Houston Rockets vs LA Clippers Prediction, Picks & Odds | NBA Tuesday

By Kyrone Jones, NBA Analyst | Published: 2 months ago | Last Updated: Dec 23, 22:40 | 6 min read

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NBA Betting Preview: Rockets vs Clippers

The Houston Rockets hit the hardwood against the LA Clippers in this NBA clash. Our betting preview features expert NBA predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, player stats, team news and confirmed starting lineups.

Points the Play in Rockets at Clippers

We’re confident that Over 220.5 is the value play at -110. We’re expecting the Rockets and the Clippers to rack up the points, so we’ll have a bet on the totals.

115-113 Triumph for Rockets in Previous H2H Matchup

Houston Rockets suffered a defeat in their previous game. A 125-124 scoreline occurred on the road at Golden 1 Center against Sacramento Kings. Alperen Sengun dropped 28 points, as Kevin Durant finished with 24 and Amen Thompson 18.

LA Clippers last game saw them claim a 103-88 home win over LA Lakers at Intuit Dome. Kawhi Leonard managed 32 points and 12 rebounds, James Harden recorded 21 points and 10 assists, with John Collins racking up 17 points and 12 rebounds.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Rockets beat the Clippers in their last head-to-head matchup. It was a 115-113 scoreline at Toyota Center. The past 10 games H2H record shows that both teams have five wins.

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Rockets	41	26	0.612	113.8	109.8	4	23-9	18-17	7-6	23-20	5-5	1L
Clippers	34	34	0.5	113.5	112.7	0.8	19-15	15-19	8-6	21-21	7-3	2L

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Houston Rockets – Last 10 Games

5 wins and 5 losses in the past 10 games. The Rockets are averaging 120.8 points, 48.4 rebounds, 26.8 assists, 8.4 steals and 6.4 blocks while shooting 49.9% from the field and 78.5% from the free-throw line. The opposition have averaged 114.9 points and 38.1 rebounds per matchup.

Kevin Durant is averaging 26.4 points, with Reed Sheppard making 2.7 (42.2%) 3-pointers per game. Amen Thompson averages 7.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists.

LA Clippers – Last 10 Games

The Clippers have won 2 and lost 8 of their previous 10 contests. Averaging 107.9 points, 42.1 rebounds, 23.2 assists, 9.0 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field and 82.1% from the free-throw line. Their opponents have an average of 112.0 points and 41.9 rebounds.

Kawhi Leonard is averaging 26.9 points, Ivica Zubac 10.5 rebounds and James Harden 7.0 assists along with 2.8 (36.4%) 3-pointers made.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Houston Rockets lineup: Amen Thompson, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith, Josh Okogie, Alperen Sengun.

LA Clippers lineup: James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Kris Dunn, Brook Lopez, John Collins.

Houston Rockets vs LA Clippers Prediction & Picks

Step into Houston Rockets vs LA Clippers with confidence as we bring you our expert match prediction, projected scoreline, best player prop picks and a custom-built bet builder.

Game Prediction

There are odds of -110 available for our NBA pick. We think that the points will be racked up cumulatively and we’re going for Over 220.5 in total.

Our basketball predictions are built after tracking the latest team news and reviewing recent form. We also dive into up-to-date NBA stats, which often serve as a solid barometer for how the action might unfold.

Key Rockets vs Clippers stats:

The 220.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Rockets games.
The 220.5 line has been covered in 7 of the last 10 Rockets games.
The 220.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Clippers games at home.
The 220.5 line has been covered in 12 of the last 20 Clippers games.
The 220.5 line has been covered in the last 4 games between these teams.

Over 220.5 Probability

According to the best NBA sportsbooks, our pick has a 52.4% chance of delivering a return. Based on our cappers in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be 55-60%. It is therefore regarded as a value bet.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Kevin Durant Over 23.5 Points -118

Kevin Durant (Rockets) has had Over 23.5 points in 5 straight road games. We will therefore place a bet that he is able to cover the line for this Player Points wager which is available at odds of -118.

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Kawhi Leonard Over 2.5 Assists -179

Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) has racked up Over 2.5 assists in 4 of the past 5 games. Using this stat, we can therefore back him at -179 when it comes to a Player Assists wager and hope that Overs comes in.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Over 218.5

Spread Rockets -8

Player Points Kevin Durant Over 23.5

Our same game parlay pick is Over 218.5, Rockets -8 on the spread and Kevin Durant (Rockets) to score Over 23.5 points.

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Correct Score Prediction

Rockets

119 - 107 Clippers logo

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There are a range of correct score lines to choose from and we’re taking a chance on the Rockets to record a 119-107 victory. There’s a massive return if we get this right.

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Houston Rockets vs LA Clippers Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Books Make Rockets Moneyline Favorites

The Houston Rockets odds have been priced up by the sportsbooks and they are -278 betting favorites to land victory in this NBA game which means a 74% chance of winning. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, LA Clippers are trading at +225.

The current spread is 7.5 and total points is 218.5. There are many ways to wager on basketball including the Totals. If you're keen on Over 218.5, this selection is available at -114.

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Betting Lines & Odds

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Kawhi Leonard Favorite to Get the Most Buckets

Kawhi Leonard is the favorite to hit the most buckets. You can back -118 that he gets Over 25.5 points. Alternatively, Under is trading at -114.

Player Points

Kawhi Leonard (Clippers)

Kevin Durant (Rockets)

James Harden (Clippers)

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

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Player Assists

James Harden (Clippers)

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Amen Thompson (Rockets)

Kevin Durant (Rockets)

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Player Rebounds

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Kawhi Leonard (Clippers)

Amen Thompson (Rockets)

Jabari Smith Jr (Rockets)

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Micro Betting

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Clippers Record Shows Eight Losses From Last Ten Home Games

The Clippers have a 2-8 record in their last 10 home games, averaging 109.60 points on offense and surrendering 115.40 on defense.

The Rockets have five wins and five losses in the last 10 games away from home, scoring 118.70 points per contest and conceding 113.90.

The Clippers defeated the Rockets 134-117 when the teams last met at Intuit Dome.

Last 10 Games		W-L	P	PF	PA	O220.5	U220.5
LA Clippers Home Stats		2-8	225.00	109.60	115.40	6	4
Houston Rockets Away Stats		5-5	232.60	118.70	113.90	6	4

W-L = Wins-Losses
P = Avg. Points
PF = Avg. Points For
PA = Avg. Points Against
O220.5 = Games Over 220.5 Points
U220.5 = Games Under 220.5 Points

Last 5 & H2H

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Last 5 Games

Rockets

NBA: 22/12 Rockets 124 Kings125
NBA: 20/12 Rockets 115 Nuggets101
NBA: 19/12 Rockets 128 Pelicans133
NBA: 16/12 Rockets 125 Nuggets128
NBA: 12/12 Clippers 113 Rockets115

Clippers

NBA: 21/12 Lakers 88 Clippers103
NBA: 19/12 Clippers 101 Thunder122
NBA: 16/12 Grizzlies 121 Clippers103
NBA: 12/12 Clippers 113 Rockets115
NBA: 07/12 Clippers 106 Timberwolves109

Head to Head

Rockets vs Clippers

NBA: 12/12 2025 Clippers 113 Rockets 115
NBA: 10/04 2025 Rockets 117 Clippers 134
NBA: 09/12 2024 Rockets 117 Clippers 106
NBA: 16/11 2024 Clippers 104 Rockets 125
NBA: 14/11 2024 Clippers 103 Rockets 111
NBA: 14/04 2024 Rockets 116 Clippers 105
NBA: 07/03 2024 Clippers 122 Rockets 116
NBA: 18/11 2023 Rockets 100 Clippers 106
NBA: 15/01 2023 Rockets 100 Clippers 121
NBA: 15/11 2022 Clippers 122 Rockets 106

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Houston Rockets Stats

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Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 games
2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 home games

Point Spread

-7 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 4 of the last 10 games
-7 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the spread in 4 of the last 10 games on the road

Point Spread

+7 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 6 of the last 10 games
+7 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the spread in 6 of the last 10 home games

Total Points

Game Totals: An average of 235.70 pts in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 232.60 pts in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 220.5: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 games
Over 220.5 on the Road: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 120.80 pts and allowed 114.90 pts in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 118.70 pts and allowed 113.90 pts in the last 10 games on the road

Total Points

Game Totals: An average of 219.90 pts in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 225.00 pts in the previous 10 home games
Over 220.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 220.5 at Home: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 107.90 pts and allowed 112.00 pts in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 109.60 pts and allowed 115.40 pts in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

2-Pointers Made: 33.30 (55%)
3-Pointers Made: 11.50 (39%)
Free Throws Made: 19.70 (78.49%)
Rebounds: Total 48.4, Offensive 15.10, Defensive 33.30
Assists: 26.80
Blocks: 6.40
Steals: 8.40
Turnovers : 16.70
Personal Fouls: 20.20

Last 10 Games on the Road

2-Pointers Made: 31.40 (53%)
3-Pointers Made: 12.10 (38%)
Free Throws Made: 19.60 (76.86%)
Rebounds: Total 47.6, Offensive 15.90, Defensive 31.70
Assists: 26.60
Blocks: 5.80
Steals: 8.50
Turnovers : 14.90
Personal Fouls: 21.30

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

2-Pointers Made: 27.00 (55%)
3-Pointers Made: 11.40 (33%)
Free Throws Made: 19.70 (82.08%)
Rebounds: Total 42.1, Offensive 9.70, Defensive 32.40
Assists: 23.20
Blocks: 4.00
Steals: 9.00
Turnovers : 15.70
Personal Fouls: 19.10

Last 10 Home Games

2-Pointers Made: 25.10 (55%)
3-Pointers Made: 13.60 (36%)
Free Throws Made: 18.60 (83.04%)
Rebounds: Total 40, Offensive 9.70, Defensive 30.30
Assists: 24.40
Blocks: 5.20
Steals: 8.00
Turnovers : 15.20
Personal Fouls: 20.20

Team News

Houston Rockets Player Stats & Roster

Player	GP	MIN	TP	TA	PTS	AST	3P	REB	BLK	STL
Amen Thompson	25	37	438	134	17.5	5.4	0.4	7.5	0.6	1.4
Kevin Durant	23	35.9	585	96	25.4	4.2	2.2	5.2	1.0	0.9
Alperen Sengun	23	35.57	518	158	22.5	6.9	0.9	9.6	1.1	1.5

Jabari Smith	24	34.36	375	51	15.6	2.1	2.3	7.3	0.8	0.8
Reed Sheppard	25	25.72	342	85	13.7	3.4	2.9	3.2	0.6	1.6
Tari Eason	11	22.65	139	21	12.6	1.9	2.7	5.4	0.5	0.9
Josh Okogie	25	22.39	175	27	7.0	1.1	1.2	3.2	0.2	1.3
Steven Adams	20	21.07	122	28	6.1	1.4	-	9.3	0.7	0.8
Aaron Holiday	20	15.97	164	21	8.2	1.1	1.8	1.1	0.2	0.4
Clint Capela	23	11.39	82	10	3.6	0.4	-	4.9	0.7	0.3
Jae'Sean Tate	15	7.84	41	7	2.7	0.5	0.3	1.5	-	0.3
JD Davison	11	6.71	20	11	1.8	1.0	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.3
Jeff Green	10	4.76	21	1	2.1	0.1	0.5	0.4	0.1	-
Isaiah Crawford	2	2.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevon Harris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tyler Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

LA Clippers Player Stats & Roster

Player	GP	MIN	TP	TA	PTS	AST	3P	REB	BLK	STL
James Harden	26	35.6	672	213	25.8	8.2	3.6	5.2	0.4	1.3
Kawhi Leonard	18	33.11	454	58	25.2	3.2	2.2	6.1	0.4	2.0
Ivica Zubac	28	32	437	70	15.6	2.5	-	11.1	1.0	0.4

John Collins	28	27.12	349	22	12.5	0.8	0.9	4.8	0.7	0.9
Kris Dunn	28	26.71	232	83	8.3	3.0	1.1	2.9	0.2	1.5
Derrick Jones Jr.	13	24.95	136	14	10.5	1.1	1.2	2.4	1.2	0.8
Bogdan Bogdanovic	14	24.22	125	42	8.9	3.0	1.6	3.1	0.1	0.6
Bradley Beal	6	20.15	49	10	8.2	1.7	1.2	0.8	-	0.5
Nicolas Batum	27	19.74	121	20	4.5	0.7	1.4	2.8	0.4	0.9
Kobe Sanders	20	19.41	124	26	6.2	1.3	0.9	2.0	0.2	0.6
Brook Lopez	21	14.67	127	11	6.0	0.5	1.3	2.0	0.9	0.3
Chris Paul	16	14.22	47	53	2.9	3.3	0.6	1.8	-	0.7
Jordan Miller	7	14.16	47	9	6.7	1.3	0.9	3.0	0.1	0.3
RayJ Dennis	14	12.27	64	26	4.6	1.9	0.9	1.6	0.3	0.2
Kobe Brown	19	11.67	70	18	3.7	0.9	0.5	2.1	0.1	0.4
Cameron Christie	17	11.04	74	11	4.4	0.6	0.5	2.1	0.1	0.4
Yanic Niederhauser	12	5.03	33	3	2.8	0.3	-	1.3	0.3	-
Jahmyl Telfort	8	4	1	1	0.1	0.1	-	0.4	-	0.1

Injuries & Suspensions

Houston Rockets Injury Table

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LA Clippers Injury Table

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Starting Lineups

LA Clippers Confirmed Lineup

1 James Harden

2 Kawhi Leonard

8 Kris Dunn

11 Brook Lopez

20 John Collins

Houston Rockets Confirmed Lineup

1 Amen Thompson

7 Kevin Durant

10 Jabari Smith

20 Josh Okogie

28 Alperen Sengun

Previous Houston Rockets Lineups

21 Dec NBA

Rockets 124-125 Kings

Confirmed Lineups

20 Dec NBA

Rockets 115-101 Nuggets

Confirmed Lineups

18 Dec NBA

Rockets 128-133 Pelicans

Confirmed Lineups

15 Dec NBA

Rockets 125-128 Nuggets

Confirmed Lineups

11 Dec NBA

Clippers 113-115 Rockets

Confirmed Lineups

06 Dec NBA

Rockets 109-122 Mavericks

Confirmed Lineups

05 Dec NBA

Suns 98-117 Rockets

Confirmed Lineups

03 Dec NBA

Kings 95-121 Rockets

Confirmed Lineups

01 Dec NBA

Rockets 125-133 Jazz

Confirmed Lineups

30 Nov NBA

Rockets 129-101 Jazz

Confirmed Lineups

Previous LA Clippers Lineups

20 Dec NBA

Lakers 88-103 Clippers

Confirmed Lineups

18 Dec NBA

Clippers 101-122 Thunder

Confirmed Lineups

15 Dec NBA

Grizzlies 121-103 Clippers

Confirmed Lineups

11 Dec NBA

Clippers 113-115 Rockets

Confirmed Lineups

06 Dec NBA

Clippers 106-109 Timberwolves

Confirmed Lineups

05 Dec NBA

Clippers 98-107 Grizzlies

Confirmed Lineups

03 Dec NBA

Clippers 115-92 Hawks

Confirmed Lineups

01 Dec NBA

Clippers 123-140 Heat

Confirmed Lineups

29 Nov NBA

Mavericks 114-110 Clippers

Confirmed Lineups

28 Nov NBA

Grizzlies 112-107 Clippers

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NBA Table Select Season

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	45	23	0.662	114.3	107.1	7.2	23-10	22-13	9-5	29-14	7-3	2W
Knicks	44	25	0.638	116.9	110.6	6.3	24-9	20-16	11-3	28-15	7-3	3W
Raptors	38	29	0.567	113.6	111.9	1.7	19-16	19-13	4-10	28-16	4-6	2W
76ers	37	31	0.544	115.6	116	-0.4	20-16	17-15	9-7	22-23	5-5	2W
Nets	17	51	0.25	106.6	115.6	-9	9-24	8-27	3-11	12-31	2-8	4L

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Pistons	48	19	0.716	117.2	109.8	7.4	26-8	22-11	10-4	32-11	5-5	1L
Cavaliers	41	27	0.603	119.1	114.9	4.2	22-13	19-14	8-5	26-17	5-5	1L
Bucks	28	39	0.418	111.2	116.1	-4.9	16-18	12-21	9-5	20-26	2-8	1W
Bulls	28	40	0.412	116	120	-4	17-18	11-22	4-10	17-26	4-6	1W
Pacers	15	53	0.221	111.2	119.9	-8.7	10-24	5-29	3-10	11-32	0-10	13L

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Magic	38	29	0.567	115.6	114.2	1.4	22-12	16-17	9-6	24-20	7-3	1L
Heat	38	30	0.559	120.4	116.6	3.8	23-12	15-18	7-6	22-19	7-3	1L
Hawks	37	31	0.544	117.8	116.6	1.2	19-16	18-15	8-6	22-21	10-0	10W
Hornets	34	34	0.5	115.5	112.3	3.2	14-17	20-17	9-5	20-22	7-3	1L
Wizards	16	51	0.239	112.7	123.7	-11	11-23	5-28	2-12	11-31	0-10	12L

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Thunder	53	15	0.779	118.5	107.7	10.8	29-7	24-8	11-3	37-9	9-1	8W
Nuggets	41	27	0.603	120.7	116.7	4	18-13	23-14	6-5	25-15	5-5	1L
Timberwolves	41	27	0.603	118.5	115.2	3.3	22-12	19-15	8-6	25-20	6-4	1L
Trail Blazers	33	36	0.478	115.1	117.2	-2.1	18-16	15-20	6-7	24-19	5-5	1W
Jazz	20	48	0.294	117.3	124.9	-7.6	12-22	8-26	1-11	11-32	2-8	3L

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Lakers	43	25	0.632	116.3	114.9	1.4	23-12	20-13	8-7	29-16	9-1	6W
Suns	39	29	0.574	112.5	111.3	1.2	22-13	17-16	10-6	25-18	6-4	2L
Clippers	34	34	0.5	113.5	112.7	0.8	19-15	15-19	8-6	21-21	7-3	2L
Warriors	33	35	0.485	115.3	114.4	0.9	19-15	14-20	6-6	22-22	3-7	1W
Kings	18	51	0.261	110.8	120.6	-9.8	12-23	6-28	3-10	12-34	5-5	2W

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Spurs	50	18	0.735	118.8	111.8	7	26-7	24-11	11-3	29-14	8-2	2W
Rockets	41	26	0.612	113.8	109.8	4	23-9	18-17	7-6	23-20	5-5	1L
Grizzlies	23	44	0.343	115.6	118.6	-3	12-20	11-24	6-7	18-27	2-8	8L
Pelicans	23	46	0.333	115.6	119.7	-4.1	14-21	9-25	7-8	14-30	6-4	1W
Mavericks	23	46	0.333	113.2	118.2	-5	14-20	9-26	4-11	12-30	2-8	1L

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Pistons	48	19	0.716	117.2	109.8	7.4	26-8	22-11	10-4	32-11	5-5	1L
Celtics	45	23	0.662	114.3	107.1	7.2	23-10	22-13	9-5	29-14	7-3	2W
Knicks	44	25	0.638	116.9	110.6	6.3	24-9	20-16	11-3	28-15	7-3	3W
Cavaliers	41	27	0.603	119.1	114.9	4.2	22-13	19-14	8-5	26-17	5-5	1L
Raptors	38	29	0.567	113.6	111.9	1.7	19-16	19-13	4-10	28-16	4-6	2W
Magic	38	29	0.567	115.6	114.2	1.4	22-12	16-17	9-6	24-20	7-3	1L
Heat	38	30	0.559	120.4	116.6	3.8	23-12	15-18	7-6	22-19	7-3	1L
Hawks	37	31	0.544	117.8	116.6	1.2	19-16	18-15	8-6	22-21	10-0	10W
76ers	37	31	0.544	115.6	116	-0.4	20-16	17-15	9-7	22-23	5-5	2W
Hornets	34	34	0.5	115.5	112.3	3.2	14-17	20-17	9-5	20-22	7-3	1L
Bucks	28	39	0.418	111.2	116.1	-4.9	16-18	12-21	9-5	20-26	2-8	1W
Bulls	28	40	0.412	116	120	-4	17-18	11-22	4-10	17-26	4-6	1W
Nets	17	51	0.25	106.6	115.6	-9	9-24	8-27	3-11	12-31	2-8	4L
Wizards	16	51	0.239	112.7	123.7	-11	11-23	5-28	2-12	11-31	0-10	12L
Pacers	15	53	0.221	111.2	119.9	-8.7	10-24	5-29	3-10	11-32	0-10	13L

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Thunder	53	15	0.779	118.5	107.7	10.8	29-7	24-8	11-3	37-9	9-1	8W
Spurs	50	18	0.735	118.8	111.8	7	26-7	24-11	11-3	29-14	8-2	2W
Lakers	43	25	0.632	116.3	114.9	1.4	23-12	20-13	8-7	29-16	9-1	6W
Rockets	41	26	0.612	113.8	109.8	4	23-9	18-17	7-6	23-20	5-5	1L
Nuggets	41	27	0.603	120.7	116.7	4	18-13	23-14	6-5	25-15	5-5	1L
Timberwolves	41	27	0.603	118.5	115.2	3.3	22-12	19-15	8-6	25-20	6-4	1L
Suns	39	29	0.574	112.5	111.3	1.2	22-13	17-16	10-6	25-18	6-4	2L
Clippers	34	34	0.5	113.5	112.7	0.8	19-15	15-19	8-6	21-21	7-3	2L
Warriors	33	35	0.485	115.3	114.4	0.9	19-15	14-20	6-6	22-22	3-7	1W
Trail Blazers	33	36	0.478	115.1	117.2	-2.1	18-16	15-20	6-7	24-19	5-5	1W
Grizzlies	23	44	0.343	115.6	118.6	-3	12-20	11-24	6-7	18-27	2-8	8L
Pelicans	23	46	0.333	115.6	119.7	-4.1	14-21	9-25	7-8	14-30	6-4	1W
Mavericks	23	46	0.333	113.2	118.2	-5	14-20	9-26	4-11	12-30	2-8	1L
Jazz	20	48	0.294	117.3	124.9	-7.6	12-22	8-26	1-11	11-32	2-8	3L
Kings	18	51	0.261	110.8	120.6	-9.8	12-23	6-28	3-10	12-34	5-5	2W

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Thunder	53	15	0.779	118.5	107.7	10.8	29-7	24-8	11-3	37-9	9-1	8W
Spurs	50	18	0.735	118.8	111.8	7	26-7	24-11	11-3	29-14	8-2	2W
Pistons	48	19	0.716	117.2	109.8	7.4	26-8	22-11	10-4	32-11	5-5	1L
Celtics	45	23	0.662	114.3	107.1	7.2	23-10	22-13	9-5	29-14	7-3	2W
Knicks	44	25	0.638	116.9	110.6	6.3	24-9	20-16	11-3	28-15	7-3	3W
Lakers	43	25	0.632	116.3	114.9	1.4	23-12	20-13	8-7	29-16	9-1	6W
Rockets	41	26	0.612	113.8	109.8	4	23-9	18-17	7-6	23-20	5-5	1L
Cavaliers	41	27	0.603	119.1	114.9	4.2	22-13	19-14	8-5	26-17	5-5	1L
Nuggets	41	27	0.603	120.7	116.7	4	18-13	23-14	6-5	25-15	5-5	1L
Timberwolves	41	27	0.603	118.5	115.2	3.3	22-12	19-15	8-6	25-20	6-4	1L
Suns	39	29	0.574	112.5	111.3	1.2	22-13	17-16	10-6	25-18	6-4	2L
Magic	38	29	0.567	115.6	114.2	1.4	22-12	16-17	9-6	24-20	7-3	1L
Raptors	38	29	0.567	113.6	111.9	1.7	19-16	19-13	4-10	28-16	4-6	2W
Heat	38	30	0.559	120.4	116.6	3.8	23-12	15-18	7-6	22-19	7-3	1L
Hawks	37	31	0.544	117.8	116.6	1.2	19-16	18-15	8-6	22-21	10-0	10W
76ers	37	31	0.544	115.6	116	-0.4	20-16	17-15	9-7	22-23	5-5	2W
Hornets	34	34	0.5	115.5	112.3	3.2	14-17	20-17	9-5	20-22	7-3	1L
Clippers	34	34	0.5	113.5	112.7	0.8	19-15	15-19	8-6	21-21	7-3	2L
Warriors	33	35	0.485	115.3	114.4	0.9	19-15	14-20	6-6	22-22	3-7	1W
Trail Blazers	33	36	0.478	115.1	117.2	-2.1	18-16	15-20	6-7	24-19	5-5	1W
Bucks	28	39	0.418	111.2	116.1	-4.9	16-18	12-21	9-5	20-26	2-8	1W
Bulls	28	40	0.412	116	120	-4	17-18	11-22	4-10	17-26	4-6	1W
Grizzlies	23	44	0.343	115.6	118.6	-3	12-20	11-24	6-7	18-27	2-8	8L
Mavericks	23	46	0.333	113.2	118.2	-5	14-20	9-26	4-11	12-30	2-8	1L
Pelicans	23	46	0.333	115.6	119.7	-4.1	14-21	9-25	7-8	14-30	6-4	1W
Jazz	20	48	0.294	117.3	124.9	-7.6	12-22	8-26	1-11	11-32	2-8	3L
Kings	18	51	0.261	110.8	120.6	-9.8	12-23	6-28	3-10	12-34	5-5	2W
Nets	17	51	0.25	106.6	115.6	-9	9-24	8-27	3-11	12-31	2-8	4L
Wizards	16	51	0.239	112.7	123.7	-11	11-23	5-28	2-12	11-31	0-10	12L
Pacers	15	53	0.221	111.2	119.9	-8.7	10-24	5-29	3-10	11-32	0-10	13L

W = Wins
L = Losses
PCT = Winning Percentage
PPG = Points Per Game
OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
DIFF = Average Point Differential
Home = Home Record
Road = Away Record
Div = Division Record
Conf = Conference Record
Last 10 = Record last 10 games
Strk = Current Streak

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