Toyota Center (Houston)Houston, TX
Houston Rockets52-30
115-96
FINAL
Final
Los Angeles Lakers53-29
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU26303425115
LAL2126183196

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GAME INFORMATION

Competition
National Basketball Association
Date
Start
Venue
Toyota Center (Houston), Houston
Attendance
18,055
Official
James Williams
TV
NBC, Peacock

STANDINGS

#TEAMGPW-LPCT
1Golden State—0-0.000
2LA Clippers—0-0.000
3LA Lakers—0-0.000
4Phoenix—0-0.000
5Sacramento—0-0.000

HEAD TO HEAD

Regular Season Series
Houston Rockets1WINSLos Angeles Lakers2WINS

LAL win series 2-1

  • Los Angeles Lakers96 – 119Houston Rockets
  • Houston Rockets92 – 100Los Angeles Lakers
  • Houston Rockets116 – 124Los Angeles Lakers

WIN PROBABILITY

Source: ESPN
100%0%

KEY STATS

Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
48Field Goal %50
40Three Point %23
81Free Throw %81
35Rebounds37
19Assists23
13Turnovers23
17Steals6
4Blocks7
46Points in Paint54

SCORING PLAYS

  1. 1st Quarter · 11:39PULLUP JUMP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersRui Hachimura makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)
  2. 1st Quarter · 11:20PULLUP JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsReed Sheppard makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
  3. 1st Quarter · 10:21LAYUP DRIVING REVERSE · Los Angeles LakersDeandre Ayton makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
  4. 1st Quarter · 9:55FADE AWAY JUMP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersLuke Kennard makes 15-foot fade away jump shot
  5. 1st Quarter · 8:56FREE THROW - 1 OF 1 · Los Angeles LakersLuke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 1
  6. 1st Quarter · 8:17RUNNING FINGER ROLL LAYUP · Houston RocketsTari Eason makes two point shot (Amen Thompson assists)
  7. 1st Quarter · 7:33DRIVING FLOATING BANK JUMP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersLeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot
  8. 1st Quarter · 7:13TURNAROUND FADE AWAY JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes 12-foot two point shot
  9. 1st Quarter · 6:48RUNNING DUNK SHOT · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes 3-foot running dunk (Josh Okogie assists)
  10. 1st Quarter · 6:29FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Los Angeles LakersLeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
  11. 1st Quarter · 6:29FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Los Angeles LakersLeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
  12. 1st Quarter · 6:19PULLUP JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsReed Sheppard makes 27-foot three pointer
  13. 1st Quarter · 5:59PULLUP JUMP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersLuke Kennard makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
  14. 1st Quarter · 5:23FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Los Angeles LakersJake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2
  15. 1st Quarter · 5:23FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Los Angeles LakersJake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2
  16. 1st Quarter · 5:08FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  17. 1st Quarter · 5:08FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  18. 1st Quarter · 4:46FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Los Angeles LakersLeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
  19. 1st Quarter · 4:46FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Los Angeles LakersLeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
  20. 1st Quarter · 4:30FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
  21. 1st Quarter · 3:47PULLUP JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  22. 1st Quarter · 3:19RUNNING DUNK SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes 3-foot running dunk (Tari Eason assists)
  23. 1st Quarter · 2:43LAYUP SHOT PUTBACK · Los Angeles LakersJake LaRavia makes two point shot
  24. 1st Quarter · 2:20FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
  25. 1st Quarter · 1:42DRIVING LAYUP SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes driving layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
  26. 1st Quarter · 1:12RUNNING PULLUP JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAaron Holiday makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Tari Eason assists)
  27. 1st Quarter · 56.7DRIVING FLOATING JUMP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersMarcus Smart makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
  28. 1st Quarter · 0.9LAYUP SHOT · Houston RocketsJosh Okogie makes layup
  29. 2nd Quarter · 11:46JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  30. 2nd Quarter · 11:08ALLEY OOP LAYUP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersDeandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (Bronny James assists)
  31. 2nd Quarter · 9:57RUNNING DUNK SHOT · Houston RocketsTari Eason makes 2-foot running dunk (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
  32. 2nd Quarter · 9:13LAYUP DRIVING REVERSE · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes two point shot
  33. 2nd Quarter · 8:52JUMP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersDeandre Ayton makes 16-foot jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)
  34. 2nd Quarter · 8:12JUMP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersRui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bronny James assists)
  35. 2nd Quarter · 7:47JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes 13-foot jumper (Aaron Holiday assists)
  36. 2nd Quarter · 6:35CUTTING LAYUP SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes 2-foot layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
  37. 2nd Quarter · 6:35FREE THROW - 1 OF 1 · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 1
  38. 2nd Quarter · 5:47DRIVING HOOK SHOT · Los Angeles LakersDeandre Ayton makes 5-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
  39. 2nd Quarter · 5:14FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Los Angeles LakersLeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
  40. 2nd Quarter · 5:14FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Los Angeles LakersLeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
  41. 2nd Quarter · 4:40ALLEY OOP DUNK SHOT · Los Angeles LakersJaxson Hayes makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
  42. 2nd Quarter · 4:24STEP BACK JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsReed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  43. 2nd Quarter · 4:05DRIVING LAYUP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersRui Hachimura makes driving layup
  44. 2nd Quarter · 3:39RUNNING LAYUP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersJake LaRavia makes running layup (Luke Kennard assists)
  45. 2nd Quarter · 3:09FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsTari Eason makes free throw 1 of 2
  46. 2nd Quarter · 3:09FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsTari Eason makes free throw 2 of 2
  47. 2nd Quarter · 2:54FLOATING JUMP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersDeandre Ayton makes 6-foot floating jump shot
  48. 2nd Quarter · 2:42JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsJosh Okogie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  49. 2nd Quarter · 1:57PULLUP JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
  50. 2nd Quarter · 1:25DRIVING DUNK SHOT · Los Angeles LakersDeandre Ayton makes 1-foot driving dunk
  51. 2nd Quarter · 1:12TIP SHOT · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes tip shot
  52. 2nd Quarter · 1:12FREE THROW - 1 OF 1 · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 1
  53. 2nd Quarter · 53.1RUNNING LAYUP SHOT · Houston RocketsReed Sheppard makes running layup
  54. 2nd Quarter · 41.2TURNAROUND HOOK SHOT · Los Angeles LakersDeandre Ayton makes 4-foot two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
  55. 2nd Quarter · 41.2FREE THROW - 1 OF 1 · Los Angeles LakersDeandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 1
  56. 2nd Quarter · 29.0FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
  57. 2nd Quarter · 19.6FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Los Angeles LakersMarcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
  58. 2nd Quarter · 19.6FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Los Angeles LakersMarcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
  59. 2nd Quarter · 2.0TIP SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes tip shot
  60. 3rd Quarter · 11:37DRIVING LAYUP SHOT · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
  61. 3rd Quarter · 11:10RUNNING PULLUP JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsReed Sheppard makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot
  62. 3rd Quarter · 9:53RUNNING LAYUP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersLuke Kennard makes running layup
  63. 3rd Quarter · 9:26JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsReed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  64. 3rd Quarter · 8:58LAYUP RUNNING REVERSE · Los Angeles LakersRui Hachimura makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
  65. 3rd Quarter · 8:47FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsTari Eason makes free throw 1 of 2
  66. 3rd Quarter · 8:47FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsTari Eason makes free throw 2 of 2
  67. 3rd Quarter · 8:21DRIVING FLOATING BANK JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes 7-foot two point shot
  68. 3rd Quarter · 7:59TIP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersDeandre Ayton makes tip shot
  69. 3rd Quarter · 7:39DRIVING LAYUP SHOT · Houston RocketsTari Eason makes driving layup
  70. 3rd Quarter · 7:19ALLEY OOP LAYUP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersDeandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (LeBron James assists)
  71. 3rd Quarter · 6:36JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsTari Eason makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  72. 3rd Quarter · 6:20RUNNING LAYUP SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes running layup
  73. 3rd Quarter · 6:20FREE THROW - 1 OF 1 · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 1
  74. 3rd Quarter · 5:57DRIVING LAYUP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersRui Hachimura makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
  75. 3rd Quarter · 5:41FREE THROW - FLAGRANT 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2
  76. 3rd Quarter · 4:45STEP BACK JUMP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersRui Hachimura makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (LeBron James assists)
  77. 3rd Quarter · 3:53FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
  78. 3rd Quarter · 3:23FREE THROW - TECHNICAL · Houston RocketsReed Sheppard makes technical free throw
  79. 3rd Quarter · 3:10DRIVING DUNK SHOT · Houston RocketsTari Eason makes 2-foot driving dunk
  80. 3rd Quarter · 2:52JUMP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersBronny James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
  81. 3rd Quarter · 2:35JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
  82. 3rd Quarter · 1:21FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsDorian Finney-Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
  83. 3rd Quarter · 1:21FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsDorian Finney-Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
  84. 3rd Quarter · 51.2FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
  85. 3rd Quarter · 51.2FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
  86. 3rd Quarter · 38.5DRIVING LAYUP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersMarcus Smart makes driving layup
  87. 3rd Quarter · 38.5FREE THROW - 1 OF 1 · Los Angeles LakersMarcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 1
  88. 3rd Quarter · 31.0DRIVING FLOATING JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
  89. 4th Quarter · 11:28REVERSE LAYUP SHOT · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes 2-foot reverse layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
  90. 4th Quarter · 11:19DRIVING FLOATING BANK JUMP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersMarcus Smart makes 8-foot two point shot
  91. 4th Quarter · 10:50FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  92. 4th Quarter · 10:50FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  93. 4th Quarter · 10:33DRIVING FINGER ROLL LAYUP · Los Angeles LakersJarred Vanderbilt makes 5-foot two point shot (Luke Kennard assists)
  94. 4th Quarter · 10:08JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAaron Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  95. 4th Quarter · 9:53CUTTING LAYUP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersJarred Vanderbilt makes 6-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
  96. 4th Quarter · 8:36DRIVING LAYUP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersLeBron James makes driving layup (Marcus Smart assists)
  97. 4th Quarter · 8:02ALLEY OOP DUNK SHOT · Los Angeles LakersJarred Vanderbilt makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
  98. 4th Quarter · 7:39JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAaron Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
  99. 4th Quarter · 7:25LAYUP DRIVING REVERSE · Los Angeles LakersJarred Vanderbilt makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
  100. 4th Quarter · 6:49RUNNING ALLEY OOP DUNK SHOT · Los Angeles LakersAdou Thiero makes 1-foot dunk (Bronny James assists)
  101. 4th Quarter · 6:49FREE THROW - 1 OF 1 · Los Angeles LakersAdou Thiero makes free throw 1 of 1
  102. 4th Quarter · 6:23RUNNING PULLUP JUMP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersDalton Knecht makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot
  103. 4th Quarter · 6:04FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  104. 4th Quarter · 6:04FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  105. 4th Quarter · 5:26TIP SHOT · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes tip shot
  106. 4th Quarter · 4:32PULLUP JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  107. 4th Quarter · 4:14RUNNING DUNK SHOT · Houston RocketsTari Eason makes 2-foot running dunk (Amen Thompson assists)
  108. 4th Quarter · 3:51JUMP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersNick Smith Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Bronny James assists)
  109. 4th Quarter · 3:26JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsTari Eason makes 23-foot three point jumper
  110. 4th Quarter · 3:01FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Los Angeles LakersDalton Knecht makes free throw 1 of 2
  111. 4th Quarter · 3:01FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Los Angeles LakersDalton Knecht makes free throw 2 of 2
  112. 4th Quarter · 2:16RUNNING FINGER ROLL LAYUP · Los Angeles LakersNick Smith Jr. makes two point shot (Maxi Kleber assists)
  113. 4th Quarter · 1:43FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Los Angeles LakersMaxi Kleber makes free throw 2 of 2
  114. 4th Quarter · 1:26LAYUP SHOT PUTBACK · Houston RocketsJae'Sean Tate makes two point shot
  115. 4th Quarter · 1:11JUMP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersDalton Knecht makes 25-foot three point jumper (Maxi Kleber assists)
  116. 4th Quarter · 49.3DRIVING LAYUP SHOT · Los Angeles LakersBronny James makes driving layup
  117. 4th Quarter · 32.6FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsJD Davison makes free throw 1 of 2
  118. 4th Quarter · 32.6FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsJD Davison makes free throw 2 of 2
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