Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
PLAYOFFS • LAL lead series 1-0
45-37, 18-23 Away
71
45-37, 18-23 Away
56-26, 34-7 Home
72
56-26, 34-7 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Karl Malone missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato missed Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Steve Francis missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kelvin Cato missed Layup.
- Karl Malone made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Jim Jackson missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Tip Shot.
- Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Karl Malone missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Jim Jackson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Yao Ming missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Kelvin Cato made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Gary Payton made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Yao Ming missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made 2 ft Hook Shot.
- Karl Malone missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made 17 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Kelvin Cato made Layup. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Gary Payton missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Dunk.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kelvin Cato missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Gary Payton missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Karl Malone missed Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Derek Fisher missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Tip Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Jim Jackson missed Layup.
- Yao Ming missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Luke Walton missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Mark Jackson made 19 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Luke Walton.
- Jim Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Gary Payton missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Luke Walton missed Layup.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Karl Malone missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Layup.
- Karl Malone missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Karl Malone missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Tip Shot.
- Kelvin Cato made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kelvin Cato missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Karl Malone made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Kelvin Cato missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed Layup.
- Steve Francis missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Rick Fox missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Jim Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made Tip Shot.
- Maurice Taylor missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Layup. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed Tip Shot.
- Jim Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Maurice Taylor missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Jim Jackson missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made Layup.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kobe Bryant missed 63 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
- Karl Malone made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Kobe Bryant missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made Layup.
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kareem Rush.
- Kareem Rush made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Jim Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kareem Rush made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Jim Jackson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Kareem Rush missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Derek Fisher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Derek Fisher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson missed 12 ft 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.
- 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 missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 13 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Tip Shot.
- Jim Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Jim Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Ron Garretson
Referee:Steve Javie
Referee:Blane Reichelt
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 53 | 18 | .746 | - | W5 |
| Houston | 43 | 27 | .614 | 9.5 | W2 |
| New Orleans | 25 | 47 | .347 | 28.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 24 | 46 | .343 | 28.5 | L2 |
| Dallas | 23 | 48 | .324 | 30 | L3 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 46 | 25 | .648 | - | W9 |
| Phoenix | 39 | 32 | .549 | 7 | L5 |
| LA Clippers | 35 | 36 | .493 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 33 | 38 | .465 | 13 | L3 |
| Sacramento | 18 | 53 | .254 | 28 | L2 |
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