Rockets at Clippers
When/where: 9:30 p.m. Friday/Staples Center
TV/radio: ESPN /790-AM; Spanish: 850 AM/101.7 FM
So far: Rockets 11-4, Clippers 10-5
Lately: The Rockets’ loss in Denver on Wednesday snapped an eight-game winning streak. The Clippers have won the first three games of a five-game homestand, topping the Celtics in overtime on Wednesday.
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Scouting the Rockets
The Rockets have won four of their past six games against the Clippers, including a nine-point win last week in Houston … Beginning with their games against the Clippers, the Rockets have allowed 102 points per 100 possessions in the past five games, ranking fifth in the NBA defensively in that stretch … Coming off scoring their fewest points in a game this season, 95 at Denver, the Rockets slipped from first to this in offensive rating and in points per game … James Harden had 47 points against the Clippers last week and has averaged 36.