Lakers 117-109 Rockets (7 Sep, 2020) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

44-28, 20-16 away

109

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	20	31	41	17	109
LAL	36	31	23	27	117

TIME	HOU	LAL
12:00	Robert Covington vs. JaVale McGee (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:47	P.J. Tucker personal foul	0	0
11:38	JaVale McGee misses 8-foot two point shot	0	0
11:35	P.J. Tucker defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Russell Westbrook traveling	0	0
11:05	Anthony Davis misses 20-foot jumper	0	0
11:01	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	0	0
10:57	P.J. Tucker misses three point jumper	0	0
10:54	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	0	0
10:53	Robert Covington misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
10:51	P.J. Tucker offensive rebound	0	0
10:50	P.J. Tucker makes tip shot	2	0
10:41	Robert Covington personal foul	2	0
10:33	LeBron James bad pass (James Harden steals)	2	0
10:30	Russell Westbrook makes two point shot	4	0
10:30	Danny Green shooting foul	4	0
10:30	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 1	4	0
10:28	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	4	0
10:11	LeBron James misses 23-foot step back jumpshot	4	0
10:08	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	4	0
9:57	James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper	4	0
9:53	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	4	0
9:46	Anthony Davis makes 1-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	4	2
9:23	Russell Westbrook misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	2
9:20	P.J. Tucker offensive rebound	4	2
9:18	JaVale McGee blocks Russell Westbrook's layup	4	2
9:15	Danny Green defensive rebound	4	2
9:13	LeBron James traveling	4	2
8:58	Russell Westbrook misses layup	4	2
8:56	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	4	2
8:54	Anthony Davis offensive charge	4	2
8:54	Anthony Davis turnover	4	2
8:33	Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	2
8:30	Lakers defensive team rebound	4	2
8:13	Anthony Davis makes two point shot	4	4
7:51	Russell Westbrook misses pullup jump shot	4	4
7:47	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	4	4
7:31	LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper	4	6
7:24	JaVale McGee shooting foul	4	6
7:24	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	5	6
7:24	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	6	6
7:01	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	6
6:57	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	6	6
6:57	Anthony Davis makes finger roll layup	6	8
6:34	Lakers Full timeout	6	8
6:34	Jeff Green enters the game for Robert Covington	6	8
6:34	Danuel House Jr. enters the game for Russell Westbrook	6	8
6:30	James Harden makes 29-foot three point jumper (P.J. Tucker assists)	9	8
6:12	Anthony Davis makes 8-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	9	10
5:49	Eric Gordon misses driving layup	9	10
5:47	LeBron James defensive rebound	9	10
5:44	Danny Green misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	10
5:39	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	9	10
5:38	Anthony Davis misses two point shot	9	10
5:38	P.J. Tucker defensive rebound	9	10
5:32	James Harden offensive charge	9	10
5:32	James Harden turnover	9	10
5:32	Rockets Full timeout	9	10
5:32	(05:32) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Rockets] charged with a timeout	9	10
5:32	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for JaVale McGee	9	10
5:32	Rajon Rondo enters the game for LeBron James	9	10
5:32	Austin Rivers enters the game for Eric Gordon	9	10
5:14	Anthony Davis makes 8-foot two point shot	9	12
5:14	P.J. Tucker shooting foul	9	12
5:14	Robert Covington enters the game for P.J. Tucker	9	12
5:14	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 1	9	13
4:52	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	9	13
4:51	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	9	13
4:48	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)	9	15
4:35	Rajon Rondo shooting foul	9	15
4:35	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	10	15
4:35	Alex Caruso enters the game for Danny Green	10	15
4:35	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	11	15
4:25	Kyle Kuzma makes hook shot (Rajon Rondo assists)	11	17
3:58	Robert Covington misses 27-foot three point shot	11	17
3:55	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	11	17
3:51	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	11	17
3:48	Robert Covington defensive rebound	11	17
3:41	Austin Rivers misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	17
3:37	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	11	17
3:35	Lakers Full timeout	11	17
3:35	LeBron James enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	11	17
3:35	Markieff Morris enters the game for Anthony Davis	11	17
3:17	Markieff Morris makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	11	20
2:49	Danuel House Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)	14	20
2:33	Alex Caruso misses 14-foot jumper	14	20
2:32	Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound	14	20
2:31	Kyle Kuzma misses tip shot	14	20
2:30	Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound	14	20
2:28	Kyle Kuzma makes two point shot	14	22
2:03	Robert Covington bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)	14	22
1:59	LeBron James makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)	14	24
1:41	Danuel House Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)	17	24
1:32	Alex Caruso offensive foul	17	24
1:32	Alex Caruso turnover	17	24
1:32	Russell Westbrook enters the game for James Harden	17	24
1:32	Eric Gordon enters the game for Robert Covington	17	24
1:16	Russell Westbrook misses two point shot	17	24
1:14	Markieff Morris defensive rebound	17	24
1:11	Markieff Morris makes three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	17	27
58.8	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)	17	27
52.8	Markieff Morris makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	17	30
41.1	Austin Rivers bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)	17	30
40.3	Russell Westbrook personal take foul	17	30
31.3	Markieff Morris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	17	33
13.3	Danuel House Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	20	33
0.9	Rajon Rondo makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	20	36
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	36

Kuzma gets a full head of steam and throws one down

0:18

LeBron drives through contact for tough and-1

0:35

Caruso lobs to LeBron for the slam

0:47

Rockets
112
Lakers
97

Game 1

5/9

Rockets
109
Lakers
117

Game 2

7/9

Lakers
112
Rockets
102

Game 3

9/9

Lakers
110
Rockets
100

Game 4

11/9

Rockets
96
Lakers
119

Game 5

13/9

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

1:30 AM, 7 September 2020

Lake Buena Vista, FL

Referees:
Josh Tiven
Curtis Blair
Scott Foster

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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