We leave one revenge game to start another.
A common theme among games Houston has lost has been the absence of someone important. Obviously, there’s been a lot made of the fact that Houston has only lost one game when James Harden, Chris Paul, and Clint Capela have played. Additionally, Houston only has three losses when both Harden and Paul play. That means 10 of Houston’s 13 losses have come when the Beard or CP3 was sidelined.
Both Clippers losses fit the bill (CP3 missed the first game and Harden missed the second).