Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. Blocked by Kelvin Cato.
- Karl Malone missed Layup. Blocked by Kelvin Cato.
- 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.
- 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.
- Kelvin Cato missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
- Jim Jackson made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Gary Payton missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed 20 ft Jumper. Blocked by Devean George.
- 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.
- Gary Payton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Karl Malone missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- 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.
- Steve Francis missed 19 ft Jumper.
- 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.
- 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.
- Yao Ming missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. Blocked by Yao Ming.
- 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.
- Kobe Bryant missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Cuttino Mobley.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed Tip Shot.
- Jim Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- 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.
- Kobe Bryant missed 63 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.
- 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.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 10 ft Jumper. Blocked 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.
- Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Cuttino Mobley.
- 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.
- Jim Jackson missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 13 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Tip Shot.
- Jim Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk.
- Jim Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball. Kelvin Cato vs. Shaquille O'Neal. Karl Malone gains possession. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:45 | Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. Blocked by Kelvin Cato. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:42 | Karl Malone Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:42 | Karl Malone missed Layup. Blocked by Kelvin Cato. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:42 | Los Angeles Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:33 | Karl Malone missed 21 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:32 | Yao Ming Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:08 | Kelvin Cato missed Two Point Shot. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:07 | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:45 | Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:42 | Steve Francis Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:40 | Steve Francis Bad Pass | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:26 | Rick Fox Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Francis. | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:17 | Steve Francis Bad Pass. Stolen by Kobe Bryant. | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:14 | Gary Payton made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 0 | 3 | |
| 9:48 | Steve Francis missed 13 ft Jumper. | 0 | 3 | |
| 9:48 | Houston Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 3 | |
| 9:17 | Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 0 | 5 | |
| 8:57 | Kelvin Cato missed Layup. | 0 | 5 | |
| 8:56 | Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 5 | |
| 8:48 | Karl Malone made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal. | 0 | 7 | |
| 8:23 | Jim Jackson missed 16 ft Jumper. | 0 | 7 | |
| 8:22 | Karl Malone Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 7 | |
| 8:12 | Yao Ming Shooting Foul | 0 | 7 | |
| 8:12 | Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 0 | 8 | |
| 8:12 | Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 0 | 8 | |
| 8:11 | Jim Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 8 | |
| 7:58 | Kobe Bryant Personal Foul | 0 | 8 | |
| 7:58 | Houston 20 Sec. Timeout. | 0 | 8 | |
| 7:48 | Yao Ming missed 9 ft Jumper. | 0 | 8 | |
| 7:46 | Steve Francis Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 8 | |
| 7:46 | Steve Francis made Tip Shot. | 2 | 8 | |
| 7:28 | Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper. | 2 | 8 | |
| 7:24 | Jim Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 8 | |
| 7:11 | Yao Ming made Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 4 | 8 | |
| 6:47 | Karl Malone missed 23 ft Jumper. | 4 | 8 | |
| 6:45 | Jim Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 8 | |
| 6:37 | Jim Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 8 | |
| 6:33 | Karl Malone Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 8 | |
| 6:24 | Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 4 | 10 | |
| 6:07 | Jim Jackson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Yao Ming. | 6 | 10 | |
| 5:52 | Karl Malone Offensive Foul | 6 | 10 | |
| 5:52 | Karl Malone Foul | 6 | 10 | |
| 5:52 | Los Angeles Full Timeout. | 6 | 10 | |
| 5:41 | Kobe Bryant Personal Foul | 6 | 10 | |
| 5:41 | Kareem Rush enters the game for Kobe Bryant. | 6 | 10 | |
| 5:18 | Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Gary Payton. | 6 | 12 | |
| 5:00 | Yao Ming missed 7 ft Hook Shot. | 6 | 12 | |
| 4:56 | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 12 | |
| 4:50 | Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Rick Fox. | 6 | 14 | |
| 4:43 | Kelvin Cato made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 8 | 14 | |
| 4:26 | Gary Payton made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal. | 8 | 16 | |
| 4:00 | Yao Ming missed 9 ft Jumper. | 8 | 16 | |
| 3:58 | Yao Ming Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 16 | |
| 3:57 | Yao Ming made 2 ft Hook Shot. | 10 | 16 | |
| 3:31 | Karl Malone missed 16 ft Jumper. | 10 | 16 | |
| 3:28 | Cuttino Mobley Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 16 | |
| 3:20 | Cuttino Mobley made 17 ft Jumper. | 12 | 16 | |
| 2:59 | Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. | 12 | 16 | |
| 2:58 | Yao Ming Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 16 | |
| 2:51 | Kelvin Cato made Layup. Assisted by Yao Ming. | 14 | 16 | |
| 2:24 | Gary Payton missed 16 ft Jumper. | 14 | 16 | |
| 2:21 | Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 16 | |
| 2:21 | Shaquille O'Neal missed Dunk. | 14 | 16 | |
| 2:21 | Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 18 | |
| 2:21 | Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. | 14 | 18 | |
| 2:21 | Yao Ming Shooting Foul | 14 | 18 | |
| 2:21 | Houston Full Timeout. | 14 | 18 | |
| 2:21 | Maurice Taylor enters the game for Yao Ming. | 14 | 18 | |
| 2:21 | Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 1. | 14 | 18 | |
| 2:20 | Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 18 | |
| 2:20 | Maurice Taylor Shooting Foul | 14 | 18 | |
| 2:20 | Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 14 | 18 | |
| 2:20 | Los Angeles Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 18 | |
| 2:20 | Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 14 | 19 | |
| 2:00 | Kelvin Cato missed 9 ft Hook Shot. | 14 | 19 | |
| 1:58 | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 19 | |
| 1:54 | Shaquille O'Neal Bad Pass. Stolen by Jim Jackson. | 14 | 19 | |
| 1:53 | Kareem Rush Shooting Foul | 14 | 19 | |
| 1:53 | Stanislav Medvedenko enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal. | 14 | 19 | |
| 1:53 | Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 14 | 19 | |
| 1:53 | Houston Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 19 | |
| 1:53 | Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 14 | 19 | |
| 1:51 | Maurice Taylor Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 19 | |
| 1:47 | Jim Jackson made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley. | 16 | 19 | |
| 1:29 | Maurice Taylor Personal Foul | 16 | 19 | |
| 1:29 | Clarence Weatherspoon enters the game for Kelvin Cato. | 16 | 19 | |
| 1:16 | Gary Payton missed 17 ft Jumper. | 16 | 19 | |
| 1:15 | Stanislav Medvedenko Offensive Rebound. | 16 | 19 | |
| 1:08 | Rick Fox missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 16 | 19 | |
| 1:07 | Clarence Weatherspoon Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 19 | |
| 1:01 | Steve Francis Bad Pass | 16 | 19 | |
| 1:01 | Kobe Bryant enters the game for Gary Payton. | 16 | 19 | |
| 52.7 | Karl Malone Bad Pass | 16 | 19 | |
| 37.9 | Cuttino Mobley Bad Pass. Stolen by Karl Malone. | 16 | 19 | |
| 37.7 | Maurice Taylor Personal Foul | 16 | 19 | |
| 37.7 | Scott Padgett enters the game for Maurice Taylor. | 16 | 19 | |
| 37.7 | Derek Fisher enters the game for Rick Fox. | 16 | 19 | |
| 37.7 | Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 16 | 20 | |
| 37.7 | Karl Malone missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 16 | 20 | |
| 36.5 | Clarence Weatherspoon Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 20 | |
| 20.4 | Cuttino Mobley made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 18 | 20 | |
| 4.9 | Karl Malone missed Layup. | 18 | 20 | |
| 3.8 | Jim Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 20 | |
| 0.3 | Cuttino Mobley missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 20 | |
| 0.0 | Houston Offensive Rebound. | 18 | 20 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 18 | 20 | |
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 | 28 | 13 | .683 | - | W1 |
| Houston | 24 | 15 | .615 | 3 | W1 |
| Memphis | 17 | 23 | .425 | 10.5 | L1 |
| Dallas | 16 | 26 | .381 | 12.5 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 34 | .227 | 19.5 | L1 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 24 | 15 | .615 | - | L1 |
| Phoenix | 24 | 17 | .585 | 1 | L2 |
| Golden State | 23 | 19 | .548 | 2.5 | W2 |
| LA Clippers | 18 | 23 | .439 | 7 | W5 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 30 | .286 | 13.5 | W4 |
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