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
Game Leaders
Team Stats
49% (41-84)
Field Goal %
45% (38-84)
42% (13-31)
Three Point %
33% (11-33)
73% (22-30)
Free Throw %
58% (14-24)
23
Turnovers
24
58
Rebounds
49
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Derrick Stafford
Referee:Bill Spooner
Referee:Mike Callahan
Game Flow
--LAC
--HOU
Shot Chart
- Terrence Jones misses two point shot
- Matt Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
- Austin Rivers makes 24-foot three point jumper (DeAndre Jordan assists)
- Jason Terry makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- J.J. Redick misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Terrence Jones misses layup
- Dwight Howard misses layup
- Trevor Ariza makes two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 1
- Blake Griffin misses running hook shot
- Matt Barnes makes layup (DeAndre Jordan assists)
- Matt Barnes makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Austin Rivers misses 12-foot jumper
- DeAndre Jordan misses tip shot
- Matt Barnes makes layup (DeAndre Jordan assists)
- Dwight Howard misses 5-foot two point shot
- Blake Griffin makes 8-foot two point shot
- Austin Rivers misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Matt Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Jamal Crawford makes 12-foot two point shot (J.J. Redick assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- J.J. Redick misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Corey Brewer misses 16-foot jumper
- Blake Griffin makes layup (Matt Barnes assists)
- Josh Smith misses 11-foot jumper
- Jamal Crawford misses 22-foot two point jumper
- Jamal Crawford makes 7-foot two point shot
- Lester Hudson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Blake Griffin misses hook shot
- Josh Smith makes driving layup
- Lester Hudson misses 9-foot
- James Harden makes layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jamal Crawford makes jumper (Lester Hudson assists)
- Blake Griffin misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Josh Smith misses 8-foot jumper
- Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Blake Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes 25-foot
- Jamal Crawford misses 42-foot three point running jumper
- Hedo Turkoglu makes 22-foot two point shot
- Josh Smith makes layup
- Corey Brewer makes layup (Dwight Howard assists)
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Pablo Prigioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Hedo Turkoglu misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith misses 29-foot three point jumper
- DeAndre Jordan makes two point shot (Blake Griffin assists)
- DeAndre Jordan makes free throw 1 of 1
- Austin Rivers misses 20-foot jumper
- Pablo Prigioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Jamal Crawford makes 25-foot three pointer (Blake Griffin assists)
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Pablo Prigioni misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Blake Griffin makes driving dunk (Jamal Crawford assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Crawford misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Matt Barnes makes layup (Blake Griffin assists)
- Dwight Howard makes layup (Terrence Jones assists)
- Blake Griffin makes layup (Jamal Crawford assists)
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jamal Crawford makes two point shot
- Terrence Jones misses 3-foot jumper
- Blake Griffin makes 2-foot two point shot (Matt Barnes assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot two point shot
- Blake Griffin misses 18-foot jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot
- Jason Terry misses 20-foot jumper
- DeAndre Jordan makes dunk (Jamal Crawford assists)
- Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
- Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
- J.J. Redick misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 13-foot jumper
- J.J. Redick misses 22-foot jumper
- Blake Griffin makes layup
- Blake Griffin makes free throw 1 of 1
- Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
- DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
- DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2
- Corey Brewer misses driving layup
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Glen Davis makes jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
- Dwight Howard misses layup
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot
- Jamal Crawford misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Blake Griffin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Blake Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Corey Brewer misses 33-foot three point running jumper
- J.J. Redick misses 19-foot jumper
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Matt Barnes makes jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
- Austin Rivers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
- Terrence Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes driving layup
- DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
- DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes 27-foot three pointer (Jason Terry assists)
- James Harden misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Austin Rivers makes free throw 1 of 2
- Austin Rivers misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Terry misses three point jumper
- J.J. Redick makes three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Blake Griffin makes 20-foot jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
- Terrence Jones makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Blake Griffin misses 9-foot jump bank shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes dunk
- Matt Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 20-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Blake Griffin makes two point shot
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Josh Smith assists)
- Austin Rivers misses 9-foot two point shot
- DeAndre Jordan makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeAndre Jordan makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.J. Redick makes 6-foot two point shot (Austin Rivers assists)
- Jason Terry makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Austin Rivers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Matt Barnes assists)
- DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
- DeAndre Jordan makes free throw 2 of 2
- Blake Griffin makes layup
- Blake Griffin makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jason Terry makes 18-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- J.J. Redick makes 25-foot three pointer (Blake Griffin assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Crawford misses driving layup
- Pablo Prigioni misses 26-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Redick makes 18-foot two point shot (Blake Griffin assists)
- Pablo Prigioni makes 26-foot three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
- Blake Griffin misses 5-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Pablo Prigioni assists)
- Corey Brewer misses three point jumper
- Jamal Crawford makes 25-foot
- Corey Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Redick makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.J. Redick makes free throw 2 of 2
- Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Crawford makes two point shot
- Dwight Howard makes 6-foot two point shot
- Glen Davis makes layup (Jamal Crawford assists)
- Corey Brewer makes 6-foot two point shot
- Matt Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes 4-foot two point shot
- Hedo Turkoglu misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers makes layup (DeAndre Jordan assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Pablo Prigioni assists)
- Josh Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Crawford misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Pablo Prigioni assists)
- Matt Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
- Jason Terry misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot jumper
- Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Blake Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Smith misses jumper
- Matt Barnes makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeAndre Jordan assists)
- Jamal Crawford makes three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
- Josh Smith misses three point jumper
- Blake Griffin misses 18-foot jumper
- Jamal Crawford misses 5-foot Running Jumper
- J.J. Redick makes 6-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Blake Griffin misses 6-foot
- James Harden makes three pointer
- J.J. Redick misses 22-foot two point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- DeAndre Jordan makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeAndre Jordan makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Blake Griffin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Blake Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Jamal Crawford makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Crawford makes free throw 2 of 2
- Corey Brewer misses driving layup
- Matt Barnes makes dunk (J.J. Redick assists)
- Austin Rivers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
- Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Redick misses three point jumper
- James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Redick makes three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
- Pablo Prigioni makes driving layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Austin Rivers makes free throw 1 of 2
- Austin Rivers makes free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 49 | 26 | .653 | - | W3 |
| Phoenix | 42 | 33 | .560 | 7 | W2 |
| LA Clippers | 39 | 36 | .520 | 10 | W5 |
| Golden State | 36 | 39 | .480 | 13 | L1 |
| Sacramento | 19 | 57 | .250 | 30.5 | L4 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 57 | 18 | .760 | - | W9 |
| Houston | 45 | 29 | .608 | 11.5 | W2 |
| Memphis | 25 | 50 | .333 | 32 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 25 | 51 | .329 | 32.5 | L5 |
| Dallas | 24 | 51 | .320 | 33 | L1 |
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