Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets
21-6, 11-5 Away
94
21-6, 11-5 Away
14-9, 9-4 Home
83
14-9, 9-4 Home
Los Angeles Lakers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 38 | 12 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | 16 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | 18 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 8-11 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | 10 | 5-15 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | 17 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 14 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | 19 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
94 | 37-78 | 6-21 | 14-20 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 18 | ||
47% | 29% | 70% |
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 41 | 14 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | 12 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | 7 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 17 | 4-14 | 1-3 | 8-8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 2 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 6-11 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
83 | 30-78 | 7-24 | 16-19 | 47 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 20 | ||
38% | 29% | 84% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
LAL lead 3-0
Game Information
12:30 AM, 23 December 1997
Attendance: 16,285
- Referees:
- Dick Bavetta
- Mike Callahan
- Leroy Richardson
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 19 | 10 | .655 | - | L3 |
| Phoenix | 18 | 13 | .581 | 2 | W3 |
| Golden State | 16 | 15 | .516 | 4 | W3 |
| LA Clippers | 9 | 21 | .300 | 10.5 | W3 |
| Sacramento | 8 | 23 | .258 | 12 | W1 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 8 | .742 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W2 |
| Memphis | 15 | 16 | .484 | 8 | W2 |
| Dallas | 12 | 21 | .364 | 12 | L2 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 25 | .242 | 16 | L3 |
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