Houston, Texas, USA – Last night, Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets do amebo as dem secure tight 115-113 win against James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers for Toyota Center. The match no be beans o, as score be tied 110-110 wey just under 20 seconds remain for fourth quarter. Na there, Rockets guard Amen Thompson enter market with correct putback wey go begin change the matter.
Durant show himself small small with 16 points for 5-of-14 shooting, but na three three-pointers wey he jam in five attempts dey ginger crowd. No be say he no jam sweet passes too, he even post three assists, though him drop five turnovers. As for Harden, the former Rocket wey dey wear Clippers jersey do him thing with 22 points and seven assists, but him shooting no too shine as na 7-of-18 he take finish the match.
Fans for Toyota Center dey feel the vibe as dem watch the match wey na real nail-biter. The first quarter start as Houston dey lead 9-2, but Clippers no wan hear word, dem quickly reply find way tie am at 29-29 for second quarter. Na so Rockets play plenty back and forth, with Clippers even dey lead 54-51 as dem go halftime. E no dey gree at all, abi na wah!
For the third quarter, Clippers hold their ground like dem be big boy, but Rocket no wan carry last. Dem blitz forth quarter with 12-2 opening run wey bring dem 110-105 lead before Ivica Zubac introduce himself with two free throws wey help Clippers catch breath. Harden later tie am with one sweet three-pointer, but na Amen Thompson put am for ground with his putback wey no allow Clippers see light.
Another highlight na say Thompson almost collect triple-double as him jam 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Alperen Şengün follow join with dual 22 points and 15 rebounds. On top all this, Kawhi Leonard come try rescue his team with 24 points, but wahala too much for him side. With this win, Rockets don boost themselves to 16-6 and dey hold No. 3 for Western Conference, con dey eye the Nuggets matchup wey dey come on Monday.
Meanwhile, Clippers don thud to 6-19 this season and dem need to put head together for their next game to avoid making the matter worse. Na wah be that!
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