The Rockets left the door open for the Clippers with 8.7 seconds left when 88.9 percent free-throw shooter Aaron Holiday split a pair from the line, giving Houston a 114-111 lead. The Clippers were out of timeouts, as coach Tyronn Lue burned a challenge on a Kawhi Leonard offensive foul drawn by Holiday on the previous possession.

Despite strong efforts from their star players, the Clippers fell to the Houston Rockets 115-113 at the Toyota Center in a contest that had no shortage of late-game chaos.

Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets secured a 115-113 win over James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers at Toyota Center on Thursday night.

Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson helped the Houston Rockets to hold off the Los Angeles Clippers 115-113 in the 2025-26 NBA regular-season.

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Alperen Sengun led the Rockets in scoring at the half with 13 points, while Smith Jr. added nine. Durant had an uncharacteristically quiet half, scoring just three points on 1-of-7 shooting. Zubac and Leonard both had double digits, scoring 14 and 12 respectively. Harden had nine at the break.

The Los Angeles Clippers are facing significant challenges this season. Despite having stars like Chris Paul, James Harden and Kawhi Leonard, the team has struggled.

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