Los Angeles Clippers (25-27, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (32-19, fourth in the Western Conference) Houston; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles visits the Houston Rockets after Kawhi Leonard scored 41 points in the Clippers' 115-96 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Los Angeles Clippers' impressive climb up the Western Conference standings, from 15 games below .500 to a spot squarely in the play-in tournament, outwardly seemed undone by the jettisoning of James Harden and Ivica Zubac at last week's trade deadline.

BOTTOM LINE: The Utah Jazz host the Los Angeles Clippers in Western Conference action Tuesday. The Jazz are 9-22 against Western Conference opponents. Utah averages 30.3 assists per game to lead the Western Conference, paced by Keyonte George with 6.6.

The Timberwolves will play host to conference opponent Los Angeles. Sunday's game is the second meeting of the season between the two teams.

LA's hot streak meets Denver's MVP as playoff positioning heats up in Western Conference showdown.

The Nuggets make 49.5% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.8 percentage points higher than the Clippers have allowed to their opponents (46.7%). The Clippers are shooting 47.6% from the field, 0.8% higher than the 46.8% the Nuggets' opponents have shot this season.

Philadelphia visits the Los Angeles Clippers after Joel Embiid scored 40 points in the 76ers' 124-114 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

Ivica Zubac credited Kawhi Leonard’s dominant two-way stretch and key defensive adjustments for the Los Angeles Clippers’ midseason revival.

The Los Angeles Clippers made some surprising moves at Thursday's NBA trade deadline by shipping away star guard James Harden and veteran center Ivica Zubac, and those deals reportedly influenced teams around the league to check in on their other star.

Los Angeles Clippers (13-23, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (11-23, 13th in the Eastern Conference) BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Clippers take on the Brooklyn Nets in a non-conference matchup. The Nets have gone 5-14 in home games.