Houston Rockets @ LA Clippers
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS - GAME 3 • LAC lead series 2-1
56-26, 26-15 Away
99
56-26, 26-15 Away
56-26, 30-11 Home
124
56-26, 30-11 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
40% (35-88)
Field Goal %
55% (46-83)
33% (11-33)
Three Point %
45% (13-29)
58% (18-31)
Free Throw %
83% (19-23)
15
Turnovers
18
54
Rebounds
53
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:John Gobel
Referee:John Goble
Referee:Ken Mauer
Referee:David Guthrie
Game Flow
--HOU
--LAC
Shot Chart
- Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Jones makes 22-foot jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
- Blake Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Redick makes 26-foot three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot
- Matt Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Redick misses 21-foot jumper
- Blake Griffin makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Terrence Jones makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Blake Griffin makes driving dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Dwight Howard makes 4-foot two point shot (Jason Terry assists)
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 1
- J.J. Redick makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Terrence Jones misses 3-foot jumper
- J.J. Redick makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- James Harden makes 8-foot two point shot
- Blake Griffin makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot
- Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 15-foot two point shot
- Terrence Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Jones misses layup
- Blake Griffin misses layup
- Blake Griffin misses layup
- Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
- Dwight Howard misses dunk
- Jason Terry makes 6-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- J.J. Redick makes 26-foot three point jumper (DeAndre Jordan assists)
- James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Spencer Hawes makes 18-foot jumper (J.J. Redick assists)
- Terrence Jones makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- Austin Rivers makes 19-foot jumper
- Terrence Jones makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
- DeAndre Jordan misses 14-foot jumper
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Matt Barnes makes three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
- DeAndre Jordan misses
- Clint Capela misses 3-foot two point shot
- DeAndre Jordan makes two point shot (Spencer Hawes assists)
- Josh Smith misses layup
- Josh Smith misses tip shot
- Austin Rivers misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer misses 14-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Crawford makes 4-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 6-foot jumper
- Jamal Crawford misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer misses jumper
- Pablo Prigioni misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Pablo Prigioni makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
- Josh Smith makes 5-foot two point shot (Pablo Prigioni assists)
- Austin Rivers makes 27-foot three point jumper (Spencer Hawes assists)
- Pablo Prigioni misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers makes two point shot (Jamal Crawford assists)
- Josh Smith makes driving layup
- Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jamal Crawford misses 17-foot jumper
- Jamal Crawford makes 16-foot jumper
- Dwight Howard misses 6-foot hook shot
- Josh Smith misses layup
- Josh Smith makes 2-foot two point shot
- Blake Griffin misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Crawford makes three point jumper (DeAndre Jordan assists)
- Pablo Prigioni misses 20-foot jumper
- Josh Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Redick makes free throw 1 of 3
- J.J. Redick makes free throw 2 of 3
- J.J. Redick makes free throw 3 of 3
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Terrence Jones misses 12-foot jumper
- Terrence Jones misses jumper
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Crawford makes 3-foot two point shot
- Terrence Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Crawford misses 20-foot jumper
- Jamal Crawford misses 27-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Redick makes 13-foot two point shot (Blake Griffin assists)
- James Harden misses layup
- Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Terrence Jones assists)
- J.J. Redick misses 21-foot jumper
- Matt Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Matt Barnes makes free throw 1 of 1
- Blake Griffin makes 19-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Blake Griffin makes 5-foot two point shot (Austin Rivers assists)
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Blake Griffin makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes 14-foot two point shot
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Glen Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Glen Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Glen Davis makes 3-foot jumper (Matt Barnes assists)
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses driving layup
- Terrence Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes 15-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Blake Griffin misses jumper
- Dwight Howard misses 9-foot jumper
- Blake Griffin misses layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Blake Griffin makes 4-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Jason Terry assists)
- Jason Terry makes 19-foot jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
- Blake Griffin misses layup
- Blake Griffin makes 4-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 21-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Blake Griffin makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Matt Barnes misses three point jumper
- Terrence Jones misses 9-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.J. Redick makes 21-foot jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
- Chris Paul misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
- DeAndre Jordan makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes two point shot
- James Harden misses 17-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Austin Rivers misses three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Austin Rivers makes driving layup
- Corey Brewer makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- J.J. Redick misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers makes 24-foot three point jumper (DeAndre Jordan assists)
- Josh Smith misses jumper
- Josh Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers makes driving layup
- Austin Rivers makes free throw 1 of 1
- J.J. Redick makes two point shot
- Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers makes driving layup
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper
- DeAndre Jordan makes two point shot
- Austin Rivers makes driving layup (Jamal Crawford assists)
- Austin Rivers makes free throw 1 of 1
- Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers makes 10-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
- DeAndre Jordan makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 78-foot three point jumper
- Matt Barnes makes free throw 1 of 2
- Matt Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses hook shot
- Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
- Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
- Austin Rivers makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Blake Griffin misses layup
- Blake Griffin misses tip shot
- Corey Brewer makes driving dunk
- Jamal Crawford makes free throw 1 of 3
- Jamal Crawford makes free throw 2 of 3
- Jamal Crawford makes free throw 3 of 3
- Dwight Howard misses 4-foot hook shot
- Pablo Prigioni misses 27-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Redick makes 4-foot two point shot (Matt Barnes assists)
- J.J. Redick makes technical free throw
- James Harden makes technical free throw
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- J.J. Redick makes 24-foot three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
- James Harden makes 25-foot
- Blake Griffin makes layup
- Pablo Prigioni misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Blake Griffin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Blake Griffin misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Glen Davis misses 17-foot jumper
- J.J. Redick makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)
- Corey Brewer makes driving layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer makes layup (Pablo Prigioni assists)
- Jamal Crawford misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- J.J. Redick makes 6-foot two point shot (Lester Hudson assists)
- James Harden makes driving dunk
- Pablo Prigioni misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Hedo Turkoglu misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kostas Papanikolaou misses three point jumper
- Joey Dorsey misses 5-foot jumper
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
- Pablo Prigioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nick Johnson assists)
- Lester Hudson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela misses 5-foot jumper
- Hedo Turkoglu makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lester Hudson assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Data is currently unavailable.
Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 42 | 16 | .724 | - | W10 |
| Houston | 36 | 21 | .632 | 5.5 | W2 |
| Memphis | 21 | 36 | .368 | 20.5 | L3 |
| Dallas | 21 | 36 | .368 | 20.5 | W2 |
| New Orleans | 17 | 42 | .288 | 25.5 | W2 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 34 | 23 | .596 | - | L2 |
| Phoenix | 33 | 26 | .559 | 2 | L2 |
| Golden State | 31 | 28 | .525 | 4 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 27 | 30 | .474 | 7 | L2 |
| Sacramento | 13 | 47 | .217 | 22.5 | L1 |
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