Scouting report: At L.A. Clippers
When/where: 9:30 p.m. today; Staples Center, Los Angeles. TV/radio: ESPN, ATTSW; 740 AM and 850 AM (Spanish). Rockets (47-13): They need to win just 12 of the remaining 22 games to surpass the 1993-94 Rockets for the best record in franchise history. … The 13-game winning streak is one win shy of their longest of the season, two shy of the second longest in franchise history. … Of the 10 teams to have multiple winning streaks of at least 13 games, five of the previous nine won the NBA championship that season. … They own a seven-game road winning streak. … The Rockets are 30-1 when James Harden, Chris Paul and Clint Capela all play. … In three games since returning from his hamstring injury, forward Trevor Ariza has averaged three 3-pointers per game on 47.4 percent shooting. … In the past 15 games, the Rockets have outscored opponents by 148 points with Luc Mbah a Moute on the floor. … Paul, who is 12th in league history in career steals, is 11 shy of 2,000. … Forward Ryan Anderson (sore right hip flexor) and center Brandan Wright (sore right knee) are out. Center Clint Capela (illness) is questionable. Clippers (31-27) update: They have a three-game winning streak against the Rockets, including wins in both meetings this season. … The Clippers went into Tuesday’s game in Denver with wins in eight of their previous 11 games to move within one game of the final Western Conference playoff spot. … The Clippers are 2-7 in the second game of back-to-backs. … The Clippers scored at least 120 points in three games prior to Tuesday’s, matching the longest streak in franchise history. … Forward Tobias Harris and guard Austin Rivers are averaging career highs in scoring on career-bests 3-point shooting. … Center DeAndre Jordan has made 65.2 percent of his shots, trailing only the Rockets’ Clint Capela for the league lead. … Forward Danilo Gallinari (bruised right hand) was out Tuesday and doubted he could play on Wednesday. Guards Pat Beverley (right knee surgery), Avery Bradley (sports hernia) and Jawun Evans (sore lower abdominal) are out. Statistically speaking: 668. Games played for James Harden to become the fastest in NBA history to reach 15,000 points, 3,500 assists, 3,000 rebounds, 1,000 steals, 300 blocked shots and 1,500 3-pointers. Paul Pierce was previously the fastest to those milestones at 913 games.