The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Houston Rockets, 122-116, at Toyota Center on Wednesday night.

The Clippers (40-21) started off in ugly fashion, recording 19 first-quarter points and only compiling 44 overall in the first half. That helped net the Rockets (27-35) a 13-point halftime lead, but Los Angeles came out of intermission a different team. The visitors put a seven-point dent into their deficit in the third quarter, and they ultimately outscored Houston by a 42-30 margin in the final 12 minutes for the memorable comeback victory.

Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers with 28 points, complementing them with seven assists, six rebounds and two steals. Paul George and James Harden followed with 21 points while recording seven rebounds and seven assists, respectively. Terance Mann and Norman Powell netted 15 and 12 points, respectively.

Alperen Sengun paced the Rockets with a 23-point, 19-rebound, 14-assist triple-double that included two steals. Jabari Smith supplied 19 points, two rebounds, one assist and two blocks. Cam Whitmore delivered 17 points, two boards and one assist. Fred VanVleet registered 15 points, eight assists, four rebounds and two steals. Jalen Green matched VanVleet's scoring and added three rebounds, two assists and one steal.

The Clippers return home to host the Chicago Bulls on Saturday afternoon, while the Rockets visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night