LA Clippers @ Houston Rockets

23-59, 10-31 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Clippers LAC	17	25	18	15	75
Rockets HOU	35	23	20	15	93

Houston RocketsRocketsHOU

55-27, 31-10 Home

Shane Battier misses layup
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola makes layup
Al Thornton blocks Shane Battier's layup
Luis Scola makes 22-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Tracy McGrady misses jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 22-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)
Dikembe Mutombo makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola makes 4-foot two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)
Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
Elton Brand blocks Dikembe Mutombo's layup
Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dikembe Mutombo assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 21-foot jumper
Dikembe Mutombo makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Shane Battier makes 21-foot jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Luis Scola makes jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Chuck Hayes makes two point shot
Tracy McGrady misses 29-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola misses layup
Mike Harris makes layup
Luis Scola misses jumper
Carl Landry misses 20-foot jumper
Mike Harris makes layup
Luther Head misses 21-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes makes jumper (Mike Harris assists)
Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luther Head misses 20-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks makes two point shot (Chuck Hayes assists)
Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry makes two point shot
Bobby Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper
Steve Novak makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
Bobby Jackson misses two point shot
Bobby Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Steve Novak makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson makes layup (Luis Scola assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses layup
Elton Brand blocks Luis Scola's 4-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 9-foot running jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 7-foot running jumper
Luis Scola makes two point shot
Luis Scola makes 8-foot two point shot
Dikembe Mutombo makes slam dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
Dikembe Mutombo misses 9-foot hook shot
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola makes 8-foot two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Nick Fazekas blocks Chuck Hayes's layup
Luis Scola makes layup
Shane Battier misses 34-foot three point jumper
Steve Novak misses 19-foot jumper
Steve Novak misses 24-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks misses driving layup
Luis Scola misses 4-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Steve Novak misses 19-foot jumper
Steve Novak makes three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Aaron Brooks makes driving dunk
Steve Novak misses 28-foot three point jumper
Chuck Hayes misses 11-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 6-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 20-foot jumper
Elton Brand blocks Luther Head's driving layup
Mike Harris misses 16-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
Aaron Brooks misses 22-foot jumper
Mike Harris misses 4-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Mike Harris misses tip shot
Luther Head misses driving layup
Luther Head makes driving layup
Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Luther Head assists)
Carl Landry misses dunk
Josh Powell misses jumper
Smush Parker makes 20-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes 19-foot jumper (Al Thornton assists)
Al Thornton misses driving layup
Josh Powell misses 14-foot jumper
Elton Brand misses 16-foot jumper
Al Thornton misses 19-foot jumper
Elton Brand makes 7-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes 17-foot two point shot (Josh Powell assists)
Elton Brand misses 17-foot jumper
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Elton Brand's layup
Josh Powell makes layup
Al Thornton misses 20-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley misses jumper
Josh Powell misses 19-foot jumper
Corey Maggette misses 22-foot jumper
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Elton Brand's layup
Josh Powell makes layup
Elton Brand makes 10-foot two point shot
Smush Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Elton Brand misses 5-foot jumper
Corey Maggette makes running jumper
Corey Maggette makes 17-foot jumper
Elton Brand makes 8-foot two point shot
Corey Maggette makes 26-foot three point jumper (Al Thornton assists)
Corey Maggette makes 8-foot running jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Corey Maggette misses 7-foot running jumper
Elton Brand makes layup
Al Thornton makes two point shot
Corey Maggette misses 18-foot jumper
Nick Fazekas misses 9-foot two point shot
Al Thornton misses 16-foot jumper
Corey Maggette misses 21-foot jumper
Corey Maggette misses 11-foot two point shot
Nick Fazekas misses layup
Quinton Ross misses 18-foot jumper
Brevin Knight makes jumper (Elton Brand assists)
Corey Maggette makes driving layup
Corey Maggette makes driving layup
Corey Maggette makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Elton Brand misses 14-foot jumper
Elton Brand misses 17-foot two point shot
Elton Brand misses jumper
Smush Parker makes 9-foot running jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Smush Parker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Corey Maggette misses 25-foot three point jumper
Smush Parker misses 19-foot jumper
Corey Maggette misses 16-foot jumper
Elton Brand makes 11-foot jumper (Smush Parker assists)
Cuttino Mobley misses 5-foot running jumper
Josh Powell makes 16-foot jumper
Josh Powell makes 14-foot jumper (Corey Maggette assists)
Corey Maggette makes driving layup (Smush Parker assists)
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Josh Powell's layup
Josh Powell makes 18-foot jumper
Corey Maggette misses 21-foot jumper
Smush Parker misses layup
Cuttino Mobley misses 16-foot jumper
Elton Brand misses jumper
Corey Maggette misses 20-foot jumper
Corey Maggette misses two point shot
Nick Fazekas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Smush Parker makes driving layup
Brevin Knight misses 19-foot jumper
Al Thornton misses 21-foot jumper
Brevin Knight misses 21-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley misses 16-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes 12-foot two point shot
Cuttino Mobley misses 16-foot jumper
Smush Parker makes three point jumper (Corey Maggette assists)
Al Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Thornton misses 16-foot two point shot
Marcus Williams misses 19-foot jumper
Marcus Williams misses 10-foot jumper
Nick Fazekas makes 17-foot jumper (Dan Dickau assists)

CLIPPERS

ROCKETS

TIME		LAC	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Josh Powell vs. Dikembe Mutombo (Bobby Jackson gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Shane Battier misses layup	0	0
11:44	Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound	0	0
11:41	Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:40	Luis Scola offensive rebound	0	0
11:38	Luis Scola makes layup	0	2
11:18	Josh Powell misses jumper	0	2
11:17	Josh Powell offensive rebound	0	2
11:11	Smush Parker makes 20-foot jumper	2	2
10:55	Al Thornton blocks Shane Battier's layup	2	2
10:53	Shane Battier offensive rebound	2	2
10:51	Luis Scola makes 22-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)	2	4
10:36	Cuttino Mobley makes 19-foot jumper (Al Thornton assists)	4	4
10:15	Elton Brand shooting foul (Luis Scola draws the foul)	4	4
10:15	Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2	4	5
10:15	Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 2	4	5
10:15	Elton Brand defensive rebound	4	5
10:00	Al Thornton misses driving layup	4	5
10:00	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	4	5
9:55	Smush Parker jump ball	4	5
9:48	Tracy McGrady misses jumper	4	5
9:48	Josh Powell defensive rebound	4	5
9:37	Josh Powell misses 14-foot jumper	4	5
9:37	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	4	5
9:22	Bobby Jackson makes 22-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)	4	7
9:11	Elton Brand misses 16-foot jumper	4	7
9:11	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	4	7
9:02	Al Thornton shooting foul (Dikembe Mutombo draws the foul)	4	7
9:02	Dikembe Mutombo makes free throw 1 of 2	4	8
9:02	Dikembe Mutombo makes free throw 2 of 2	4	9
8:45	Al Thornton misses 19-foot jumper	4	9
8:44	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	4	9
8:37	Dikembe Mutombo makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)	4	11
8:22	Elton Brand makes 7-foot jumper	6	11
8:00	Bobby Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	11
8:00	Luis Scola offensive rebound	6	11
7:52	Bobby Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	11
7:52	Al Thornton defensive rebound	6	11
7:43	Luis Scola personal foul (Elton Brand draws the foul)	6	11
7:39	Smush Parker bad pass (Bobby Jackson steals)	6	11
7:30	Luis Scola makes 4-foot two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)	6	13
7:24	Los Angeles 20 Sec. timeout	6	13
7:11	Cuttino Mobley makes 17-foot two point shot (Josh Powell assists)	8	13
6:48	Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)	8	16
6:33	Elton Brand misses 17-foot jumper	8	16
6:31	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	8	16
6:20	Elton Brand blocks Dikembe Mutombo's layup	8	16
6:20	Houston offensive rebound	8	16
6:13	Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)	8	18
6:01	Dikembe Mutombo blocks Elton Brand's layup	8	18
6:00	Josh Powell offensive rebound	8	18
5:58	Josh Powell makes layup	10	18
5:41	Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)	10	20
5:28	Al Thornton misses 20-foot jumper	10	20
5:26	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	10	20
5:16	Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper	10	22
5:11	Los Angeles full timeout	10	22
5:11	Corey Maggette enters the game for Al Thornton	10	22
5:03	Cuttino Mobley misses jumper	10	22
5:01	Josh Powell offensive rebound	10	22
4:52	Corey Maggette lost ball (Tracy McGrady steals)	10	22
4:52	Corey Maggette personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	10	22
4:41	Bobby Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dikembe Mutombo assists)	10	25
4:24	Josh Powell misses 19-foot jumper	10	25
4:22	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	10	25
4:07	Bobby Jackson misses 21-foot jumper	10	25
4:07	Cuttino Mobley defensive rebound	10	25
3:59	Corey Maggette misses 22-foot jumper	10	25
3:58	Elton Brand offensive rebound	10	25
3:50	Dikembe Mutombo blocks Elton Brand's layup	10	25
3:48	Josh Powell offensive rebound	10	25
3:47	Josh Powell makes layup	12	25
3:26	Bobby Jackson bad pass	12	25
3:12	Elton Brand makes 10-foot two point shot	14	25
2:54	Dikembe Mutombo makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)	14	27
2:26	Smush Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	27
2:26	Los Angeles offensive rebound	14	27
2:26	shot clock violation	14	27
2:26	Houston full timeout	14	27
2:26	Nick Fazekas enters the game for Josh Powell	14	27
2:26	Chuck Hayes enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo	14	27
2:08	Shane Battier makes 21-foot jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)	14	29
1:55	Chuck Hayes shooting foul (Corey Maggette draws the foul)	14	29
1:55	Corey Maggette makes free throw 1 of 2	15	29
1:55	Corey Maggette misses free throw 2 of 2	15	29
1:55	Luis Scola defensive rebound	15	29
1:39	Luis Scola makes jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)	15	31
1:21	Corey Maggette bad pass (Chuck Hayes steals)	15	31
1:17	Chuck Hayes makes two point shot	15	33
1:00	Elton Brand misses 5-foot jumper	15	33
59.7	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	15	33
45.6	Aaron Brooks enters the game for Bobby Jackson	15	33
45.6	Mike Harris enters the game for Shane Battier	15	33
37.9	Tracy McGrady misses 29-foot three point jumper	15	33
35.9	Luis Scola offensive rebound	15	33
34.8	Luis Scola misses layup	15	33
33.9	Mike Harris offensive rebound	15	33
32.8	Mike Harris makes layup	15	35
17.6	Corey Maggette makes running jumper	17	35
1.1	Luis Scola misses jumper	17	35
0.4	Elton Brand defensive rebound	17	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	35

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 3-0

Rockets
88
Clippers
71

Game 1

27/11

Rockets
105
Clippers
79

Game 2

6/4

Clippers
75
Rockets
93

Game 3

17/4

Toyota Center (Houston)

12:30 AM, 17 April 2008

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,386

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Sean Corbin
Gary Zielinski

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	19	8	.704	-	L1
Phoenix	15	13	.536	4.5	L1
Golden State	15	15	.500	5.5	W2
LA Clippers	7	21	.250	12.5	W1
Sacramento	7	22	.241	13	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	21	7	.750	-	W6
Houston	17	9	.654	3	L1
Memphis	13	16	.448	8.5	L2
Dallas	11	19	.367	11	L2
New Orleans	8	22	.267	14	W5

Dillon Brooks scores 25, Suns dominate Luka-less Lakers for a 132-108 victory

— Dillon Brooks scored 25 points, Devin Booker added 21 and the Phoenix Suns pulled away in the second half to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 132-108 on Tuesday night.

Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson to have MRI on right knee

Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson is set to undergo an MRI on his right knee after suffering what the Nuggets called a sprain in Tuesday's loss in Dallas.

Spurs beat Thunder for second time in 10 days, storming to 130-110 victory behind Johnson, Castle

— Keldon Johnson had 25 points, Stephon Castle added 24 points and the San Antonio Spurs stormed past Oklahoma City 130-110 on Tuesday night, winning their seventh straight and beating the Thunder for the second time in 10 days.

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LA Clippers @ Houston Rockets

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 3-0

Game Information

2025-26 Pacific Standings

2025-26 Southwest Standings

NBA News

Dillon Brooks scores 25, Suns dominate Luka-less Lakers for a 132-108 victory

Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson to have MRI on right knee

Spurs beat Thunder for second time in 10 days, storming to 130-110 victory behind Johnson, Castle