LA Clippers @ Houston Rockets
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS - GAME 1 • LAC lead series 1-0
56-26, 26-15 Away
117
56-26, 26-15 Away
56-26, 30-11 Home
101
56-26, 30-11 Home
LA Clippers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 40 | 26 | 9-19 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +21 | |
| 42 | 20 | 8-11 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +21 | |
| 34 | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6-11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | +19 | |
| 41 | 17 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +20 | |
| 28 | 17 | 5-12 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 11 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | |
| 32 | 21 | 8-18 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +10 | |
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117 | 41-84 | 13-31 | 22-30 | 42 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 22 | |||
49% | 42% | 73% | ||||||||||||
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 16 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -11 | |
| 38 | 17 | 7-13 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -11 | |
| 39 | 22 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 4-9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | -17 | |
| 30 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -23 | |
| 37 | 20 | 6-13 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -22 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 29 | 9 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +3 | |
| 24 | 6 | 3-12 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -10 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +3 | |
| 20 | 11 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +7 | |
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101 | 38-84 | 11-33 | 14-24 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 25 | |||
45% | 33% | 58% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Derrick Stafford
Referee:Bill Spooner
Referee:Mike Callahan
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 25 | 16 | .610 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 25 | 17 | .595 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Golden State | 24 | 19 | .558 | 2 | W3 |
| LA Clippers | 18 | 23 | .439 | 7 | W5 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 31 | .279 | 14 | L1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 29 | 13 | .690 | - | W2 |
| Houston | 25 | 15 | .625 | 3 | W2 |
| Memphis | 18 | 23 | .439 | 10.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 17 | 26 | .395 | 12.5 | W2 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 35 | .222 | 20.5 | L2 |
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