Points and Highlights: Houston Rockets 100-104 LA Clippers in NBA In-Season Tournament 2023

The fourth quarter ends, the LA Clippers take the victory.

James Harden scores the triple and makes a free throw, everything indicates that the LA Clippers will have their first victory in the tournament.

Alperen Sengun ties the game, the center scores a free throw and the LA Clippers prepare for the biggest play of the game.

Timeout for the Houston Rockets, they lose by one point and prepare for what could be their last offensive of the game.

The LA Clippers win by 2 points, but they have a lot of problems defending and they already have 2 fouls in this quarter.

The Klaw puttin’ his spin on things! pic.twitter.com/F7cTG5on1a — LA Clippers (@LAClippers) November 18, 2023

Very even match, both teams fight to get a big advantage and anyone could win the match.

The Houston Rockets make one last effort, manage to take the lead and want to win.

The fourth quarter begins, Houston Rockets 77-79 LA Clippers.

The third quarter ends, the LA Clippers win by 2 points, an excellent quarter by Norman Powell who scores 8 points from the bench.

The Houston Rockets have a lot of problems defending, they allow a lot of offensive rebounds and that has allowed the LA Clippers to have second chances to score.

SENGOOOON 💥 pic.twitter.com/4XlxgTrBE7 — Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) November 18, 2023

The LA Clippers win by 8 points, their offense has been very good and they punish the Houston Rockets defense with outside shots.

The game is tied again, all the lead the Houston Rockets got in the first half is gone.

The third quarter begins, Houston Rockets 50-48 LA Clippers.

The second quarter ends, the Houston Rockets win by 2 points, excellent first half by Jalen Green with 11 points and 3 rebounds.

Time out for the Houston Rockets, they win by 7 points and the coach wants to give his players a break.

🗣️ HARDEN SAID COUNT IT! pic.twitter.com/eomCZ0FqHE — LA Clippers (@LAClippers) November 18, 2023

The Houston Rockets start the second quarter very well, playing long positions and attacking the rim.

The Houston Rockets bench manages to recover their team, losing by 2 points and forcing the LA Clippers to call a timeout.

The second quarter begins, Houston Rockets 23-29 LA Clippers.

The first quarter ends, the LA Clippers have a 6-point lead and we must highlight Paul George's good first quarter with 11 points and 2 rebounds.

Daniel Theis makes his debut with the LA Clippers, the center is playing his first game and his main role is to get as many rebounds as possible.

The Houston Rockets use their first timeout of the game, trail by 8 points and want to adjust their defense.

wow just WOW @alperennsengun 🤯 pic.twitter.com/dUWk3AFLk7 — Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) November 18, 2023

Both teams play very evenly at the beginning of the first quarter, neither dominates and the LA Clippers win by 3 points.

The game is tied, there have been a lot of points so far and either team could lead in the first quarter.

The game begins, the Houston Rockets win the jump.

The casualties for this match are the following:
Houston Rockets: Victor Oladipo (out) and Amen Thompson (out).
LA Clippers: Brandon Boston Jr. (out).

These are the 5 players who will start the game:

Lineup alert: Clippers will start Harden, George, Mann, Leonard, Zubac on Friday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) November 18, 2023

These are the 5 players who will start the game:

Lineup alert: Rockets will start VanVleet, Jalen Green, Brooks, Smith Jr., Sengun on Friday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) November 18, 2023

The refereeing appointment for today's game is as follows:
Crew Chief: James Williams (#60).
Referee: Karl Lane (#77).
Referee: Brandon Schwab (#86).
Playback Center: Sean Wright, JT Orr and Lauren Holtkamp.

A big game is coming up between these two Western Conference teams. Stay tuned and below we share the statistics of the last match between these two teams.

The last time these two teams met was on March 26, 2023 at the Crypto.com Arena, in that game the Houston Rockets won 99 to 96. That matchup was very even in points and rebounds, which we hope will happen again today.

Houston Rockets vs LA Clippers faced each other a total of 3 times during the 2022-2023 group stage, in which the Houston Rockets emerged winners twice and the LA Clippers once.

The LA Clippers are already at the stadium and are ready for today's game.

Russ checkin’ out the new court! pic.twitter.com/mLCn1UlatX

— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) November 18, 2023

We are just under an hour before the game between the Houston Rockets and the LA Clippers begins at the Crypto.com Arena. Both teams will go out in search of victory. Who will make it tonight? Follow our coverage on VAVEL.

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This is the start time of the game Houston Rockets vs LA Clippers of November 17th in several countries:
Argentina: 12:30 AM on ESPN and NBA league pass.
Bolivia: 12:30 AM on NBA league pass.
Brazil: 11:30 PM on ESPN and NBA league pass.
Chile: 12:30 AM on NBA league pass.
Colombia: 12:30 AM on NBA league pass.
Ecuador: 10:30 PM on NBA league pass.
United States (ET): 10:30 PM on ESPN.
Spain: 6:30 AM on NBA league pass.
Mexico: 9:30 PM on ESPN and NBA league pass.
Paraguay: 10:30 PM on NBA league pass.
Peru: 11:30 PM on NBA league pass.
Uruguay: 12:30 AM on NBA league pass.

The last Houston Rockets quintet:
Jabari Smith Jr., Dillon Brooks, Alperen Sengun, Fred VanVleet and Jalen Green.

The last LA Clippers quintet:
Paul George, Russell Westbrook, Ivica Zubac, Kawhi Leonard and James Harden.

You have to pay attention to these three players, they are important pieces of the team and they will have to guide their team to victory. First, forward Jalen Green (#4), is considered the best player on the team and this season would be his second year in the league. In the 2022-2023 regular season he averages 20.7 points, 5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game respectively, they will be very important for the offense and have a lot of weight on the team. Another important player is center Alperen Sengun (#28) who this season has managed to average 15.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1 assist per game. The team needs him to get rebounds and control the defense. Finally, forward Fred VanVleet (#5) will be key in providing assists. Last season he had a very good tournament and this would be his fifth year in the league. He has averaged 20.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.

Like the LA Clippers, the Houston Rockets are in Group B of the Western Conference and are looking for first place in the group. They are in second position in the general table after 1 game won and 0 lost. The Houston team will try to win as a visitor and should not waste an opportunity to take points since they are in a difficult group. Their last game was on November 12 against the Denver Nuggets, where the Houston Rockets won 107-104 at the Toyota Center and thus the Houston Rockets achieved another victory in the tournament. They arrive as the least favorites to win the matchup, but they could surprise and win the game because they are a good team from the Western Conference and because of the experience their players have.

The next three players are the most important players on the team and they will lead their team to victory. First, power forward Paul George (#13), last season he was one of the best players in the league by averaging 23.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5 assists per game. He is a very consistent player and is the star of the team. He must lead the offense and defense to win the game. This season he has managed to average 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Another player is point guard Russell Westbrook (#11), the team uses him as a sixth man and at the moment he has averaged 11.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists in the 2022-2023 season. Finally, forward Kawhi Leonard (#2) returns to play and is expected to dominate on the court again. In the tournament he has averaged 12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2 assists in the 2022-2023 season.

The Los Angeles team is in Group B of the NBA In-Season Tournament with the Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Pelicans, Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks. They are in fifth position in the general table with 0 games won and 2 lost. Friday will be their second game of the tournament against a difficult team, the LA Clippers are looking to place themselves at the top of the tournament this season, so they will have to win as many games as possible and try to place themselves in the first two places in the group to advance to the next tournament round. Their last game was on November 14 against the Denver Nuggets, where the LA Clippers lost 111 to 108 at Ball Arena and thus suffered another defeat in the tournament. They come as favorites to win this game and win because of the incredible team they have and the good time they are going through. They have an advantage in Friday's game by playing at home and that their fans can support them.

The Crypto.com Arena will be the venue for this regular season match, located in the city of Los Angeles, California. Since October 17, 1999, it has been the home of the Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers, it has a capacity of 19,060 spectators and cost 375 million dollars to build.

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