Rockets 99, Clippers 78

Kevin Martin, Chase Budinger and Brad Miller all scored 16 points in a balanced effort to help the Houston Rockets coast to a 99-78 home victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.

Goran Dragic finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds while Chuck Hayes added 12 and 13 for Houston (42-38), which played without starters Luis Scola and Kyle Lowry.

The Clippers (31-50) matched their season-low point total and shot just 34.7 percent in losing their third in a row.

This one was never much of a contest. The Rockets went ahead by seven after one quarter and used a 21-4 run midway through the second to open up a 52-30 lead on Hayes’ layup 2:08 before halftime.

Houston held a 58-45 rebounding edge and finished with 11 blocks.

Eric Gordon led the Clippers with 19 points, while Blake Griffin had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Final1st2nd3rd4thScore
Houston RocketsRockets2528212599
Los Angeles ClippersClippers1819182378
Season Series
Apr 9th 2011 L.A. Clippers 78 @ Houston 99
Mar 2nd 2011 Houston 103 @ L.A. Clippers 106
Jan 26th 2011 L.A. Clippers 83 @ Houston 96
Dec 22nd 2010 Houston 97 @ L.A. Clippers 92
HoustonStatsL.A. Clippers
3-1Vs1-3
98.8Points / Game89.8
43.1Field Goal %39.7
35.83 Point %26.7
77.5Free Throw %71.8