- Terance Mann slipped the gold-chained championship belt proclaiming 'Big Moment Fella Performance' over his head.
The Rockets stretched their lead to eight early in the third. Leonard returned to score 12 points and Mann added five in a 25-16 run that gave the Clippers a 91-90 lead going into the fourth.
The Rockets didn't play like a team mired in last place in the West. They hammered the Clippers' defense for eight dunks in the first half, including four in the game's opening minutes. Martin accounted for six one-handed jams, one of the most vicious coming with a second left before halftime.from midcourt that dropped in at the buzzer, drawing roars and leaving the Clippers trailing 63-62 at the break.
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