NBA

LA Clippers at Houston Rockets

· National Basketball Association
20-24, 8-15 Away

vs

27-16, 15-3 Home
Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Matchup Prediction

Rockets: 68.4%
Clippers: 31.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak W1
113.5 Points Against 110.8
8-2 Last Ten Games 5-5
112.3 Points Per Game 116.9
47 Field Goal % 48
36 Three Point % 37
40.5 Rebounds Per Game 48.8
23.5 Assists Per Game 24.9
4.7 Blocks Per Game 5.6
8.7 Steals Per Game 8.7
1.0 Team Turnovers Per Game 1.1
15.2 Total Turnovers Per Game 15.6
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dorian Finney-Smith, F Day-To-Day Jan 23
Tari Eason, F Day-To-Day Jan 23
Aaron Holiday, G Out Jan 23
Steven Adams, C Out Jan 20
Fred VanVleet, G Out Sep 22
LA Clippers LA Clippers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bogdan Bogdanovic, G Out Jan 21
Derrick Jones Jr., F Out Jan 4
Bradley Beal, G Out Nov 12

Clippers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs WSH W 119-105
@ TOR W 121-117 OT
@ WSH W 110-106
@ CHI L 138-110
vs LAL W 112-104

Rockets Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs MIN W 110-105
vs NO W 119-110
vs SA W 111-106
@ PHI L 128-122 OT
@ DET W 111-104

Game Information

Toyota Center (Houston)

Location: Houston, TX
Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 26 17 .605 - L1
Phoenix 27 18 .600 - L1
Golden State 25 21 .543 2.5 L2
LA Clippers 20 24 .455 6.5 W1
Sacramento 12 34 .261 15.5 L4

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio - 14 W1 0.6888889 31
Houston 3 16 W1 0.627907 27
Dallas 12 26 W4 0.42222223 19
Memphis 12 25 L2 0.41860464 18
New Orleans 21 36 W1 0.23404256 11
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