The Los Angeles Clippers (2 - 1) defeated the Houston Rockets (1 - 2) 124 - 99, in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Friday. Chris Paul (hamstring) was able to play limited minutes, and started off with a bang. After his first stint in the first quarter he had four points and five assists to get off to a nice start. His teammates kept their foot on the gas which made coach Doc Rivers life easy, as we was only needed to play for 23 minutes. Rivers' son Austin played maybe the best game of his career. He had the crowd in a frenzy, screaming his name at the top of their lungs in the third. He scored 16 points in the third and helped Los Angeles end the quarter on a 170 run. J.J. Redick also blasted 31 points for a new career, playoff - high. DeAndre Jordan was an immaculate plus - 36 in the plus/minus statistic, compared to the negative - 10 of his defensive assignment Dwight Howard. The Rockets looked sluggish for most of Game 3, and clearly did n't have the gusto that the Clippers seemed to have an unlimited supply of. Once the game was out of reach in the third quarter, both teams became chippy. That was to be expected from the get - go seeing as Matt Barnes recieved a $50,0 fine for cursing out the mother of Most Valuable Player runner - up James Harden. 25 points and 11 assists was the final line for Harden, who also had five turnovers. Houston will need a big game from him and Dwight Howard in Game 4 on Sunday to regain some confidence after the blowout suffered in Game 3.
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