Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
WEST SEMIFINALS - Game 1 • HOU leads series 1-0
44-28, 20-16 Away
112
44-28, 20-16 Away
52-19, 25-10 Home
97
52-19, 25-10 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
48% (39-81)
Field Goal %
42% (35-83)
36% (14-39)
Three Point %
29% (11-38)
74% (20-27)
Free Throw %
84% (16-19)
16
Turnovers
17
53
Rebounds
47
19
Largest Lead
7
Game Information
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Referee:Sean Wright
Referee:Kane Fitzgerald
Referee:Ben Taylor
Probabilities & Game Flow
100%
--HOU
0%
--LAL
According to ESPN Analytics
Shot Chart
- Danny Green makes 8-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon misses driving floating jump shot
- Danny Green makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- James Harden makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Danny Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- P.J. Tucker makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 6-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
- Russell Westbrook makes 16-foot two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- James Harden makes 8-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 10-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Danny Green misses driving floating jump shot
- Danny Green misses two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes three point jumper (Robert Covington assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 6-foot two point shot
- JaVale McGee makes two point shot
- Rajon Rondo misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Jeff Green assists)
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ben McLemore misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Alex Caruso makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Alex Caruso misses 26-foot three point jumper
- P.J. Tucker makes three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
- Kyle Kuzma makes 19-foot jumper (Alex Caruso assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Kyle Kuzma misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
- Jeff Green makes 11-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
- LeBron James makes layup (Alex Caruso assists)
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1
- Eric Gordon makes 8-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes 27-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists)
- Austin Rivers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Kyle Kuzma misses 9-foot two point shot
- Austin Rivers makes 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2
- Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
- Alex Caruso makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alex Caruso makes free throw 2 of 2
- Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
- Markieff Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Alex Caruso makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Robert Covington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
- P.J. Tucker misses three point jumper
- LeBron James makes dunk (Alex Caruso assists)
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kyle Kuzma misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Danuel House Jr. misses three point jumper
- Alex Caruso misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard misses tip shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 1
- LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Danuel House Jr. misses three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Alex Caruso makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alex Caruso makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes 16-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danny Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes layup
- Robert Covington makes three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 15-foot jumper
- Danny Green makes dunk
- Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
- James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 2 of 2
- Russell Westbrook misses three point jumper
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses driving floating jump shot
- Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- Danny Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 4-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- James Harden makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
- LeBron James misses 31-foot three point jumper
- Robert Covington misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis misses driving layup
- Anthony Davis makes layup
- JaVale McGee makes 2-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
- P.J. Tucker misses three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes two point shot
- Danny Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (JaVale McGee assists)
- James Harden makes 8-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes 3-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden makes driving layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
- LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes technical free throw
- James Harden makes 2-foot dunk
- Danny Green misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- P.J. Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Danny Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes layup
- Eric Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 15-foot two point shot
- Danuel House Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point shot
- Jeff Green makes 2-foot layup (James Harden assists)
- Alex Caruso misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Anthony Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Anthony Davis makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
- Kyle Kuzma makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Austin Rivers makes driving layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Austin Rivers makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rajon Rondo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook makes 22-foot pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
- Russell Westbrook makes 19-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
- Rajon Rondo misses driving layup
- Eric Gordon makes layup
- Rajon Rondo makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes 29-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
- LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis misses jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Eric Gordon makes 3-foot layup (Robert Covington assists)
- Kyle Kuzma misses three point jumper
- James Harden makes 5-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 1
- Kyle Kuzma makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma misses driving floating jump shot
- James Harden misses two point shot
- P.J. Tucker misses three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 1
- Russell Westbrook makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Dion Waiters misses 15-foot jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
- Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
- P.J. Tucker misses three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (P.J. Tucker assists)
- Danny Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Dion Waiters makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dion Waiters makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alex Caruso makes 2-foot dunk
- Dion Waiters misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
- Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben McLemore assists)
- Dion Waiters misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers misses free throw 1 of 2
- Austin Rivers makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alex Caruso makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)
Shot Made
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 43 | 17 | .717 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 37 | 22 | .627 | 5.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 23 | 36 | .390 | 19.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 21 | 38 | .356 | 21.5 | L2 |
| New Orleans | 19 | 42 | .311 | 24.5 | W4 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 35 | 24 | .593 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 34 | 26 | .567 | 1.5 | W1 |
| Golden State | 31 | 29 | .517 | 4.5 | L1 |
| LA Clippers | 27 | 31 | .466 | 7.5 | L3 |
| Sacramento | 14 | 47 | .230 | 22 | W1 |
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