James Harden scored 35 points and Ivica Zubac added 20 in his first career triple-double as the Los Angeles Clippers continued their quest for home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 134-117 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday at Inglewood,

Harden logged 21 points (8-17 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 2-3 FT), nine rebounds and 12 assists in 38 minutes during Tuesday's 122-117 victory over San Antonio.

The Houston Rockets are playoff-bound for the first time since 2020, but they are still up in the air about where they will finish in the Western Conference pla

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The Clippers are 7-7 against opponents from the Pacific Division. Los Angeles is 4-7 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The 116.0 points per game the Kings average are 7.8 mor

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James Harden has 35 points and 10 assists, Kawhi Leonard scores 22 points and Ivica Zubac gets his first career triple-double as the Clippers beat a Houston team that rested most of its starters,

With hopes of finishing as high as fourth place in the Western Conference and earning home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, the Los Angeles Clippers will take one more step toward that goal when they host the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

The Spurs hung around in the first quarter, which featured four lead changes, thanks in part to Harrison Barnes’ sharpshooting, Stephon Castle’s rim pressure, and the defense forcing two shot clock violations.