Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
45-31, 23-16 Away
114
45-31, 23-16 Away
33-42, 22-16 Home
100
33-42, 22-16 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 9 ft running jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Caron Butler made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Caron Butler made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady missed 18 ft jumper.
- Devean George missed 27 ft three point jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made layup. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Caron Butler missed 18 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 18 ft running jumper.
- Caron Butler made layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Bob Sura missed 27 ft three point jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Brian Grant made 8 ft jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- David Wesley missed 22 ft jumper.
- Caron Butler made driving layup.
- Yao Ming made dunk. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed 8 ft hook shot.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed tip shot.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed layup.
- Tracy McGrady made jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Kobe Bryant missed two point shot.
- Yao Ming missed 8 ft hook shot.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Caron Butler made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Caron Butler made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady made 21 ft running jumper.
- Vlade Divac missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Vlade Divac made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady made 18 ft two point shot.
- Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kobe Bryant made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Vlade Divac.
- Kobe Bryant missed dunk.
- Kobe Bryant missed layup.
- David Wesley missed three point jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft two point shot.
- Tracy McGrady missed 13 ft two point shot.
- Scott Padgett made slam dunk.
- David Wesley made driving layup. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Caron Butler missed three point jumper.
- Bob Sura missed 19 ft jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made two point shot.
- Scott Padgett missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Devean George missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Chucky Atkins made driving layup.
- Yao Ming made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Jumaine Jones made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Vlade Divac.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft jumper.
- Luke Walton missed tip shot.
- David Wesley made three point jumper.
- Vlade Divac missed 21 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming made driving layup. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Bob Sura made driving layup.
- Jumaine Jones missed 22 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming made layup. Assisted by Mike James.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Tierre Brown made 8 ft two point shot. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
- Scott Padgett made layup. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Jumaine Jones missed 27 ft three point jumper.
- Scott Padgett made layup.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 21 ft jumper.
- Ryan Bowen missed jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Tierre Brown.
- Tracy McGrady missed 22 ft jumper.
- Caron Butler missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Caron Butler made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Ryan Bowen made jumper. Assisted by Scott Padgett.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Tierre Brown.
- Tracy McGrady made 17 ft jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Tierre Brown.
- Tracy McGrady missed 21 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed layup.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed layup.
- Dikembe Mutombo made dunk.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 22 ft jumper.
- Mike James missed three point jumper.
- Tierre Brown made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Scott Padgett missed 17 ft jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed 7 ft jumper.
- Mike James made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Brian Cook missed 27 ft three point jumper.
- Mike James missed 18 ft jumper.
- Brian Cook missed 21 ft jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed layup.
- Caron Butler made layup.
- Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Devean George missed 20 ft jumper.
- Scott Padgett made driving layup. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft jumper.
- Scott Padgett made layup. Assisted by Dikembe Mutombo.
- Devean George missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Caron Butler made driving layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Caron Butler missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Tracy McGrady missed 21 ft jumper.
- Chucky Atkins missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming made 9 ft two point shot. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Caron Butler made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Caron Butler made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed 10 ft jumper.
- Devean George made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Devean George made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- David Wesley missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Caron Butler missed layup.
- Brian Grant made layup.
- Scott Padgett made 22 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Caron Butler made 22 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- David Wesley missed 35 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 14 ft jumper.
- Chucky Atkins made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- David Wesley made Technical Free Throw.
- Bob Sura made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Brian Grant made layup.
- David Wesley made Technical Free Throw.
- Bob Sura made driving layup.
- Brian Grant made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
- David Wesley missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Devean George missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 12 ft two point shot.
- Devean George made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Bob Sura made jumper.
- Brian Grant missed 17 ft jumper.
- Caron Butler made slam dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Tracy McGrady made 27 ft three point jumper.
- Jumaine Jones made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Bob Sura made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Kobe Bryant missed dunk.
- Chucky Atkins made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Caron Butler.
- Chucky Atkins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Chucky Atkins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady missed 16 ft jumper.
- Chucky Atkins made driving layup.
- David Wesley missed 10 ft jumper.
- Chucky Atkins missed layup.
- Bob Sura missed layup.
- Dikembe Mutombo made layup.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Brian Grant missed 20 ft jumper.
- Bob Sura missed 18 ft jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jumaine Jones missed 27 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made driving layup. Assisted by Scott Padgett.
- Mike James made three point jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Kobe Bryant missed layup.
- Scott Padgett missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo made two point shot.
- Caron Butler missed layup.
- Vlade Divac made layup.
- Tracy McGrady made 19 ft jumper.
- Chucky Atkins missed 10 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed layup.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Dikembe Mutombo made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Chucky Atkins missed 59 ft three point jumper.
- Mike James made driving layup.
- Devean George missed 13 ft jumper.
- Mike James missed 9 ft jumper.
- Jumaine Jones missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Vlade Divac made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Mike James made layup. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Mike James made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Sasha Vujacic missed 27 ft three point jumper.
- Jumaine Jones made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Tracy McGrady missed 21 ft jumper.
- Devean George made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Sasha Vujacic.
- Mike James missed 19 ft jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 23 ft three point jumper.
- David Wesley made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
- Devean George missed layup.
- Scott Padgett made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Kobe Bryant missed layup.
- Sasha Vujacic missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Scott Padgett missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Caron Butler made driving layup.
- Yao Ming missed 10 ft jumper.
- Mike James made driving layup.
- Chucky Atkins made driving layup.
- Chucky Atkins made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Jumaine Jones missed 13 ft jumper.
- Caron Butler missed tip shot.
- Tracy McGrady made 23 ft three point jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 25 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 18 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed layup.
- Chucky Atkins missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming made 7 ft hook shot. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
- David Wesley made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
- Tracy McGrady missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Caron Butler made slam dunk. Assisted by Sasha Vujacic.
- Yao Ming missed dunk.
- Sasha Vujacic made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Caron Butler.
- Tracy McGrady missed 20 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tierre Brown missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Mike James missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Brian Grant. Devean George gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:48 | | Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft three point jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:47 | | Clarence Weatherspoon defensive rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Tracy McGrady made 9 ft running jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Kobe Bryant Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 1 of 1. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Brian Grant defensive rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:29 | | Caron Butler made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 2 | 1 |
| 11:29 | | Caron Butler made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 2 | 2 |
| 11:29 | | Bob Sura Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Tracy McGrady missed 18 ft jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 11:14 | | Devean George defensive rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 11:07 | | Devean George missed 27 ft three point jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 11:04 | | David Wesley defensive rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 11:00 | | Clarence Weatherspoon made layup. Assisted by Bob Sura. | 4 | 2 |
| 10:47 | | Caron Butler missed 18 ft jumper. | 4 | 2 |
| 10:45 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound. | 4 | 2 |
| 10:37 | | Tracy McGrady made 18 ft running jumper. | 6 | 2 |
| 10:12 | | Caron Butler made layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 6 | 4 |
| 10:06 | | Bob Sura missed 27 ft three point jumper. | 6 | 4 |
| 10:03 | | Devean George defensive rebound. | 6 | 4 |
| 9:56 | | Clarence Weatherspoon Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul. | 6 | 4 |
| 9:56 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 6 | 5 |
| 9:56 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 6 | 6 |
| 9:41 | | Brian Grant Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul. | 6 | 6 |
| 9:41 | | Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 6 | 6 |
| 9:41 | | Houston offensive rebound. | 6 | 6 |
| 9:41 | | Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 7 | 6 |
| 9:27 | | Brian Grant made 8 ft jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 7 | 8 |
| 9:07 | | David Wesley missed 22 ft jumper. | 7 | 8 |
| 9:04 | | Caron Butler defensive rebound. | 7 | 8 |
| 9:02 | | Caron Butler made driving layup. | 7 | 10 |
| 8:41 | | Yao Ming made dunk. Assisted by Tracy McGrady. | 9 | 10 |
| 8:34 | | Tracy McGrady Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul. | 9 | 10 |
| 8:34 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 9 | 11 |
| 8:34 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 9 | 12 |
| 8:18 | | Yao Ming missed 8 ft hook shot. | 9 | 12 |
| 8:15 | | Clarence Weatherspoon offensive rebound. | 9 | 12 |
| 8:15 | | Clarence Weatherspoon missed tip shot. | 9 | 12 |
| 8:15 | | Clarence Weatherspoon offensive rebound. | 9 | 12 |
| 8:15 | | Clarence Weatherspoon missed layup. | 9 | 12 |
| 8:15 | | Houston offensive rebound. | 9 | 12 |
| 8:12 | | Tracy McGrady made jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura. | 11 | 12 |
| 7:52 | | Kobe Bryant missed two point shot. | 11 | 12 |
| 7:48 | | Clarence Weatherspoon defensive rebound. | 11 | 12 |
| 7:37 | | Yao Ming missed 8 ft hook shot. | 11 | 12 |
| 7:35 | | Clarence Weatherspoon offensive rebound. | 11 | 12 |
| 7:35 | | Brian Grant Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul. | 11 | 12 |
| 7:35 | | Vlade Divac enters the game for Brian Grant. | 11 | 12 |
| 7:35 | | Clarence Weatherspoon made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 12 | 12 |
| 7:35 | | Clarence Weatherspoon made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 13 | 12 |
| 7:22 | | David Wesley Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul. | 13 | 12 |
| 7:22 | | Caron Butler made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 13 | 13 |
| 7:22 | | Caron Butler made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 13 | 14 |
| 7:13 | | Tracy McGrady made 21 ft running jumper. | 15 | 14 |
| 6:50 | | Clarence Weatherspoon Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul. | 15 | 14 |
| 6:50 | | Vlade Divac missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 15 | 14 |
| 6:50 | | Los Angeles offensive rebound. | 15 | 14 |
| 6:50 | | Vlade Divac made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 15 | 15 |
| 6:41 | | Tracy McGrady made 18 ft two point shot. | 17 | 15 |
| 6:41 | | Devean George Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul. | 17 | 15 |
| 6:41 | | Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 18 | 15 |
| 6:28 | | Kobe Bryant made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Vlade Divac. | 18 | 17 |
| 6:13 | | Clarence Weatherspoon Offensive Foul. His 4th Personal Foul. | 18 | 17 |
| 6:13 | | Clarence Weatherspoon Turnover | 18 | 17 |
| 6:13 | | Scott Padgett enters the game for Clarence Weatherspoon. | 18 | 17 |
| 5:54 | | Kobe Bryant missed dunk. | 18 | 17 |
| 5:52 | | Kobe Bryant offensive rebound. | 18 | 17 |
| 5:48 | | Kobe Bryant missed layup. | 18 | 17 |
| 5:48 | | Scott Padgett defensive rebound. | 18 | 17 |
| 5:43 | | David Wesley missed three point jumper. | 18 | 17 |
| 5:39 | | Caron Butler defensive rebound. | 18 | 17 |
| 5:37 | | Caron Butler's 11 ft jumper blocked by Yao Ming. | 18 | 17 |
| 5:37 | | Los Angeles offensive rebound. | 18 | 17 |
| 5:37 | | Los Angeles Full Timeout. | 18 | 17 |
| 5:26 | | Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft two point shot. | 18 | 17 |
| 5:20 | | Bob Sura defensive rebound. | 18 | 17 |
| 5:15 | | Tracy McGrady missed 13 ft two point shot. | 18 | 17 |
| 5:09 | | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound. | 18 | 17 |
| 5:07 | | Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by David Wesley. | 18 | 17 |
| 5:05 | | Scott Padgett made slam dunk. | 20 | 17 |
| 4:46 | | Caron Butler's layup blocked by Yao Ming. | 20 | 17 |
| 4:43 | | Bob Sura defensive rebound. | 20 | 17 |
| 4:41 | | David Wesley made driving layup. Assisted by Bob Sura. | 22 | 17 |
| 4:15 | | Caron Butler missed three point jumper. | 22 | 17 |
| 4:11 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound. | 22 | 17 |
| 3:59 | | Yao Ming Lost Ball. Stolen by Vlade Divac. | 22 | 17 |
| 3:54 | | Caron Butler Offensive Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul. | 22 | 17 |
| 3:54 | | Caron Butler Turnover | 22 | 17 |
| 3:38 | | Bob Sura missed 19 ft jumper. | 22 | 17 |
| 3:35 | | Chucky Atkins defensive rebound. | 22 | 17 |
| 3:25 | | Kobe Bryant made two point shot. | 22 | 19 |
| 3:12 | | Scott Padgett missed 25 ft three point jumper. | 22 | 19 |
| 3:10 | | Caron Butler defensive rebound. | 22 | 19 |
| 3:03 | | Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft three point jumper. | 22 | 19 |
| 3:01 | | Caron Butler offensive rebound. | 22 | 19 |
| 2:56 | | Devean George missed 26 ft three point jumper. | 22 | 19 |
| 2:54 | | David Wesley defensive rebound. | 22 | 19 |
| 2:51 | | Bob Sura Turnover | 22 | 19 |
| 2:51 | | Houston Full Timeout. | 22 | 19 |
| 2:51 | | Ryan Bowen enters the game for Tracy McGrady. | 22 | 19 |
| 2:51 | | Jumaine Jones enters the game for Devean George. | 22 | 19 |
| 2:33 | | Chucky Atkins made driving layup. | 22 | 21 |
| 2:15 | | Yao Ming made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by David Wesley. | 24 | 21 |
| 1:57 | | Jumaine Jones made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Vlade Divac. | 24 | 24 |
| 1:39 | | Vlade Divac Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul. | 24 | 24 |
| 1:39 | | Luke Walton enters the game for Caron Butler. | 24 | 24 |
| 1:39 | | Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 25 | 24 |
| 1:39 | | Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 26 | 24 |
| 1:22 | | Jumpball: David Wesley vs. Vlade Divac. Kobe Bryant gains possession. | 26 | 24 |
| 1:14 | | Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft jumper. | 26 | 24 |
| 1:12 | | Luke Walton offensive rebound. | 26 | 24 |
| 1:12 | | Luke Walton missed tip shot. | 26 | 24 |
| 1:08 | | Scott Padgett defensive rebound. | 26 | 24 |
| 58.3 | | David Wesley made three point jumper. | 29 | 24 |
| 42.9 | | Vlade Divac missed 21 ft jumper. | 29 | 24 |
| 39.9 | | Scott Padgett defensive rebound. | 29 | 24 |
| 31.3 | | Yao Ming made driving layup. Assisted by Bob Sura. | 31 | 24 |
| 11.8 | | Ryan Bowen Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul. | 31 | 24 |
| 11.8 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 31 | 25 |
| 11.8 | | Tierre Brown enters the game for Chucky Atkins. | 31 | 25 |
| 11.8 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 31 | 26 |
| 5.2 | | Bob Sura made driving layup. | 33 | 26 |
| 0.9 | | Jumaine Jones missed 22 ft jumper. | 33 | 26 |
| 0.1 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound. | 33 | 26 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 33 | 26 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:Robbie Robinson
Referee:Marc Davis
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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