Game completed
Houston Rockets17-10108at
LA Clippers8-21128
Tue, Dec 23, 10:30 PM ESTIntuit Dome, Inglewood, CAPeacock · NBC · Space City Home Network
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 35 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 108 |
| LAC | 29 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 128 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin DurantSF | 29 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 5-5 | -15 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.PF | 32 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 4-10 | 0-0 | -19 |
| Alperen SengunC | 28 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -9 |
| Josh OkogieSG | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Amen ThompsonPG | 35 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 5-8 | -15 |
| Steven Adams | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| 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 |
| JD Davison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| 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 |
| Team | 108 | 45 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 43-86 | 9-30 | 13-18 |
DNP: Isaiah Crawford (gleague twoway), Dorian Finney-Smith (injury), Tyler Smith (gleague twoway), Fred VanVleet (injury)
LA Clippers
128| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi LeonardSF | 37 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16-23 | 4-5 | 5-5 | +25 |
| John CollinsPF | 29 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | +17 |
| Brook LopezC | 27 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | +13 |
| Kris DunnSG | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0-1 | +17 |
| James HardenPG | 35 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7-14 | 3-8 | 12-13 | +19 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -4 |
| Nicolas Batum | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Kobe Sanders | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Cam Christie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Jordan Miller | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -3 |
| Kobe Brown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Team | 128 | 41 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 42-77 | 20-37 | 24-27 |
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
- 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
- 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 spot | HOU | LAC |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 17-10 | 8-21 |
| Days rest | 1 day | 2 days |
| Hours rest | 48.5h | 72h |
| Rest swing | -23.5h | +23.5h |
| Travel in | 365 mi | 0 mi |
| Zone change | 0h | 0h |
| Body clock | -2h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 5 of 6 | Homestand · 2 of 2 |
| Miles before tip | 3,929 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | 4 in 6 | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
HOU
365 miHOU came from Sacramento, CA with 365 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
Sacramento, CA to Inglewood, CA
LAC
0 miLAC 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 tripHOU is on game 5 of 6 on the road, with 3,929 mi already behind it.
LAC
HomestandLAC is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.
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