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Houston Rockets vs. LA Clippers

February 11, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Clippers beat the Rockets 105-102 on 2026-02-11 on the road against the Rockets. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason, and Amen Thompson. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, Kawhi Leonard, Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr., and John Collins. Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) scored 8 points (3/10) in his matchups, with Kevin Durant as his primary defender. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 8 points (3/14) in his matchups, with Derrick Jones Jr. as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

HOU
Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets 102

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Amen Thompson GS 40:49 12 6 5 1 0 3 2 5-8 0-1 2-2 -2
Kevin Durant GS 36:05 21 8 6 0 1 8 1 7-15 3-9 4-5 +6
Jabari Smith Jr. GS 35:50 16 12 0 0 0 2 0 6-12 2-7 2-2 -8
Tari Eason GS 33:58 13 2 3 0 0 1 1 4-13 2-8 3-3 +1
Alperen Sengun GS 29:25 16 9 6 0 3 2 5 7-16 0-1 2-4 -5
Reed Sheppard 25:02 17 2 4 1 1 2 1 6-13 5-10 0-0 -4
Clint Capela 16:28 3 5 0 0 4 0 2 1-2 0-0 1-2 +5
Jae'Sean Tate 12:48 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 2-3 0-0 0-0 -2
Josh Okogie 9:35 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 -6
Totals 102 45 25 3 9 21 17 38-82 12-36 14-18

Did not play: Isaiah Crawford (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jeff Green (DNP - Coach's Decision), Aaron Holiday (DNP - Coach's Decision)

LAC
LA Clippers
LA Clippers 105

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Brook Lopez GS 37:05 15 1 3 2 2 1 1 6-10 3-7 0-0 +2
Kris Dunn GS 36:34 16 2 6 1 0 1 5 6-10 4-6 0-1 +7
John Collins GS 35:27 12 6 1 1 0 1 1 6-11 0-2 0-0 -7
Kawhi Leonard GS 32:36 27 12 4 4 0 4 2 9-20 1-5 8-9 +3
Derrick Jones Jr. GS 30:18 12 1 3 1 2 0 2 4-8 2-4 2-2 +5
Bennedict Mathurin 31:00 16 3 3 3 1 1 1 3-10 1-3 9-10 +6
Jordan Miller 17:08 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 2-5 0-1 0-0 +3
Yanic Konan Niederhäuser 10:12 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 -1
Kobe Sanders 9:40 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0-2 0-0 3-4 -3
Totals 105 32 21 13 7 9 15 36-77 11-28 22-26

Did not play: Dalano Banton (DNP - Coach's Decision), Bogdan Bogdanović (DNP - Coach's Decision), Cam Christie (DNP - Coach's Decision), Isaiah Jackson (DNP - Coach's Decision), TyTy Washington Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

HOU
Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

LAC
LA Clippers
LA Clippers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Rockets defense

Defender Guarded most
Amen Thompson Bennedict Mathurin: 30 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Derrick Jones Jr.: 14 poss., 4 pts (1/1)
Kevin Durant Kris Dunn: 27 poss., 11 pts (3/5) · Kawhi Leonard: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Jabari Smith Jr. John Collins: 22 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Kawhi Leonard: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Tari Eason Kawhi Leonard: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Kris Dunn: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Alperen Sengun Brook Lopez: 34 poss., 13 pts (6/13) · John Collins: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Reed Sheppard Derrick Jones Jr.: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Kris Dunn: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Clint Capela Yanic Konan Niederhäuser: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Brook Lopez: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jae'Sean Tate John Collins: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Bennedict Mathurin: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Josh Okogie Jordan Miller: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · John Collins: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Clippers defense

Defender Guarded most
Kawhi Leonard Tari Eason: 24 poss., 8 pts (3/7) · Amen Thompson: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Brook Lopez Alperen Sengun: 26 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Amen Thompson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
John Collins Jabari Smith Jr.: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jae'Sean Tate: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Kris Dunn Kevin Durant: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Amen Thompson: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Bennedict Mathurin Amen Thompson: 17 poss., 4 pts (0/1) · Tari Eason: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Derrick Jones Jr. Kevin Durant: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Reed Sheppard: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Jordan Miller Reed Sheppard: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Okogie: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Yanic Konan Niederhäuser Clint Capela: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jae'Sean Tate: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Kobe Sanders Jabari Smith Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jae'Sean Tate: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)