Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
PLAYOFFS • LAL lead series 4-1
45-37, 18-23 Away
78
45-37, 18-23 Away
56-26, 34-7 Home
97
56-26, 34-7 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
41% (28-68)
Field Goal %
50% (39-78)
31% (5-16)
Three Point %
14% (2-14)
77% (17-22)
Free Throw %
63% (17-27)
44
Turnovers
24
43
Rebounds
51
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Dan Crawford
Referee:Monty McCutchen
Referee:Tom Washington
Game Flow
--HOU
--LAL
Shot Chart
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Karl Malone made Layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Cuttino Mobley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Devean George missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Yao Ming missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
- Karl Malone made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Gary Payton missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Karl Malone missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Devean George missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made 16 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Kelvin Cato made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Jim Jackson missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kobe Bryant made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Jim Jackson missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Jim Jackson made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Kelvin Cato made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Derek Fisher made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Cuttino Mobley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Karl Malone made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kobe Bryant made Layup. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
- Maurice Taylor made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kareem Rush made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
- Jim Jackson missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Maurice Taylor missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Yao Ming made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Jim Jackson missed Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Tip Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Maurice Taylor made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Kobe Bryant missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Karl Malone made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Layup.
- Yao Ming missed Hook Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made 20 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Yao Ming missed Hook Shot.
- Devean George missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made 18 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Jim Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Steve Francis missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 20 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kobe Bryant missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jim Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Steve Francis missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Devean George made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Devean George made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Devean George made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Steve Francis missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Bostjan Nachbar made Layup. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Tip Shot.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Maurice Taylor missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Luke Walton.
- Derek Fisher missed Technical Free Throw.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Steve Francis made 16 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Luke Walton.
- Steve Francis made Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Layup. Assisted by Luke Walton.
- Steve Francis made 15 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Kareem Rush missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jim Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Scott Padgett made Layup.
- Rick Fox made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Bryon Russell.
- Scott Padgett missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Brian Cook made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Bostjan Nachbar made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Bostjan Nachbar made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bostjan Nachbar.
- Derek Fisher missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 43 | 16 | .729 | - | W11 |
| Houston | 37 | 21 | .638 | 5.5 | W3 |
| Memphis | 21 | 36 | .368 | 21 | L3 |
| Dallas | 21 | 37 | .362 | 21.5 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 18 | 42 | .300 | 25.5 | W3 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 34 | 24 | .586 | - | L3 |
| Phoenix | 34 | 26 | .567 | 1 | W1 |
| Golden State | 31 | 28 | .525 | 3.5 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 27 | 31 | .466 | 7 | L3 |
| Sacramento | 14 | 47 | .230 | 21.5 | W1 |
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