Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
PLAYOFFS • LAL lead series 2-0
45-37, 18-23 Away
84
45-37, 18-23 Away
56-26, 34-7 Home
98
56-26, 34-7 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Karl Malone made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Kelvin Cato missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kobe Bryant made Layup.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Yao Ming missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
- Kelvin Cato missed Tip Shot.
- Gary Payton missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Jim Jackson made Jumper.
- Gary Payton made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Jim Jackson missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Maurice Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
- Rick Fox missed Tip Shot.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
- Cuttino Mobley made 16 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed Layup.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Maurice Taylor missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Derek Fisher missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Devean George.
- Jim Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Devean George.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jim Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Derek Fisher made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Mark Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Yao Ming missed Layup.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Yao Ming missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
- Derek Fisher missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Gary Payton missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Yao Ming missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelvin Cato.
- Kobe Bryant made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Jim Jackson made 11 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Karl Malone made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Karl Malone missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kelvin Cato made Dunk. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Kobe Bryant missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot.
- Kelvin Cato missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Cuttino Mobley made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Luke Walton made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Steve Francis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Luke Walton missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Karl Malone made 16 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 3.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 3.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 3 of 3.
- Steve Francis missed 62 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Jim Jackson made 18 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Walton.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Derek Fisher made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Derek Fisher made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kareem Rush made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Derek Fisher missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made Tip Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Kareem Rush made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Steve Francis made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kareem Rush made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kareem Rush.
- Jim Jackson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jim Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Brian Cook made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Scott Padgett missed Layup.
- Scott Padgett made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Wilks.
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. Yao Ming gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Yao Ming missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Yao Ming Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Yao Ming missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Karl Malone Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Karl Malone made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton. | 0 | 2 |
| 11:00 | | Kelvin Cato missed Layup. | 0 | 2 |
| 11:00 | | Karl Malone Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 |
| 10:36 | | Kobe Bryant missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 2 |
| 10:33 | | Steve Francis Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 |
| 10:26 | | Yao Ming made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:10 | | Kelvin Cato Shooting Foul | 2 | 2 |
| 10:10 | | Delay of Game | 2 | 2 |
| 10:10 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 2 | 3 |
| 10:10 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:53 | | Cuttino Mobley made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 4 | 4 |
| 9:42 | | Kobe Bryant made Layup. | 4 | 6 |
| 9:42 | | Jim Jackson Shooting Foul | 4 | 6 |
| 9:42 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 4 | 7 |
| 9:26 | | Yao Ming missed 5 ft Hook Shot. | 4 | 7 |
| 9:22 | | Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 7 |
| 9:18 | | Kobe Bryant Bad Pass | 4 | 7 |
| 8:56 | | Kelvin Cato missed Tip Shot. | 4 | 7 |
| 8:53 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 7 |
| 8:45 | | Gary Payton missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 7 |
| 8:41 | | Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 7 |
| 8:41 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Jumper. | 4 | 7 |
| 8:38 | | Jim Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 7 |
| 8:29 | | Yao Ming missed 14 ft Jumper. | 4 | 7 |
| 8:26 | | Rick Fox Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 7 |
| 8:17 | | Kelvin Cato Shooting Foul | 4 | 7 |
| 8:17 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 4 | 8 |
| 8:17 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 4 | 9 |
| 8:07 | | Rick Fox Personal Foul | 4 | 9 |
| 7:58 | | Jim Jackson made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 6 | 9 |
| 7:43 | | Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. | 6 | 11 |
| 7:26 | | Shaquille O'Neal Shooting Foul | 6 | 11 |
| 7:26 | | Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 7 | 11 |
| 7:26 | | Yao Ming missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 7 | 11 |
| 7:24 | | Rick Fox Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 11 |
| 7:09 | | Karl Malone made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton. | 7 | 13 |
| 6:50 | | Jim Jackson made Jumper. | 9 | 13 |
| 6:33 | | Gary Payton made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 9 | 15 |
| 6:16 | | Jim Jackson missed 22 ft Jumper. | 9 | 15 |
| 6:11 | | Karl Malone Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 15 |
| 6:11 | | Kelvin Cato Shooting Foul | 9 | 15 |
| 6:11 | | Maurice Taylor enters the game for Kelvin Cato. | 9 | 15 |
| 6:11 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 9 | 15 |
| 6:11 | | Los Angeles Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 15 |
| 6:11 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 9 | 15 |
| 6:09 | | Maurice Taylor Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 15 |
| 5:54 | | Yao Ming made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 11 | 15 |
| 5:54 | | Shaquille O'Neal Shooting Foul | 11 | 15 |
| 5:54 | | Los Angeles Full Timeout. | 11 | 15 |
| 5:54 | | Stanislav Medvedenko enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal. | 11 | 15 |
| 5:54 | | Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 12 | 15 |
| 5:28 | | Stanislav Medvedenko missed 19 ft Jumper. | 12 | 15 |
| 5:26 | | Cuttino Mobley Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 15 |
| 5:11 | | Maurice Taylor missed 18 ft Jumper. | 12 | 15 |
| 5:09 | | Rick Fox Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 15 |
| 4:50 | | Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Steve Francis. | 12 | 15 |
| 4:46 | | Jim Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 15 |
| 4:39 | | Yao Ming made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 14 | 15 |
| 4:24 | | Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone. | 14 | 17 |
| 4:24 | | Defensive Goaltending | 14 | 17 |
| 4:13 | | Stanislav Medvedenko Shooting Foul | 14 | 17 |
| 4:13 | | Maurice Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 14 | 17 |
| 4:13 | | Houston Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 17 |
| 4:13 | | Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 15 | 17 |
| 4:01 | | Maurice Taylor Shooting Foul | 15 | 17 |
| 4:01 | | Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 15 | 18 |
| 4:01 | | Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 15 | 19 |
| 3:39 | | Maurice Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 17 | 19 |
| 3:21 | | Stanislav Medvedenko missed 4 ft Hook Shot. | 17 | 19 |
| 3:19 | | Rick Fox Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 19 |
| 3:19 | | Rick Fox missed Tip Shot. | 17 | 19 |
| 3:17 | | Rick Fox Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 19 |
| 3:11 | | Stanislav Medvedenko missed Jumper. | 17 | 19 |
| 3:10 | | Steve Francis Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 19 |
| 2:57 | | Stanislav Medvedenko Personal Foul | 17 | 19 |
| 2:57 | | Houston Full Timeout. | 17 | 19 |
| 2:57 | | Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 18 | 19 |
| 2:57 | | Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 19 | 19 |
| 2:47 | | Gary Payton missed 14 ft Jumper. | 19 | 19 |
| 2:45 | | Cuttino Mobley Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 19 |
| 2:40 | | Steve Francis Bad Pass. Stolen by Gary Payton. | 19 | 19 |
| 2:24 | | Karl Malone missed 16 ft Jumper. | 19 | 19 |
| 2:21 | | Stanislav Medvedenko Offensive Rebound. | 19 | 19 |
| 2:17 | | Karl Malone made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko. | 19 | 21 |
| 1:55 | | Cuttino Mobley made 16 ft Jumper. | 21 | 21 |
| 1:47 | | Karl Malone Offensive Foul | 21 | 21 |
| 1:47 | | Karl Malone Foul | 21 | 21 |
| 1:30 | | Steve Francis missed Layup. | 21 | 21 |
| 1:27 | | Karl Malone Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 21 |
| 1:13 | | Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone. | 21 | 23 |
| 49.9 | | Maurice Taylor missed 14 ft Jumper. | 21 | 23 |
| 47.9 | | Steve Francis Offensive Rebound. | 21 | 23 |
| 43.9 | | Clarence Weatherspoon enters the game for Yao Ming. | 21 | 23 |
| 43.9 | | Yao Ming Traveling | 21 | 23 |
| 25.9 | | Rick Fox missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 23 |
| 23.4 | | Maurice Taylor Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 23 |
| 3.4 | | Gary Payton Shooting Foul | 21 | 23 |
| 3.4 | | Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 21 | 23 |
| 3.4 | | Houston Offensive Rebound. | 21 | 23 |
| 3.4 | | Derek Fisher enters the game for Rick Fox. | 21 | 23 |
| 3.4 | | Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 22 | 23 |
| 0.1 | | Gary Payton missed 16 ft Two Point Shot. | 22 | 23 |
| 0.0 | | Los Angeles Offensive Rebound. | 22 | 23 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 22 | 23 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Bernie Fryer
Referee:Joe DeRosa
Referee:Bennie Adams
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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