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Houston Rockets17-10108atLA Clippers8-21128

Tue, Dec 23, 10:30 PM ESTIntuit Dome, Inglewood, CAPeacock · NBC · Space City Home Network

The box score

Final numbers

Line scoreQ1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU35232426108
LAC29343530128
PlayerMinPtsRebAstStlBlkTOFG3PTFT+/-
Kevin DurantSF2922510238-151-45-5-15
Jabari Smith Jr.PF3216110006-134-100-0-19
Alperen SengunC28191172139-160-01-1-9
Josh OkogieSG120110000-10-10-0+3
Amen ThompsonPG3519952037-100-05-8-15
Steven Adams142410011-30-00-0-5
Reed Sheppard268130103-91-51-1-21
Tari Eason187500103-71-50-0-16
Aaron Holiday163010021-41-30-0-9
Jae'Sean Tate147330103-40-01-10
JD Davison50010010-00-00-0+2
Clint Capela52111001-20-00-2+2
Jeff Green53100001-21-20-0+2
Team1084525561343-869-3013-18

DNP: Isaiah Crawford (gleague twoway), Dorian Finney-Smith (injury), Tyler Smith (gleague twoway), Fred VanVleet (injury)

PlayerMinPtsRebAstStlBlkTOFG3PTFT+/-
Kawhi LeonardSF37418500216-234-55-5+25
John CollinsPF2913552205-83-30-0+17
Brook LopezC275640201-51-42-2+13
Kris DunnSG2611421004-83-70-1+17
James HardenPG3529462047-143-812-13+19
Yanic Konan Niederhäuser153201001-10-01-2-4
Nicolas Batum256000012-42-40-0+9
Kobe Sanders1313111004-53-32-2+6
Bogdan Bogdanović193210011-61-30-0+7
Cam Christie40000000-10-00-0-3
Jordan Miller44100001-10-02-2-3
Kobe Brown40110000-10-00-0-3
Team128412574842-7720-3724-27

DNP: Bradley Beal (injury), RayJ Dennis (gleague twoway), Derrick Jones Jr. (injury), Chris Paul (not with team), Ivica Zubac (injury)

Lead tracker

How the game flowed

5510101515202025253030LACHOUQ1Q2Q3Q4
Biggest lead · LAC
26
Biggest lead · HOU
9
Times tied
6
Lead changes
5
Longest run · LAC
11

How they entered this matchup

Pregame context

Rest edge: LACTravel tax: HOUBody clock: HOU4 in 6: HOUNational TV
  • LAC has the rest edge with 2 days and 72h between games.
  • HOU is carrying the heavier travel load at 365 mi from its previous stop.
  • HOU is dealing with minimal pressure: -2h on the body clock and 0h of zone shift.
  • HOU is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
  • HOU is in game 5 of 6 on the road with 3,929 mi already logged before tip.

The numbers

Rest · travel · body clock

Schedule spotHOULAC
Record17-108-21
Days rest1 day2 days
Hours rest48.5h72h
Rest swing-23.5h+23.5h
Travel in365 mi0 mi
Zone change0h0h
Body clock-2h0h
Local tipeveningevening
SegmentRoad trip · 5 of 6Homestand · 2 of 2
Miles before tip3,929 mi0 mi
Schedule alerts4 in 6

How each side got here

Travel and map

HOU

365 mi
Sacramento, CAInglewood, CA

HOU came from Sacramento, CA with 365 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Sacramento, CA to Inglewood, CA

LAC

0 mi
Inglewood, CANo travel

LAC stayed in Inglewood, CA between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Inglewood, CA

Where this game sits in the run

Trip context

HOU

Road trip

HOU is on game 5 of 6 on the road, with 3,929 mi already behind it.

Game in segment5 of 6
Miles before tip3,929 mi
Segment miles4,301 mi

LAC

Homestand

LAC is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 2
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

TV · streaming · radio

National
streamingPeacockNBC
Local TV
HOUSpace City Home Networkin-market
League Pass
Full replay + condensed game
Radio
HOU790 AM / S: KLTN TUDNLACAM 570 KLAC/S: KTMZSiriusXM

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