Mann, Leonard Lead Clippers Over Last-Place Rockets 121–100

Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. (1) is fouled by Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac (40) as he drives to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles on Jan. 15, 2023. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—Terance Mann scored a career-high 31 points, Kawhi Leonard added 30, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated Houston 121–100 on Sunday, Jan. 15, extending the Rockets’ season-worst skid to 10 straight games.

Both teams were shorthanded. Houston starters Jalen Green and Jae’Sean Tate served one-game suspensions for leaving the bench area during an on-court altercation in Friday’s loss at Sacramento.