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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clippers | 26 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 95 |
 Rockets | 27 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 102 |
LACTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 36-8840.9% | 8-3026.7% | 15-2365.2% | 45 | 24 | 11 |
| HOU | 36-7945.6% | 14-2850.0% | 16-1888.9% | 44 | 19 | 16 |
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Houston Rockets102| 38 | 26 | 8-22 | 3-7 | 7-7 | 0 | +3 | −3.8 | |||||||
| 38 | 13 | 4-11 | 2-3 | 3-3 | +13 | −0.4 | ||||||||
| 37 | 16 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | +9 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 35 | 22 | 9-14 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 30 | 6 | 2-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8.3 | |||||||
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| 30 | 16 | 6-10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | −5 | +3.6 | ||||||||
| 20 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.5 | ||||
| Team | 102 | 36-7945.6% | 14-2850.0% | 44 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16-1888.9% | 10 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 19 points on 7 for 12 shooting
Did not play: Isaiah Crawford, Josh Okogie, Jae'Sean Tate, Jeff Green and Aaron Holiday (coach’s decision).
LA Clippers95| 31 | 24 | 7-19 | 2-7 | 8-9 | 0 | −16 | +3.0 | |||||||
| 31 | 17 | 8-14 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 29 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −6.0 | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | +2.7 | |||||||
| 27 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −5.7 | ||||
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| 26 | 9 | 4-13 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +4 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 17 | 9 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.5 | |||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-9 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −5.6 | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −7 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | +4.5 | |||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −0.4 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.3 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.8 | |||||
| Team | 95 | 36-8840.9% | 8-3026.7% | 45 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 15-2365.2% | 17 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 35 points on 13 for 37 shooting
Did not play: Nicolas Batum and Bogdan Bogdanović (coach’s decision).
Rockets102Clippers95ClickTap 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.
The Houston Rockets beat the LA Clippers 102-95.
Kevin Durant’s 8-foot fadeaway put the Rockets ahead for good with 8:29 left in the third quarter.
Durant scored 26 points. Alperen Sengun added 22 points (16 in the paint) on 9 for 14 shooting, and Reed Sheppard scored 16 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) on 6 for 10 shooting off the bench.
For the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard had 24 points and 8 rebounds.
The Rockets shot 45.6% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Clippers’ 40.9% and 26.7%. The Rockets’ starters outscored the Clippers 33-22 in 12 minutes together.
Houston RocketsLA ClippersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
86 points from the field on 79 shots: 3.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 12-17 | 70.6% | 67% |
| In the paint | 8-21 | 38.1% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 2-13 | 15.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-8 | 75.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-20 | 40.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Dunn | 20 | 7 | 2-6 | 0 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 14 | 7 | 3-5 | +2 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 8 | 2 | 0-0 | −1 |
| John Collins | 8 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 7 | 2-8 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Lopez | 22 | 8 | 3-5 | +1 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | 8 | 8 | 4-6 | +6 |
| John Collins | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 6 | 2-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 17 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Kris Dunn | 6 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 6 | 4 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 5 | 2-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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.
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = LAC leads
HOU Largest Lead
15
Q4 9:15
LAC Largest Lead
4
Q2 5:04
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 8-0 run
Q2 3:45 – Q2 2:42
-4 → +4
HOU 11-0 run
Q3 0:14 – Q4 10:42
+2 → +13
LAC 8-0 run
Q4 4:51 – Q4 3:05
+15 → +7
