The young and rebuilding Rockets (1-7) have lost a season-high four straight games after Monday’s 95-93 loss (box score) in Los Angeles. Houston led by five with 1:27 left before allowing the Clippers (3-4) to outscore them 7-0 to end the game, a run punctuated by two difficult shots from Paul George in the final 40 seconds.
George scored a game-high 35 points for the Clippers on 15-of-26 shooting (57.7%) and 5-of-10 on 3-pointers (50%). He also recorded 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 steals.
