Rockets vs Clippers
Wed, Feb 11
Final
Rockets
Rockets
(33 - 19)
102
-
105
Clippers
Clippers
(25 - 28)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockets | 29 | 27 | 20 | 26 | 102 |
| Clippers | 22 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 105 |
Venue: Toyota Center
GAME LEADERS
PTS
REB
AST
Kevin Durant
HOU | #7 | F
21
8
6
Kawhi Leonard
LAC | #2 | F
27
12
4
Smart Game Analysis
Houston Rockets has a 78% chance of winning the game
The Rockets are poised to sweep this back-to-back set at home, capitalizing on the Clippers' struggles in zero-rest scenarios and the likely absence of Kawhi Leonard due to knee management.
Key Analysis
- • Kawhi Leonard (knee inflammation) played 31 minutes yesterday and is highly unlikely to suit up for the second leg of a back-to-back, leaving the Clippers without their primary scorer.
- • Houston stays at the Toyota Center with zero travel fatigue, while the Clippers face the exhaustion of a road back-to-back where they have lost 7 of their last 8 such games.
- • The Rockets' top-5 ranked defense suffocated Los Angeles yesterday, holding them to just 95 points and 40.9% shooting from the field.
- • Alperen Sengun (22 points, 9.4 rebounds avg) has a favorable matchup inside against a Clippers frontcourt that was outrebounded and outscored in the paint in the previous meeting.
- • Without Darius Garland and Bradley Beal, the Clippers lack the guard depth to punish Houston's perimeter defense if James Harden is forced into a high-usage solo role.
- • To reverse the result, the Clippers must drastically improve their 3-point efficiency (8-for-30 yesterday) and get a vintage scoring performance from James Harden.
