Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
43% (36-83)
Field Goal %
48% (37-77)
36% (5-14)
Three Point %
56% (9-16)
58% (14-24)
Free Throw %
70% (19-27)
10
Turnovers
22
47
Rebounds
58
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Eddie F. Rush
Referee:Mike Callahan
Referee:James Capers

Shot Chart
- Kobe Bryant missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kelvin Cato missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kelvin Cato made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Hook Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Yao Ming made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Jim Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Yao Ming made 7 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
- Steve Francis missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made Dunk.
- Karl Malone made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Steve Francis missed 18 ft Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
- Bostjan Nachbar made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Steve Francis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Yao Ming made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kobe Bryant made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Cuttino Mobley made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made Layup.
- Karl Malone made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Bostjan Nachbar made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Bostjan Nachbar made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
- Maurice Taylor missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kareem Rush made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Luke Walton missed Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
- Luke Walton made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made 15 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Dunk.
- Steve Francis missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Luke Walton missed Layup.
- Maurice Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made 18 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Jim Jackson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Tip Shot.
- Maurice Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Luke Walton.
- Maurice Taylor made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Karl Malone missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Luke Walton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Gary Payton missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Yao Ming missed Hook Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Yao Ming missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Cuttino Mobley made 18 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Karl Malone made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Gary Payton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made 18 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Steve Francis missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Karl Malone missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Devean George made Layup.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Luke Walton missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Derek Fisher made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Maurice Taylor made Layup.
- Derek Fisher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Derek Fisher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kareem Rush made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Walton.
- Jim Jackson missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Layup.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Maurice Taylor made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mark Jackson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Maurice Taylor made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Kareem Rush missed Two Point Shot.
- Mark Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Maurice Taylor missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kareem Rush missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Steve Francis missed Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Yao Ming made Dunk. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made 4 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Derek Fisher made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kareem Rush missed 19 ft Two Point Shot.
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Matchups
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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