Houston
Rockets
108
–
128
FINAL
LA
Clippers
Date
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 35 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 108 |
| LAC | 29 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 128 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
James Harden
LAC
29
PTS
4
REB
6
AST
+19
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots1
Opp FG% When Defending40.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.34
Impact Composite49.2
Hustle: 5.5Defense: 40.3Impact: 3.4
+19 plus/minusheld opponents to 40.0% FGonly 17 pts allowed on 49.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kawhi Leonard
LAC
41
PTS
8
REB
5
AST
+25
+/−
Game Performance
FG16-23 (69.6%)
3PT4-5
FT5-5
TS%81.3%
eFG%78.3%
TOV2
ORTG151
DRTG111
NET+40
41 points69.6% FG4-5 from 33 deflections6 contested shots+25 plus/minusonly 37 pts allowed on 61.4 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | 34:42 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7-10 | 70% | 0-0 | 0% | 5-8 | 63% | -15 |
| Josh Okogie | 11:42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Alperen Sengun | 28:05 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9-16 | 56% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -9 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 31:58 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-13 | 46% | 4-10 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -19 |
| Kevin Durant | 29:24 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8-15 | 53% | 1-4 | 25% | 5-5 | 100% | -15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Reed Sheppard | 26:16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-1 | 100% | -21 |
| Jeff Green | 5:15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Clint Capela | 5:15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | +2 |
| Tari Eason | 18:19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Steven Adams | 14:00 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Aaron Holiday | 16:07 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 13:42 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | 0 |
| JD Davison | 5:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 108 | 42 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 43-86 | 50% | 9-30 | 30% | 13-18 | 72% | — |
| LAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Lopez | 27:19 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| John Collins | 29:27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 36:50 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16-23 | 70% | 4-5 | 80% | 5-5 | 100% | +25 |
| James Harden | 34:44 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7-14 | 50% | 3-8 | 38% | 12-13 | 92% | +19 |
| Kris Dunn | 25:33 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-1 | 0% | +17 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Cam Christie | 4:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | 15:19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| Nicolas Batum | 25:13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Kobe Sanders | 13:24 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 80% | 3-3 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| Jordan Miller | 4:15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -3 |
| Kobe Brown | 4:15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | 19:26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| TOTAL | — | 128 | 34 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 42-77 | 55% | 20-37 | 54% | 24-27 | 89% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU43/86 (50%)
Paint
30/47 (64%)
Mid
10/18 (56%)
3PT
9/30 (30%)
Paint 50%RA 73%ATB3 27%Corner 3 38%Mid 50%
LAC42/77 (55%)
Paint
22/37 (59%)
Mid
6/14 (43%)
3PT
20/37 (54%)
ATB3 53%RA 63%Paint 53%Corner 3 60%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
John Collins
defended Kevin Durant
5.6 min • 5 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Nicolas Batum
held Jabari Smith Jr.
2.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Kawhi Leonard
vs Tari Eason
3.2 min • 9 pts • 80%
| LAC Defense | Aaron Holiday | Alperen Sengun | Amen Thompson | Clint Capela | Jabari Smith Jr. | Jae'Sean Tate | JD Davison | Jeff Green | Josh Okogie | Kevin Durant | Reed Sheppard | Steven Adams | Tari Eason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | — | 1.3m 10pts 63% | 3.5m 9pts 67% | — | 3.0m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 5pts 67% | — | — | 3.2m 9pts 80% |
| James Harden | 1.1m 3pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 3.7m 7pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.6m 5pts 67% |
| John Collins | — | — | 2.2m 3pts 50% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 5.6m 5pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Batum | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| Brook Lopez | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.4m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Kris Dunn | — | 2.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | — | 2.1m 2pts 100% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kobe Sanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 0% | — | — |
| Kobe Brown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.9m 8pts 100% | 2.1m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.6m 10pts 75% | 3.2m 7pts 50% | 2.1m 6pts 67% | 1.0m 2pts 0% | 1.2m 3pts 50% | 2.4m 3pts 33% | 2.7m 5pts 40% | 2.6m 12pts 71% | 1.3m 2pts 0% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAC leads, negative = HOU leads
LAC Largest Lead
26
Q4 10:25
HOU Largest Lead
9
Q1 10:15
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAC 8-0 run
Q3 7:10 – Q3 8:15
+9 → +14
LAC 11-0 run
Q3 7:10 – Q3 8:45
+9 → +17