National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 99, L.A. Clippers 78
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, April 9, 2011
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials: #70 Brent Barnaky, #50 Olandis Poole, #57 Greg Willard
Attendance: 18089
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Kevin Martin, Chase Budinger and Brad Miller all scored 16 points in a balanced effort to help the Houston Rockets coast to a 99-78 home victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.

Goran Dragic finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds while Chuck Hayes added 12 and 13 for Houston (42-38), which played without starters Luis Scola and Kyle Lowry.

The Clippers (31-50) matched their season-low point total and shot just 34.7 percent in losing their third in a row.

This one was never much of a contest. The Rockets went ahead by seven after one quarter and used a 21-4 run midway through the second to open up a 52-30 lead on Hayes’ layup 2:08 before halftime.

Houston held a 58-45 rebounding edge and finished with 11 blocks.

Eric Gordon led the Clippers with 19 points, while Blake Griffin had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
L.A. Clippers   Houston
Eric Gordon 19 Scoring Chase Budinger 16
Eric Gordon 6 Assists Goran Dragic 7
DeAndre Jordan 11 Rebounds Chuck Hayes 13
Eric Gordon 3 Free Throws Made Courtney Lee 4
Eric Gordon 4 Steals Chuck Hayes 3
DeAndre Jordan 2 Blocks Chase Budinger 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
L.A. Clippers 78 34.7 7-18 5-10 18 45 5 9 10
Houston 99 46.9 10-24 13-18 29 58 11 5 16
Upcoming Games
  • Houston will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • L.A. Clippers will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Clippers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.