Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets
31-19, 11-15 Away
87
31-19, 11-15 Away
30-22, 17-8 Home
102
30-22, 17-8 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
40% (30-75)
Field Goal %
55% (40-73)
50% (6-12)
Three Point %
55% (6-11)
70% (21-30)
Free Throw %
84% (16-19)
20
Turnovers
24
48
Rebounds
42
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Joe Crawford
Referee:James Capers
Referee:Bennie Adams
Game Flow
--LAL
--HOU
Shot Chart
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Yao Ming made 10 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Rick Fox made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Mark Jackson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Gary Payton made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Yao Ming made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed Layup.
- Yao Ming missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Layup.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Layup. Blocked by Yao Ming.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Yao Ming missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made 21 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Horace Grant missed Layup. Blocked by Maurice Taylor.
- Gary Payton made Layup.
- Maurice Taylor made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Horace Grant made Layup.
- Maurice Taylor made Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Maurice Taylor made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Steve Francis made Layup. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Horace Grant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Derek Fisher made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. Blocked by Cuttino Mobley.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk.
- Maurice Taylor made 18 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Devean George missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Derek Fisher made 22 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Layup.
- Derek Fisher missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made Layup. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Devean George missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Yao Ming missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Adrian Griffin made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Adrian Griffin missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Devean George made Dunk. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Maurice Taylor missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Horace Grant made Layup. Assisted by Devean George.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Maurice Taylor made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made Layup. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Rick Fox missed Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Yao Ming made 9 ft Hook Shot.
- Horace Grant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Horace Grant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Dunk. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Rick Fox missed Tip Shot.
- Rick Fox made Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Rick Fox missed Layup.
- Yao Ming missed Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kelvin Cato.
- Jim Jackson missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Kelvin Cato missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Dunk.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed Layup.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kelvin Cato made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Steve Francis made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Gary Payton made Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Jim Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Steve Francis made 22 ft Jumper.
- Horace Grant missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Tip Shot.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 18 ft Two Point Shot.
- Derek Fisher missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 47 ft Three Pointer.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Devean George missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Steve Francis made Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Horace Grant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Horace Grant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kelvin Cato missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Horace Grant made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kelvin Cato missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devean George.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Two Point Shot.
- Horace Grant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 30 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Jumper.
- Yao Ming made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Luke Walton missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Devean George missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made Dunk. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Luke Walton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Luke Walton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mark Jackson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Bryon Russell made 17 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Luke Walton.
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Shot Missed
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 23 | 14 | .622 | - | L3 |
| Phoenix | 24 | 15 | .615 | - | W3 |
| Golden State | 21 | 19 | .525 | 3.5 | L1 |
| LA Clippers | 16 | 23 | .410 | 8 | W3 |
| Sacramento | 10 | 30 | .250 | 14.5 | W2 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 27 | 12 | .692 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 22 | 14 | .611 | 3.5 | L3 |
| Memphis | 17 | 22 | .436 | 10 | W1 |
| Dallas | 15 | 25 | .375 | 12.5 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 9 | 32 | .220 | 19 | L1 |
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