Houston Rockets 117, LA Clippers 106 — Recap

December 8, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 117, LA Clippers 106. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 30-28 LAC; Q2 HOU 34-24 LAC; Q3 HOU 31-31 LAC; Q4 HOU 22-23 LAC.

Top performers (box score): Jalen Green (HOU) 31 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 22 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Nah'Shon Hyland (LAC) 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Ivica Zubac (LAC) 21 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists on 9-of-15 shooting; Dillon Brooks (HOU) 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Jalen Green

31 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 9-20 FG

Scoring · HOU

Amen Thompson

22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 9-14 FG

Scoring · LAC

Nah'Shon Hyland

22 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 7-13 FG

Season highs

Nah'Shon Hyland · Season-high 22 pointsAmen Thompson · Season-high 22 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
HOU	30	34	31	22		117
LAC	28	24	31	23		106

🧮 How They Scored

HOULAC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.9%Effective FG%49.4%

13.8%Turnover %5.8%

32.4%Offensive rebound %15.6%

0.317Free-throw rate0.178

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	39	22	8	4	1	1	3	9-14	1-3	3-3	+10
Dillon Brooks G-F	38	19	7	5	1	2	1	7-15	4-8	1-1	+6
Jalen Green G	36	31	4	1	1	—	3	9-20	5-13	8-8	+9
Alperen Sengun F-C	36	11	10	6	—	—	4	4-9	0-2	3-4	+13
Jabari Smith Jr. F	34	13	12	2	—	1	1	4-9	2-5	3-4	+5
Aaron Holiday G	19	11	1	3	—	—	2	3-6	3-6	2-2	+1
Jae'Sean Tate F	18	6	4	2	1	—	—	2-4	0-1	2-2	+12
Reed Sheppard G	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-3	0-3	—	-1
Steven Adams C	10	4	4	—	—	—	1	2-2	—	0-2	—

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ivica Zubac C	37	21	12	1	—	2	—	9-15	—	3-4	-9
Kevin Porter Jr. G	37	19	2	6	2	—	1	8-18	2-5	1-2	-18
Norman Powell F-G	35	17	4	4	2	—	2	5-18	1-8	6-7	-5
Jordan Miller G	32	12	6	2	—	—	1	5-12	2-4	—	-2
Nah'Shon Hyland G	28	22	3	4	1	—	1	7-13	5-10	3-3	-9
Nicolas Batum F-G	26	—	4	1	—	—	—	0-3	0-2	—	-1
Kris Dunn G	22	9	1	2	5	—	1	4-10	1-5	—	-7
Derrick Jones Jr. F-G	12	2	—	—	—	1	—	1-1	—	—	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Green	Bench	36	31	65.9	31.4	+13.9	15.1
Amen Thompson	Bench	39	22	71.8	19.6	+12.7	14.9
Dillon Brooks	Bench	38	19	61.5	18.0	+6.4	13.5
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	34	13	60.4	15.8	+7.5	12.0
Aaron Holiday	Bench	19	11	79.9	21.4	+2.8	11.0
Alperen Sengun	Bench	36	11	51.1	18.3	+16.8	8.2
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	18	6	61.5	11.1	+32.4	10.9
Steven Adams	Bench	10	4	69.4	15.4	0.0	9.3
Jeff Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Reed Sheppard	Bench	11	—	0.0	13.6	+0.8	-7.2

LA ClippersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	28	22	76.8	23.4	-17.3	17.9
Ivica Zubac	Bench	37	21	62.6	21.0	-12.3	16.3
Kevin Porter Jr.	Bench	37	19	50.3	23.8	-22.3	9.2
Norman Powell	Bench	35	17	40.3	27.2	-8.6	5.7
Jordan Miller	Bench	32	12	50.0	19.1	-1.3	7.3
Kris Dunn	Bench	22	9	45.0	22.0	-12.9	5.5
Derrick Jones Jr.	Bench	12	2	100.0	4.0	-8.0	2.4
Nicolas Batum	Bench	26	—	0.0	5.2	-4.1	0.0
Amir Coffey	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cam Christie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0