Even with suspensions and injury, Rockets stayed with Clippers until stumbling in final...
The rest was maddingly familiar.
But Houston stumbled through another second-half meltdown, the Clippers scoring easily while the Rockets could not get shots to go through. A six-minute stretch sent Los Angeles to a 121-100 win at Crypto.com Arena and the Rockets to a 10th consecutive loss. They were without point guard Kevin Porter Jr., their second-leading scorer and assists leader, for a second consecutive game because of his bruised left foot. They learned Sunday morning that Jalen Green, their leading scorer, and Jae’Sean Tate, who has been Porter’s primary backup, were suspended for the game for leaving the bench area during an altercation in the fourth quarter Friday at Sacramento.The scoring came from the remaining likely sources. Through three quarters, K.J.
But the Rockets made just one of their first eight fourth-quarter shots. The Clippers began the quarter with a 12-2 run, all with Kawhi Leonard and Terrence Mann out.Leonard and Mann returned to the game to slam the door. Mann finished with a career-high 31 points on 12-of-16 shooting, while Leonard scored 30.A passing thoughtThis is not unusual. When Sengun picked up his fifth assist midway through the third quarter, it marked his eighth game in the past 12 with at least five.
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