the lead to 19.
The Clippers used a 9-2 run to cut the lead to four with about 90 seconds remaining, but Alperen Sengun had a dunk followed by a monster block on the other end to secure Houston’s third straight victory.
James Harden had 19 points for the Clippers, who lost a second straight after winning four in a row. He was 3 of 4 on 3-pointers in the first quarter but missed all four attempts after that. He moved within three of tying Ray Allen (2,973) for second-most career 3-pointers in NBA history behind Stephen Curry (3.779).
Rockets: Eason and Thompson continue to give Houston a boost off the bench. Eason has scored in double figures in five straight games and Thompson has done so in three of the last four.
Regular Season Series
HOU leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 103 - 111 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 103 - 111 | |
4th 3.1 | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | 103 - 111 | |
4th 3.1 | Jordan Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper | 103 - 111 | |
4th 8.1 | Tari Eason makes 1-foot dunk (Fred VanVleet assists) | 103 - 111 |
Statistics
LAC | HOU | |
---|---|---|
38-96 | FG | 42-97 |
39.6 | Field Goal % | 43.3 |
14-38 | 3PT | 15-40 |
36.8 | Three Point % | 37.5 |
13-16 | FT | 12-17 |
81.3 | Free Throw % | 70.6 |
42 | Rebounds | 59 |
10 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
32 | Defensive Rebounds | 41 |
27 | Assists | 28 |
10 | Steals | 8 |
3 | Blocks | 11 |
9 | Turnovers | 13 |
3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
18 | Fast Break Points | 24 |
42 | Points in Paint | 52 |
16 | Fouls | 17 |
11 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 16,493 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Clippers | 17 | 13 | .567 | - | W1 |
LA Lakers | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0.5 | L1 |
Golden State | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | L1 |
Phoenix | 14 | 14 | .500 | 2 | L3 |
Sacramento | 13 | 17 | .433 | 4 | L4 |
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 20 | 9 | .690 | - | W3 |
Memphis | 20 | 10 | .667 | 0.5 | L1 |
Dallas | 19 | 10 | .655 | 1 | W2 |
San Antonio | 15 | 14 | .517 | 5 | L1 |
New Orleans | 5 | 25 | .167 | 15.5 | L7 |
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