CLIPPERS STRUGGLE TO KEEP UP WITH ROCKETS
LAS VEGAS – The Clippers seemed doomed from the start.
They scored just 10 points in the opening quarter of their 83-59 loss to the Houston Rockets at Cox Pavilion, a drought that carried for the duration of Tuesday’s Summer League game.
They topped 20 points in just one quarter, shot 16.7 percent from the 3-point range, committed 35 turnovers and were plagued by fatigue and bumps and bruises.
The Rockets took a 19-10 lead at the end of a first quarter that included just 10 made field goals by both teams. But Houston pulled away in the second quarter, outscoring the Clippers by 13 and eventually earning a lead as large as 27 in the second half.
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