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Rockets' fast start dooms Clippers in 105-92 loss

There really was no need for the Clippers and Houston Rockets to engage in any follow-up shenanigans from a previous beef because both teams had too much at stake Wednesday night.

The teams kept the focus on basketball, with the Clippers suffering a convincing 105-92 defeat at the hands of the Rockets before 19,068 fans at Staples Center.

"You don't dwell on this one," Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. "We didn't play like us tonight. We didn't play with any energy. I thought they wanted to. I thought they were excited about the game."

The Clippers went down 25 points in the first quarter, unable to slow James Harden, who had 17 of his 25 points in the period.