Houston Rockets @ LA Clippers
Shot Chart
- Elton Brand makes 12-foot jumper
- Cuttino Mobley makes 22-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Cuttino Mobley misses 23-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell makes 14-foot running jumper
- Elton Brand misses 11-foot jumper
- Chris Kaman misses layup
- Quinton Ross makes 18-foot jumper (Elton Brand assists)
- Sam Cassell misses 17-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell misses 14-foot jumper
- Quinton Ross misses 15-foot jumper
- Cuttino Mobley makes 14-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Quinton Ross makes 18-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Quinton Ross makes 18-foot running jumper
- Cuttino Mobley misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Quinton Ross makes 17-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Sam Cassell makes 13-foot jumper
- Elton Brand misses 7-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell makes 17-foot jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Shaun Livingston misses driving layup
- Sam Cassell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Wilcox makes slam dunk (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Sam Cassell makes 16-foot jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Chris Wilcox makes slam dunk (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Shaun Livingston makes 11-foot running jumper
- Cuttino Mobley makes 12-foot jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Cuttino Mobley misses jumper
- Chris Wilcox makes 6-foot running jumper (Daniel Ewing assists)
- Cuttino Mobley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Elton Brand makes 20-foot jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Elton Brand misses 15-foot jumper
- Cuttino Mobley misses 12-foot jumper
- Daniel Ewing makes 25-foot three point jumper (Elton Brand assists)
- Sam Cassell makes 20-foot jumper (Elton Brand assists)
- Elton Brand misses layup
- Shaun Livingston misses running jumper
- Elton Brand misses driving layup
- Shaun Livingston misses 19-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
- Elton Brand misses 15-foot jumper
- Yao Ming blocks Chris Kaman's layup
- Cuttino Mobley misses 17-foot jumper
- Quinton Ross misses 20-foot jumper
- Elton Brand makes driving dunk (Quinton Ross assists)
- Cuttino Mobley makes 9-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Chris Wilcox makes 3-foot two point shot (Cuttino Mobley assists)
- Quinton Ross misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Cuttino Mobley misses jumper
- Sam Cassell makes 13-foot jumper (Elton Brand assists)
- Cuttino Mobley misses 13-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell misses 16-foot jumper
- Chris Wilcox misses 6-foot jumper
- Cuttino Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Sam Cassell misses 14-foot jumper
- Elton Brand misses 8-foot jumper
- Cuttino Mobley makes 19-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Chris Wilcox makes two point shot (Sam Cassell assists)
- Sam Cassell misses 19-foot jumper
- Shaun Livingston makes 4-foot running jumper (Elton Brand assists)
- Elton Brand misses 11-foot jumper
- Quinton Ross misses 16-foot jumper
- Chris Kaman misses 7-foot two point shot
- Shaun Livingston makes 18-foot jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
- Cuttino Mobley makes driving layup
- Dikembe Mutombo blocks Chris Wilcox's layup
- Sam Cassell makes 7-foot hook shot
- Cuttino Mobley makes 13-foot two point shot
- Chris Kaman misses 15-foot jumper
- Elton Brand makes 13-foot jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Elton Brand makes 11-foot two point shot (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Elton Brand misses 15-foot jumper
- Elton Brand makes 16-foot jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Sam Cassell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Chris Wilcox misses layup
- Shaun Livingston misses tip shot
- Elton Brand makes 15-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell misses jumper
- Yao Ming misses 17-foot jumper
- Ryan Bowen makes 15-foot jumper (David Wesley assists)
- Juwan Howard misses 18-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 7-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming makes 13-foot two point shot (David Wesley assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 15-foot two point shot (Juwan Howard assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
- Ryan Bowen misses 21-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 5-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Yao Ming misses 4-foot hook shot
- David Wesley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot (David Wesley assists)
- Ryan Bowen makes driving layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 5-foot two point shot
- Chris Wilcox blocks David Wesley's driving layup
- Ryan Bowen misses jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 27-foot three point jumper (David Wesley assists)
- Chris Wilcox blocks Ryan Bowen's driving layup
- Yao Ming misses 7-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- David Wesley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Bowen misses layup
- Ryan Bowen misses tip shot
- Yao Ming misses 11-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 6-foot running jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 26-foot three point jumper (Moochie Norris assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses jumper
- Luther Head misses layup
- Moochie Norris makes 19-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Stromile Swift misses layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 9-foot jumper
- Moochie Norris makes 17-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes layup (David Wesley assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 12-foot two point shot (David Wesley assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard misses 14-foot jumper
- Ryan Bowen misses 16-foot jumper
- Ryan Bowen misses 18-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 12-foot two point shot (David Wesley assists)
- Chris Wilcox blocks Yao Ming's driving layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 13-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- David Wesley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
- Yao Ming makes jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses layup
- Yao Ming makes 13-foot two point shot (Juwan Howard assists)
- David Wesley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Bowen misses 18-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard misses jumper
- Moochie Norris misses 21-foot jumper
- Cuttino Mobley blocks Luther Head's 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Moochie Norris makes two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses layup
- Moochie Norris makes 6-foot running jumper
- Luther Head misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
- Dikembe Mutombo misses layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot
- Stromile Swift makes 18-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Yao Ming misses 13-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 5-foot two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Stromile Swift misses 12-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
- Chris Kaman blocks Yao Ming's layup
- Ryan Bowen misses 17-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (David Wesley assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
- David Wesley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- David Wesley misses 12-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
ROCKETS
CLIPPERS
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Chris Kaman (David Wesley gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:34 | shot clock violation | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:18 | Elton Brand makes 12-foot jumper | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:00 | Yao Ming misses 17-foot jumper | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:00 | Houston offensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:49 | Ryan Bowen makes 15-foot jumper (David Wesley assists) | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:26 | Cuttino Mobley makes 22-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists) | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:11 | Yao Ming traveling | 2 | 4 | |
| 9:51 | Cuttino Mobley misses 23-foot jumper | 2 | 4 | |
| 9:48 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 2 | 4 | |
| 9:41 | Juwan Howard misses 18-foot jumper | 2 | 4 | |
| 9:40 | Elton Brand defensive rebound | 2 | 4 | |
| 9:34 | Sam Cassell makes 14-foot running jumper | 2 | 6 | |
| 9:15 | Tracy McGrady makes 7-foot two point shot | 4 | 6 | |
| 9:00 | Elton Brand misses 11-foot jumper | 4 | 6 | |
| 8:57 | Ryan Bowen defensive rebound | 4 | 6 | |
| 8:48 | Yao Ming makes 13-foot two point shot (David Wesley assists) | 6 | 6 | |
| 8:29 | Chris Kaman misses layup | 6 | 6 | |
| 8:27 | Juwan Howard defensive rebound | 6 | 6 | |
| 8:08 | Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper | 8 | 6 | |
| 7:48 | Quinton Ross makes 18-foot jumper (Elton Brand assists) | 8 | 8 | |
| 7:33 | Tracy McGrady makes 15-foot two point shot (Juwan Howard assists) | 10 | 8 | |
| 7:28 | Ryan Bowen shooting foul (Elton Brand draws the foul) | 10 | 8 | |
| 7:28 | Elton Brand makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 9 | |
| 7:28 | Elton Brand makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 10 | |
| 7:13 | Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper | 10 | 10 | |
| 7:11 | Chris Kaman defensive rebound | 10 | 10 | |
| 7:03 | Sam Cassell misses 17-foot jumper | 10 | 10 | |
| 7:03 | Ryan Bowen defensive rebound | 10 | 10 | |
| 6:50 | Ryan Bowen misses 21-foot jumper | 10 | 10 | |
| 6:48 | Juwan Howard offensive rebound | 10 | 10 | |
| 6:43 | Yao Ming makes 5-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists) | 12 | 10 | |
| 6:33 | Sam Cassell misses 14-foot jumper | 12 | 10 | |
| 6:31 | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 12 | 10 | |
| 6:22 | Yao Ming misses 4-foot hook shot | 12 | 10 | |
| 6:22 | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 12 | 10 | |
| 6:22 | Chris Kaman shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 12 | 10 | |
| 6:22 | Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 10 | |
| 6:22 | Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 10 | |
| 6:05 | Quinton Ross misses 15-foot jumper | 14 | 10 | |
| 6:03 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 14 | 10 | |
| 5:50 | David Wesley misses 26-foot three point jumper | 14 | 10 | |
| 5:48 | Chris Kaman defensive rebound | 14 | 10 | |
| 5:37 | David Wesley personal foul (Sam Cassell draws the foul) | 14 | 10 | |
| 5:37 | Los Angeles full timeout | 14 | 10 | |
| 5:20 | Cuttino Mobley makes 14-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists) | 14 | 12 | |
| 5:01 | Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot (David Wesley assists) | 16 | 12 | |
| 4:43 | Quinton Ross makes 18-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists) | 16 | 14 | |
| 4:26 | Ryan Bowen makes driving layup (Tracy McGrady assists) | 18 | 14 | |
| 4:18 | Yao Ming illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 18 | 14 | |
| 4:18 | Sam Cassell makes technical free throw | 18 | 15 | |
| 4:05 | Quinton Ross makes 18-foot running jumper | 18 | 17 | |
| 3:51 | Tracy McGrady lost ball (Sam Cassell steals) | 18 | 17 | |
| 3:45 | Cuttino Mobley misses 27-foot three point jumper | 18 | 17 | |
| 3:43 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 18 | 17 | |
| 3:34 | Tracy McGrady makes 5-foot two point shot | 20 | 17 | |
| 3:34 | Sam Cassell shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 20 | 17 | |
| 3:34 | Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 1 | 21 | 17 | |
| 3:20 | Juwan Howard personal foul (Elton Brand draws the foul) | 21 | 17 | |
| 3:20 | Chris Wilcox enters the game for Chris Kaman | 21 | 17 | |
| 3:12 | Quinton Ross makes 17-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists) | 21 | 19 | |
| 2:58 | Chris Wilcox blocks David Wesley's driving layup | 21 | 19 | |
| 2:56 | Sam Cassell defensive rebound | 21 | 19 | |
| 2:50 | Sam Cassell makes 13-foot jumper | 21 | 21 | |
| 2:42 | Houston full timeout | 21 | 21 | |
| 2:42 | Shaun Livingston enters the game for Cuttino Mobley | 21 | 21 | |
| 2:30 | Ryan Bowen misses jumper | 21 | 21 | |
| 2:29 | Houston offensive rebound | 21 | 21 | |
| 2:15 | Tracy McGrady makes 27-foot three point jumper (David Wesley assists) | 24 | 21 | |
| 1:58 | Elton Brand misses 7-foot jumper | 24 | 21 | |
| 1:55 | Juwan Howard defensive rebound | 24 | 21 | |
| 1:43 | Chris Wilcox blocks Ryan Bowen's driving layup | 24 | 21 | |
| 1:42 | Chris Wilcox defensive rebound | 24 | 21 | |
| 1:35 | Sam Cassell makes 17-foot jumper (Shaun Livingston assists) | 24 | 23 | |
| 1:14 | Yao Ming misses 7-foot jumper | 24 | 23 | |
| 1:10 | Juwan Howard offensive rebound | 24 | 23 | |
| 1:07 | Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper | 24 | 23 | |
| 1:07 | Houston offensive rebound | 24 | 23 | |
| 1:07 | shot clock violation | 24 | 23 | |
| 1:07 | Luther Head enters the game for Ryan Bowen | 24 | 23 | |
| 42.9 | Shaun Livingston misses driving layup | 24 | 23 | |
| 39.9 | Luther Head defensive rebound | 24 | 23 | |
| 17.9 | David Wesley misses 26-foot three point jumper | 24 | 23 | |
| 15.9 | Elton Brand defensive rebound | 24 | 23 | |
| 0.3 | Sam Cassell misses 26-foot three point jumper | 24 | 23 | |
| 0.1 | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 24 | 23 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 24 | 23 | |
Regular Season Series
LAC lead 1-0
Game Information
crypto.com Arena
5:30 PM, 17 December 2005
Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 17,611
- Referees:
- Ken Mauer
- Leroy Richardson
- Olandis Poole
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 8 | .742 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W2 |
| Memphis | 15 | 16 | .484 | 8 | W2 |
| Dallas | 12 | 21 | .364 | 12 | L2 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 25 | .242 | 16 | L3 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 19 | 10 | .655 | - | L3 |
| Phoenix | 18 | 13 | .581 | 2 | W3 |
| Golden State | 16 | 15 | .516 | 4 | W3 |
| LA Clippers | 9 | 21 | .300 | 10.5 | W3 |
| Sacramento | 8 | 23 | .258 | 12 | W1 |

