Inglewood, California; Tuesday, 10:30 pm EST
Bottom line: Los Angeles faces Houston in a showdown of Western Conference teams.
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The Clippers are 5-14 against Western Conference teams. Los Angeles averages 15.3 turnovers per game and is 5-4 when turning the ball over less than its opponents.
The Rockets are 10-8 in conference play. Houston is 1-4 in one-possession games.
The Clippers’ 12.6 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.1 more shots on average than the 12.5 per game the Rockets allow. The Rockets average 5.0 more points per game (121.0) than the Clippers concede (116.0).
The teams are playing for the second time this season. The Rockets won the last meeting 115-113 on December 12, with Alperen Sengun scoring 22 points in the victory.
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TOP PERFORMERS: James Harden averages 25.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 8.2 assists for the Clippers. Kawhi Leonard is averaging 32.0 points over the last 10 games.
Sengun scores 23.0 points per game and averages 9.3 rebounds for the Rockets.
LAST 10 GAMES: Clippers: 2-8, averaging 107.9 points, 42.1 rebounds, 23.2 assists, 9.0 steals and 4.0 blocks per game on 46.1% shooting from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.0 points per game.
Rockets: 5-4, averaging 120.8 points, 48.4 rebounds, 26.8 assists, 8.4 steals and 6.4 blocks per game on 49.9% shooting from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.9 points.
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INJURIES: Clippers: Bradley Beal: Out for the season (hip), Derrick Jones Jr.: Out (knee), Yanic Konan Niederhauser: Day to day (knee), Ivica Zubac: Out (ankle).
Rockets: Fred VanVleet: out for the season (acl), Dorian Finney-Smith: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.