Ivica Zubac leads Clippers past Rockets – Press Telegram

Big Zu lived up to his nickname on Sunday night in Houston.

Ivica Zubac had 14 points, 15 rebounds, the record of the season, and six blocks, the record of her career, the last of which, with a high Christian Wood, was credited after the challenge of a successful coach with 16.1 seconds left and it’s been a long road to make sure. Clippers victory by 99-98.

“I knew I was clean, the coaches trusted me and we got the win,” the Clippers central midfielder told Bally Sports immediately after the game. “It was a tough game, but the guys were locked up and we were fine defensively.”

The Rockets were forced to commit fouls to stop the clock later, and the Clippers made two of them, enough to escape with a one-point victory.

Zubac was not a factor in the victory over the Lakers on Friday, when he finished with six points and seven rebounds and was defeated early and often by Dwight Howard.

Two nights later, in front of a crowd of 14,324 people at the Toyota Center in Houston, the great Croatian made a memorable performance, recording his 17º double double of the season and his fourth in the last six games.

The Clippers (32-31) won for the fifth time in six games after coming off a three-game loss and managed to poke their heads above .500 for the first time since they were 19-18 after their big win in Brooklyn 1 January.

Trapped in the second season of a rebuild, the Rockets (15-45) continued their quest for the worst NBA record – and potentially the best pick in the 2022 draft that could come with it – by losing their ninth straight game. Sunday (and his ninth in a row at home).