Final
Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks
135 – 117
2026-27 · Preseason · Preseason
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Final
Away
Houston Rockets
117
Home
LA Clippers
134
Venue: Intuit Dome
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The LA Clippers beat the Houston Rockets 134-117 at home on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at Intuit Dome. James Harden had 35 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists for the LA Clippers. Reed Sheppard had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the Houston Rockets.
The LA Clippers led 71-58 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 35-23. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: James Harden (double-double, LA Clippers), Kawhi Leonard (double-double, LA Clippers), Ivica Zubac (triple-double, LA Clippers). Bench points: Houston Rockets 50, LA Clippers 40. Kawhi Leonard had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Houston Rockets vs LA Clippers?
- The LA Clippers beat the Houston Rockets 134-117 on April 9, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Reed Sheppard scored 20 for the Houston Rockets; James Harden scored 35 for the LA Clippers.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Rockets | 35 | 23 | 33 | 26 | 117 |
| LA Clippers | 36 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 134 |
Game leaders
Houston Rockets
- Points
- 20 Reed Sheppard
- Rebounds
- 9 Jock Landale
- Assists
- 5 Jock Landale
LA Clippers
- Points
- 35 James Harden
- Rebounds
- 11 Ivica Zubac
- Assists
- 10 James Harden
Kawhi Leonard double-double (22 PTS, 10 REB) · James Harden double-double (35 PTS, 10 AST) · Ivica Zubac triple-double (20 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Sheppard starter | 36:48 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7-14 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2 | -23 |
| Jock Landale starter | 34:25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | -5 |
| Cam Whitmore starter | 31:51 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | -15 |
| Tari Eason starter | 26:49 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 | -20 |
| Jalen Green starter | 15:20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | -15 |
| Aaron Holiday bench | 19:58 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1 | +9 |
| Jeff Green bench | 18:31 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-9 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 1 | +3 |
| Jae'Sean Tate bench | 16:52 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | +6 |
| Nate Williams bench | 16:06 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | -8 |
| N'Faly Dante bench | 13:35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | -12 |
| David Roddy bench | 6:52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 |
| Jack McVeigh bench | 2:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -6 |
Not available: Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson, Dillon Brooks, Fred VanVleet, Jabari Smith Jr.
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard starter | 38:28 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9-22 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 | +19 |
| James Harden starter | 37:09 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10-18 | 5-11 | 10-10 | 1 | +11 |
| Ivica Zubac starter | 34:41 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +18 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. starter | 34:41 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | +5 |
| Kris Dunn starter | 30:38 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | +23 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović bench | 29:07 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 3 | +6 |
| Drew Eubanks bench | 13:19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | -1 |
| Kobe Brown bench | 10:24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 |
| Nicolas Batum bench | 8:53 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 1 | -2 |
| Jordan Miller bench | 1:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 |
| Trentyn Flowers bench | 0:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
| Cam Christie bench | 0:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
Not available: Ben Simmons, Amir Coffey, Patty Mills, Norman Powell, Seth Lundy
| Houston Rockets | Stat | LA Clippers |
|---|---|---|
| 7/10 (70%) | Free throws | 19/19 (100%) |
| 25/48 (52%) | 2 pointers | 29/53 (54%) |
| 20/40 (50%) | 3 pointers | 19/37 (51%) |
| 45/88 (51%) | Field goals | 48/90 (53%) |
| 36 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 29 | Defensive rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 33 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 8 | Max points in a row | 12 |
| 2:21 | Time spent in lead | 45:10 |
| 4 | Biggest lead | 19 |
Largest margin: 19 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 3
- Times tied
- 1
- Largest lead · Houston Rockets
- 4 Q1 11:15
- Largest lead · LA Clippers
- 19 Q3 11:17
- Longest run
- 12-0 LA Clippers · Q2 4:54 to Q2 2:34
Scoring plays
Q1 · 34 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Houston Rockets | LA Clippers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 11:26 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 3 | 2 |
| 11:15 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 3-pt field goal | 6 | 2 |
| 10:05 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 3-pt field goal | 6 | 5 |
| 9:47 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn 2-pt field goal | 6 | 7 |
| 9:19 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 6 | 9 |
| 9:04 | Houston Rockets | Cam Whitmore 3-pt field goal | 9 | 9 |
| 8:49 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 9 | 11 |
| 8:25 | Houston Rockets | Cam Whitmore Free throw | 10 | 11 |
| 7:56 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn 2-pt field goal | 10 | 13 |
| 7:38 | LA Clippers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 10 | 16 |
| 7:09 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal | 10 | 19 |
| 6:44 | Houston Rockets | Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal | 12 | 19 |
| 6:21 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 12 | 20 |
| 6:21 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 12 | 21 |
| 6:21 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 12 | 22 |
| 5:37 | Houston Rockets | Jock Landale 2-pt field goal | 14 | 22 |
| 4:58 | Houston Rockets | Jalen Green 2-pt field goal | 16 | 22 |
| 4:41 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 16 | 24 |
| 4:25 | Houston Rockets | Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal | 18 | 24 |
| 3:55 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 18 | 26 |
| 3:34 | Houston Rockets | Jock Landale 2-pt field goal | 20 | 26 |
| 3:23 | LA Clippers | Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal | 20 | 29 |
| 3:06 | Houston Rockets | Aaron Holiday 3-pt field goal | 23 | 29 |
| 2:41 | Houston Rockets | N'Faly Dante Free throw | 24 | 29 |
| 2:41 | Houston Rockets | N'Faly Dante Free throw | 25 | 29 |
| 2:27 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 25 | 31 |
| 2:07 | Houston Rockets | Aaron Holiday 3-pt field goal | 28 | 31 |
| 1:40 | LA Clippers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 28 | 34 |
| 1:24 | Houston Rockets | N'Faly Dante 2-pt field goal | 30 | 34 |
| 1:11 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 30 | 35 |
| 1:11 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 30 | 36 |
| 0:34 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 33 | 36 |
| 0:14 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal | 35 | 36 |
Q2 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Houston Rockets | LA Clippers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:24 | Houston Rockets | Jeff Green 3-pt field goal | 38 | 36 |
| 11:02 | LA Clippers | Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal | 38 | 39 |
| 10:20 | LA Clippers | Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal | 38 | 42 |
| 10:00 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason Free throw | 39 | 42 |
| 9:48 | LA Clippers | Nicolas Batum 2-pt field goal | 39 | 44 |
| 9:48 | LA Clippers | Nicolas Batum Free throw | 39 | 45 |
| 9:32 | Houston Rockets | Jeff Green 3-pt field goal | 42 | 45 |
| 8:36 | LA Clippers | Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal | 42 | 48 |
| 8:14 | Houston Rockets | Jae'Sean Tate 2-pt field goal | 44 | 48 |
| 6:58 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 44 | 50 |
| 6:41 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 2-pt field goal | 46 | 50 |
| 5:35 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 46 | 52 |
| 5:09 | Houston Rockets | Jeff Green 2-pt field goal | 48 | 52 |
| 4:54 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 48 | 54 |
| 4:23 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac Free throw | 48 | 55 |
| 4:23 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac Free throw | 48 | 56 |
| 3:59 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 48 | 58 |
| 3:29 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 48 | 60 |
| 3:01 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal | 48 | 62 |
| 2:34 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 48 | 64 |
| 2:24 | Houston Rockets | Jock Landale Free throw | 49 | 64 |
| 2:24 | Houston Rockets | Jock Landale Free throw | 50 | 64 |
| 2:10 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 50 | 66 |
| 1:40 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 50 | 68 |
| 1:30 | Houston Rockets | Jae'Sean Tate 2-pt field goal | 52 | 68 |
| 0:58 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 55 | 68 |
| 0:41 | LA Clippers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 55 | 71 |
| 0:32 | Houston Rockets | Jalen Green 3-pt field goal | 58 | 71 |
Q3 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Houston Rockets | LA Clippers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 58 | 73 |
| 11:17 | LA Clippers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 58 | 76 |
| 11:17 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 58 | 77 |
| 10:37 | Houston Rockets | Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal | 60 | 77 |
| 10:16 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 2-pt field goal | 62 | 77 |
| 10:03 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 62 | 79 |
| 9:21 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 3-pt field goal | 65 | 79 |
| 9:02 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn 2-pt field goal | 65 | 81 |
| 8:29 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 2-pt field goal | 67 | 81 |
| 8:15 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 67 | 82 |
| 8:15 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 67 | 83 |
| 7:30 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn 3-pt field goal | 67 | 86 |
| 7:12 | Houston Rockets | Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal | 69 | 86 |
| 6:50 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 69 | 88 |
| 6:35 | Houston Rockets | Jock Landale 2-pt field goal | 71 | 88 |
| 6:17 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 71 | 90 |
| 5:58 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 2-pt field goal | 73 | 90 |
| 5:24 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 2-pt field goal | 75 | 90 |
| 5:09 | LA Clippers | Bogdan Bogdanović 2-pt field goal | 75 | 92 |
| 4:47 | Houston Rockets | Jae'Sean Tate 3-pt field goal | 78 | 92 |
| 4:16 | Houston Rockets | Aaron Holiday 3-pt field goal | 81 | 92 |
| 3:51 | Houston Rockets | Aaron Holiday 2-pt field goal | 83 | 92 |
| 2:28 | LA Clippers | Kobe Brown 2-pt field goal | 83 | 94 |
| 2:15 | Houston Rockets | Aaron Holiday 3-pt field goal | 86 | 94 |
| 1:58 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 3-pt field goal | 86 | 97 |
| 1:46 | Houston Rockets | Aaron Holiday 2-pt field goal | 88 | 97 |
| 1:31 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 88 | 98 |
| 1:31 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 88 | 99 |
| 1:03 | LA Clippers | Kobe Brown 3-pt field goal | 88 | 102 |
| 0:40 | Houston Rockets | Jock Landale 3-pt field goal | 91 | 102 |
| 0:31 | LA Clippers | Bogdan Bogdanović 3-pt field goal | 91 | 105 |
Q4 · 26 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Houston Rockets | LA Clippers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | Houston Rockets | Jeff Green 3-pt field goal | 94 | 105 |
| 11:26 | Houston Rockets | Jeff Green 2-pt field goal | 96 | 105 |
| 10:57 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 99 | 105 |
| 10:41 | LA Clippers | Bogdan Bogdanović 3-pt field goal | 99 | 108 |
| 10:21 | Houston Rockets | Jeff Green Free throw | 100 | 108 |
| 10:03 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 100 | 109 |
| 10:03 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 100 | 110 |
| 9:52 | LA Clippers | Bogdan Bogdanović Free throw | 100 | 111 |
| 9:52 | LA Clippers | Bogdan Bogdanović Free throw | 100 | 112 |
| 9:26 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal | 100 | 115 |
| 8:18 | LA Clippers | Drew Eubanks Free throw | 100 | 116 |
| 8:18 | LA Clippers | Drew Eubanks Free throw | 100 | 117 |
| 7:54 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 103 | 117 |
| 6:19 | Houston Rockets | Jeff Green 3-pt field goal | 106 | 117 |
| 5:52 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 106 | 119 |
| 5:14 | LA Clippers | Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal | 106 | 121 |
| 5:08 | Houston Rockets | Jeff Green 2-pt field goal | 108 | 121 |
| 4:56 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 108 | 123 |
| 4:39 | Houston Rockets | Nate Williams 2-pt field goal | 110 | 123 |
| 4:21 | LA Clippers | Bogdan Bogdanović 3-pt field goal | 110 | 126 |
| 4:01 | Houston Rockets | Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal | 112 | 126 |
| 3:33 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 115 | 126 |
| 2:38 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 115 | 128 |
| 2:24 | Houston Rockets | Nate Williams 2-pt field goal | 117 | 128 |
| 1:30 | LA Clippers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 117 | 131 |
| 1:02 | LA Clippers | Bogdan Bogdanović 3-pt field goal | 117 | 134 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: Houston Rockets 3-1. Final series: Houston Rockets 3-1.
- Nov 13: LA Clippers 103 at Houston Rockets 111
- Nov 15: LA Clippers 104 at Houston Rockets 125
- Dec 8: Houston Rockets 117 at LA Clippers 106
- Apr 9: Houston Rockets 117 at LA Clippers 134 (this game)
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
Apr 10, 2025 · 02:30 UTC