Cam Whitmore scored 21 points and the Houston Rockets beat the playoff-bound Los Angeles Clippers 116-105 to salvage a .500 season. Amen Thompson had a triple-double of 18 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists for the already eliminated Rockets. They finished 41-41 after losing six of their last nine games.
Houston Rockets forward Amen Thompson , right, shoots as Los Angeles Clippers guard Terance Mann defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Clippers guard Xavier Moon , right, shoots as Houston Rockets forward Jeff Green defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Los Angeles.
The Pacific Division champion and fourth-seeded Clippers are headed to the playoffs, where they’ll meet Luka Donic and the Dallas Mavericks in the first round next weekend. The Clippers couldn’t avoid their first three-game losing streak since James Harden’s first game with the team, when they lost six in a row from Nov. 1-14.
Coach Tyronn Lue gave his usual opaque answers about Leonard’s status for the upcoming playoffs. “We’ll see. He feels OK,” said Lue, who, when asked if Leonard has been working out, said, “He’s been doing a little something.”Suns skip play-in by toppling T-wolves 125-106 to set up 1st-round rematchAlso sitting out for the Clippers were Paul George, Harden, Ivica Zubac, Russell Westbrook, Norman Powell and Bones Hyland, who scored a combined 64 points in his previous three games.
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