NBA | Clippers edge Rockets 95-93 on Paul George's clutch jumpers

Paul George hit a go-ahead jumper with six seconds remaining and the Los Angeles Clippers edged past the Houston Rockets 95-93 to snap a four-game losing streak in the NBA

With Kawhi Leonard's return nowhere in sight, Paul George is putting pressure on himself to carry the Los Angeles Clippers and their high expectations.

Despite turnovers down the stretch, George came up with two huge baskets to help the Clippers edge the Houston Rockets 95-93 on Monday night and snap a four-game losing streak.

“We're not playing the heavyweights right now,” George said. “The way we were losing these games, it was embarrassing. We've got to start to play better.”

The Clippers (3-4) again were without Leonard and John Wall. Leonard missed his fifth game and Wall sat out his second, both because of knee injury management.

“I take full responsibility for us and our record right now,” George said. “Regardless of who's in the lineup or who's not, I'm more than capable of going out and performing.”

George hit a go-ahead jumper with six seconds remaining, finishing with 35 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Ivica Zubac added 16 points and 12 rebounds. He teamed with George to score 14 of the Clippers' 22 points in the fourth quarter, when they played a two-man pick and roll.

“That's one of our best plays with me and PG doing pick and rolls together,” Zubac said. “We couldn't make any shots but we attacked the paint.”