HOUSTON -- — Kevin Durant scored 26 points and Alperen Sengun added 22 to help the Houston Rockets to a 102-95 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.

Houston led by six points at the start the fourth period and scored the first seven points of the quarter to extend its lead to 85-72 with 10 ½ minutes remaining. Kawhi Leonard made two free throws, but the Rockets scored the next four points to extend the lead.

The Rockets were up by 12 later in the fourth when Durant stole the ball from Brook Lopez, and Reed Sheppard made an off-balance 3-pointer to make it 92-77 with about 6 ½ minutes to go.

Houston remained up by 15 about a minute later when Los Angeles coach Tyronn Lue cleared his bench.

Leonard led the Clippers with 24 points after scoring 41 in a blowout win in December in the last meeting between the teams. Los Angeles made 20 3-pointers in that 128-108 victory, but was just 8 for 30 from long range on Tuesday.

Jabari Smith Jr. had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Amen Thompson added 16 points for the Rockets in his return after sitting out of Saturday’s win over Oklahoma City because of an illness.

A 3-pointer by Jordan Miller cut the lead to two points late in the third before Sengun scored the last two baskets of the quarter to put the Rockets up 78-72 entering the fourth.

Bennedict Mathurin had nine points and seven rebounds in 26 minutes in his first game since a trade from Indiana last week. Darius Garland, acquired in the trade that sent James Harden to Cleveland, remains out with a toe injury.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Brook Lopez vs. Alperen Sengun (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer (Alperen Sengun assists)	3	0
11:08	Brook Lopez makes 9-foot two point shot (Kawhi Leonard assists)	3	2
10:51	Kevin Durant misses two point shot	3	2
10:46	Kevin Durant offensive rebound	3	2
10:41	Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Kris Dunn steals)	3	2
10:37	Kris Dunn makes 2-foot running dunk	3	4
10:17	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)	6	4
9:57	John Collins makes 5-foot two point shot	6	6
9:46	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	6	6
9:45	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	6	6
9:34	Derrick Jones Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper	6	6
9:32	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	6	6
9:27	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot running jump shot	6	6
9:26	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	6	6
9:20	John Collins makes running layup	6	8
9:10	Kris Dunn personal foul	6	8
9:00	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	8
8:58	John Collins defensive rebound	6	8
8:52	John Collins misses running pullup jump shot	6	8
8:50	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	6	8
8:39	Amen Thompson makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	8	8
8:24	Kawhi Leonard makes 2-foot reverse layup (Kris Dunn assists)	8	10
8:13	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	10
8:11	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	8	10
8:04	Tari Eason misses 28-foot three point jumper	8	10
8:02	Tari Eason offensive rebound	8	10
7:57	Kevin Durant misses 10-foot step back jumpshot	8	10
7:57	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	8	10
7:53	Kevin Durant makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	11	10
7:32	Jabari Smith Jr. blocks John Collins 's 11-foot two point shot	11	10
7:31	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	11	10
7:26	Tari Eason makes 25-foot running jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	14	10
7:24	Clippers Full timeout	14	10
7:12	Kevin Durant shooting foul	14	10
7:12	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 2	14	11
7:12	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 2	14	12
6:49	Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Tari Eason 's 11-foot driving floating jump shot	14	12
6:48	Rockets offensive team rebound	14	12
6:48	shot clock turnover	14	12
6:28	Amen Thompson blocks John Collins 's 5-foot driving dunk	14	12
6:27	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	14	12
6:20	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Amen Thompson assists)	16	12
6:06	Kawhi Leonard misses 12-foot two point shot	16	12
6:06	John Collins offensive rebound	16	12
6:05	John Collins makes tip in dunk	16	14
5:51	Amen Thompson misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	16	14
5:50	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	16	14
5:43	John Collins bad pass turnover (Tari Eason steals)	16	14
5:36	Brook Lopez shooting foul	16	14
5:36	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3	17	14
5:36	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3	18	14
5:36	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Amen Thompson	18	14
5:36	Clint Capela enters the game for Alperen Sengun	18	14
5:36	Yanic Konan Niederhauser enters the game for Kris Dunn	18	14
5:36	Bennedict Mathurin enters the game for Brook Lopez	18	14
5:36	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3	19	14
5:21	Derrick Jones Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Bennedict Mathurin assists)	19	17
5:04	Tari Eason misses two point shot	19	17
5:04	Rockets offensive team rebound	19	17
4:57	Kevin Durant misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	19	17
4:56	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	19	17
4:50	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	19	17
4:50	John Collins misses free throw 1 of 2	19	17
4:50	Clippers offensive team rebound	19	17
4:50	Jordan Miller enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	19	17
4:50	Kobe Sanders enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr.	19	17
4:50	John Collins makes free throw 2 of 2	19	18
4:33	Kevin Durant misses 15-foot two point shot	19	18
4:32	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	19	18
4:23	Bennedict Mathurin misses driving floating jump shot	19	18
4:23	Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive rebound	19	18
4:22	Bennedict Mathurin misses layup	19	18
4:20	Clippers offensive team rebound	19	18
4:20	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Tari Eason	19	18
4:16	John Collins makes 7-foot two point shot (Kobe Sanders assists)	19	20
3:57	Kevin Durant misses 10-foot fade away jump shot	19	20
3:57	Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound	19	20
3:42	Bennedict Mathurin misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	19	20
3:40	Clint Capela defensive rebound	19	20
3:27	Kevin Durant makes 11-foot two point shot	21	20
3:15	Jordan Miller lost ball turnover (Kevin Durant steals)	21	20
3:10	Kevin Durant makes running layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	23	20
3:10	John Collins shooting foul	23	20
3:10	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	23	20
3:10	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 1	24	20
2:54	Kobe Sanders misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	24	20
2:53	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	24	20
2:45	Amen Thompson misses two point shot	24	20
2:44	Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound	24	20
2:32	Clint Capela blocks Kobe Sanders 's 4-foot driving layup	24	20
2:32	Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound	24	20
2:23	Kobe Sanders misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	20
2:21	Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound	24	20
2:11	Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul	24	20
2:11	Rockets Full timeout	24	20
2:11	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Kevin Durant	24	20
2:11	Kris Dunn enters the game for John Collins	24	20
2:11	Jordan Miller makes free throw 1 of 2	24	21
2:11	Jordan Miller misses free throw 2 of 2	24	21
2:11	Clint Capela defensive rebound	24	21
1:57	Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	21
1:55	Clippers defensive team rebound	24	21
1:32	Bennedict Mathurin misses 27-foot three point jumper	24	21
1:31	Kris Dunn offensive rebound	24	21
1:25	Bennedict Mathurin makes two point shot (Kobe Sanders assists)	24	23
1:23	Rockets Full timeout	24	23
1:04	Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	27	23
44.6	Bennedict Mathurin misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	27	23
44.6	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	27	23
35.6	Reed Sheppard bad pass turnover (Bennedict Mathurin steals)	27	23
28.0	Jordan Miller makes 27-foot running jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists)	27	26
10.3	Yanic Konan Niederhauser personal foul	27	26
10.3	Kevin Durant enters the game for Clint Capela	27	26
1.5	Dorian Finney-Smith back court turnover	27	26
1.5	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Reed Sheppard	27	26
1.5	Tari Eason enters the game for Alperen Sengun	27	26
0.0	Kobe Sanders misses 30-foot three point jumper	27	26
0.0	Clippers offensive team rebound	27	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	26

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Toyota Center (Houston)

Houston, TX

Date & Time

1:00 AM, February 11, 2026

Coverage

Space City Home Network, FanDuel SN SoCal, NBA TV

Attendance

18,055

Referees

Curtis Blair, Nick Buchert, Matt Kallio

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	38	25	.603	W1
Phoenix	36	27	.571	W1
Golden State	32	30	.516	W1
LA Clippers	30	32	.484	L1
Sacramento	14	50	.219	L3

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	46	17	.730	W3
Houston	39	23	.629	W1
Memphis	23	38	.377	L2
Dallas	21	42	.333	L6
New Orleans	20	45	.308	L1

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