Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
16-17, 5-9 Away
104
16-17, 5-9 Away
17-14, 12-6 Home
111
17-14, 12-6 Home
Shot Chart
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft two point shot.
- Caron Butler missed 18 ft jumper.
- Chris Mihm missed 7 ft two point shot.
- Chucky Atkins made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Chris Mihm.
- Lamar Odom missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made driving dunk.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed jumper.
- Chris Mihm missed 16 ft jumper.
- Chris Mihm's layup blocked by Juwan Howard.
- Lamar Odom made 7 ft jumper.
- Chucky Atkins made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Lamar Odom.
- Chris Mihm missed 16 ft jumper.
- Caron Butler missed 18 ft jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft jumper.
- Caron Butler made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Chucky Atkins made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Caron Butler made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Caron Butler made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Brian Cook.
- Caron Butler made three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Tierre Brown missed 36 ft three point jumper.
- Caron Butler missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Tierre Brown missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Brian Cook missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Brian Grant made jumper. Assisted by Tierre Brown.
- Kobe Bryant made 6 ft running jumper.
- Tierre Brown made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Brian Grant.
- Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft two point shot.
- Brian Grant made layup. Assisted by Tierre Brown.
- Lamar Odom made layup.
- Kobe Bryant made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tierre Brown.
- Kobe Bryant made 16 ft two point shot. Assisted by Lamar Odom.
- Kobe Bryant made 18 ft two point shot. Assisted by Lamar Odom.
- Chris Mihm made slam dunk. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
- Kobe Bryant made driving layup.
- Caron Butler made 6 ft hook shot. Assisted by Lamar Odom.
- Lamar Odom made 18 ft jumper.
- Jumaine Jones missed layup.
- Chucky Atkins made driving layup.
- Tierre Brown made driving layup.
- Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft jumper.
- Lamar Odom made driving layup.
- Chucky Atkins missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Caron Butler made 9 ft two point shot. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
- Caron Butler missed 18 ft jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 7 ft two point shot.
- Chris Mihm made tip shot.
- Lamar Odom made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Lamar Odom missed three point jumper.
- Chucky Atkins missed three point jumper.
- Chris Mihm made slam dunk. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
- Lamar Odom made slam dunk. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
- Lamar Odom's layup blocked by Juwan Howard.
- Kobe Bryant missed 28 ft three point jumper.
- Lamar Odom missed layup.
- Chucky Atkins made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Chucky Atkins missed 21 ft jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 17 ft jumper.
- Brian Cook made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kobe Bryant made 12 ft two point shot.
- Brian Cook made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Brian Cook made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Chucky Atkins missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Brian Grant missed 12 ft jumper.
- Caron Butler missed layup.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made two point shot.
- Chucky Atkins made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Brian Grant.
- Lamar Odom made driving layup. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
- Kobe Bryant made 13 ft two point shot.
- Lamar Odom missed 9 ft jumper.
- Lamar Odom made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Chucky Atkins missed layup.
- Caron Butler missed 81 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 10 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 18 ft two point shot.
- Tracy McGrady missed 19 ft jumper.
- Bob Sura missed 14 ft jumper.
- Bob Sura missed 27 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Yao Ming missed 21 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 8 ft two point shot.
- David Wesley missed 16 ft jumper.
- Juwan Howard's layup blocked by Chris Mihm.
- Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming missed layup.
- David Wesley's layup blocked by Chris Mihm.
- Juwan Howard missed 8 ft two point shot.
- Juwan Howard made 19 ft jumper.
- Jon Barry missed 16 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 18 ft jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed 7 ft hook shot.
- Tracy McGrady made 21 ft jumper.
- Jon Barry missed 19 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed layup.
- Andre Barrett made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Dikembe Mutombo made 9 ft hook shot. Assisted by Andre Barrett.
- Maurice Taylor made two point shot. Assisted by Jon Barry.
- Jon Barry made 17 ft running jumper.
- Jon Barry missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Jon Barry missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 10 ft jumper.
- David Wesley missed 20 ft jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 9 ft two point shot. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Bob Sura made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Yao Ming made layup. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Tracy McGrady missed 15 ft jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 21 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming made layup.
- David Wesley missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed two point shot.
- Maurice Taylor's layup blocked by Jumaine Jones.
- Bob Sura missed layup.
- Bob Sura made 9 ft jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Tracy McGrady missed 62 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed dunk.
- Juwan Howard made layup.
- Juwan Howard made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Yao Ming made layup. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Juwan Howard made 9 ft two point shot.
- Juwan Howard missed 18 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming made 4 ft two point shot. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
- Tracy McGrady made 26 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming missed jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 16 ft two point shot.
- Yao Ming made slam dunk. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Tracy McGrady made 24 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 29 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Tracy McGrady missed jumper.
- David Wesley made 22 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Bob Sura made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Juwan Howard missed 8 ft jumper.
- Bob Sura missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Juwan Howard made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Tracy McGrady missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming made layup. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Tracy McGrady missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- David Wesley missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 7 ft jumper.
- David Wesley missed 19 ft jumper.
- Bob Sura made driving layup. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Bob Sura missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Jon Barry missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Bob Sura made layup. Assisted by Jon Barry.
- Yao Ming made 6 ft hook shot. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Tracy McGrady made driving layup.
- Tracy McGrady missed 18 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made layup. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Bob Sura missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Bob Sura made driving layup.
- Maurice Taylor made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Yao Ming made layup. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Jon Barry missed layup.
- Tracy McGrady made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Maurice Taylor made 7 ft two point shot. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Bob Sura missed 22 ft three point jumper.
- Bob Sura made 9 ft two point shot.
- Tracy McGrady missed 31 ft three point jumper.
ROCKETS
LAKERS
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Chris Mihm. Lamar Odom gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft two point shot. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Juwan Howard defensive rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:29 | | Caron Butler Shooting Foul. Butler's 1st Personal Foul, Los Angeles's 1st Team Foul. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:29 | | Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 1 | 0 |
| 11:29 | | Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:19 | | Bob Sura Personal Foul. Sura's 1st Personal Foul, Houston's 1st Team Foul. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Caron Butler missed 18 ft jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:08 | | Juwan Howard defensive rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:56 | | Yao Ming missed 10 ft jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:55 | | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:48 | | Chris Mihm missed 7 ft two point shot. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:45 | | Chris Mihm offensive rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:41 | | Chucky Atkins made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Chris Mihm. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:17 | | Tracy McGrady made 18 ft two point shot. | 4 | 2 |
| 9:56 | | Lamar Odom missed 26 ft three point jumper. | 4 | 2 |
| 9:53 | | David Wesley defensive rebound. | 4 | 2 |
| 9:48 | | Chris Mihm Personal Foul. Mihm's 1st Personal Foul, Los Angeles's 2nd Team Foul. | 4 | 2 |
| 9:38 | | Tracy McGrady missed 19 ft jumper. | 4 | 2 |
| 9:37 | | Juwan Howard offensive rebound. | 4 | 2 |
| 9:23 | | Bob Sura missed 14 ft jumper. | 4 | 2 |
| 9:22 | | Chris Mihm defensive rebound. | 4 | 2 |
| 9:08 | | Kobe Bryant made driving dunk. | 4 | 4 |
| 8:53 | | Bob Sura missed 27 ft three point jumper. | 4 | 4 |
| 8:52 | | Chucky Atkins defensive rebound. | 4 | 4 |
| 8:34 | | Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft jumper. | 4 | 4 |
| 8:33 | | Juwan Howard defensive rebound. | 4 | 4 |
| 8:11 | | Tracy McGrady made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura. | 7 | 4 |
| 7:52 | | Kobe Bryant missed jumper. | 7 | 4 |
| 7:50 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound. | 7 | 4 |
| 7:41 | | Yao Ming missed 21 ft jumper. | 7 | 4 |
| 7:39 | | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound. | 7 | 4 |
| 7:28 | | Chris Mihm missed 16 ft jumper. | 7 | 4 |
| 7:26 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound. | 7 | 4 |
| 7:18 | | Yao Ming missed 8 ft two point shot. | 7 | 4 |
| 7:13 | | Lamar Odom defensive rebound. | 7 | 4 |
| 7:11 | | Tracy McGrady Shooting Foul. McGrady's 1st Personal Foul, Houston's 2nd Team Foul. | 7 | 4 |
| 7:11 | | Lamar Odom made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 7 | 5 |
| 7:11 | | Lamar Odom made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 7 | 6 |
| 6:58 | | David Wesley missed 16 ft jumper. | 7 | 6 |
| 6:56 | | Houston defensive rebound. | 7 | 6 |
| 6:50 | | Bob Sura Personal Foul. Sura's 2nd Personal Foul, Houston's 3rd Team Foul. | 7 | 6 |
| 6:50 | | Jon Barry enters the game for Bob Sura. | 7 | 6 |
| 6:41 | | Chucky Atkins Bad Pass. Stolen by Tracy McGrady. | 7 | 6 |
| 6:33 | | Yao Ming Traveling | 7 | 6 |
| 6:16 | | Chris Mihm's layup blocked by Juwan Howard. | 7 | 6 |
| 6:13 | | Lamar Odom offensive rebound. | 7 | 6 |
| 6:11 | | Lamar Odom made 7 ft jumper. | 7 | 8 |
| 5:52 | | Juwan Howard's layup blocked by Chris Mihm. | 7 | 8 |
| 5:50 | | Lamar Odom defensive rebound. | 7 | 8 |
| 5:45 | | Chucky Atkins made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Lamar Odom. | 7 | 11 |
| 5:31 | | Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper. | 7 | 11 |
| 5:28 | | Chris Mihm defensive rebound. | 7 | 11 |
| 5:11 | | Chris Mihm missed 16 ft jumper. | 7 | 11 |
| 5:07 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound. | 7 | 11 |
| 4:56 | | Yao Ming missed layup. | 7 | 11 |
| 4:54 | | Chris Mihm defensive rebound. | 7 | 11 |
| 4:47 | | Caron Butler missed 18 ft jumper. | 7 | 11 |
| 4:43 | | Jon Barry defensive rebound. | 7 | 11 |
| 4:39 | | David Wesley's layup blocked by Chris Mihm. | 7 | 11 |
| 4:37 | | Lamar Odom defensive rebound. | 7 | 11 |
| 4:31 | | Yao Ming Shooting Foul. Ming's 2nd Personal Foul, Houston's 4th Team Foul. | 7 | 11 |
| 4:31 | | Los Angeles Full Timeout. | 7 | 11 |
| 4:31 | | Dikembe Mutombo enters the game for Yao Ming. | 7 | 11 |
| 4:31 | | Brian Grant enters the game for Chris Mihm. | 7 | 11 |
| 4:31 | | Caron Butler made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 7 | 12 |
| 4:31 | | Caron Butler made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 7 | 13 |
| 4:09 | | David Wesley Bad Pass | 7 | 13 |
| 3:48 | | Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft jumper. | 7 | 13 |
| 3:46 | | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound. | 7 | 13 |
| 3:39 | | Juwan Howard missed 8 ft two point shot. | 7 | 13 |
| 3:35 | | Brian Grant defensive rebound. | 7 | 13 |
| 3:28 | | Caron Butler made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 7 | 15 |
| 3:14 | | Juwan Howard made 19 ft jumper. | 9 | 15 |
| 2:47 | | Chucky Atkins made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 9 | 18 |
| 2:26 | | Jon Barry missed 16 ft jumper. | 9 | 18 |
| 2:24 | | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound. | 9 | 18 |
| 2:10 | | David Wesley Personal Foul. Wesley's 1st Personal Foul, Houston's 5th Team Foul. | 9 | 18 |
| 2:10 | | Houston Full Timeout. | 9 | 18 |
| 2:10 | | Brian Cook enters the game for Lamar Odom. | 9 | 18 |
| 2:10 | | Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 9 | 18 |
| 2:10 | | Los Angeles offensive rebound. | 9 | 18 |
| 2:10 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 9 | 19 |
| 1:54 | | Tracy McGrady made 18 ft jumper. | 11 | 19 |
| 1:31 | | Caron Butler made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 11 | 21 |
| 1:10 | | Dikembe Mutombo missed 7 ft hook shot. | 11 | 21 |
| 1:07 | | Brian Cook defensive rebound. | 11 | 21 |
| 59.2 | | Caron Butler made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Brian Cook. | 11 | 23 |
| 47.1 | | Chucky Atkins Personal Foul. Atkins's 1st Personal Foul, Los Angeles's 3rd Team Foul. | 11 | 23 |
| 47.1 | | Tierre Brown enters the game for Chucky Atkins. | 11 | 23 |
| 39.7 | | Tracy McGrady made 21 ft jumper. | 13 | 23 |
| 19.3 | | Caron Butler made three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 13 | 26 |
| 4.3 | | Tracy McGrady Turnover | 13 | 26 |
| 4.3 | | Andre Barrett enters the game for Jon Barry. | 13 | 26 |
| 0.1 | | Tierre Brown missed 36 ft three point jumper. | 13 | 26 |
| 0.0 | | Los Angeles offensive rebound. | 13 | 26 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 13 | 26 | |
Regular Season Series
LAL lead 2-0
Game Information
crypto.com Arena
12:30 AM, 8 January 2005
Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,997
- Referees:
- Joe Crawford
- Marc Davis
- Derrick Stafford
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 7 | .767 | - | W8 |
| Houston | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4 | W1 |
| Memphis | 15 | 16 | .484 | 8.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 12 | 20 | .375 | 12 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 24 | .250 | 16 | L2 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 19 | 10 | .655 | - | L3 |
| Phoenix | 17 | 13 | .567 | 2.5 | W2 |
| Golden State | 16 | 15 | .516 | 4 | W3 |
| LA Clippers | 8 | 21 | .276 | 11 | W2 |
| Sacramento | 7 | 23 | .233 | 12.5 | L1 |
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