The Los Angeles Clippers (10 - 5) defeated the Houston Rockets (12 - 4) 102 - 85 on Friday. Los Angeles has won three straight games. Matt Barnes sat out their last two games with calf soreness, but he was back in the starting lineup at small forward Friday. He put up two points and five rebounds in 20 minutes. Blake Griffin paced the team with a game - high 30 points in 31 minutes. The Clippers will finish up their current seven - game road trip in Utah on Saturday against the Jazz. Houston saw their three - game win streak come to an end with this loss. The Clippers held them to 39 percent shooting from the field, and James Harden only got off 12 shot attempts in his 38 minutes. Harden finished with 16 points. Isaiah Canaan left the game with a sprained ankle in the first half and did not return. He has already been ruled out of Saturday's game. Dwight Howard (knee) and Patrick Beverley (hamstring) did not play Friday and are doubtful for Saturday's game against the Bucks in Milwaukee.
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