NBA Cup: Streaking Rockets rout Clippers as Jabari Smith Jr., Fred VanVleet snap slumps
In a rematch from Wednesday and in the opener of Emirates NBA Cup 2024 play for both teams, the Rockets won by an even larger margin in Friday's dominant 125-104 home victory (box score) over the Los Angeles Clippers at Toyota Center.
Jabari Smith Jr. has season-high 28 points as Rockets rout Clippers 125-104 in NBA Cup play
Jabari Smith Jr. had a season-high 28 points with five 3-pointers and the Houston Rockets never trailed in a 125-104 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers in their NBA Cup opener
Jabari Smith Jr. had a breakthrough game. So did the Houston Rockets in first win in NBA Cup play
For two games to begin the Houston Rockets’ homestand, when forward Jabari Smith Jr. sank 3-pointers, the only 3s he hit in a stretch of five games, he looked toward the rafters and raised his arms in the universal gesture of “Finally.
Jabari Smith Jr., Jalen Green, Fred VanVleet mired in extended shooting slumps for Rockets
The Rockets (8-4) will enter Friday's home matchup versus the Los Angeles Clippers with five wins in their last six games and seven out of nine. That hot stretch has lifted Houston to the No. 5 spot in the 2024-25 Western Conference standings.
Jabari Smith Jr. with 28 Points vs. LA Clippers
Jabari Smith Jr. with 28 Points vs. LA Clippers, 11/15/2024
Jabari Smith Jr. breaks slump, lifts Rockets to 125-104 win over Clippers
Well, Jabari Smith Jr. must read TDS. The same day we asked whether or not Smith should be replaced in the starting lineup for the Houston Rockets, he broke out of his slump in a major way. Smith went off for 28 points and 11 boards on 11-for-17 shooting from the field and 5-for-8 shooting from deep to lead the Rockets to a 125-104 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
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