Rockets-Clippers Preview

By KEVIN CHROUST
Posted May 13 2015 2:47PM

The Los Angeles Clippers failed in their first shot at closing out the Houston Rockets, and the defensive effort was a complete departure from the dominance they showed in the previous two games.

Since Game 1, venue has been everything, and that could mean a historic next step for Los Angeles.

The series moves back to Staples Center on Thursday night, where the Clippers will try to share the franchise's first trip to the Western Conference finals with a home crowd.

The Clippers, who have tied a single-season franchise record with seven playoff wins, are on to opportunity No. 2 of a potential three to advance past the second round for the first time in their unremarkable 44-year history after Houston's 124-103 win in Game 5 on Tuesday.

"They outplayed us and played like they wanted it," forward Blake Griffin said. "... We need to learn from this game and improve upon it. We have a chance to take care of business and play how we need to play."

It followed a pair of Los Angeles victories at Staples that came by an average of 29.0 points and made closing out the series look like a formality. That might have changed with James Harden's latest effort.

The MVP runner-up played through illness and finished with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his first playoff triple-double. The season series stands at 5-4 Clippers, and Harden has averaged 28.3 points in the victories while being held to 18.2 in the losses.

"They kind of embarrassed us twice in LA, so we knew could play a lot better and we did tonight," Harden said.

Harden had five turnovers, but that was nearly half of the team total. Houston had committed an average of 18.5 through Game 4, but had a playoff-low 11 as it inched back into the series. The Rockets also shot 54.1 percent after being held to 40.4 percent in the previous two.

"It was our defense. Sometimes it was bad offense that led to bad defense," point guard Chris Paul told the team's official website.

That logic probably checks out. J.J. Redick, Matt Barnes, Jamal Crawford and Austin Rivers were a combined 9 of 41 as the team shot a series-low 41.8 percent. Los Angeles has shot 52.5 percent in its last three home games.

Paul had 22 points and 10 assists while Griffin led with 30 points and 16 rebounds. Paul played a series-high 35 minutes after being limited in the previous two games by a hamstring injury that kept him out of the first two contests in Houston.

The injury concerns now extend to Barnes and Rivers. Barnes is dealing with shoulder and ankle ailments, while Rivers has a hip pointer after falling hard late in the game.

Whether the Rockets' rhythm had anything to do with a slight departure from the hack-attack strategy they used heavily in Game 4 or if that change was a function of having the lead remains to be seen. Houston still sent Clippers center DeAndre Jordan to the free-throw line in the second half, and he was 7 for 16 after making 14 of 34 foul shots in Sunday's Game 4.

Trailing, the Clippers turned it around some in Game 5 by sending Dwight Howard to the line, where he went 6 of 14. He finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds.

In playoff wins, Howard's averaged 19.0 points and 15.5 rebounds. In losses, he's at 14.0 and 9.3.

Houston coach Kevin McHale also went with a different starting lineup, inserting Josh Smith for Terrence Jones.

"I just wanted to shake things up a bit and ... see if we could get more ball movement," McHale said.

It might just have to do with environment. The Rockets are 5-1 in Houston this postseason and 1-3 on the road. They're 1-9 in their last 10 road games against the Clippers and haven't made it past the second round since advancing to the 1997 conference finals.

"Once they won Game 1 here, we're going to have to win a game there at some point," McHale said. "Might as well be the next one. It's our only chance we're going to have at it."

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Rockets stun Clippers 119-107 to force deciding Game 7

By BETH HARRIS
Posted May 15 2015 2:48AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) With a 19-point lead in the second half, the Los Angeles Clippers were cruising toward clinching the franchise's first Western Conference finals berth.

Not so fast.

The Houston Rockets would not be denied.

Corey Brewer scored 15 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and Houston stunned Los Angeles 119-107 on Thursday night to force a Game 7.

"We kept saying, `We're not going to quit,"' said Dwight Howard, who had 20 points and 21 rebounds. "We kept believing. We never gave up on each other."

James Harden scored 23 points - making all 11 of his free throws - while spending most of the fourth quarter on the bench for the Rockets, who have won two straight after trailing the series 3-1. Josh Smith scored 14 of his 19 points in the fourth.

Trailing 87-68, Houston outscored the Clippers 51-20 over the end of the third and in the fourth to shock the sellout crowd of 19,417 into near silence.

"We took our foot off the gas, stopped defending, a lot of things," said Blake Griffin, who finished with 28 points and missed all five of his shots in the fourth quarter when the Clippers were 4 of 22 from the field.

Game 7 is Sunday in Houston.

"It's about who wants it more," Griffin said.

The Clippers led by 19 points in the third quarter, seemingly assured of finishing off the Rockets in six games after beating the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in seven games in the first round.

Then Rockets started their big run with nine straight points to cut it to 13 heading into the fourth.

"We were trying to run the clock out and we stopped playing," Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. "We gave this one away."

Houston hit seven 3-pointers in the fourth and stymied the Clippers offensively.

"That group just went out there and they just scrambled, they fought and they played their tails off on defense," Rockets coach Kevin McHale said. "They had a great sense about them that they were going to accomplish something."

The Rockets went on a 23-2 run to take a 111-102 lead with 1:44 left. Dazed fans began clearing out.

Chris Paul had 31 points and 11 assists for the Clippers and J.J. Redick added 15 points.

Once again in the series, the third quarter belonged to the Clippers, who outscored the Rockets 28-17 while building that 19-point lead.

The Rockets' frustration boiled over in the third, when Howard was called for a flagrant-1 foul after knocking Griffin to the court on a drive. Harden later got hit with a technical for shoving Griffin.

Griffin ignited the crowd with a fastbreak layup in which he first completed a 360-degree pirouette, extending the lead to 86-68. The franchise's long-suffering fans stood clapping and cheering as the Clippers got defensive stops that turned into baskets on their own end.

Smith hit consecutive 3-pointers, drawing the Rockets to 102-97. With the suddenly nervous crowd chanting, "Let's go, Clippers!" Houston didn't let up.

"We were just riding our momentum," Smith said.

Neither team led by more than nine points in the first half. The Clippers dominated the first quarter, when Howard picked up two early fouls. Harden revived the Rockets by scoring 17 points in the second, including 11 straight against the Clippers' reserves. Once the starters returned, Griffin and Redick combined to score nine straight and put the Clippers ahead 64-62 at halftime.

TIP-INS

Rockets: They dominated the boards 60-41. ... Harden started the game 0 of 5 from the field.

Clippers: DeAndre Jordan made his first four free throws before missing two. ... Former Clippers Corey Maggette (2000-08) and Eric Gordon (2008-11) were on hand, along with Floyd Mayweather Jr., Billy Crystal and "owner emeritus" Shelly Sterling.

REST TIME

After playing every other day, the teams have two days' rest before Game 7.

"I'm almost 30, so I need two days to get my body right," Howard said. "It's going to be a dogfight."

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• Rockets: Beverley, Motiejunas
• Clippers: Hamilton, Wilcox

• Rockets: Harden, Howard, Prigioni
• Clippers: --

• Lead Changes: 4
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #26 Pat Fraher, #23 Jason Phillips
• Attendance: 19417
• Duration: 2:45

Houston Rockets (57-26)		Los Angeles Clippers (56-27)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Jordan vs Howard (Smith gains possession)
Howard Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jordan (1 BLK)	11:45
	11:43	Paul Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:34	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:33
Howard Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)	11:26 [HOU 2-0]
	10:59	Griffin Jump Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:58
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	10:35
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:33
Howard Tip Shot: Missed	10:33
	10:31	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Harden Foul: Personal (1 PF) (S Foster)	10:28
	10:21	Redick Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:20
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	10:16
	10:12	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:03 [LAC 2-2]	Jordan Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Paul (1 AST)
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	09:36
	09:35	Paul Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Smith Foul: Personal (1 PF) (J Phillips)	09:30
	09:20 [LAC 4-2]	Paul Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Turnover : Backcourt Turnover	09:13
Team Violation : Delay Of Game (P Fraher)	09:13
	09:01 [LAC 6-2]	Griffin Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Harden Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Griffin (1 ST)	08:51
	08:47 [LAC 8-2]	Barnes Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Griffin (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:38
Harden Layup Shot: Missed	08:28
Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:27
Howard Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:26 [HOU 4-8]
	07:59	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:58
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	07:49
	07:49	Jordan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:37 [LAC 10-4]	Griffin Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Howard Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Jordan (1 ST)	07:20
	07:05 [LAC 12-4]	Griffin Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Paul (2 AST)
	06:53	Jordan Foul: Personal (1 PF) (S Foster)
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	06:37
Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	06:36
Howard Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:35 [HOU 6-12]
	06:29 [LAC 14-6]	Barnes Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Paul (3 AST)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	06:00
	05:59	Redick Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:53	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:51	Team Rebound
Howard Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF) (S Foster)	05:51
Smith Substitution replaced by Jones	05:51
Howard Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA) (P Fraher)	05:46
	05:46	Griffin Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:46	Team Rebound
	05:46 [LAC 15-6]	Griffin Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Ariza Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)	05:31 [HOU 8-15]
	05:21	Paul Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:19
Howard Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Terry (2 AST)	05:13 [HOU 10-15]
	04:55 [LAC 18-10]	Barnes 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Redick (1 AST)
	04:41	Griffin Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA) (P Fraher)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:41
Team Rebound	04:41
Ariza Substitution replaced by Brewer	04:41
Terry Substitution replaced by Prigioni	04:41
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	04:41 [HOU 11-18]
	04:18	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:18
Harden Jump Shot: Missed	04:04
	04:04	Griffin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:56	Griffin Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Harden (1 ST)
Jones Layup Shot: Missed	03:51
	03:49	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:45 [LAC 20-11]	Griffin Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Paul (4 AST)
	03:32	Redick Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA) (P Fraher)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:32 [HOU 12-20]
Howard Substitution replaced by Ariza	03:32
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	03:32 [HOU 13-20]
	03:23	Redick Jump Shot: Missed
Prigioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:22
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	03:03
	03:01	Griffin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:52	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:50
Jones Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)	02:42 [HOU 15-20]
	02:38 [LAC 22-15]	Griffin Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Barnes (1 AST)
Brewer Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA) (P Fraher)	02:38
	02:38	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:38	Barnes Substitution replaced by Crawford
	02:38	Jordan Substitution replaced by Davis
	02:38	Griffin Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:35
	02:18	Davis Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA) (S Foster)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:18 [HOU 16-22]
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:18 [HOU 17-22]
Prigioni Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA) (P Fraher)	02:07
	02:07 [LAC 23-17]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	02:07	Redick Substitution replaced by Rivers
	02:07 [LAC 24-17]	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Harden (2 AST)	01:49 [HOU 20-24]
	01:32 [LAC 26-20]	Paul Step Back Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Harden Jump Shot: Missed Block: Rivers (1 BLK)	01:18
	01:16	Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:08	Davis Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	01:04	Paul Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:01	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:00
Brewer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Crawford (1 ST)	00:59.9
	00:56.4 [LAC 28-20]	Paul Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Brewer Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA) (J Phillips)	00:56.4
Harden Substitution replaced by Howard	00:56.4
	00:56.4 [LAC 29-20]	Paul Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed	00:35.9
Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:34.9
Jones Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:34.6 [HOU 22-29]
	00:34.6	Rivers Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA) (J Phillips)
	00:34.6	Paul Substitution replaced by Barnes
Jones Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	00:34.6 [HOU 23-29]
	00:10.9	Griffin Hook Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:09.5
	00:06.6	Barnes Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA) (P Fraher)
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:06.6 [HOU 24-29]
Howard Substitution replaced by Capela	00:06.6
	00:06.6	Davis Substitution replaced by Paul
Jones Substitution replaced by Terry	00:06.6
Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:06.6 [HOU 25-29]
	00:02.0	Paul 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Houston Rockets (57-26)		Los Angeles Clippers (56-27)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Rivers Floating Jump shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:38
Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Prigioni (1 AST)	11:24 [HOU 28-29]
	11:08	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
	11:07	Jordan Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:07	Jordan Jump Shot: Missed
	11:06	Jordan Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Prigioni Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA) (P Fraher)	11:06
	11:06 [LAC 30-28]	Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	11:06	Davis Substitution replaced by Hawes
	11:06 [LAC 31-28]	Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Howard Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Jones (1 AST)	10:44 [HOU 30-31]
	10:27	Crawford Hook Shot: Missed
Prigioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:25
Brewer Floating Jump shot: Missed	10:18
	10:15	Rivers Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:13 [LAC 33-30]	Crawford Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rivers (1 AST)
Prigioni Jump Shot: Missed	09:57
	09:56	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:48	Rivers Floating Jump shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	09:46
Prigioni Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rivers (1 ST)	09:40
	09:37 [LAC 35-30]	Rivers Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Jones Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Prigioni (2 AST)	09:19 [HOU 32-35]
	09:05 [LAC 37-32]	Jordan Reverse Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rivers (2 AST)
Prigioni Jump Shot: Missed	08:39
	08:38	Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:30	Rivers 3pt Shot: Missed
Prigioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:29
Ariza Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	08:25
	08:25
Prigioni Technical (J Phillips)	08:25
Brewer Substitution replaced by Terry	08:25
Prigioni Substitution replaced by Harden	08:25
	08:25	Hawes Substitution replaced by Griffin
	08:25	Crawford Free Throw Technical Missed
	08:25	Team Rebound
	08:09 [LAC 39-32]	Crawford Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Harden Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:56 [HOU 34-39]
	07:56	Rivers Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA) (J Phillips)
	07:56	Rivers Substitution replaced by Paul
Jones Substitution replaced by Smith	07:56
Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	07:56 [HOU 35-39]
	07:44 [LAC 41-35]	Crawford Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)	07:28 [HOU 38-41]
	07:13	Crawford Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Howard (1 ST)
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Terry (3 AST)	07:06 [HOU 41-41]
	06:50	Griffin Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	06:49
	06:41	Barnes Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA) (S Foster)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	06:41 [HOU 42-41]
Howard Substitution replaced by Capela	06:41
	06:41	Crawford Substitution replaced by Redick
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	06:41 [HOU 43-41]
Smith Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA) (P Fraher)	06:27
	06:27 [LAC 42-43]	Griffin Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	06:27 [LAC 43-43]	Griffin Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Harden Step Back Jump shot: Missed	06:16
Capela Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:13
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ariza (1 AST)	06:10 [HOU 46-43]
	05:56 [LAC 45-46]	Paul Step Back Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)
Terry Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA) (S Foster)	05:56
	05:56	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:56 [LAC 46-46]	Paul Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
Terry Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:47 [HOU 48-46]
	05:38	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:37
	05:32	Paul Foul: Shooting Block (1 PF) (2 FTA) (S Foster)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	05:32 [HOU 49-46]
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	05:32 [HOU 50-46]
	05:07	Paul Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ariza (1 ST)
Capela Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	05:04 [HOU 52-46]
Ariza Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA) (P Fraher)	04:49
	04:49 [LAC 47-52]	Redick Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	04:49	Barnes Substitution replaced by Crawford
	04:49 [LAC 48-52]	Redick Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	04:31	Jordan Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA) (P Fraher)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:31 [HOU 53-48]
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	04:31 [HOU 54-48]
	04:07 [LAC 51-54]	Griffin 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Redick (2 AST)
Harden Step Back Jump shot: Made (19 PTS)	03:56 [HOU 56-51]
	03:50 [LAC 53-56]	Griffin Hook Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)
Harden Jump Shot: Missed	03:36
	03:36	Paul Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:20	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:19
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	03:05
	03:04	Griffin Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:46	Paul Jump Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:45
Team Timeout : Regular	02:43
Smith Substitution replaced by Howard	02:43
Capela Substitution replaced by Jones	02:43
Harden Jump Shot: Missed	02:28
	02:27	Griffin Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:15	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	02:14
	02:00	Redick Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA) (J Phillips)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	02:00 [HOU 57-53]
Howard Substitution replaced by Capela	02:00
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	02:00 [HOU 58-53]
Capela Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA) (S Foster)	01:59
	01:59 [LAC 54-58]	Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Capela Substitution replaced by Howard	01:59
	01:59 [LAC 55-58]	Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
	01:59	Crawford Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF) (2 FTA) (J Phillips)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:59
Team Rebound	01:59
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:59
	01:57	Griffin Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	01:42	Paul 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:41	Team Rebound
	01:33 [LAC 57-58]	Griffin Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (20 PTS)
	01:25	Crawford Foul: Personal Take (2 PF) (2 FTA) (S Foster)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:25
Team Rebound	01:25
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:25
	01:24	Jordan Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:13 [LAC 60-58]	Redick 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Paul (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	01:12
	01:12	Jordan Substitution replaced by Barnes
Howard Substitution replaced by Brewer	01:12
Harden Jump Shot: Missed	00:48.9
Brewer Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:47.8
Brewer Putback Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:47.8 [HOU 60-60]
	00:36.5 [LAC 62-60]	Griffin Driving Dunk Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Paul (6 AST)
Jones Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:18.8 [HOU 62-62]
	00:03.5 [LAC 64-62]	Redick Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Paul (7 AST)
Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.8
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Houston Rockets (57-26)		Los Angeles Clippers (56-27)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45 [LAC 67-62]	Redick 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Paul (8 AST)
Howard Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jordan (2 BLK)	11:24
	11:21	Paul Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	11:19 [LAC 69-62]	Barnes Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Paul (9 AST)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	11:02
	11:01	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Howard Foul: Flagrant Type 1 (3 PF) (2 FTA) (P Fraher)	10:57
	10:57	Griffin Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 2 Missed
	10:57	Team Rebound
	10:57	Griffin Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 Missed
	10:57	Team Rebound
	10:49 [LAC 71-62]	Griffin Hook Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Harden Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)	10:38 [HOU 64-71]
	10:10	Jordan Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	10:10
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	09:48
	09:47	Jordan Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Terry Foul: Personal (2 PF) (S Foster)	09:26
	09:13	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:13
Howard Technical (S Foster)	09:13
	09:13 [LAC 72-64]	Redick Free Throw Technical (11 PTS)
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	09:00
Team Rebound	09:00
	09:00	Jordan Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF) (S Foster)
Howard Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Harden (3 AST)	08:48 [HOU 66-72]
Smith Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA) (P Fraher)	08:37
	08:37	Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:37	Team Rebound
	08:37	Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:36
Harden Jump Shot: Missed	08:22
	08:21	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	08:11 [LAC 74-66]	Griffin Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Paul (10 AST)
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	07:50
	07:49	Jordan Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	07:41	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:39
	07:30	Paul Foul: Personal (2 PF) (S Foster)
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	07:15
	07:14	Jordan Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	07:09 [LAC 76-66]	Paul Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Harden Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA) (S Foster)	07:09
	07:09 [LAC 77-66]	Paul Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
Ariza Jump Shot: Missed	06:51
Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	06:50
Howard Tip Shot: Made (15 PTS)	06:50 [HOU 68-77]
	06:36 [LAC 79-68]	Paul Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (15 PTS)
Harden Jump Shot: Missed	06:22
	06:20	Paul Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Terry Substitution replaced by Prigioni	06:15
Smith Substitution replaced by Jones	06:15
	06:04	Redick Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	06:03
Ariza Jump Shot: Missed	05:49
	05:48	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	05:44	Paul Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Harden (2 ST)
Howard Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Jordan (2 ST)	05:39
	05:33	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)	05:31
	05:27	Barnes Foul: Personal (3 PF) (S Foster)
Harden Technical (S Foster)	05:27
	05:27	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:27 [LAC 80-68]	Redick Free Throw Technical (12 PTS)
Harden Step Back Jump shot: Missed	05:08
	05:07	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	04:58 [LAC 82-68]	Paul Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Howard Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	04:38
	04:37	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)
Prigioni Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA) (S Foster)	04:33
	04:33 [LAC 83-68]	Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	04:33 [LAC 84-68]	Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Jones Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Griffin (2 ST)	04:18
	04:12 [LAC 86-68]	Griffin Running Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS)
Howard Hook Shot: Missed Block: Jordan (3 BLK)	03:55
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:53
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	03:52
	03:50	Griffin Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	03:27	Barnes Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)
Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)	03:26
Prigioni 3pt Shot: Missed	03:19
	03:18	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)
	03:18	Team Timeout : Regular
Ariza Substitution replaced by Brewer	03:18
Prigioni Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA) (J Phillips)	03:04
	03:04	Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:04	Team Rebound
	03:04	Barnes Substitution replaced by Crawford
	03:04 [LAC 87-68]	Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed Block: Crawford (1 BLK)	02:51
Jones Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	02:48
Jones Running Reverse Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	02:46 [HOU 70-87]
	02:35 [LAC 89-70]	Paul Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)
	02:27	Crawford Foul: Personal (3 PF) (P Fraher)
Harden Layup Shot: Missed	02:17
Howard Rebound (Off:5 Def:10)	02:16
	02:16	Griffin Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA) (J Phillips)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	02:16 [HOU 71-89]
	02:16	Paul Substitution replaced by Rivers
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	02:16 [HOU 72-89]
	02:13	Griffin Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Jones (1 ST)
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	02:06
	02:04	Jordan Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	01:52	Griffin Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Prigioni (1 ST)
Brewer Layup Shot: Missed Block: Griffin (1 BLK)	01:47
	01:44	Redick Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:33	Rivers Layup Shot: Missed Block: Brewer (1 BLK)
	01:33	Team Rebound
Harden Substitution replaced by Ariza	01:33
	01:23	Rivers 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:5 Def:11)	01:22
	01:16	Griffin Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA) (P Fraher)
Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	01:16 [HOU 73-89]
	01:16	Jordan Substitution replaced by Davis
Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	01:16 [HOU 74-89]
	01:04	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:04
Team Timeout : Regular	01:04
	01:04	Redick Substitution replaced by Paul
	01:03	Davis Foul: Personal Take (2 PF) (2 FTA) (S Foster)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	01:03 [HOU 75-89]
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	01:03 [HOU 76-89]
	00:47.9	Crawford Floating Jump shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:45.9
Jones 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Prigioni (3 AST)	00:40.7 [HOU 79-89]
	00:27.3 [LAC 92-79]	Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Paul (11 AST)
Jones Jump Shot: Missed	00:03.9
	00:03.3	Jump Ball Griffin vs Jones (Paul gains possession)
	00:03.3	Griffin Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
End of 3rd Quarter
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Jones Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Davis (1 ST)	11:39
	11:33	Team Timeout : Short
Prigioni Substitution replaced by Terry	11:33
	11:18	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
Jones Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	11:17
	11:12	Rivers Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA) (P Fraher)
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:12
Team Rebound	11:12
Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	11:12 [HOU 80-92]
	10:51	Paul 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Terry (1 BLK)
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:48
Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed	10:45
Jones Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	10:42
	10:36	Crawford Foul: Personal (4 PF) (P Fraher)
Brewer Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)	10:30 [HOU 82-92]
	10:11	Davis Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ariza (2 ST)
Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Crawford (2 ST)	10:06
Brewer Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA) (P Fraher)	09:59
	09:59 [LAC 93-82]	Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	09:59	Davis Substitution replaced by Griffin
	09:59 [LAC 94-82]	Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Jones (2 AST)	09:46 [HOU 85-94]
	09:27	Griffin Jump Shot: Missed
Jones Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	09:25
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	09:15
	09:14	Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:58	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:5 Def:12)	08:57
Team Timeout : Regular	08:51
	08:51	Paul Substitution replaced by Barnes
	08:51	Crawford Substitution replaced by Redick
Jones Substitution replaced by Smith	08:51
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	08:40
	08:39	Redick Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:17 [LAC 97-85]	Redick 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Griffin (2 AST)
Ariza Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jordan (4 BLK)	07:57
Brewer Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	07:54
Brewer 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)	07:53 [HOU 88-97]
	07:38 [LAC 99-88]	Rivers Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Terry Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA) (J Phillips)	07:38
	07:38 [LAC 100-88]	Rivers Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Brewer Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	07:29 [HOU 90-100]
	07:29	Griffin Foul: Shooting Block (4 PF) (1 FTA) (J Phillips)
	07:29	Rivers Substitution replaced by Paul
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	07:29 [HOU 91-100]
	07:10	Barnes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:59 [HOU 94-100]
	06:47 [LAC 102-94]	Paul Driving Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS)
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Terry (4 AST)	06:25 [HOU 97-102]
	06:11	Paul Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	06:09
	06:07	Redick Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA) (S Foster)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:07
Team Rebound	06:07
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:07
	06:06	Griffin Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
Ariza Foul: Personal (2 PF) (S Foster)	05:57
	05:57
	05:48	Jordan Slam Dunk Shot: Missed
	05:46	Team Rebound
	05:35	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:5 Def:13)	05:33
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	05:24 [HOU 99-102]
	05:08	Griffin Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (2 BLK)
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:06
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	04:57
Howard Rebound (Off:6 Def:13)	04:56
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	04:44
Howard Rebound (Off:7 Def:13)	04:44
	04:44	Barnes Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA) (S Foster)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:44
Team Rebound	04:44
	04:44	Barnes Substitution replaced by Crawford
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	04:44 [HOU 100-102]
	04:26	Griffin Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	04:25
Brewer Driving Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)	04:21 [HOU 102-102]
	04:04	Griffin Layup Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	04:02
Team Timeout : Regular	03:59
Brewer 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Terry (5 AST)	03:42 [HOU 105-102]
	03:15	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:7 Def:14)	03:14
	03:04	Jordan Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA) (J Phillips)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:04
Team Rebound	03:04
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	03:04 [HOU 106-102]
	02:48	Paul 3pt Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	02:47
Terry Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:28 [HOU 108-102]
	02:27	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:07	Griffin Jump Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)
	02:07	Team Rebound
	02:03	Paul Jump Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	02:02
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS)	01:44 [HOU 111-102]
	01:28	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	01:28
	01:16	Griffin Foul: Personal Take (5 PF) (2 FTA) (J Phillips)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	01:16 [HOU 112-102]
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:16
	01:15	Jordan Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	01:15	Team Timeout : Regular
Howard Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA) (S Foster)	01:01
	01:01 [LAC 103-112]	Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)
	01:01	Crawford Substitution replaced by Rivers
Howard Substitution replaced by Harden	01:01
	01:01 [LAC 104-112]	Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)
	01:01	Jordan Foul: Loose Ball (5 PF) (2 FTA) (J Phillips)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:01
Team Rebound	01:01
	01:01	Jordan Substitution replaced by Crawford
Harden Substitution replaced by Howard	01:01
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	01:01 [HOU 113-104]
	00:55.9	Paul Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	00:54.9
	00:53.5	Crawford Foul: Personal Take (5 PF) (2 FTA) (J Phillips)
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	00:53.5 [HOU 114-104]
Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:53.5
Team Rebound	00:53.3
	00:53.0	Griffin Foul: Loose Ball (6 PF) (2 FTA) (P Fraher)
	00:53.0	Griffin Substitution replaced by Hawes
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:53.0
Team Rebound	00:53.0
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:53.0
Brewer Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	00:51.9
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	00:50.9
	00:47.9	Paul Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	00:40.9	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:39.8
	00:39.8	Rivers Foul: Personal Take (4 PF) (2 FTA) (P Fraher)
Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:39.8 [HOU 115-104]
Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:39.8 [HOU 116-104]
	00:33.8	Rivers 3pt Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	00:32.9
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Brewer (2 AST)	00:11.1 [HOU 119-104]
	00:02.0 [LAC 107-119]	Paul 3pt Shot: Made (31 PTS)
	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter