Ivica Zubac has 22 points to help Clippers rout Rockets

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Ivica Zubac had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers pulled away in the third quarter and cruised to a 113-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night.

The Clippers used a 40-point third quarter to take a 14-point lead entering the fourth. They then scored the first seven points of the final period, with five from Amir Coffey, to make it 96-75 with 10 ½ minutes to go.

"We came in at halftime talking about the only adjustment we had to make was to play the right way," coach Tyronn Lue said. "And that was on both ends of the floor... in that third quarter we came out and played the right way and we were able to open the game up."

Zubac and fellow starters Reggie Jackson, Marcus Morris and Nicolas Batum didn't play in the fourth quarter with the game out of reach.

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Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac, right, dunks as Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

Los Angeles routed Houston 142-111 in the last game before the All-Star break, but barely outlasted the Rockets on Sunday night for a 99-98 win. Houston led by as many as seven in the first half and was up by one at halftime before the Clippers pulled away in the third for another lopsided victory.

"Everyone is happy that we put them away in the third quarter," Zubac said. "We made our run. We did what we were supposed to do when we got here, get two wins."

The Rockets got 20 points from rookie Jalen Green as their skid reached 10 games. Houston, which has the worst record in the Western