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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clippers | 22 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 105 |
 Rockets | 29 | 27 | 20 | 26 | 102 |
LACTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 36-7746.8% | 11-2839.3% | 22-2684.6% | 32 | 21 | 9 |
| HOU | 38-8246.3% | 12-3633.3% | 14-1877.8% | 45 | 25 | 21 |
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LA Clippers105| 37 | 15 | 6-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 37 | 16 | 6-10 | 4-6, Ties his career high | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 35 | 12 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −2.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 27 | 9-20 | 1-5 | 8-9 | 0 | +3 | +7.0 | |||||||
| 30 | 12 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +5 | +1.6 | ||||||
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| 31 | 16 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 9-10 | 0 | +6 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 17 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −4.3 | |||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −0.3 | |||||
| 10 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.6 | |||||
| Team | 105 | 36-7746.8% | 11-2839.3% | 32 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 22-2684.6% | 7 | 13 | 7 | |||
Bench 23 points on 5 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Dalano Banton, TyTy Washington Jr., Bogdan Bogdanović, Cam Christie and Isaiah Jackson (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets102| 41 | 12 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | −2 | −1.1 | |||||||
| 36 | 21 | 7-15 | 3-9 | 4-5 | 0 | +6 | −4.2 | |||||||
| 36 | 16 | 6-12 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.2 | ||||
| 34 | 13 | 4-13 | 2-8 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −6.2 | |||||
| 29 | 16 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0 | −5 | +1.3 | |||||||
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| 25 | 17 | 6-13 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +5 | +0.6 | |||||
| 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.2 | ||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −5.1 | |||
| Team | 102 | 38-8246.3% | 12-3633.3% | 45 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 14-1877.8% | 13 | 3 | 9 | |||
Bench 24 points on 9 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Isaiah Crawford, Jeff Green and Aaron Holiday (coach’s decision).
Clippers105Rockets102ClickTap 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 13-foot fadeaway with 2.0 seconds left, and the LA Clippers rallied from 15 points down in the second quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 105-102.
The Clippers trailed 54-39 with 2:16 left in the second quarter and 56-46 at halftime. They outscored the Rockets 66-48 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Clippers outscored the Rockets 14-11. Leonard scored 6 of the Clippers’ 14 on 1 for 3 shooting and 4 for 5 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Leonard had 2 of his 4 steals, 1 of them during a 12-0 Clippers run, and the Clippers scored 3 points off them.
Leonard had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 4 steals. Leonard scored 19 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter. Kris Dunn and Brook Lopez set each other up for 6 baskets and 16 points, 4 of them 3-pointers.
For the Rockets, Kevin Durant had 21 points (11 in the fourth quarter), 8 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Rockets turned it over 21 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Clippers outscored the Rockets 22-2 on the fast break.
LA ClippersHouston RocketsPS, 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).
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 7.8% (3rd quarter, 2:21 left).
83 points from the field on 77 shots: 0.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-20 | 75.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 8-21 | 38.1% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 2-8 | 25.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-8 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-20 | 35.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tari Eason | 24 | 8 | 3-7 | −2 |
| Amen Thompson | 17 | 2 | 1-1 | −5 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 7 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Kevin Durant | 7 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 12 | 3-5 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 17 | 3 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Amen Thompson | 13 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Tari Eason | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 10 | 4-4 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | 17 | 4 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Tari Eason | 13 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Reed Sheppard | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 5 | 0-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 58 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
Q2 2:16
LAC Largest Lead
7
Q4 8:11
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 9-0 run
Q1 10:21 – Q1 8:18
-2 → +7
LAC 10-0 run
Q3 8:24 – Q3 6:34
+13 → +3
HOU 10-0 run
Q3 6:22 – Q3 3:05
+3 → +13
LAC 12-0 run
Q3 2:05 – Q4 11:04
+13 → +1
