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| February 13th, 2013, 7:30 PM | ||
| STAPLES Center | ||
| Prime Ticket, NBA-TV, KFWB 980 AM. KWKW 1330 AM |
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| Probable Starters | ||
| Chris Paul | PG | Jeremy Lin |
| Chauncey Billups | SG | |
| Caron Butler | SF | Chandler Parsons |
| Blake Griffin | PF | Patrick Patterson |
| DeAndre Jordan | C | Omer Asik |
| Advanced Stats through games of Feb. 12 | ||
| 91.5 (16th of 30) | Pace | 96.1 (1st of 30) |
| 109.0 (7th of 30) | ORtg | 109.8 (4th of 30) |
| 102.0 (5th of 30) | DRtg | 106.8 (21st of 30) |
| Injuries/Suspensions/Other | ||
| Chauncey Billups (back) questionable | Toney Douglas (hip pointer) questionable | |
| Caron Butler (back) questionable | James Harden (ankle) out | |
| Trey Thompkins (knee) out | ||
The Rockets love to shoot threes and the Clippers have fallen victim to the three ball many times this season. Close out the shooters and win the game -- it's that simple. Don't be surprised if Del Negro holds Billups and Butler out again, with an important game tomorrow night against the Lakers. The Clippers should be able to handle the Rockets fine without those two, so why not rest their backs another day?