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Jabari Smith Jr. has season-high 28 points as Rockets rout Clippers 125-104 in NBA Cup play
HOUSTON (AP) Jabari Smith Jr. had a season-high 28 points with five 3-pointers and the Houston Rockets never trailed in a 125-104 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night in their NBA Cup opener.
It was Houston’s season-high fourth straight victory and the team’s second straight over the Clippers after getting a 111-103 win Wednesday night.
The Rockets led comfortably throughout and used a big run in the third quarter to enter the fourth leading by 19.
Fred VanVleet added 18 points and 10 assists for Houston and Dillon Brooks scored 17.
James Harden had 21 points for the Clippers, who lost their third straight after winning their previous four. He made three 3-pointers to move into a tie with Ray Allen (2,973) for second-most career 3-pointers behind Stephen Curry, who entered Friday with 3,779.
Clippers: Los Angeles was flat in its two games in Houston after its season-long winning streak. They’ll need to regroup and find a way to get more production from their starting lineup while they await the return of Kawhi Leonard. He hasn’t played this season while rehabilitating his right knee.
Rockets: Tari Eason and Amen Thompson again gave Houston a boost off the bench. The two combined for 29 points after scoring 18 each in Wednesday’s win.
The Clippers used a 6-2 run to get within 12 with about eight minutes left in the third quarter before Houston scored the next nine points to extend the lead to 79-58. Brooks started that run with a 3 before VanVleet found Jalen Green for an alley-oop dunk.
The Rockets had 20 fast-break points to just eight by the Clippers.
The Rockets visit Chicago on Sunday night and the Clippers host Utah that night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Ivica Zubac vs. Alperen Sengun (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:38 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:35 |  | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | Norman Powell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | Jalen Green personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 11:09 | | Ivica Zubac offensive foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 11:09 | | Ivica Zubac turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:57 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 0-2 |
| 10:39 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point running layup | 0-4 |
| 10:14 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point driving layup (James Harden assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:02 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 2-7 |
| 9:40 | | Kris Dunn misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point floating jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 2-9 |
| 9:09 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Norman Powell's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:05 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | James Harden turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:40 | | Jalen Green turnover (bad pass) (Kris Dunn steals) | ||
| 8:36 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point running layup | 4-9 |
| 8:15 | | +3 | Alperen Sengun makes three point jump shot (Dillon Brooks assists) | 4-12 |
| 7:59 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | Ivica Zubac shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:50 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-13 |
| 7:50 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-14 |
| 7:25 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot (Norman Powell assists) | 7-14 |
| 6:59 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | Fred VanVleet personal foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:41 | | Norman Powell misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | +2 | Kai Jones makes two point cutting dunk (Kris Dunn assists) | 9-14 |
| 5:46 | | Dillon Brooks turnover (lost ball) (Derrick Jones Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:39 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:33 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Derrick Jones Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jabari Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point layup | 9-16 |
| 5:15 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:13 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point running jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 9-19 |
| 4:52 | | Dillon Brooks personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 4:38 | | Tari Eason blocks Derrick Jones Jr.'s two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 4:28 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 9-21 |
| 4:18 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:18 | | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-21 |
| 4:18 | | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-21 |
| 4:03 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | +2 | Kai Jones makes two point running dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 13-21 |
| 3:37 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 13-24 |
| 3:23 | | James Harden offensive foul (Charge) (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:23 | | James Harden turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:23 | | Rockets delay of game violation | ||
| 3:00 | | James Harden blocks Fred VanVleet's three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 13-26 |
| 2:47 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point pullup jump shot (Amir Coffey assists) | 16-26 |
| 2:28 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:28 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | Tari Eason personal foul (Loose ball) (Kevin Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:28 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:28 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:26 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 19-26 |
| 2:06 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:04 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Kai Jones shooting foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 2:04 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-27 |
| 2:04 | | Tari Eason misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:59 | | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Terance Mann misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | Amen Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Amir Coffey steals) | ||
| 1:25 | | +2 | Amir Coffey makes two point running layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 21-27 |
| 1:15 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:12 | | Amir Coffey defensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:04 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point driving reverse layup | 21-29 |
| 0:32 | | Jump ball. Tari Eason vs. James Harden (Reed Sheppard gains possession) | ||
| 0:32 | | James Harden turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 0:11 | | Kai Jones blocks Jalen Green's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:07 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Terance Mann misses two point layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Amir Coffey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup (Reed Sheppard assists) | 21-31 |
| 11:19 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Jalen Green turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:00 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point driving hook shot | 23-31 |
| 10:33 | | Tari Eason misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Tari Eason personal foul (Kevin Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:21 | | +3 | Amir Coffey makes three point jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 26-31 |
| 10:10 | | Steven Adams offensive foul (Kevin Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:10 | | Steven Adams turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:10 | | Ime Udoka technical foul | ||
| 10:10 | | +1 | Amir Coffey makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 27-31 |
| 9:58 | | Nicolas Batum turnover (bad pass) (Steven Adams steals) | ||
| 9:50 | | Tari Eason turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 9:34 | | Ivica Zubac misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 9:31 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Terance Mann personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 9:19 | | Ivica Zubac blocks Jalen Green's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:15 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | Tari Eason misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Nicolas Batum blocks Jalen Green's three point jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:34 | | Nicolas Batum offensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | +3 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot | 30-31 |
| 8:26 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:12 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 30-33 |
| 7:55 | | Amir Coffey turnover (bad pass) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 7:52 | | Terance Mann shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:52 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-34 |
| 7:52 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:49 | | Terance Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | Clippers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 7:14 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 30-37 |
| 6:46 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:44 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 30-40 |
| 6:35 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:20 | | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 6:08 | | Kris Dunn shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 6:08 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:08 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-41 |
| 5:55 | | Kris Dunn misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:52 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 5:42 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point tip dunk | 30-43 |
| 5:21 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 |