The 29-25 Houston Rockets will travel on a back to back when they face the LA Clippers in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night. Tip off time from Staples Center in Los Angeles is set for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA TV.
The odds from this pro basketball game will come out on Wednesday afternoon as Chauncey Billups has been listed as questionable with a sore back.
The teams met back on January 15th with the Clippers posting the 117-109 road win at Houston as a +3 point underdog. The total came in at over 206 ½ points.
The Rockets are 11-17 on the road this season. They get their seventh win in ten games after an impressive 116-107 road victory against a Golden St team desperate for revenge as a +4 point underdog. The game went over the total of 218 ½ points. Golden St was out to revenge a humiliating 140-109 defeat on February 5th as Houston was out to set the record for the number of three point makes. The Rockets shot 47.3% from the field and made 10 of 34 from three. They held the Warriors to 45.2% from the field. Houston is the top scoring offense in the NBA as they push across 106.3 points a game.
The Clippers are 20-5 on their home court. They extend their win streak to two games after a 107-90 road win to complete a 4-4 Grammy Road trip against the Philadelphia 76ers as a -4 ½ point betting favorite. The total came in at over 185 points. The Clips post the 56-33 lead at the half in the win. Chris Paul back in shape off his injury and LA reach its peak form again. They hit on 58.7% from the field and 8 of 19 from three. Los Angeles grabs six more rebounds than the 76ers and limits Philadelphia to just 41.7% shooting. Chris Paul has 21 points and 11 assists on 9 of 11 shooting. The past two games the Clippers have averaged 104.5 points a game. They are fourth in the NBA in two key defensive categories which are points allowed and defensive field goal percentage. The Clippers give up 93.5 points a game and 43.5% shooting to their opponents.
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