The Clippers started off playing perhaps their best first quarter of basketball in a while. Ivica Zubac, in particular, shone on both ends, protecting the rim and sliding along the perimeter defensively while excelling in passing out of the short roll on offense. The Clippers defense, in general, was crisp, with rotations coming early and often to prevent the Rockets from getting open threes off of the extra attention paid to James Harden. The arrival of the Clippers bench meant a slight slacking in defense, but Montrezl Harrell’s bullying of Tyson Chandler on offense kept the Clips ahead at the end of one.
Clippers Pull Off Terrific 122-119 Comeback Victory Over Harden and Rockets Behind Kawhi and Lou Williams
