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Mon Apr 18, 2005 · 7:30 PM
Los Angeles ClippersClippers
103
away
Chemistry Tense
Houston RocketsRockets
112
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Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Los Angeles ClippersClippers 25 25 28 25 103
Houston RocketsRockets 36 26 22 28 112

After Action Report

The Rockets stunned the Clippers 112-103. Rockets torched the Clippers on the offensive end. The Rockets owned the glass, generating extra possessions. The Rockets locker room is humming, and it showed. Rockets' rotation plan looked deliberate, and the right guys made the most of their roles. On paper this one shouldn't have been close — basketball had other ideas.

What tipped it

  • Rockets · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Rockets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Clippers · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.