NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season
What does Rockets vs Clippers change in the NBA playoff race?
Tue, Feb 16, 2027 · 11:00 PM ET (Feb 17, 13:00 KST)Intuit Dome, Los Angeles
What's at stake
Current standings (146 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 West teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
Clippers win
- RocketsWest #5→#8top 6→play-in (7–10)
- WarriorsWest #6→#5
- GrizzliesWest #7→#6play-in (7–10)→top 6
- Trail BlazersWest #8→#7
Magic number = wins left to lock a top-10 (play-in) finish (top-6 magic: a direct berth); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team. How we calculate →
Season series
Meeting 2 of 3 this season
Rockets 0Clippers 0
Before this game
- Nov 23 Clippers @ Rockets (Scheduled)
- Feb 16 Rockets @ Clippers (Scheduled)
- Mar 8 Rockets @ Clippers (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
Rockets
- Steven AdamsOut
- Clint CapelaOut
- Quadir CopelandOut
- Julian PhillipsOut
- Oscar TshiebweOut
Clippers
- Bradley BealOut
- Yanic Konan NiederhauserOut
- Brandon IngramOut
- Jordan MillerOut
- Cam ChristieQuestionable
- Nick MartinelliQuestionable
BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.
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Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.