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Clippers
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| at MIN | L 109-106 | |
| at MEM | L 107-98 | |
| at ATL | W 92-115 | |
| at MIA | L 140-123 | |
| vs DAL | L 110-114 |
Rockets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| at DAL | L 122-109 | |
| vs PHX | W 117-98 | |
| vs SAC | W 121-95 | |
| at UTA | L 133-125 | |
| at UTA | W 101-129 |
Injuries
Clippers
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jordan Miller | G | Back | Miller did not play in Saturday's (Dec. 6) game against Minnesota. | |
 Derrick Jones Jr. | F | Knee | The Clippers said Jones Jr. to miss at least 6 weeks with sprained MCL. | |
 Bradley Beal | G | Hip | Beal will undergo season-ending surgery on his left hip, as per ESPN's Shams Charania reports. |
Rockets
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steven Adams | C | Ankle | Adams did not play in Saturday's (Dec. 6) game against the Mavericks. | |
 Alperen Sengun | C | Illness | Sengun did not play in Saturday's (Dec. 6) game against the Mavericks. | |
 Tari Eason | F | Oblique | The Rockets announced that Eason will miss at least four weeks due to an oblique injury. Eason is targeting a late December return, per Michael Shapiro of SI.com. | |
 Dorian Finney-Smith | F | Ankle | The Rockets are eyeing January for Finney-Smith to make his season debut, Michael Shapiro of SI.com reports. | |
 Fred VanVleet | G | ACL | The Rockets said on Monday (Sept. 22) that VanVleet suffered a torn ACL and may be out for the entire 2025-26 campaign, per Shams Charania of ESPN. |
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