On April 15, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in the final game, and the Clippers played against the Rockets at home. The Clippers are still resting for a large area in this game to prepare for the playoffs in advance. However, the Clippers did not fall into passivity on the court, and they played quite closely with the Rockets, leading by 3 points at halftime. In the second half, the two teams played hard, but unfortunately the Rockets scored consecutive points in the final stage to widen the difference. In the end, the Rockets defeated the Clippers 116-105.
The Clippers' Big Four were all out of action for this game, and Zubac and Powell also did not play, preparing for the playoffs in advance. This time, the Clippers did not feel good, but fortunately, the Rockets were not in very good shape, only trailing by 3 points in the first quarter, and then the two teams slowly regained their feelings, and the difference between the points did not widen, and the Clippers led by 3 points at halftime. In the second half, the two teams still couldn't open up the difference, the score has been very stale, the Rockets just wanted to open the difference, the Clippers were always able to respond, but unfortunately they couldn't keep up in the end, and the difference was pulled away, losing to the Rockets 105-116.
The Clippers have locked up the fourth position in the West, so naturally there is no need to go all out, let the bench players play a dozen more, and they can also look at it. None of the Big Four played in this game, and Leonard's situation is still unupdated, Tyronn Lue revealed before the game, "Even if things look like things are going in the right direction at the moment, there is no guarantee that Leonard will be ready to return in the first round of the playoffs G1." "I don't know if it's a smoke bomb, or if it's really a serious injury, I guess only the inside of the clippers is clear.
This time Mann had ample chances, and he showed his energy, scoring a team-high 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting, while Coffey had a sluggish three-point shot, 0-of-6 from the field, and scored 18 points on two-pointers. In addition, Hyland, who played well in the previous two games, did not play this time, and Moon played 46 minutes, which was also an additional bonus, contributing 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Boston had 15 points and seven rebounds, and Theis had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
The Rockets are also practicing on their side, with VanVleet and Dillon also missing the game. And this time the No. 4 show Amen Thompson played well, got a triple-double of 18 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, for the first time in his career, the whole team cheered for him, and 3 steals and 3 blocks, he is really an all-rounder, and the future is still worth looking forward to. Whitmore got the start, finishing with 21 points, six rebounds and five assists on 9-of-17 shooting, while Big Boban played 12 minutes and finished with 13 points and eight rebounds on 6-of-8 shooting.