Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 20-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes 27-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Kwame Brown misses 9-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes hook shot
- Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
- Yao Ming misses layup
- Lamar Odom makes 27-foot three point jumper (Smush Parker assists)
- Yao Ming makes layup (Luther Head assists)
- Brian Cook misses 13-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes two point shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
- Juwan Howard makes 8-foot hook shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 21-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans misses 21-foot jumper
- Kwame Brown makes 5-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Keith Bogans misses layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard misses 12-foot jumper
- Smush Parker misses three point jumper
- Lamar Odom blocks Luther Head's layup
- Yao Ming misses 4-foot jumper
- Smush Parker makes two point shot (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Kwame Brown makes hook shot
- Yao Ming misses 15-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes two point shot
- Lamar Odom misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes two point shot
- Smush Parker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Lamar Odom makes driving layup
- Kobe Bryant makes 20-foot jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
- Yao Ming makes 6-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper (Smush Parker assists)
- Juwan Howard misses 18-foot jumper
- Smush Parker misses 7-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans misses 9-foot jumper
- Kwame Brown makes two point shot (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Yao Ming misses layup
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Kobe Bryant misses driving layup
- Luther Head misses driving layup
- Richie Frahm misses 15-foot jumper
- Lamar Odom misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Keith Bogans makes three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Sasha Vujacic misses 18-foot jumper
- Lamar Odom makes driving layup (Ronny Turiaf assists)
- Juwan Howard misses 14-foot jumper
- Luke Walton makes layup
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Lamar Odom makes driving layup
- Stromile Swift misses 6-foot jumper
- Devean George misses 18-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard misses 20-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 17-foot two point shot (Richie Frahm assists)
- Luke Walton makes 14-foot two point shot
- Stromile Swift makes 5-foot two point shot
- Devean George makes two point shot (Luke Walton assists)
- Stromile Swift makes 21-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Yao Ming makes 16-foot two point shot
- Sasha Vujacic misses jumper
- Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 19-foot jumper (Smush Parker assists)
- Yao Ming misses jumper
- Stromile Swift misses layup
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Luke Walton misses driving layup
- Luther Head makes driving dunk (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 17-foot jumper
- Smush Parker makes driving layup
- Luther Head misses 16-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 28-foot three point jumper (Smush Parker assists)
- Kwame Brown blocks Yao Ming's 6-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans makes layup (Luther Head assists)
- Luke Walton misses three point jumper
- Luther Head misses 18-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans makes slam dunk (Luther Head assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 13-foot jumper (Smush Parker assists)
- Luther Head misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head misses layup
- Stromile Swift makes tip shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 21-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans misses 10-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 14-foot jumper (Smush Parker assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 14-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 21-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes jumper
- Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Smush Parker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Juwan Howard misses layup
- Kobe Bryant makes 28-foot three point jumper (Smush Parker assists)
- Richie Frahm makes 26-foot three point jumper (Keith Bogans assists)
- Brian Cook makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Richie Frahm makes 22-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 23-foot jumper (Smush Parker assists)
- Yao Ming misses 12-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant makes jumper
- Richie Frahm makes 27-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Lamar Odom misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses driving layup
- Lamar Odom makes slam dunk (Smush Parker assists)
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot
- Kwame Brown makes two point shot (Brian Cook assists)
- Keith Bogans misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Juwan Howard makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
- Yao Ming makes jumper (Richie Frahm assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot jumper
- Richie Frahm misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes two point shot (Smush Parker assists)
- Yao Ming misses 13-foot jumper
- Smush Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Luke Walton makes layup
- Lamar Odom misses 16-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Stromile Swift misses 16-foot jumper
- Stromile Swift misses layup
- Chuck Hayes makes tip shot
- Luke Walton misses 8-foot jumper
- Luke Walton makes two point shot (Lamar Odom assists)
- Richie Frahm misses 22-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Lamar Odom misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Stromile Swift makes slam dunk
- Luke Walton makes 10-foot two point shot
- Richie Frahm misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Smush Parker makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luke Walton assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot two point shot (Ronny Turiaf assists)
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kwame Brown misses 14-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 20-foot jumper
- Kwame Brown misses 17-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 14-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Ronny Turiaf misses 8-foot hook shot
- Kobe Bryant misses 19-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans blocks Kobe Bryant's layup
- Keith Bogans misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Stromile Swift makes 14-foot jumper (Keith Bogans assists)
- Sasha Vujacic misses driving layup
- Rick Brunson misses 15-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 7-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Stromile Swift misses two point shot
- Lamar Odom makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kwame Brown assists)
- Yao Ming makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Keith Bogans misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Keith Bogans misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Lamar Odom misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Lamar Odom makes 13-foot two point shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Kwame Brown (Houston gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:47 | Yao Ming makes layup | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:32 | Smush Parker bad pass (Keith Bogans steals) | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:26 | Lamar Odom shooting foul (Juwan Howard draws the foul) | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:26 | Juwan Howard makes free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11:26 | Juwan Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 11:10 | Kobe Bryant misses 20-foot jumper | 4 | 0 | |
| 11:07 | Keith Bogans defensive rebound | 4 | 0 | |
| 10:57 | Luther Head makes 27-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists) | 7 | 0 | |
| 10:37 | Kwame Brown misses 9-foot jumper | 7 | 0 | |
| 10:37 | Los Angeles defensive rebound | 7 | 0 | |
| 10:37 | Brian Cook loose ball foul (Juwan Howard draws the foul) | 7 | 0 | |
| 10:32 | Smush Parker personal foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul) | 7 | 0 | |
| 10:19 | Yao Ming makes hook shot | 9 | 0 | |
| 10:10 | Kobe Bryant makes two point shot | 9 | 2 | |
| 9:51 | Yao Ming misses layup | 9 | 2 | |
| 9:48 | Brian Cook defensive rebound | 9 | 2 | |
| 9:41 | Lamar Odom makes 27-foot three point jumper (Smush Parker assists) | 9 | 5 | |
| 9:27 | Yao Ming makes layup (Luther Head assists) | 11 | 5 | |
| 9:07 | Brian Cook misses 13-foot jumper | 11 | 5 | |
| 9:06 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 11 | 5 | |
| 8:48 | Yao Ming makes two point shot | 13 | 5 | |
| 8:33 | Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper (Lamar Odom assists) | 13 | 7 | |
| 8:15 | Juwan Howard makes 8-foot hook shot | 15 | 7 | |
| 7:56 | Kobe Bryant makes 21-foot jumper | 15 | 9 | |
| 7:39 | Keith Bogans misses 21-foot jumper | 15 | 9 | |
| 7:37 | Smush Parker defensive rebound | 15 | 9 | |
| 7:28 | Kwame Brown makes 5-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists) | 15 | 11 | |
| 7:09 | Keith Bogans misses layup | 15 | 11 | |
| 7:07 | Brian Cook defensive rebound | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:54 | Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:52 | Juwan Howard defensive rebound | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:46 | Juwan Howard misses 12-foot jumper | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:43 | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:35 | Smush Parker misses three point jumper | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:33 | Luther Head defensive rebound | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:28 | Lamar Odom blocks Luther Head's layup | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:28 | Houston offensive rebound | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:22 | Yao Ming misses 4-foot jumper | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:20 | Smush Parker defensive rebound | 15 | 11 | |
| 6:11 | Smush Parker makes two point shot (Kobe Bryant assists) | 15 | 13 | |
| 5:56 | Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper | 18 | 13 | |
| 5:47 | Los Angeles full timeout | 18 | 13 | |
| 5:30 | Kwame Brown makes hook shot | 18 | 15 | |
| 5:09 | Yao Ming misses 15-foot jumper | 18 | 15 | |
| 5:05 | Brian Cook defensive rebound | 18 | 15 | |
| 5:01 | Lamar Odom bad pass (Yao Ming steals) | 18 | 15 | |
| 4:54 | Rafer Alston makes two point shot | 20 | 15 | |
| 4:39 | Rafer Alston personal foul (Smush Parker draws the foul) | 20 | 15 | |
| 4:28 | Lamar Odom misses 25-foot three point jumper | 20 | 15 | |
| 4:26 | Keith Bogans defensive rebound | 20 | 15 | |
| 4:13 | Yao Ming makes two point shot | 22 | 15 | |
| 3:58 | Smush Parker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists) | 22 | 18 | |
| 3:39 | Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper | 22 | 18 | |
| 3:36 | Houston defensive rebound | 22 | 18 | |
| 3:29 | Lamar Odom makes driving layup | 22 | 20 | |
| 3:29 | Juwan Howard shooting foul (Lamar Odom draws the foul) | 22 | 20 | |
| 3:29 | Lamar Odom makes free throw 1 of 1 | 22 | 21 | |
| 3:18 | Kwame Brown shooting foul (Juwan Howard draws the foul) | 22 | 21 | |
| 3:18 | Juwan Howard misses free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 21 | |
| 3:18 | Houston offensive rebound | 22 | 21 | |
| 3:18 | Luke Walton enters the game for Brian Cook | 22 | 21 | |
| 3:18 | Juwan Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 21 | |
| 3:03 | Kobe Bryant makes 20-foot jumper (Lamar Odom assists) | 23 | 23 | |
| 2:55 | Houston full timeout | 23 | 23 | |
| 2:42 | Yao Ming makes 6-foot two point shot | 25 | 23 | |
| 2:27 | Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper (Smush Parker assists) | 25 | 25 | |
| 2:08 | Juwan Howard misses 18-foot jumper | 25 | 25 | |
| 2:05 | Luke Walton defensive rebound | 25 | 25 | |
| 2:00 | Luther Head personal foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 25 | 25 | |
| 1:49 | Smush Parker misses 7-foot jumper | 25 | 25 | |
| 1:47 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 25 | 25 | |
| 1:34 | Keith Bogans misses 9-foot jumper | 25 | 25 | |
| 1:32 | Luke Walton defensive rebound | 25 | 25 | |
| 1:27 | Kwame Brown makes two point shot (Kobe Bryant assists) | 25 | 27 | |
| 1:04 | Yao Ming misses layup | 25 | 27 | |
| 1:02 | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 25 | 27 | |
| 50.0 | Yao Ming makes 11-foot jumper (Luther Head assists) | 27 | 27 | |
| 39.9 | Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot jumper | 27 | 27 | |
| 36.8 | Keith Bogans defensive rebound | 27 | 27 | |
| 29.0 | Rafer Alston makes driving layup | 29 | 27 | |
| 6.9 | Kobe Bryant misses driving layup | 29 | 27 | |
| 2.9 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 29 | 27 | |
| 0.2 | Luther Head misses driving layup | 29 | 27 | |
| 0.0 | Houston offensive rebound | 29 | 27 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 29 | 27 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA

Referee:Eddie F. Rush
Referee:Monty McCutchen
Referee:Gary Zielinski

2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| 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 | 17 | 26 | .395 | 12 | W2 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 34 | .227 | 19.5 | L1 |
| 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 |
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