Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers: Live Stream, Start Time, Watch NBA Playoffs Online
After losing the first game of their Western Conference semifinal match against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Houston Rockets will look to bounce back in Game 2 as the NBA Playoffs continue. The match is on May 6, 2015 at 9:30 p.m. ET and will be played at the Toyota Center.
Despite playing without Chris Paul, who was out nursing an injury, the Clippers still kept things close early in the game which gave them a chance to make a push and get the big victory.
They found themselves down in the first quarter but bounced back big in the second half, outscoring the Rockets by 20 points as they rolled to a 117-101 victory.
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In the win, Blake Griffin turned a very inspired performance to lead the team as he finished with a triple-double, scoring 26 points, pulling down 14 rebounds and dishing out 13 assists. However, it wasn't only him who contributed as five other Clippers scored in double digits with Matt Barnes with 20, Jamal Crawford with 21, J.J. Redick with 17, Austin Rivers with 17 and DeAndre Jordan with 10. And Jordan was also solid from the free-throw stripe as he converted 55 percent of his free throws to negate the "Hack-a-Jordan" strategy.
Meanwhile, the Rockets found it tough to score as James Harden scored 20 but only went 46 percent from the field. Things were harder for him as he could not fish for fouls and only had six attempts from the foul line. Dwight Howard had 22 points and 10 boards but only sank 44 percent from the line as the Clippers also fouled him to slow down the game. Josh Smith had a night to forget as he only registered nine points and shot an abysmal 25% from the field.
The Rockets need a better game if they want to avoid being down 0-2 as they move to Los Angeles.
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