Kawhi Leonard scored 41 points and James Harden added 29 as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Houston Rockets 128-108 on Tuesday night

Unfortunately, however, the Clippers will continue to be short-handed. According to the team's official injury report, Derrick Jones Jr. will remain out with his knee sprain. This is in addition to Ivica Zubac, Bradley Beal, and Chris Paul missing the game.

The Clippers hadn't won two in a row since the second and third games of the season before beating Houston on Tuesday night.

The Los Angeles Clippers have not won a home game in well over a month, continuing that streak vs the Grizzlies on Monday.

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The Rockets left the door open for the Clippers with 8.7 seconds left when 88.9 percent free-throw shooter Aaron Holiday split a pair from the line, giving Houston a 114-111 lead. The Clippers were out of timeouts, as coach Tyronn Lue burned a challenge on a Kawhi Leonard offensive foul drawn by Holiday on the previous possession.

The Los Angeles Lakers face the LA Clippers in a regular season NBA game on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025 (12/20/25) at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.

Kawhi Leonard scores a season-high 32 points and James Harden adds 21 as the struggling Clippers top their cold-shooting, short-handed rivals for their first home win since Halloween, 103-88.

The Los Angeles Lakers will be seeking a third consecutive win when they face off against the Clippers on Saturday night. It will be the second game of the season between the two teams, as the Lakers bested the Clippers in an NBA Cup Group Stage game in late November.

While Bogdan Bogdanovic may be a fan favorite, his time with the LA Clippers may have expired last night against the Portland Trail Blazers.