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The Los Angeles Clippers are starting to believe that they can turn the season around after back-to-back wins.
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The Clippers hadn't won two in a row since the second and third games of the season before beating Houston on Tuesday night.
Kawhi Leonard scored 41 points and James Harden added 29 as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Houston Rockets 128-108 on Tuesday night.
Leonard scores 41 points and James Harden adds 29 as the Clippers make 20 3-point shots and hammer Houston, 128-108, to win consecutive games for just the second time this season.
The Clippers did receive the gift of abysmal Lakers shooting, as the Lakers missed 40 of 50 shot attempts outside the paint. The Lakers made a season-low 6 of 38 3-point attempts (15.8 percent).
The Rockets are struggling defensively, having gone 2-5 in their last seven heading into a Christmas Day showdown against the Lakers.
Amid a disastrous start to the 2025-26 season for the Los Angeles Clippers, there has been speculation about the future of James Harden and Kawhi Leonard.
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.