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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 23 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 119 |
 Clippers | 31 | 24 | 25 | 42 | 122 |
HOUTeam statsLAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 39-8446.4% | 15-4334.9% | 26-3868.4% | 43 | 22 | 15 |
| LAC | 45-8751.7% | 13-3339.4% | 19-2479.2% | 47 | 27 | 19 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
LA Clippers122| 32 | 19 | 4-15 | 3-10 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 28 | 24 | 9-16 | 2-5 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +5.1 | ||||||
| 23 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −1.0 | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −17 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 13 | 8 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +3.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 18 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | −1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 34 | 26 | 9-16 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.7 | |||||
| 26 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | +17 | −4.1 | ||||||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −1.9 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | +3.0 | ||||||
| Team | 122 | 45-8751.7% | 13-3339.4% | 47 | 27 | 19 | 32 | 19-2479.2% | 10 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 58 points on 23 for 42 shooting
Did not play: Terance Mann and Patrick Patterson (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets119| 42 | 37 | 9-16 | 5-11 | 14-18 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +15.6 | ||||||
| 41 | 17 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | −1 | +1.2 | ||||||
| 37 | 8 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +7 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 34 | 22 | 9-22 | 1-7 | 3-7 | 0 | −6 | −5.1 | |||||||
| 32 | 14 | 4-9 | 4-9 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +3.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 10 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −4.4 | ||||||
| 11 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +2.0 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.1 | |||||
| 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.2 | ||
| Team | 119 | 39-8446.4% | 15-4334.9% | 43 | 22 | 15 | 27 | 26-3868.4% | 11 | 11 | 2 | |||
Bench 21 points on 7 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Gary Clark and Isaiah Hartenstein (coach’s decision).
Clippers122Rockets119ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Kawhi Leonard made a 17-foot pull-up jumper with 15 seconds left, and the LA Clippers beat the Houston Rockets 122-119 for their fourth straight win.
The Rockets led 115-109 with 1:26 left before the Clippers went on a 13-4 run.
The Rockets had the ball down 1, but Russell Westbrook missed a pull-up 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Clippers 18-17. James Harden (No. 10 in clutch points, 2019-20) scored 7 of the Rockets’ 18 on 2 for 2 shooting and 2 for 3 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Harden had 4 of his 12 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Austin Rivers that tied the game and 2 on baskets by P.J. Tucker and Clint Capela that put the Rockets ahead.
Lou Williams had 26 points (14 in the third quarter) and 8 assists off the bench, and Leonard added 24 points and 3 steals.
For the Rockets, Harden had 37 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists. Westbrook had 22 points (16 in the paint) and 6 assists but went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Clippers shot 51.7% from the field and 39.4% from 3 to the Rockets’ 46.4% and 34.9%. They outscored the Rockets 58-21 off the bench. The Rockets outscored the Clippers 25-14 in 8 minutes with Tucker, Harden, Rivers, McLemore and Capela on the floor together. Patrick Beverley fouled out for the Clippers, and Westbrook for the Rockets.
LA ClippersHouston RocketsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Clippers’ chance bottomed out at 4.9% (4th quarter, 1:19 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
103 points from the field on 87 shots: 9.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-30 | 73.3% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-10 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-14 | 42.9% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-8 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-25 | 36.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Rivers | 42 | 11 | 4-5 | −3 |
| P.J. Tucker | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| James Harden | 5 | 2 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 13 | 5-7 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Tucker | 37 | 8 | 3-7 | −5 |
| James Harden | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Ben McLemore | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Russell Westbrook | 5 | 7 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 20 | 0 | 0-5 | −7 |
| P.J. Tucker | 15 | 5 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 15 | 6 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Ben McLemore | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 6 | 1-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
LAC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
HOU
50/50
LAC
Highest Leverage Moments
Williams 3PT Jump Shot (26 PTS) (George 7 AST)
Q4 0:31
46.5%
24→71
Leonard 17' Pullup Jump Shot (24 PTS)
Q4 0:15
46.5%
32→79
Harden 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (35 PTS)
Q4 1:57
25.8%
40→15
George 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Williams 8 AST)
Q4 0:52
21.8%
6→27
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (37 PTS)
Q4 0:22
20.5%
53→32
