Clippers vs Rockets Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown at the Toyota Center tonight as the Los Angeles Clippers sail into Houston, ready to clash with the Rockets in a high-stakes game of hoops! With the Clippers looking to claw back from a recent stumble and the Rockets soaring off a solid win, tonight’s tipoff at 9 PM EST promises fireworks. Both teams are itching to prove their mettle in this first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, where we’re all hoping for a tighter contest after a slew of blowouts. With the betting lines drawn and the scoreboard watching eagerly, who will rocket past competition, and who will clip their way to victory? Let’s find out if the Clippers can cut down the Rockets’ momentum or if Houston will continue to launch their assault sky-high!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 13, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: Toyota Center, Houston

Vegas Odds

	LAC ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+170	-200	214.5	5.0/-5.0
Recent	+150	-175	213.5	5.0/-5.0
Difference	-20	+25	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

28W-16L

40.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

29W-15L

60.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
04/14/24	Houston Rockets HOU	24	24	37	31	116	Over
04/14/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	21	30	32	22	105	Over
03/06/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	19	25	36	42	122	Over
03/06/24	Houston Rockets HOU	27	30	29	30	116	Over
11/17/23	Houston Rockets HOU	23	27	27	23	100	Under
11/17/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	29	19	31	27	106	Under
01/15/23	Houston Rockets HOU	30	33	27	10	100	Over
01/15/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	31	31	29	30	121	Over
11/14/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	31	27	31	33	122	Over
11/14/22	Houston Rockets HOU	23	23	32	28	106	Over
11/02/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	34	22	30	23	109	Under
11/02/22	Houston Rockets HOU	24	29	26	22	101	Under
10/31/22	Houston Rockets HOU	23	29	24	17	93	Under
10/31/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	30	21	22	22	95	Under
03/01/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	29	20	40	24	113	Under
03/01/22	Houston Rockets HOU	27	23	25	25	100	Under
02/27/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	19	27	28	25	99	Under
02/27/22	Houston Rockets HOU	28	22	30	18	98	Under
02/17/22	Houston Rockets HOU	27	32	20	32	111	Over
02/17/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	36	35	36	35	142	Over

Clippers Vs Over/Under

Rockets Vs Over/Under

Clippers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/11	vs OKL	128-134L	47	31	23	80
11/09	@ TOR	105-103W	47	18	12	76
11/08	vs SAC	107-98W	48	20	18	81
11/06	@ PHI	110-98W	29	27	17	72
10/31	@ PHX	119-125L	48	27	14	93
10/30	@ POR	105-106L	49	26	13	90
10/27	vs GSW	112-104W	48	27	18	90
10/26	vs DEN	109-104W	44	30	16	82
10/23	@ PHX	113-116L	51	27	21	92
04/12	@ UTA	109-110L	44	23	13	96

Rockets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/11	@ WAS	107-92W	58	13	19	87
11/10	vs DET	101-99W	53	19	11	93
11/08	vs OKL	107-126L	48	19	17	90
11/06	@ SAS	127-100W	45	28	11	96
10/31	vs DAL	108-102W	50	21	8	97
10/28	vs SAS	106-101W	43	20	12	85
10/26	vs SAS	106-109L	34	21	10	92
10/25	@ MEM	128-108W	64	20	17	98
10/23	@ CHA	105-110L	43	19	8	103
04/12	vs POR	116-107W	48	25	8	92

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Clippers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
James Harden PG	53.0	47.1	40.5	100%	40.8
Derrick Jones Jr. PF	20.0	22.2	20.0	100%	20.3
Terance Mann SG	15.0	13.3	15.5	100%	15.9
Norman Powell SF	34.0	41.2	25.9	37%	35.5
Ivica Zubac C	40.0	39.6	33.0	100%	33.5

Houston Rockets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Dillon Brooks SF	22.0	21.8	19.2	100%	19.5
Jalen Green SG	34.0	32.8	38.6	100%	39.0
Alperen Sengun C	44.0	41.5	41.1	93%	41.4
Jabari Smith Jr. PF	23.0	18.1	26.0	100%	26.4
Fred VanVleet PG	37.0	30.4	39.7	100%	40.0

Clippers Notable Injuries

Kobe Brown (PF/C): Avg: 1.7pts, 1.2reb, 0.4ast, 7.5 minutes. Last game: 11/06/24. Impact: 0.7
Jordan Miller (SG): Avg: 1.4pts, 0.6reb, 0.0ast, 3.5 minutes. Last game: 11/06/24. Impact: 0.3

Rockets Notable Injuries

Cam Whitmore (SF/PF): Avg: 11.5pts, 3.5reb, 0.6ast, 17.6 minutes. Last game: 11/06/24. Impact: 2.4
Jeff Green (PF/C): Avg: 6.5pts, 2.2reb, 0.9ast, 16.4 minutes. Last game: 11/08/24. Impact: 2.2
Jock Landale (C): Avg: 4.9pts, 3.1reb, 1.1ast, 13.3 minutes. Last game: 11/10/24. Impact: 2.5
Jack McVeigh (SG): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.7reb, 0.0ast, 3.3 minutes. Last game: 11/11/24. Impact: 0.3

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Ivica Zubac	LAC	Pts	14.5	16.7	+2.2	60%	70%	67%	67%	HOU	+1.3	#23
Alperen Sengun	HOU	Pts	18.5	20.6	+2.1	40%	30%	47%	47%	LAC	-2.8	#4
Jabari Smith Jr.	HOU	Reb	5.5	6.3	+0.8	60%	60%	60%	60%	LAC	-0.6	#5
James Harden	LAC	Reb	6.5	6.7	+0.2	60%	60%	40%	40%	HOU	+0.3	#24
Fred VanVleet	HOU	Ast	6.5	7.4	+0.9	60%	50%	60%	60%	LAC	+0.1	#17
Derrick Jones Jr.	LAC	Ast	0.5	1.1	+0.6	60%	70%	80%	80%	HOU	+0.6	#24

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Clippers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#4	#16	#16	#10	-7.1%
PF	#12	#5	#7	#10	-2.7%
PG	#26	#14	#17	#28	6.6%
SF	#24	#2	#12	#14	-0.2%
SG	#20	#6	#11	#18	0.9%

Rockets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#23	#22	#6	#23	4.6%
PF	#3	#26	#2	#5	-8.2%
PG	#20	#22	#22	#25	6.1%
SF	#7	#27	#24	#16	0.2%
SG	#28	#24	#1	#17	0.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

111.2

114.8

Rebounds per Game

43.4

45.5

Assists per Game

25.1

23.4

Steals per Game

7.4

8.4

Blocks per Game

4.5

4.7

Shots per Game

85.0

92.6

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.9

13.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.3

52.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.8

34.7

Turnovers per Game

13.5

11.8

Fouls per Game

18.6

20.3

Recent Trends

Steven Adams (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 43.7% to 13.6, 24.1 min average previous 3 games.
Jock Landale (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 35.1% to 13.7, 10.2 min average previous 3 games.