Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets
PLAYOFFS • LAL lead series 2-1
56-26, 22-19 Away
91
56-26, 22-19 Away
45-37, 27-14 Home
102
45-37, 27-14 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kobe Bryant missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Gary Payton missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yao Ming.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Hook Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Yao Ming made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Jim Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Yao Ming made 7 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
- Steve Francis missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made Dunk.
- Karl Malone made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Steve Francis missed 18 ft Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
- Bostjan Nachbar made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Steve Francis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Yao Ming made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kobe Bryant made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Cuttino Mobley made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made Layup.
- Karl Malone made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
- Maurice Taylor missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kareem Rush made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Luke Walton missed Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
- Luke Walton made Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton missed Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made 15 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Dunk.
- Steve Francis missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Luke Walton missed Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley made 18 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Jim Jackson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Tip Shot.
- Gary Payton missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Luke Walton.
- Maurice Taylor made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Karl Malone missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Luke Walton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 9 ft Hook Shot. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Jim Jackson missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Gary Payton missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Kelvin Cato.
- Karl Malone made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Yao Ming missed Hook Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 6 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Rick Fox.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Yao Ming missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Cuttino Mobley made 18 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Karl Malone made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Steve Francis missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Gary Payton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made 18 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Steve Francis missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Karl Malone missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Devean George made Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 6 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Kobe Bryant.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Luke Walton missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Derek Fisher made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Maurice Taylor made Layup.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kareem Rush made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Walton.
- Jim Jackson missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Layup.
- Maurice Taylor made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Mark Jackson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Maurice Taylor made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Kareem Rush missed Two Point Shot.
- Mark Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Maurice Taylor missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kareem Rush missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Steve Francis missed Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Yao Ming made Dunk. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made 4 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Derek Fisher made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 19 ft Two Point Shot.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball. Shaquille O'Neal vs. Kelvin Cato. Rick Fox gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Kobe Bryant missed 7 ft Two Point Shot. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Cuttino Mobley Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Steve Francis missed 15 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Kelvin Cato Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:17 | | Shaquille O'Neal Shooting Foul | 0 | 0 |
| 11:17 | | Kelvin Cato missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:17 | | Houston Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:17 | | Kelvin Cato missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:17 | | Karl Malone Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:04 | | Karl Malone missed 17 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:03 | | Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:02 | | Yao Ming Shooting Foul | 0 | 0 |
| 11:02 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:02 | | Los Angeles Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:02 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:02 | | Yao Ming Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 10:49 | | Kelvin Cato made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson. | 0 | 2 |
| 10:33 | | Gary Payton missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yao Ming. | 0 | 2 |
| 10:32 | | Rick Fox Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 |
| 10:27 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Hook Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:27 | | Defensive Goaltending | 2 | 2 |
| 10:10 | | Yao Ming made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:48 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Two Point Shot. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:45 | | Yao Ming Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:32 | | Jim Jackson missed 19 ft Jumper. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:30 | | Gary Payton Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 4 |
| 9:15 | | Karl Malone made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal. | 4 | 4 |
| 9:14 | | Delay of Game | 4 | 4 |
| 9:04 | | Steve Francis made Two Point Shot. | 4 | 6 |
| 8:51 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Gary Payton. | 6 | 6 |
| 8:34 | | Kobe Bryant Shooting Foul | 6 | 6 |
| 8:34 | | Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 6 | 7 |
| 8:34 | | Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 6 | 8 |
| 8:15 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone. | 8 | 8 |
| 8:15 | | Kelvin Cato Shooting Foul | 8 | 8 |
| 8:15 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 9 | 8 |
| 8:02 | | Jim Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. | 9 | 8 |
| 8:00 | | Karl Malone Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 8 |
| 7:46 | | Shaquille O'Neal made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 11 | 8 |
| 7:28 | | Yao Ming made 7 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson. | 11 | 10 |
| 7:13 | | Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper. | 11 | 10 |
| 7:13 | | Yao Ming Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 10 |
| 7:01 | | Cuttino Mobley missed 14 ft Jumper. | 11 | 10 |
| 7:01 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 10 |
| 6:48 | | Rick Fox missed 11 ft Two Point Shot. | 11 | 10 |
| 6:47 | | Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 10 |
| 6:46 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. | 13 | 10 |
| 6:41 | | Houston Full Timeout. | 13 | 10 |
| 6:41 | | Bostjan Nachbar enters the game for Jim Jackson. | 13 | 10 |
| 6:30 | | Steve Francis missed 18 ft Jumper. | 13 | 10 |
| 6:28 | | Kelvin Cato Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 10 |
| 6:26 | | Kelvin Cato made Dunk. | 13 | 12 |
| 6:07 | | Los Angeles 20 Sec. Timeout. | 13 | 12 |
| 6:01 | | Karl Malone made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal. | 15 | 12 |
| 5:48 | | Kicked Ball | 15 | 12 |
| 5:35 | | Steve Francis missed 18 ft Two Point Shot. | 15 | 12 |
| 5:33 | | Rick Fox Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 12 |
| 5:20 | | Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. | 17 | 12 |
| 5:07 | | Bostjan Nachbar made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming. | 17 | 15 |
| 4:56 | | Rick Fox Offensive Foul | 17 | 15 |
| 4:56 | | Rick Fox Foul | 17 | 15 |
| 4:37 | | Steve Francis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley. | 17 | 18 |
| 4:20 | | Gary Payton Bad Pass. Stolen by Kelvin Cato. | 17 | 18 |
| 4:05 | | Yao Ming made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 17 | 20 |
| 3:48 | | Bostjan Nachbar Personal Foul | 17 | 20 |
| 3:41 | | Kobe Bryant made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox. | 19 | 20 |
| 3:24 | | Cuttino Mobley made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 19 | 22 |
| 3:04 | | Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft Two Point Shot. | 19 | 22 |
| 3:02 | | Bostjan Nachbar Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 22 |
| 2:54 | | Bostjan Nachbar missed Two Point Shot. | 19 | 22 |
| 2:53 | | Bostjan Nachbar Offensive Rebound. | 19 | 22 |
| 2:48 | | Bostjan Nachbar Lost Ball. Stolen by Karl Malone. | 19 | 22 |
| 2:47 | | Karl Malone Offensive Foul | 19 | 22 |
| 2:47 | | Karl Malone Foul | 19 | 22 |
| 2:47 | | Los Angeles Full Timeout. | 19 | 22 |
| 2:47 | | Devean George enters the game for Rick Fox. | 19 | 22 |
| 2:47 | | Maurice Taylor enters the game for Yao Ming. | 19 | 22 |
| 2:33 | | Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot. | 19 | 24 |
| 2:08 | | Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Two Point Shot. | 19 | 24 |
| 2:05 | | Karl Malone Offensive Rebound. | 21 | 24 |
| 2:04 | | Karl Malone made Layup. | 21 | 24 |
| 1:50 | | Kobe Bryant Personal Foul | 21 | 24 |
| 1:37 | | Cuttino Mobley Bad Pass | 21 | 24 |
| 1:37 | | Kareem Rush enters the game for Kobe Bryant. | 21 | 24 |
| 1:16 | | Karl Malone made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton. | 23 | 24 |
| 57.7 | | Devean George Personal Foul | 23 | 24 |
| 57.7 | | Jim Jackson enters the game for Cuttino Mobley. | 23 | 24 |
| 57.7 | | Bostjan Nachbar made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 23 | 25 |
| 57.7 | | Bostjan Nachbar made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 23 | 26 |
| 45.9 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Hook Shot. | 23 | 26 |
| 44.7 | | Steve Francis Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 26 |
| 35.9 | | Maurice Taylor missed 20 ft Jumper. | 23 | 26 |
| 34.4 | | Devean George Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 26 |
| 15.9 | | Gary Payton missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 23 | 26 |
| 12.9 | | Los Angeles Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 26 |
| 0.6 | | Steve Francis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 23 | 29 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 23 | 29 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Eddie F. Rush
Referee:Mike Callahan
Referee:James Capers
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| 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 |
| 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 |
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