Kevin Durant leads Rockets to victory over Clippers 102-95

Kevin Durant once again demonstrated his class by scoring 26 points in the Houston Rockets’ victory over the LA Clippers (102-95). The veteran forward was perfectly supported by Alperen Sengun, who scored 22 points, in a prestigious success for the Texas franchise.

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30 janv. 2026

Nicolas Flamecourt

A controlled fourth quarter by Houston

The Houston Rockets took control of the game from the start of the final quarter. With a six-point lead at the beginning of the period, Houston immediately drove the nail in by scoring the first seven points to extend their advantage to 85-72 with 10 and a half minutes remaining on the clock.

The key moment of the game came when Durant intercepted a ball from Brook Lopez, allowing Reed Sheppard to convert an off-balance 3-pointer to make the score 92-77. This symbolic action definitively broke the Clippers’ hopes, forcing coach Tyronn Lue to bring in his substitutes as the gap reached 15 points.

Reed Sheppard is HOOPING HOOPING tonight 🔥 pic.twitter.com/xEpSr34hnL

— SleeperRockets (@SleeperRockets) February 11, 2026

Leonard powerless against the Rockets’ defense

Kawhi Leonard led the Los Angeles Clippers with 24 points—a solid night, though a step down from the 41 he dropped in the previous meeting. Much of the gap came down to Houston’s perimeter defense, which held Los Angeles to just 8-of-30 from three, a sharp contrast to the 20 triples the Clippers buried in their 128–108 win back in December.

For the Houston Rockets, Jabari Smith Jr. posted a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double, while Amen Thompson scored 16 in his return after missing the win over Oklahoma City due to illness. Bennedict Mathurin, newly acquired from Indiana, logged his first minutes in a Rockets uniform and finished with nine points and seven rebounds in 26 minutes.

The two teams will meet again Wednesday night in Houston for their final game before the All-Star Game break, offering the Rockets the opportunity to confirm this excellent collective performance.