Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets
24-24, 7-16 Away
119
24-24, 7-16 Away
22-24, 17-8 Home
135
22-24, 17-8 Home
Los Angeles Lakers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 37 | 23 | 9-15 | 2-5 | 3-8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -11 |
| 29 | 23 | 10-20 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -10 |
| 25 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -18 |
| 41 | 23 | 8-19 | 3-12 | 4-5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -19 |
| 30 | 8 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -11 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 10 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -9 |
| 22 | 16 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 6-8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 |
| 20 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
119 | 45-91 | 13-35 | 16-26 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 13 | ||
49% | 37% | 62% |
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 28 | 17 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | +4 | |
| 36 | 18 | 8-13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | +11 | |
| 40 | 31 | 14-23 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | +15 | |
| 37 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +17 | |
| 41 | 34 | 12-23 | 4-10 | 6-6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | +13 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 8 | 5 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +4 | |
| 19 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +14 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | |
| 18 | 20 | 7-12 | 2-6 | 4-6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +11 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -3 | |
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135 | 52-98 | 12-36 | 19-25 | 56 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 19 | |||
53% | 33% | 76% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
LAL @ HOU Videos
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Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Eric Dalen
Referee:Curtis Blair
Referee:Suyash Mehta
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 31 | 19 | .620 | - | W2 |
| Phoenix | 31 | 21 | .596 | 1 | L1 |
| Golden State | 28 | 24 | .538 | 4 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 23 | 27 | .460 | 8 | L2 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 40 | .231 | 20 | L10 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 35 | 16 | .686 | - | W3 |
| Houston | 31 | 19 | .620 | 3.5 | L2 |
| Memphis | 20 | 29 | .408 | 14 | W2 |
| Dallas | 19 | 32 | .373 | 16 | L6 |
| New Orleans | 13 | 40 | .245 | 23 | L3 |
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