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Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets secured a 115-113 win over James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers at Toyota Center on Thursday night.
Alperen Sengun led the Rockets in scoring at the half with 13 points, while Smith Jr. added nine. Durant had an uncharacteristically quiet half, scoring just three points on 1-of-7 shooting. Zubac and Leonard both had double digits, scoring 14 and 12 respectively. Harden had nine at the break.
Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson helped the Houston Rockets to hold off the Los Angeles Clippers 115-113 in the 2025-26 NBA regular-season.
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. The Clippers are 4-11 in conference play. Los Angeles is last in the Western Conference scoring 12.5 fast break points per game.