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Paul George had 34 points and nine rebounds for
the Clippers, who lost for only the second time in 16 games at
home. Kawhi Leonard had 25 points and nine rebounds, while
Montrezl Harrell scored 19 points.
An 11-2 burst to open the fourth gave the Rockets their biggest
lead at 101-89 after a 3-pointer by Westbrook less than three
minutes into the quarter. But the Clippers rallied with a 22-4
run for a 111-105 edge.
However, the Rockets outscored the Clippers 15-2 in less than
three minutes to seize control.
The Rockets used a 27-15 run to open the third quarter and close
their deficit to 84-81 after a floater by Harden with 3:09
remaining in the quarter. Two free throws by Westbrook and a
3-pointer by Danuel House Jr. with one second left in the
quarter gave the Rockets a 90-87 advantage heading into the
fourth.
Houston outscored Los Angeles 36-18 in the third. Westbrook
scored 11 points and Harden had nine in the quarter.
A 13-0 surge by the Clippers gave them a 57-43 lead after a
bucket inside by Harrell with about four minutes left in the
second quarter.
Clippers guard Lou Williams, who finished with only six points,
was ejected after drawing two technical fouls less than a minute
into the fourth quarter. Williams was angered after being called
for a foul on Westbrook.
The Rockets extended their streak of at least 10 3-pointers to
84 consecutive contests. They converted 14 of 37 3-pointers
(37.8 percent) compared to 16 of 37 (43.2 percent) for the
Clippers.
--Field Level Media
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