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Los Angeles Clippers: 3 takeaways from impressive 115-112 win over Houston

By Johaan Forbes-Anthony

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 21: Montrezl Harrell #5 of the Los Angeles Clippers celebrates after scoring a basket against the Houston Rockets during the second half at Staples Center on October 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 21: Montrezl Harrell #5 of the Los Angeles Clippers celebrates after scoring a basket against the Houston Rockets during the second half at Staples Center on October 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 21: Montrezl Harrell #5 of the LA Clippers shoots the ball against the Houston Rockets on October 21, 2018 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 21: Montrezl Harrell #5 of the LA Clippers shoots the ball against the Houston Rockets on October 21, 2018 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /

3. The Clippers found a way when the three wasn’t falling

The year is 2018 so naturally, teams become three-happy regardless of whether the shot is falling or not on any given night.

Impressively, the Clippers didn’t give into that on Sunday night.

While they struggled from beyond the arc, shooting a dismal 5-25 (their least amount of three-point attempts in a game this season), the Clippers found an avenue to the basket through a number of quality interior passes with Danilo Gallinari, Montrezl Harrell and Gilgeous-Alexander all contributing heavily in that area.

Despite being -30 from the three-point line for the night, the Clippers made up for it, hitting 100% of their free throws (26-26) to win that battle by 15 points while finishing +14 on the boards, including reeling in six more offensive rebounds than the Rockets (Thanks, Montrezl) to help in the win.

This may need to become a common trend for the Clippers given they rank 27th in the league for 3-point percentage (30.4%) and 25th for 3-point attempts (26.3) and don’t have too many shooters, Lou Williams aside, capable of lighting it up from deep on any given night.

Gallinari, Tobias Harris along with the aforementioned guards are capable of knocking it down, however, they are far from the elite category in terms of team 3-point shooting across the league.

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