{"id":472013,"date":"2026-02-11T03:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T03:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/472013\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T03:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T03:45:07","slug":"durants-26-points-lead-rockets-over-clippers-102-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/472013\/","title":{"rendered":"Durant’s 26 points lead Rockets over Clippers 102-95"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON — – Kevin Durant<\/a> scored 26 points and Alperen Sengun<\/a> added 22 to help the Houston Rockets<\/a> to a 102-95 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Houston led by six points at the start the fourth period and scored the first seven points of the quarter to extend its lead to 85-72 with 10 minutes remaining. Kawhi Leonard<\/a> made two free throws, but the Rockets scored the next four points to extend the lead.<\/p>\n

The Rockets were up by 12 later in the fourth when Durant stole the ball from Brook Lopez<\/a>, and Reed Sheppard<\/a> made an off-balance 3-pointer to make it 92-77 with about 6 minutes to go.<\/p>\n

Houston remained up by 15 about a minute later when Los Angeles coach Tyronn Lue cleared his bench.<\/p>\n

Leonard led the Clippers with 24 points after scoring 41 in a blowout win in December in the last meeting between the teams. Los Angeles made 20 3-pointers in that 128-108 victory, but was just 8 for 30 from long range on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Jabari Smith<\/a> Jr. had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Amen Thompson<\/a> added 16 points for the Rockets in his return after sitting out of Saturday’s win over Oklahoma City because of an illness.<\/p>\n

A 3-pointer by Jordan Miller<\/a> cut the lead to two points late in the third before Sengun scored the last two baskets of the quarter to put the Rockets up 78-72 entering the fourth.<\/p>\n

Bennedict Mathurin<\/a> had nine points and seven rebounds in 26 minutes in his first game since a trade from Indiana last week. Darius Garland<\/a>, acquired in the trade that sent James Harden<\/a> to Cleveland, remains out with a toe injury.<\/p>\n

Up Next<\/p>\n

The teams meet again Wednesday night in Houston in their last game before the All-Star break.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

AP NBA: https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/hub\/NBA<\/a>br\/]<\/p>\n

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