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As the All-Star break looms, it’s time to look at the hits and the misses of the season so far

LOS ANGELES — Joel Embiid raised his arms from the visitors bench, his work done for the day.

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Streaking teams, massive dunks and 50-point games highlight a thrilling week of action around the Association.

With 22 points, 9 rebounds, and numerous highlight dunks, KJ Martin made a clear impression on #Rockets coach Stephen Silas in Los Angeles.

Eric Gordon tied his season-high in points and KJ Martin was a dunking machine versus the Clippers, but Houston’s losing streak lives on after another second-half collapse.

LOS ANGELES — The injury list grew yet again for the Clippers, leaving it up to Kawhi Leonard and the rest of the healthy group to push forward through this turbulent season, taking on the young, talented and also shorthanded Houston Rockets.

“The baby Jokic, that’s what I call him,” Nicolas Batum says of Alperen Sengun. “It’s going to be a good test for us.” Batum and the Clippers host the #Rockets on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES — For the past month, Kawhi Leonard’s ability to dictate pace was back. His shooting has picked up. His play-making had garnered notice. The last question about his recovery from a 2021 knee injury, for league insiders, was whether or when his explosion would return.

The Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers will face off at the Crypto.com Arena on Friday night in a highly anticipated NBA matchup.

Last week, after a fifth straight Clippers loss, there was no team meeting in the visitors' locker room at Target Center in Minneapolis. There were no grand pronouncements among players.