National Basketball Association
Houston 99, L.A. Clippers 78
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, April 9, 2011
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials:
#70 Brent Barnaky, #50 Olandis Poole, #57 Greg Willard
Attendance:
18089
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Kevin Martin, Chase Budinger and Brad Miller all scored 16 points in a balanced effort to help the Houston Rockets coast to a 99-78 home victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.
Goran Dragic finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds while Chuck Hayes added 12 and 13 for Houston (42-38), which played without starters Luis Scola and Kyle Lowry.
The Clippers (31-50) matched their season-low point total and shot just 34.7 percent in losing their third in a row.
This one was never much of a contest. The Rockets went ahead by seven after one quarter and used a 21-4 run midway through the second to open up a 52-30 lead on Hayes’ layup 2:08 before halftime.
Houston held a 58-45 rebounding edge and finished with 11 blocks.
Eric Gordon led the Clippers with 19 points, while Blake Griffin had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Top Game Performances
| L.A. Clippers |
|
Houston |
|
Eric Gordon 19 |
Scoring |
Chase Budinger 16 |
|
Eric Gordon 6 |
Assists |
Goran Dragic 7 |
|
DeAndre Jordan 11 |
Rebounds |
Chuck Hayes 13 |
|
Eric Gordon 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Courtney Lee 4 |
|
Eric Gordon 4 |
Steals |
Chuck Hayes 3 |
|
DeAndre Jordan 2 |
Blocks |
Chase Budinger 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| L.A. Clippers
|
78 |
34.7 |
7-18 |
5-10 |
18 |
45 |
5 |
9 |
10 |
| Houston
|
99 |
46.9 |
10-24 |
13-18 |
29 |
58 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Houston will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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L.A. Clippers will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Clippers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
