LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Chris Paul has never reached the conference finals in his 10-year All-Star career. Neither have the Los Angeles Clippers. Now the pressure is on them to make franchise history together.

They failed to get it done in Game 5, losing 124-103 to the Rockets in Houston - the third straight game of the series to be decided by 20 points or more. The Clippers were on the winning end of the first two blowouts,
They attacked the basket from the opening tip and got back to their high-scoring ways after failing to top 100 points in their previous two losses.

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''That's something we have to correct.''

On the plane back to Los Angeles, instead of playing cards or listening to music, most of the Clippers re-watched the game.

''That was a good sign,'' Rivers said.

Nagging injuries have started to surface on a team that came into the playoffs healthy.

Matt Barnes, already bothered by a shoulder injury, tweaked his ankle and Austin Rivers sustained a hip pointer after falling hard to the court late in Tuesday's game, although the elder Rivers[url=http://www.officialbluejaysstore.com/authentic-13-brett-lawrie-jersey... Lawrie Womens Jersey[/url]
had no updates on either player. Glen Davis hurt his ankle in the first-round win over the defending NBA champion Spurs, which has limited his minutes off the bench.

Paul had 22 points and 10 assists playing nearly 35 minutes, a sign that the hamstring injury that kept him out of the series' first two games may be subsiding. He won't be under any restrictions on his minutes Thursday, when the Clippers again try to reach an elusive milestone in their checkered history.

''That's all we'll focus on is that game,'' Rivers said. ''The key is winning the series.''