The Rockets went ahead with less than 30 seconds to go before surviving a chaotic final stretch with multiple replay reviews and missed opportunities for the Clippers.

Aside from the Rockets turning over the ball in unproductive* ways for much of the night, and being unable to assemble coherent offense for more than four minutes at a time, this was really a game of defensive strategy.

During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Chievous wore only jersey No. 33 and put up 8.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.

Ivica Zubac finishes with 33 points, but the Clippers fail to score on two late possessions with a chance to tie the game in a 115-113 loss to the Houston Rockets.

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.

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.

The LA Clippers and Houston Rockets meet Thursday at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.

During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Landale wore only jersey No. 2 and put up 4.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.

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.