Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
16-12, 7-9 Away
99
16-12, 7-9 Away
20-7, 14-2 Home
87
20-7, 14-2 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
44% (36-81)
Field Goal %
38% (32-85)
43% (6-14)
Three Point %
27% (3-11)
84% (21-25)
Free Throw %
67% (20-30)
24
Turnovers
20
56
Rebounds
56
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Ron Garretson
Referee:Bennie Adams
Referee:Ron Olesiak
Game Flow
--HOU
--LAL
Shot Chart
- Gary Payton missed Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made 17 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Yao Ming made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Devean George missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Devean George.
- Jim Jackson made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Jim Jackson missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Slam Dunk.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Devean George.
- Cuttino Mobley made 18 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Jim Jackson missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Horace Grant missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Devean George made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Jim Jackson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk.
- Yao Ming made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelvin Cato.
- Devean George missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
- Jim Jackson made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Devean George missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 19 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Horace Grant missed Layup.
- Horace Grant made Layup.
- Jim Jackson missed Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor made Slam Dunk.
- Gary Payton missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made 19 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Maurice Taylor missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Kelvin Cato missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Jim Jackson missed Layup.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Eric Piatkowski missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Eric Piatkowski made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
- Derek Fisher missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Eric Piatkowski made Technical Free Throw.
- Yao Ming made 14 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Eric Piatkowski missed Layup.
- Derek Fisher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Derek Fisher missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eric Piatkowski missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Moochie Norris missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Horace Grant.
- Jim Jackson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Jim Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Devean George missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Yao Ming made 7 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Jim Jackson missed Layup.
- Yao Ming made Tip Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Jim Jackson made Technical Free Throw.
- Steve Francis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Scott Padgett missed Layup.
- Steve Francis made Slam Dunk.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Layup.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Steve Francis missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Devean George.
- Yao Ming missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jim Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kelvin Cato made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kelvin Cato missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Bryon Russell made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Maurice Taylor made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Steve Francis missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made 12 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eric Piatkowski missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made 16 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
- Steve Francis missed 60 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Slam Dunk.
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Bryon Russell.
- Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Bryon Russell.
- Yao Ming made Layup. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Derek Fisher missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Layup.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
- Maurice Taylor made 10 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Horace Grant.
- Moochie Norris missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Devean George missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
- Derek Fisher missed Three Point Jumper.
- Moochie Norris made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Slam Dunk.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 18 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor missed Layup.
- Gary Payton missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kelvin Cato missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Devean George made 19 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Horace Grant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Tip Shot.
Shot Made
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| 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 |
| 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 |
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