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Mon Apr 18, 2005 · 7:30 PM
Los Angeles ClippersClippers
118
away
Chemistry Hot
Houston RocketsRockets
132
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Chemistry Tense

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Los Angeles ClippersClippers 28 31 31 28 118
Houston RocketsRockets 40 21 40 31 132

After Action Report

The Rockets downed the Clippers 132-118. The Clippers had no answer for the variance gods tonight. Second-chance points piled up for the Rockets; Rockets' Run-and-Gun identity dictated the tempo. The Rockets locker room is humming, and it showed. The Rockets rotation plan paid off — leaning into the right spots created real lift.

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.