The Clippers are coming into this game with a 39-21 record this season and they have been playing well in their recent games. They have won 2 of their last 3 games with a very good road win against the Timberwolves in that span, but they are coming off of a loss to the Bucks in their last game which they will be hungry to bounce back from. The Clippers were leading that game against the Bucks for most of the time but they let it go in the final few minutes of the game, allowing the Bucks to pull away. They are going to make sure that does not happen again here as they will bring a much better defensive effort along with players like Harden who will have some extra incentive to win this game. They are going up against a Rockets team that is 27-34 this season and has been playing better recently with 2 straight wins, but prior to those they had lost 3 straight games. They are also in a bad spot here since they are playing this game on a B2B after beating the Spurs the night before. The Clippers are fighting for the number 1 seed in the Western Conference right as they are only 3 games behind the leader and they are going to be hungry to bounce back in this spot after the way they lost that last game to the Bucks. The Clippers will respond to that loss as fatigue settles in late for the Rockets on this B2B. The Clippers will cover the spread in this game.