Houston Rockets 117, LA Clippers 134 — Recap

April 9, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 117, LA Clippers 134. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 35-36 LAC; Q2 HOU 23-35 LAC; Q3 HOU 33-34 LAC; Q4 HOU 26-29 LAC.

Top performers (box score): James Harden (LAC) 35 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-18 shooting; Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 22 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-22 shooting; Ivica Zubac (LAC) 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists on 9-of-13 shooting; Reed Sheppard (HOU) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Jeff Green (HOU) 19 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAC

James Harden

35 PTS, 3 REB, 10 AST, 5 3PM · 10-18 FG

Scoring · LAC

Kawhi Leonard

22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 9-22 FG

Scoring · LAC

Ivica Zubac

20 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 9-13 FG

Season highs

Ivica Zubac · Season-high 10 assistsReed Sheppard · Season-high 6 threes

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	35	23	33	26		117
LAC	36	35	34	29		134

🧮 How They Scored

HOULAC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

66.3%Effective FG%64.6%

12.4%Turnover %10.2%

17.9%Offensive rebound %28.2%

0.125Free-throw rate0.213

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Reed Sheppard G	37	20	5	4	2	—	4	7-14	6-10	—	-23
Jock Landale C	34	11	9	5	1	—	—	4-7	1-3	2-2	-5
Cam Whitmore F	32	14	5	2	—	—	1	6-12	1-4	1-2	-15
Tari Eason F	27	17	5	2	1	1	1	7-12	2-4	1-2	-20
Aaron Holiday G	20	16	2	4	—	—	—	6-13	4-6	—	+9
Jeff Green F	19	19	3	2	1	—	1	7-9	4-6	1-2	+3
Jae'Sean Tate F	17	7	4	1	—	—	—	3-5	1-3	—	+6
Jalen Green G	15	5	—	3	—	—	4	2-7	1-2	—	-15
N'Faly Dante C	14	4	2	—	—	2	1	1-1	—	2-2	-12

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kawhi Leonard F	38	22	10	4	3	—	2	9-22	2-6	2-2	+19
James Harden G	37	35	3	10	2	—	2	10-18	5-11	10-10	+11
Ivica Zubac C	35	20	11	10	1	—	2	9-13	—	2-2	+18
Derrick Jones Jr. F-G	35	8	3	1	—	1	2	3-6	2-5	—	+5
Kris Dunn G	31	9	2	3	3	1	1	4-6	1-2	—	+23
Bogdan Bogdanovic G	29	16	3	5	1	—	2	5-11	4-7	2-2	+6
Drew Eubanks F	13	4	5	—	—	1	—	1-5	—	2-2	-1
Kobe Brown F	10	5	3	—	—	—	—	2-2	1-1	—	+3
Nicolas Batum F-G	9	15	3	—	—	—	—	5-6	4-5	1-1	-2
Jordan Miller G	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+3
Cam Christie G	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Reed Sheppard	Bench	37	20	71.4	20.9	-30.9	9.0
Jeff Green	Bench	19	19	96.2	25.6	+7.9	21.5
Tari Eason	Bench	27	17	66.0	21.9	-34.5	10.4
Aaron Holiday	Bench	20	16	61.5	28.3	+19.1	13.3
Cam Whitmore	Bench	32	14	54.3	20.0	-18.7	6.0
Jock Landale	Bench	34	11	69.8	10.3	-7.1	10.6
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	17	7	70.0	13.2	+21.5	7.8
Jalen Green	Bench	15	5	35.7	30.6	-49.9	-1.2
N'Faly Dante	Bench	14	4	106.4	9.7	-36.8	6.5
Steven Adams	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
James Harden	Bench	37	35	78.1	27.6	+12.5	18.4
Kawhi Leonard	Bench	38	22	48.1	28.1	+23.8	10.0
Ivica Zubac	Bench	35	20	72.0	20.5	+25.0	18.0
Bogdan Bogdanovic	Bench	29	16	67.3	20.6	+10.0	9.0
Nicolas Batum	Bench	9	15	116.5	27.3	-10.5	29.7
Kris Dunn	Bench	31	9	75.0	9.3	+34.3	7.7
Derrick Jones Jr.	Bench	35	8	66.7	10.3	+10.8	2.5
Kobe Brown	Bench	10	5	125.0	8.0	+19.7	16.8
Drew Eubanks	Bench	13	4	34.0	17.6	+5.0	4.8
Jordan Miller	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	+150.0	0.0
Cam Christie	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Patrick Baldwin Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0