Sources: Russell Westbrook likely to come off Clippers bench - ESPN

The LA Clippers are expected to make a lineup change with Russell Westbrook coming off the bench to help the team try to snap a six-game losing streak against the Houston Rockets on Friday, sources confirmed to ESPN.

The Clippers (3-7) have lost the past five with James Harden in the lineup. Versatile guard Terance Mann is expected to move into the starting lineup with Westbrook serving as sixth man for the first time in his Clippers tenure.

Sources confirmed Westbrook talked to the Clippers coaching staff Thursday about coming off the bench, a move that was first reported by Bleacher Report. Head coach Ty Lue will meet with reporters during his pregame news conference Friday night.

The team has been out of sync since Harden was acquired Oct. 30. Lue had started Westbrook, Harden, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard and Ivica Zubac and then staggered his four stars by pairing former Oklahoma City Thunder teammates Westbrook and George together with a second unit and Harden and Leonard together.

The Clippers' four stars have been outscored by 20 points during their 76 minutes together, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

Through five games, Harden is averaging 15 points on 10.2 shots, both his lowest since he averaged 16.8 points and 10.1 shots as a sixth man in his final season with the Thunder, 2011-12.

Lue said before Tuesday's 111-108 loss at Denver that he had not considered making a lineup change when asked about Westbrook potentially running the second unit. While Lue has liked what he has seen from a lineup that he uses to start recent fourth quarters with Westbrook, the head coach acknowledged after the loss to the defending champs that keeping everyone happy will be a challenge.

Westbrook, who has taken on more of a