INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — James Harden had 35 points and 10 assists and the streaking Los Angeles Clippers beat the playoff-bound Houston Rockets 134-117 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight win.

The Rockets had already locked up the No. 2 seed in the West and will be making their first playoff appearance since the 2020 bubble in Florida. They rested most of their starting lineup, including Dillon Brooks and Alperen Sengun.

Ivica Zubac had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for the Clippers, his first career triple-double and the third by a center for the team. Kawhi Leonard returned with 22 points and 10 rebounds after sitting out Tuesday to rest his surgically repaired right knee. Nicolas Batum added 15 points, including the Clippers' first 12 of the second quarter, before leaving with a sore right groin.

Reed Sheppard led six Rockets in double figures with 20 points.

Takeaways

Rockets: Jalen Green is on track to start all 82 games, which would make him the ninth Rockets player to do so in multiple seasons and first since Luis Scola in 2008-09 and 2009-10.

Clippers: Finished the regular season with a 30-11 mark in the new Intuit Dome.

Key stat

The Clippers made all 19 of their free throws, with Harden going 10 for 10.

Key moment

The Clippers outscored the Rockets 35-23 in the second when Zubac keyed a 12-0 run with six points and Leonard added four.

Up next

Both teams play Friday night. The Rockets stay in Los Angeles to face the Lakers and the Clippers visit Sacramento.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jock Landale vs. Ivica Zubac (Reed Sheppard gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)	0	3
11:26	Ivica Zubac makes 4-foot two point shot	2	3
11:15	Tari Eason makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)	2	6
10:58	Kris Dunn misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	2	6
10:54	Jock Landale defensive rebound	2	6
10:49	Jock Landale misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	6
10:46	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	2	6
10:44	Kawhi Leonard out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	6
10:30	Jalen Green misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	2	6
10:28	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	2	6
10:22	Kawhi Leonard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	6
10:18	Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound	2	6
10:05	Derrick Jones Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kawhi Leonard assists)	5	6
9:50	Jalen Green bad pass (Kris Dunn steals)	5	6
9:47	Kris Dunn makes two point shot	7	6
9:32	Jalen Green misses 14-foot two point shot	7	6
9:29	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	7	6
9:19	Ivica Zubac makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)	9	6
9:04	Cam Whitmore makes 26-foot three pointer (Jock Landale assists)	9	9
8:49	Ivica Zubac makes 2-foot driving dunk (Kris Dunn assists)	11	9
8:25	Kawhi Leonard shooting foul	11	9
8:25	Cam Whitmore misses free throw 1 of 2	11	9
8:25	Rockets offensive team rebound	11	9
8:25	Cam Whitmore makes free throw 2 of 2	11	10
8:14	James Harden misses driving layup	11	10
8:12	Ivica Zubac offensive rebound	11	10
8:11	Tari Eason blocks Ivica Zubac 's 1-foot tip shot	11	10
8:11	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	11	10
8:06	Tari Eason misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	11	10
8:02	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	11	10
7:56	Kris Dunn makes two point shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)	13	10
7:47	Cam Whitmore misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	13	10
7:45	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	13	10
7:38	James Harden makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Ivica Zubac assists)	16	10
7:21	Jalen Green misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	16	10
7:19	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	16	10
7:09	Kawhi Leonard makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	19	10
7:09	Rockets Full timeout	19	10
6:44	Cam Whitmore makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Tari Eason assists)	19	12
6:21	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	19	12
6:21	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3	20	12
6:21	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3	21	12
6:21	James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3	22	12
6:08	Jalen Green lost ball turnover (Kris Dunn steals)	22	12
5:53	Derrick Jones Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	12
5:50	Jock Landale defensive rebound	22	12
5:37	Jock Landale makes 3-foot two point shot	22	14
5:15	Derrick Jones Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	22	14
5:13	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	22	14
4:58	Jalen Green makes driving layup	22	16
4:41	James Harden makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	24	16
4:25	Cam Whitmore makes driving layup (Jock Landale assists)	24	18
4:03	James Harden misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	24	18
4:01	Jock Landale defensive rebound	24	18
3:58	Reed Sheppard bad pass (Kawhi Leonard steals)	24	18
3:55	Kawhi Leonard makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (James Harden assists)	26	18
3:35	Jalen Green misses driving layup	26	18
3:34	Jock Landale offensive rebound	26	18
3:34	Jock Landale makes dunk	26	20
3:34	Clippers Full timeout	26	20
3:34	Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr.	26	20
3:34	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	26	20
3:34	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Jalen Green	26	20
3:34	N'Faly Dante enters the game for Jock Landale	26	20
3:34	Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Reed Sheppard	26	20
3:23	Nicolas Batum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)	29	20
3:06	Aaron Holiday makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cam Whitmore assists)	29	23
2:47	James Harden misses 5-foot two point shot	29	23
2:45	Tari Eason defensive rebound	29	23
2:41	Nicolas Batum shooting foul	29	23
2:41	N'Faly Dante makes free throw 1 of 2	29	24
2:41	N'Faly Dante makes free throw 2 of 2	29	25
2:27	Ivica Zubac makes 7-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)	31	25
2:14	Drew Eubanks enters the game for Kris Dunn	31	25
2:14	Derrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Ivica Zubac	31	25
2:14	Jeff Green enters the game for Tari Eason	31	25
2:07	Aaron Holiday makes 26-foot three pointer	31	28
1:54	Aaron Holiday personal foul	31	28
1:54	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Cam Whitmore	31	28
1:40	James Harden makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	34	28
1:24	N'Faly Dante makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Aaron Holiday assists)	34	30
1:11	Jae'Sean Tate personal foul	34	30
1:11	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	35	30
1:11	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	36	30
57.1	Reed Sheppard misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	36	30
55.0	Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound	36	30
47.0	N'Faly Dante blocks Drew Eubanks 's 4-foot two point shot	36	30
44.1	Nicolas Batum offensive rebound	36	30
42.2	Nicolas Batum misses 26-foot three point jumper	36	30
37.1	Bogdan Bogdanovic offensive rebound	36	30
37.1	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses tip shot	36	30
36.2	Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound	36	30
33.1	Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)	36	33
16.1	Bogdan Bogdanovic lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	36	33
13.1	Reed Sheppard makes two point shot	36	35
13.1	James Harden offensive foul	36	35
13.1	James Harden turnover	36	35
13.1	Jalen Green enters the game for Jeff Green	36	35
1.1	Aaron Holiday misses 23-foot three point jumper	36	35
0.2	Rockets offensive team rebound	36	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	36	35

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Intuit Dome

Inglewood, CA

Date & Time

2:30 AM, April 10, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN SoCal, ClipperVision, Space City Home Network, NBA League Pass

Attendance

17,927

Referees

Ed Malloy, Brent Barnaky, Brandon Adair

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

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