Houston Rockets @ LA Clippers
52-25, 24-15 Away
105
52-25, 24-15 Away
23-54, 13-26 Home
79
23-54, 13-26 Home
Shot Chart
- Josh Powell makes 20-foot jumper (Corey Maggette assists)
- Corey Maggette makes 19-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
- Josh Powell makes driving layup (Brevin Knight assists)
- Elton Brand misses 18-foot jumper
- Elton Brand misses 14-foot jumper
- Josh Powell makes layup (Brevin Knight assists)
- Brevin Knight misses 18-foot jumper
- Elton Brand misses 7-foot jumper
- Josh Powell makes two point shot (Brevin Knight assists)
- Corey Maggette misses 17-foot jumper
- Brevin Knight misses two point shot
- Elton Brand makes 16-foot jumper (Al Thornton assists)
- Elton Brand misses 13-foot jumper
- Quinton Ross misses jumper
- Al Thornton misses 21-foot jumper
- Josh Powell misses 7-foot hook shot
- Elton Brand makes layup
- Elton Brand misses 12-foot jumper
- Al Thornton makes driving layup
- Al Thornton misses 15-foot jumper
- Dan Dickau misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Josh Powell makes layup
- Tracy McGrady blocks Al Thornton's layup
- Cuttino Mobley misses 18-foot jumper
- Dan Dickau makes 22-foot jumper (Nick Fazekas assists)
- Al Thornton makes two point shot (Cuttino Mobley assists)
- Elton Brand makes 12-foot two point shot
- Elton Brand makes driving layup (Dan Dickau assists)
- Dan Dickau makes driving layup
- Al Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Cuttino Mobley makes layup (Nick Fazekas assists)
- Cuttino Mobley makes 13-foot two point shot (Dan Dickau assists)
- Al Thornton misses jumper
- Elton Brand misses 7-foot jumper
- Cuttino Mobley misses 15-foot jumper
- Dan Dickau makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Brevin Knight misses 17-foot jumper
- Josh Powell misses 17-foot jumper
- Quinton Ross misses 17-foot jumper
- Elton Brand misses 5-foot jumper
- Elton Brand makes layup
- Quinton Ross misses 20-foot jumper
- Cuttino Mobley misses 18-foot jumper
- Josh Powell makes slam dunk (Brevin Knight assists)
- Elton Brand makes layup (Cuttino Mobley assists)
- Josh Powell makes 13-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
- Al Thornton misses 16-foot jumper
- Josh Powell makes driving dunk (Brevin Knight assists)
- Elton Brand makes 17-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
- Elton Brand makes 15-foot jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
- Cuttino Mobley misses 11-foot jumper
- Al Thornton makes 19-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
- Brevin Knight misses 19-foot jumper
- Josh Powell makes 14-foot jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
- Smush Parker makes 4-foot running jumper
- Cuttino Mobley misses 18-foot jumper
- Josh Powell misses 20-foot jumper
- Cuttino Mobley makes 16-foot two point shot (Smush Parker assists)
- Josh Powell makes 14-foot jumper (Smush Parker assists)
- Elton Brand misses 13-foot jumper
- Cuttino Mobley makes 14-foot jumper
- Smush Parker misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Smush Parker misses layup
- Josh Powell makes driving layup (Smush Parker assists)
- Cuttino Mobley misses 21-foot jumper
- Smush Parker makes driving layup (Cuttino Mobley assists)
- Cuttino Mobley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dan Dickau misses layup
- Dan Dickau misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Smush Parker makes 4-foot running jumper
- Al Thornton misses 19-foot jumper
- Quinton Ross misses 18-foot jumper
- Al Thornton misses 20-foot jumper
- Al Thornton makes 9-foot two point shot (Dan Dickau assists)
- Al Thornton misses jumper
- Marcus Williams misses 18-foot jumper
- Dan Dickau misses layup
- Marcus Williams misses layup
- Nick Fazekas misses tip shot
- Dan Dickau makes 21-foot jumper
- Marcus Williams misses layup
- Shane Battier misses 21-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 15-foot jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
- Bobby Jackson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Bobby Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola makes 8-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Elton Brand blocks Dikembe Mutombo's layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
- Bobby Jackson makes 23-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Dikembe Mutombo makes two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)
- Bobby Jackson makes two point shot
- Bobby Jackson misses 19-foot jumper
- Bobby Jackson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Bobby Jackson misses jumper
- Luther Head makes 18-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
- Bobby Jackson misses 22-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot two point shot
- Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Chuck Hayes makes 4-foot hook shot (Luther Head assists)
- Cuttino Mobley blocks Luther Head's layup
- Shane Battier misses 16-foot jumper
- Elton Brand blocks Carl Landry's layup
- Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Luther Head misses 27-foot three point running jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes layup
- Aaron Brooks makes 6-foot two point shot
- Chuck Hayes misses 4-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes 10-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
- Shane Battier misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 15-foot jumper
- Elton Brand blocks Dikembe Mutombo's layup
- Dikembe Mutombo makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
- Bobby Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Josh Powell blocks Bobby Jackson's layup
- Bobby Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo makes tip shot
- Dikembe Mutombo makes 6-foot hook shot (Shane Battier assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
- Brevin Knight blocks Bobby Jackson's layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Bobby Jackson misses 16-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes misses 7-foot jumper
- Elton Brand blocks Luther Head's two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 6-foot jumper
- Luther Head misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head makes 18-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Luis Scola makes 9-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 15-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes layup (Luther Head assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes layup
- Luther Head makes two point shot
- Shane Battier makes 7-foot hook shot
- Luther Head makes driving layup
- Shane Battier misses 16-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses tip shot
- Luther Head makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Al Thornton blocks Shane Battier's layup
- Shane Battier misses 6-foot hook shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes 5-foot running jumper
- Steve Novak makes 22-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Loren Woods misses 5-foot jumper
- Steve Novak misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Mike Harris makes layup
ROCKETS
CLIPPERS
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Dikembe Mutombo vs. Josh Powell (Luis Scola gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Shane Battier misses 21-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Elton Brand defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Bobby Jackson shooting foul (Corey Maggette draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Corey Maggette misses free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Los Angeles offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Corey Maggette makes free throw 2 of 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11:10 | | Tracy McGrady makes 15-foot jumper (Bobby Jackson assists) | 2 | 1 |
| 10:55 | | Dikembe Mutombo illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 2 | 1 |
| 10:55 | | Brevin Knight makes technical free throw | 2 | 2 |
| 10:51 | | Josh Powell makes 20-foot jumper (Corey Maggette assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:40 | | Bobby Jackson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists) | 5 | 4 |
| 10:27 | | Corey Maggette makes 19-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists) | 5 | 6 |
| 10:08 | | Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists) | 7 | 6 |
| 9:52 | | Shane Battier personal foul (Corey Maggette draws the foul) | 7 | 6 |
| 9:45 | | Josh Powell makes driving layup (Brevin Knight assists) | 7 | 8 |
| 9:18 | | Bobby Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper | 7 | 8 |
| 9:18 | | Brevin Knight defensive rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 9:11 | | Elton Brand misses 18-foot jumper | 7 | 8 |
| 9:10 | | Bobby Jackson defensive rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 8:56 | | Luis Scola makes 8-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists) | 9 | 8 |
| 8:37 | | Elton Brand misses 14-foot jumper | 9 | 8 |
| 8:36 | | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 9 | 8 |
| 8:22 | | Elton Brand blocks Dikembe Mutombo's layup | 9 | 8 |
| 8:19 | | Elton Brand defensive rebound | 9 | 8 |
| 8:12 | | Josh Powell makes layup (Brevin Knight assists) | 9 | 10 |
| 7:52 | | Elton Brand shooting foul (Luis Scola draws the foul) | 9 | 10 |
| 7:52 | | Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 7:52 | | Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 10 |
| 7:39 | | Brevin Knight misses 18-foot jumper | 11 | 10 |
| 7:37 | | Elton Brand offensive rebound | 11 | 10 |
| 7:31 | | Elton Brand misses 7-foot jumper | 11 | 10 |
| 7:30 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 11 | 10 |
| 7:20 | | Tracy McGrady bad pass (Josh Powell steals) | 11 | 10 |
| 7:16 | | Josh Powell makes two point shot (Brevin Knight assists) | 11 | 12 |
| 7:01 | | Josh Powell shooting foul (Luis Scola draws the foul) | 11 | 12 |
| 7:01 | | Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 12 |
| 7:01 | | Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 12 |
| 6:48 | | Corey Maggette misses 17-foot jumper | 13 | 12 |
| 6:48 | | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 13 | 12 |
| 6:28 | | Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot jumper | 15 | 12 |
| 6:18 | | Brevin Knight misses two point shot | 15 | 12 |
| 6:18 | | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 15 | 12 |
| 6:11 | | Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper | 15 | 12 |
| 6:09 | | Corey Maggette defensive rebound | 15 | 12 |
| 5:58 | | Luis Scola shooting foul (Elton Brand draws the foul) | 15 | 12 |
| 5:58 | | Los Angeles full timeout | 15 | 12 |
| 5:58 | | Al Thornton enters the game for Corey Maggette | 15 | 12 |
| 5:58 | | Elton Brand makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 13 |
| 5:58 | | Elton Brand misses free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 13 |
| 5:58 | | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 15 | 13 |
| 5:43 | | Tracy McGrady misses layup | 15 | 13 |
| 5:43 | | Houston offensive rebound | 15 | 13 |
| 5:37 | | Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper | 15 | 13 |
| 5:37 | | Houston defensive rebound | 15 | 13 |
| 5:20 | | Elton Brand makes 16-foot jumper (Al Thornton assists) | 15 | 15 |
| 5:03 | | Bobby Jackson makes 23-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists) | 17 | 15 |
| 4:48 | | Elton Brand misses 13-foot jumper | 17 | 15 |
| 4:46 | | Bobby Jackson defensive rebound | 17 | 15 |
| 4:39 | | Dikembe Mutombo makes two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists) | 19 | 15 |
| 4:24 | | Quinton Ross traveling | 19 | 15 |
| 4:05 | | Bobby Jackson makes two point shot | 21 | 15 |
| 3:47 | | Quinton Ross misses jumper | 21 | 15 |
| 3:47 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 21 | 15 |
| 3:41 | | Al Thornton shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 21 | 15 |
| 3:41 | | Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 15 |
| 3:41 | | Cuttino Mobley enters the game for Quinton Ross | 22 | 15 |
| 3:41 | | Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 15 |
| 3:25 | | Al Thornton misses 21-foot jumper | 23 | 15 |
| 3:24 | | Bobby Jackson defensive rebound | 23 | 15 |
| 3:19 | | Bobby Jackson bad pass (Cuttino Mobley steals) | 23 | 15 |
| 3:08 | | Josh Powell misses 7-foot hook shot | 23 | 15 |
| 3:06 | | Elton Brand offensive rebound | 23 | 15 |
| 3:06 | | Elton Brand makes layup | 23 | 17 |
| 3:06 | | Shane Battier shooting foul (Elton Brand draws the foul) | 23 | 17 |
| 3:06 | | Elton Brand makes free throw 1 of 1 | 23 | 18 |
| 2:46 | | Bobby Jackson misses 19-foot jumper | 23 | 18 |
| 2:45 | | Tracy McGrady offensive rebound | 23 | 18 |
| 2:40 | | Bobby Jackson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists) | 26 | 18 |
| 2:17 | | Elton Brand misses 12-foot jumper | 26 | 18 |
| 2:16 | | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 26 | 18 |
| 2:04 | | Houston full timeout | 26 | 18 |
| 2:04 | | Dan Dickau enters the game for Elton Brand | 26 | 18 |
| 2:04 | | Nick Fazekas enters the game for Brevin Knight | 26 | 18 |
| 2:04 | | Carl Landry enters the game for Shane Battier | 26 | 18 |
| 2:04 | | Luther Head enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo | 26 | 18 |
| 1:49 | | Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists) | 28 | 18 |
| 1:31 | | Al Thornton makes driving layup | 28 | 20 |
| 1:09 | | Bobby Jackson misses jumper | 28 | 20 |
| 1:08 | | Luther Head offensive rebound | 28 | 20 |
| 1:05 | | Luther Head makes 18-foot jumper | 30 | 20 |
| 44.9 | | Al Thornton misses 15-foot jumper | 30 | 20 |
| 43.9 | | Bobby Jackson defensive rebound | 30 | 20 |
| 33.9 | | Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper | 30 | 20 |
| 33.4 | | Josh Powell defensive rebound | 30 | 20 |
| 15.9 | | Dan Dickau misses 28-foot three point jumper | 30 | 20 |
| 14.5 | | Josh Powell offensive rebound | 30 | 20 |
| 12.1 | | Josh Powell makes layup | 30 | 22 |
| 2.1 | | Bobby Jackson misses 22-foot jumper | 30 | 22 |
| 2.0 | | Cuttino Mobley defensive rebound | 30 | 22 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 30 | 22 | |
Regular Season Series
HOU leads 2-0
Game Information
crypto.com Arena
11:30 PM, 6 April 2008
Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 17,932
- Referees:
- Bob Delaney
- Derrick Stafford
- Zach Zarba
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | W7 |
| Houston | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | L2 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 19 | .387 | 11 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15 | L1 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 19 | 9 | .679 | - | L2 |
| Phoenix | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Golden State | 15 | 15 | .500 | 5 | W2 |
| LA Clippers | 8 | 21 | .276 | 11.5 | W2 |
| Sacramento | 7 | 23 | .233 | 13 | L1 |
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