LOS ANGELES—Rookie Cam Whitmore scored 21 points and the Houston Rockets beat the playoff-bound Los Angeles Clippers 116–105 on Sunday, April 14, to finish at .500 and avoid a fourth straight losing season.
Rookie Amen Thompson had a triple-double of 18 points, 11 rebounds, and a career-high 10 assists for the already eliminated Rockets, who finished 41–41 in Coach Ime Udoka’s first season. Houston was 22–60 last year and 20–62 in 2022.
