Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets
Shot Chart
- Yao Ming made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made Dunk. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Jim Jackson missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Yao Ming missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Steve Francis made 18 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Kelvin Cato made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Jim Jackson made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Cuttino Mobley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Two Point Shot.
- Kelvin Cato made Layup.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Bostjan Nachbar made Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Bostjan Nachbar.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Layup.
- Bostjan Nachbar made Dunk. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Maurice Taylor missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 10 ft Hook Shot.
- Steve Francis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Yao Ming missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Mark Jackson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Eric Piatkowski missed Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed 40 ft Three Pointer.
- Jim Jackson made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Jim Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kelvin Cato missed Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson made 21 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made Dunk. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made 23 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Kelvin Cato made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Dunk. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Jim Jackson made Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Maurice Taylor missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelvin Cato.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Steve Francis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made 21 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Steve Francis missed Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Jumper.
- Scott Padgett missed 31 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Devean George missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Devean George.
- Gary Payton missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk.
- Karl Malone made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kobe Bryant missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made 6 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush made 17 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made Layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Derek Fisher missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Karl Malone made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Kobe Bryant made Dunk. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Gary Payton made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Gary Payton made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made Layup. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Gary Payton missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made Layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Derek Fisher missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot.
- Devean George made 15 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Gary Payton made Layup.
- Karl Malone made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Karl Malone missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Karl Malone made 21 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Devean George made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kareem Rush missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Luke Walton missed Layup.
- Luke Walton missed Layup. Blocked by Kelvin Cato.
- Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Maurice Taylor.
- Derek Fisher missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kareem Rush missed 17 ft Jumper. Blocked by Jim Jackson.
- Gary Payton missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot.
- Derek Fisher missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Kobe Bryant made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Derek Fisher missed 19 ft Jumper.
LAKERS
ROCKETS
| TIME | PLAY | LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball. Shaquille O'Neal vs. Kelvin Cato. Gary Payton gains possession. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:34 | Devean George missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:33 | Cuttino Mobley Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:15 | Yao Ming made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:56 | Karl Malone made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Devean George. | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:42 | Cuttino Mobley missed 13 ft Two Point Shot. | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:41 | Karl Malone Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:32 | Gary Payton missed 13 ft Two Point Shot. | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:30 | Cuttino Mobley Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:15 | Jim Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:14 | Houston Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:11 | Kelvin Cato made Dunk. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 2 | 4 | |
| 9:56 | Kobe Bryant made 7 ft Two Point Shot. | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:36 | Jim Jackson missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal. | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:34 | Houston Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:15 | Yao Ming Shooting Foul | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:15 | Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:15 | Los Angeles Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:15 | Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:15 | Yao Ming Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:00 | Yao Ming missed 9 ft Two Point Shot. | 4 | 4 | |
| 8:59 | Kelvin Cato Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 4 | |
| 8:53 | Yao Ming missed 7 ft Hook Shot. | 4 | 4 | |
| 8:52 | Devean George Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 4 | |
| 8:45 | Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk. | 6 | 4 | |
| 8:23 | Kobe Bryant Personal Foul | 6 | 4 | |
| 8:08 | Steve Francis made 18 ft Two Point Shot. | 6 | 6 | |
| 8:00 | Karl Malone made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 8 | 6 | |
| 7:26 | Kobe Bryant missed 10 ft Two Point Shot. | 8 | 6 | |
| 7:24 | Yao Ming Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 6 | |
| 7:18 | Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot. | 8 | 8 | |
| 7:01 | Karl Malone Bad Pass. Stolen by Jim Jackson. | 8 | 8 | |
| 6:54 | Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 8 | |
| 6:52 | Yao Ming Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 8 | |
| 6:50 | Yao Ming made Layup. | 8 | 10 | |
| 6:31 | Gary Payton missed 14 ft Two Point Shot. | 8 | 10 | |
| 6:28 | Karl Malone Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 10 | |
| 6:28 | Karl Malone made 6 ft Jumper. | 10 | 10 | |
| 6:05 | Cuttino Mobley missed Two Point Shot. | 10 | 10 | |
| 6:03 | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 10 | |
| 5:58 | Gary Payton missed 6 ft Two Point Shot. | 10 | 10 | |
| 5:56 | Jim Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 10 | |
| 5:45 | Steve Francis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming. | 10 | 13 | |
| 5:16 | Gary Payton missed 19 ft Jumper. | 10 | 13 | |
| 5:15 | Jim Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 13 | |
| 5:01 | Kelvin Cato made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson. | 10 | 15 | |
| 5:01 | Shaquille O'Neal Shooting Foul | 10 | 15 | |
| 5:01 | Houston Full Timeout. | 10 | 15 | |
| 5:01 | Kareem Rush enters the game for Devean George. | 10 | 15 | |
| 5:01 | Kelvin Cato missed Free Throw 1 of 1. | 10 | 15 | |
| 5:01 | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 15 | |
| 4:43 | Karl Malone missed 18 ft Jumper. | 10 | 15 | |
| 4:41 | Jim Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 15 | |
| 4:28 | Karl Malone Shooting Foul | 10 | 15 | |
| 4:28 | Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 10 | 16 | |
| 4:28 | Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 10 | 16 | |
| 4:28 | Karl Malone Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 16 | |
| 4:13 | Kareem Rush made 17 ft Jumper. | 12 | 16 | |
| 4:01 | Jim Jackson made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 12 | 19 | |
| 3:42 | Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Two Point Shot. | 12 | 19 | |
| 3:39 | Kobe Bryant Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 19 | |
| 3:38 | Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. | 14 | 19 | |
| 3:38 | Defensive Goaltending | 16 | 19 | |
| 3:21 | Jim Jackson Lost Ball. Stolen by Gary Payton. | 14 | 19 | |
| 3:17 | Karl Malone made Layup. Assisted by Gary Payton. | 16 | 19 | |
| 3:17 | Maurice Taylor enters the game for Yao Ming. | 16 | 19 | |
| 3:17 | Stanislav Medvedenko enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal. | 16 | 19 | |
| 3:17 | Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 17 | 19 | |
| 2:55 | Cuttino Mobley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maurice Taylor. | 17 | 22 | |
| 2:40 | Kareem Rush Offensive Foul | 17 | 22 | |
| 2:40 | Kareem Rush Foul | 17 | 22 | |
| 2:40 | Los Angeles Full Timeout. | 17 | 22 | |
| 2:40 | Derek Fisher enters the game for Karl Malone. | 17 | 22 | |
| 2:40 | Shaquille O'Neal enters the game for Gary Payton. | 17 | 22 | |
| 2:23 | Stanislav Medvedenko missed 20 ft Jumper. | 17 | 22 | |
| 2:20 | Steve Francis Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 22 | |
| 2:10 | Steve Francis Bad Pass. Stolen by Stanislav Medvedenko. | 17 | 22 | |
| 1:59 | Kareem Rush missed 20 ft Jumper. | 17 | 22 | |
| 1:58 | Jim Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 22 | |
| 1:39 | Cuttino Mobley missed 17 ft Jumper. | 17 | 22 | |
| 1:38 | Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 22 | |
| 1:31 | Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 19 | 22 | |
| 1:07 | Cuttino Mobley missed Two Point Shot. | 19 | 22 | |
| 1:06 | Kelvin Cato Offensive Rebound. | 19 | 24 | |
| 1:05 | Kelvin Cato made Layup. | 19 | 24 | |
| 46.9 | Derek Fisher missed 21 ft Jumper. | 19 | 24 | |
| 44.9 | Jim Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 24 | |
| 27.1 | Maurice Taylor Offensive Foul | 19 | 24 | |
| 27.1 | Maurice Taylor Foul | 19 | 24 | |
| 12.7 | Cuttino Mobley Shooting Foul | 19 | 24 | |
| 12.7 | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 20 | 24 | |
| 12.7 | Rick Fox enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal. | 20 | 24 | |
| 12.7 | Bostjan Nachbar enters the game for Cuttino Mobley. | 20 | 24 | |
| 12.7 | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 21 | 24 | |
| 0.0 | Bostjan Nachbar missed 16 ft Jumper. | 21 | 24 | |
| 0.0 | Houston Offensive Rebound. | 21 | 24 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 21 | 24 | |
LAL lead 3-1
Game Information
Toyota Center (Houston)
7:30 PM, 25 April 2004
Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,219
- Referees:
- Joe Crawford
- Bill Spooner
- David Jones
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 19 | 10 | .655 | - | L3 |
| Phoenix | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3 | W1 |
| Golden State | 16 | 15 | .516 | 4 | W3 |
| LA Clippers | 8 | 21 | .276 | 11 | W2 |
| Sacramento | 7 | 23 | .233 | 12.5 | L1 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 7 | .767 | - | W8 |
| Houston | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4 | W1 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 9 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 20 | .375 | 12 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15.5 | L1 |

