Rockets Pull Away From Clippers, 96-83
HOUSTON (AP) -- Kyle Lowry scored 20 points, Chuck Hayes grabbed 11 rebounds and led Houston's stingy defense on rookie star Blake Griffin, and the Rockets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 96-83 on Wednesday night.
Aaron Brooks and Luis Scola added 16 points apiece for the Rockets, who are 24-5 against the Clippers since 2003.
Randy Foye scored a season-high 20 points and DeAndre Jordan grabbed 12 rebounds for the Clippers, who shot 36.4 percent (32 of 88) and mustered only 10 points in the final quarter to drop their fourth straight road game.
Griffin scored 14 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. But he went 5 for 16 from the field with Hayes, Houston's best low-post defender, guarding him all night.
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