{"id":83032,"date":"2025-12-10T12:32:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/83032\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T12:32:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:32:16","slug":"los-angeles-travels-to-houston-for-conference-matchup-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/83032\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles travels to Houston for conference matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Clippers (6-18, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets<\/a> (15-6, fourth in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Houston; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

Rockets -8.5; over\/under is 220.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Alperen Sengun<\/a> and the Houston Rockets host James Harden<\/a> and the Los Angeles Clippers.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are 8-5 against Western Conference opponents. Houston is second in the league giving up just 110.3 points per game while holding opponents to 45.6% shooting.<\/p>\n

The Clippers are 4-11 in conference play. Los Angeles is last in the Western Conference scoring 12.5 fast break points per game.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are shooting 48.7% from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points higher than the 47.8% the Clippers allow to opponents. The Clippers are shooting 46.9% from the field, 1.3% higher than the 45.6% the Rockets’ opponents have shot this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Sengun is shooting 50.5% and averaging 23.1 points for the Rockets. Aaron Holiday<\/a> is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Harden is scoring 26.8 points per game with 5.4 rebounds and 8.3 assists for the Clippers. Kawhi Leonard<\/a> is averaging 20.0 points and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 47.1% over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 7-3, averaging 115.9 points, 48.1 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 8.8 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.0 points per game.<\/p>\n

Clippers: 2-8, averaging 111.4 points, 41.0 rebounds, 23.1 assists, 8.5 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.4 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rockets: Steven Adams<\/a>: day to day (ankle), Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Dorian Finney-Smith<\/a>: out (ankle), Tari Eason<\/a>: out (oblique), Alperen Sengun: day to day (illness).<\/p>\n

Clippers: Bradley Beal<\/a>: out for season (hip), Jordan Miller<\/a>: day to day (back), Derrick Jones Jr<\/a>.: out (knee).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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