Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
42-32, 16-20 Away
85
42-32, 16-20 Away
52-23, 32-5 Home
93
52-23, 32-5 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Jim Jackson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made 13 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed Hook Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Yao Ming missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Hook Shot.
- Jim Jackson missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw.
- Rick Fox missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made 19 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Charles Oakley missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Charles Oakley.
- Jim Jackson made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made 21 ft Jumper.
- Charles Oakley missed Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Yao Ming missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Layup.
- Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Layup.
- Eric Piatkowski missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Mark Jackson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Devean George.
- Steve Francis missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Karl Malone made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Eric Piatkowski made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Eric Piatkowski missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made Layup.
- Jim Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Devean George made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Jim Jackson missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Jim Jackson made Technical Free Throw.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Dunk.
- Devean George made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Yao Ming made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Steve Francis missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Yao Ming missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Dunk. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Technical Free Throw.
- Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 40 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed Layup.
- Jim Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Gary Payton missed Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
- Karl Malone missed Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Rick Fox made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Rick Fox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Rick Fox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Dunk.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Jim Jackson missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Yao Ming missed Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Kobe Bryant missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant made Slam Dunk.
- Steve Francis made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made 4 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Charles Oakley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Charles Oakley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Charles Oakley missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Yao Ming missed Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Derek Fisher missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup.
- Derek Fisher missed Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Karl Malone missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 8 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Steve Francis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Clarence Weatherspoon.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed Layup.
- Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Rick Fox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Rick Fox missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson missed 22 ft Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball. Yao Ming vs. Shaquille O'Neal. Gary Payton gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | Jim Jackson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:30 | | Gary Payton Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Karl Malone missed 18 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Yao Ming Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:06 | | Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Yao Ming. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:41 | | Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft Two Point Shot. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:37 | | Jim Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:26 | | Yao Ming made 13 ft Jumper. | 4 | 0 |
| 10:14 | | Karl Malone missed Layup. Blocked by Maurice Taylor. | 4 | 0 |
| 10:12 | | Karl Malone Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 0 |
| 10:12 | | Yao Ming Shooting Foul | 4 | 0 |
| 10:12 | | Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 4 | 1 |
| 10:12 | | Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 4 | 2 |
| 9:48 | | Yao Ming missed Hook Shot. | 4 | 2 |
| 9:44 | | Rick Fox Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 2 |
| 9:37 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 4 | 4 |
| 9:18 | | Yao Ming missed 16 ft Jumper. | 4 | 4 |
| 9:15 | | Jim Jackson Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 4 |
| 9:07 | | Cuttino Mobley Bad Pass. Stolen by Kobe Bryant. | 4 | 4 |
| 9:00 | | Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. | 4 | 6 |
| 8:42 | | Cuttino Mobley made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 6 |
| 8:14 | | Gary Payton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 6 |
| 8:11 | | Steve Francis Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 6 |
| 7:58 | | Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Maurice Taylor. | 9 | 6 |
| 7:50 | | Maurice Taylor Shooting Foul | 9 | 6 |
| 7:50 | | Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 9 | 7 |
| 7:50 | | Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 9 | 8 |
| 7:37 | | Jim Jackson made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 11 | 8 |
| 7:26 | | Los Angeles Full Timeout. | 11 | 8 |
| 7:20 | | Steve Francis Shooting Foul | 11 | 8 |
| 7:20 | | Gary Payton made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 11 | 9 |
| 7:20 | | Gary Payton missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 11 | 9 |
| 7:18 | | Jim Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 9 |
| 7:05 | | Steve Francis missed Jumper. | 11 | 9 |
| 7:01 | | Jim Jackson Offensive Rebound. | 11 | 9 |
| 6:50 | | Maurice Taylor made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 13 | 9 |
| 6:22 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Hook Shot. | 13 | 9 |
| 6:18 | | Jim Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 9 |
| 6:13 | | Jim Jackson missed Layup. | 13 | 9 |
| 6:11 | | Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 9 |
| 6:07 | | Maurice Taylor Shooting Foul | 13 | 9 |
| 6:07 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 13 | 10 |
| 6:07 | | Clarence Weatherspoon enters the game for Maurice Taylor. | 13 | 10 |
| 6:07 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 13 | 11 |
| 5:54 | | Jim Jackson missed 20 ft Jumper. | 13 | 11 |
| 5:52 | | Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 11 |
| 5:47 | | Kobe Bryant Traveling | 13 | 11 |
| 5:31 | | Jim Jackson missed 15 ft Two Point Shot. | 13 | 11 |
| 5:28 | | Karl Malone Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 11 |
| 5:20 | | Shaquille O'Neal Traveling | 13 | 11 |
| 5:07 | | Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot. | 15 | 11 |
| 4:41 | | Karl Malone missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 11 |
| 4:37 | | Steve Francis Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 11 |
| 4:24 | | Steve Francis Bad Pass. Stolen by Kobe Bryant. | 15 | 11 |
| 4:24 | | Jim Jackson Clear Path Foul | 15 | 11 |
| 4:24 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw. | 15 | 12 |
| 4:13 | | Rick Fox missed 6 ft Jumper. | 15 | 12 |
| 4:11 | | Jim Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 12 |
| 4:05 | | Cuttino Mobley made 19 ft Jumper. | 17 | 12 |
| 3:51 | | Yao Ming Personal Foul | 17 | 12 |
| 3:51 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 17 | 13 |
| 3:51 | | Charles Oakley enters the game for Yao Ming. | 17 | 13 |
| 3:51 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 17 | 13 |
| 3:50 | | Clarence Weatherspoon Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 13 |
| 3:34 | | Cuttino Mobley made 14 ft Two Point Shot. | 19 | 13 |
| 3:16 | | Kobe Bryant missed 8 ft Jumper. | 19 | 13 |
| 3:15 | | Kobe Bryant Offensive Rebound. | 19 | 13 |
| 3:14 | | Kobe Bryant missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Cuttino Mobley. | 19 | 13 |
| 3:11 | | Clarence Weatherspoon Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 13 |
| 2:55 | | Charles Oakley missed 19 ft Jumper. | 19 | 13 |
| 2:53 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 13 |
| 2:43 | | Karl Malone missed 11 ft Jumper. | 19 | 13 |
| 2:39 | | Jim Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 13 |
| 2:31 | | Jim Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Rick Fox. | 19 | 13 |
| 2:26 | | Steve Francis Shooting Foul | 19 | 13 |
| 2:26 | | Houston Full Timeout. | 19 | 13 |
| 2:26 | | Derek Fisher enters the game for Gary Payton. | 19 | 13 |
| 2:26 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 19 | 14 |
| 2:26 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 19 | 14 |
| 2:25 | | Derek Fisher Offensive Rebound. | 19 | 14 |
| 2:08 | | Shaquille O'Neal made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 19 | 16 |
| 1:51 | | Steve Francis Lost Ball. Stolen by Rick Fox. | 19 | 16 |
| 1:46 | | Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper. | 19 | 16 |
| 1:44 | | Cuttino Mobley Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 16 |
| 1:28 | | Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Charles Oakley. | 21 | 16 |
| 1:08 | | Karl Malone Bad Pass. Stolen by Clarence Weatherspoon. | 21 | 16 |
| 1:00 | | Jim Jackson made 14 ft Two Point Shot. | 23 | 16 |
| 49.7 | | Karl Malone made 21 ft Jumper. | 23 | 18 |
| 32.8 | | Cuttino Mobley missed 10 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kobe Bryant. | 23 | 18 |
| 32.8 | | Houston Offensive Rebound. | 23 | 18 |
| 32.8 | | Mark Jackson enters the game for Steve Francis. | 23 | 18 |
| 32.8 | | Stanislav Medvedenko enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal. | 23 | 18 |
| 30.9 | | Charles Oakley missed Jumper. | 23 | 18 |
| 27.9 | | Stanislav Medvedenko Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 18 |
| 13.9 | | Kobe Bryant Lost Ball. Stolen by Cuttino Mobley. | 23 | 18 |
| 2.6 | | Kobe Bryant Personal Foul | 23 | 18 |
| 2.6 | | Yao Ming enters the game for Charles Oakley. | 23 | 18 |
| 0.2 | | Clarence Weatherspoon Offensive Foul | 23 | 18 |
| 0.2 | | Clarence Weatherspoon Foul | 23 | 18 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 23 | 18 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Steve Javie
Referee:Leon Wood
Referee:Derrick Stafford
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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