Tue, Dec 23 · Regular season
Rockets108atClippers128
01Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | 35 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 5-8 | -15 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 32 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 4-10 | 0-0 | -19 |
| Kevin Durant | 30 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 5-5 | -15 |
| Alperen Sengun | 28 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -9 |
| Reed Sheppard | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 1-1 | -21 |
| Tari Eason | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -16 |
| Aaron Holiday | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Steven Adams | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Josh Okogie | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Clint Capela | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | +2 |
| Jeff Green | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +2 |
| JD Davison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Team | 108 | 42 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 43-86 | 9-30 | 13-18 |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 37 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16-23 | 4-5 | 5-5 | +25 |
| James Harden | 35 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7-14 | 3-8 | 12-13 | +19 |
| John Collins | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | +17 |
| Brook Lopez | 27 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | +13 |
| Kris Dunn | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0-1 | +17 |
| Nicolas Batum | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Bogdan Bogdanovic | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -4 |
| Kobe Sanders | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Jordan Miller | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -3 |
| Cam Christie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Kobe Brown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Team | 128 | 34 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 42-77 | 20-37 | 24-27 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Rockets edges
No clear mismatch in Houston's favor.
Clippers edges
No clear mismatch in LA's favor.
Key battles
- LA's offense gets to the line (3rd), but Houston's defense defends without fouling (5th). Watch the free throws.
04Tale of the tape
| HOU | Rank | Stat | Rank | LAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119.6 | 8th | Offensive rating | 11th | 118.3 |
| 114.2 | 7th | Defensive rating | 18th | 117.1 |
| +5.4 | 6th | Net rating | 16th | +1.2 |
| 95.2 | 29th | Pace | 28th | 95.6 |
| 54.2 | 17th | Effective FG % | 6th | 55.9 |
| 12.6 | 20th | Turnover % | 19th | 12.5 |
| 34.8 | 1st | Offensive rebound % | 23rd | 23.7 |
| 19.9 | 19th | Free throw rate | 3rd | 24.3 |
| 53.0 | 6th | Opponent eFG % | 16th | 54.5 |
| 11.6 | 21st | Forced turnover % | 16th | 12.3 |
| 74.5 | 9th | Defensive rebound % | 22nd | 72.9 |
| 18.9 | 5th | Opponent FT rate | 11th | 19.7 |