Clippers can’t keep pace with Rockets in 2nd half

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer

HOUSTON — The shots weren’t falling for the Clippers’ top scorers on Wednesday night.

Jalen Green had 21 points and Amen Thompson and Tari Eason added 18 each to lead the Houston Rockets to a 111-103 victory over the Clippers on Wednesday night in the opener of a two-game set.

The Rockets trailed by 11 early but had taken a five-point lead by halftime. They used a 19-2 run at the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth to...