Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Rafer Alston misses 14-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot jumper
- Vladimir Radmanovic makes layup (Smush Parker assists)
- Yao Ming misses 8-foot two point shot
- Smush Parker misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chuck Hayes makes two point shot (Yao Ming assists)
- Vladimir Radmanovic makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Luther Head makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses layup
- Yao Ming misses 16-foot jumper
- Luther Head misses layup
- Yao Ming makes dunk
- Yao Ming misses 6-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses layup
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luke Walton misses running jumper
- Brian Cook misses layup
- Andrew Bynum makes 6-foot hook shot (Luke Walton assists)
- Yao Ming makes 7-foot hook shot (Luther Head assists)
- Luke Walton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Bynum misses layup
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Brian Cook makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brian Cook misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Smush Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Smush Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
- Juwan Howard makes 15-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Bonzi Wells makes layup
- Bonzi Wells makes 13-foot two point shot
- Rafer Alston makes layup (Bonzi Wells assists)
- Jordan Farmar misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo makes dunk (Bonzi Wells assists)
- Brian Cook makes 18-foot jumper
- Maurice Evans misses 16-foot jumper
- Bonzi Wells misses 19-foot jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dikembe Mutombo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes 16-foot jumper (Andrew Bynum assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard misses 11-foot hook shot
- Juwan Howard makes 17-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 16-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
- John Lucas misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Brian Cook misses 21-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup (Yao Ming assists)
- Luke Walton makes 8-foot running jumper (Kwame Brown assists)
- Yao Ming misses layup
- Kobe Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kwame Brown assists)
- Yao Ming makes two point shot
- Ronny Turiaf misses 17-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard makes driving layup (Luther Head assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 17-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 19-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses jumper
- Ronny Turiaf misses tip shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Walton assists)
- Yao Ming makes 7-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
- Luke Walton misses 6-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Shane Battier makes layup (Luther Head assists)
- Luke Walton makes two point shot (Ronny Turiaf assists)
- Kwame Brown makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Yao Ming makes 13-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses layup
- Rafer Alston misses 17-foot jumper
- Vladimir Radmanovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming misses 16-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses tip shot
- Smush Parker misses 19-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luke Walton assists)
- Shane Battier misses layup
- Luke Walton makes layup (Smush Parker assists)
- Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luke Walton assists)
- Yao Ming makes two point shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 14-foot two point shot (Smush Parker assists)
- Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant misses 20-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 9-foot running jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chuck Hayes makes two point shot
- Smush Parker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Yao Ming misses 4-foot hook shot
- Smush Parker misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Vladimir Radmanovic makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 7-foot two point shot
- Vladimir Radmanovic makes 5-foot running jumper (Luke Walton assists)
- Bonzi Wells misses layup
- Yao Ming makes tip shot
- Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Kobe Bryant makes jumper
- Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Juwan Howard makes 9-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot jumper
- Andrew Bynum makes hook shot
- Andrew Bynum makes slam dunk (Luke Walton assists)
- Maurice Evans makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Walton assists)
- Yao Ming misses 9-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard makes layup
- Brian Cook misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 6-foot jumper
- Luke Walton misses free throw 1 of 2
- Luke Walton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bonzi Wells makes driving layup
- Andrew Bynum misses hook shot
- Bonzi Wells makes layup
- Bonzi Wells makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jordan Farmar misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 13-foot running jumper
- Juwan Howard makes 15-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Brian Cook misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Smush Parker assists)
- Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes 8-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses layup
- Kwame Brown makes layup
- Rafer Alston misses 5-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes layup
- Smush Parker makes driving layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Smush Parker makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kobe Bryant makes layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming misses jumper
- Brian Cook makes 9-foot jumper
- Bonzi Wells misses 21-foot jumper
- Kwame Brown makes layup (Luke Walton assists)
- Kwame Brown misses free throw 1 of 1
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kwame Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kwame Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming makes slam dunk (Luther Head assists)
- Kwame Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kwame Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming misses 15-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming misses layup
- Smush Parker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Luther Head makes two point shot (Yao Ming assists)
- Smush Parker makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Yao Ming misses two point shot
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1
- Yao Ming makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 15-foot jumper
- Kwame Brown misses 41-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming misses 16-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 23-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 14-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 10-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes layup
- Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rafer Alston makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston makes 16-foot jumper
- Brian Cook makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Juwan Howard makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Brian Cook makes 26-foot three point jumper (Smush Parker assists)
- Shane Battier misses 17-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 5-foot running jumper
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot
- Smush Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming misses 14-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 19-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 6-foot hook shot
- Kobe Bryant makes driving dunk
- Smush Parker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Walton assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes technical free throw
- Luke Walton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luke Walton misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kwame Brown misses layup
- Kobe Bryant makes jumper
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
- Smush Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Smush Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
- John Lucas misses 20-foot jumper
- Kwame Brown misses layup
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 (Luke Walton gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:52 | Yao Ming blocks Vladimir Radmanovic's layup | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:51 | Luther Head defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:32 | Rafer Alston misses 14-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:30 | Chuck Hayes offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:25 | Luther Head makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 3 | 0 | |
| 11:03 | Chuck Hayes personal foul (Luke Walton draws the foul) | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:53 | Luke Walton traveling | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:41 | Kwame Brown blocks Yao Ming's 6-foot two point shot | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:38 | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:25 | Yao Ming blocks Vladimir Radmanovic's layup | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:22 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:15 | Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists) | 6 | 0 | |
| 9:55 | Vladimir Radmanovic 3 second | 6 | 0 | |
| 9:33 | Yao Ming makes 9-foot jumper | 8 | 0 | |
| 9:21 | Vladimir Radmanovic makes layup (Smush Parker assists) | 8 | 2 | |
| 9:07 | Houston 20 Sec. timeout | 8 | 2 | |
| 9:04 | Kwame Brown personal foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul) | 8 | 2 | |
| 8:56 | Yao Ming misses 8-foot two point shot | 8 | 2 | |
| 8:52 | Kwame Brown defensive rebound | 8 | 2 | |
| 8:45 | Smush Parker misses 26-foot three point jumper | 8 | 2 | |
| 8:42 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 8 | 2 | |
| 8:30 | Chuck Hayes makes two point shot (Yao Ming assists) | 10 | 2 | |
| 8:15 | Vladimir Radmanovic makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists) | 10 | 4 | |
| 8:03 | Luther Head makes layup (Yao Ming assists) | 12 | 4 | |
| 7:50 | Kobe Bryant misses layup | 12 | 4 | |
| 7:48 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 12 | 4 | |
| 7:35 | Yao Ming 3 second | 12 | 4 | |
| 7:24 | Vladimir Radmanovic traveling | 12 | 4 | |
| 7:11 | Yao Ming misses 16-foot jumper | 12 | 4 | |
| 7:09 | Vladimir Radmanovic defensive rebound | 12 | 4 | |
| 7:07 | Rafer Alston personal foul (Smush Parker draws the foul) | 12 | 4 | |
| 6:58 | Chuck Hayes personal foul (Luke Walton draws the foul) | 12 | 4 | |
| 6:54 | Yao Ming blocks Smush Parker's layup | 12 | 4 | |
| 6:52 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 12 | 4 | |
| 6:39 | Luther Head misses layup | 12 | 4 | |
| 6:37 | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 12 | 4 | |
| 6:37 | Yao Ming makes dunk | 14 | 4 | |
| 6:18 | Kobe Bryant bad pass (Chuck Hayes steals) | 14 | 4 | |
| 6:09 | Yao Ming misses 6-foot jumper | 14 | 4 | |
| 6:07 | Luke Walton defensive rebound | 14 | 4 | |
| 5:56 | Kobe Bryant bad pass (Luther Head steals) | 14 | 4 | |
| 5:48 | Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper | 14 | 4 | |
| 5:46 | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 14 | 4 | |
| 5:39 | Los Angeles full timeout | 14 | 4 | |
| 5:39 | Brian Cook enters the game for Vladimir Radmanovic | 14 | 4 | |
| 5:28 | Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot jumper | 14 | 4 | |
| 5:28 | Chuck Hayes defensive rebound | 14 | 4 | |
| 5:09 | Kwame Brown personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 14 | 4 | |
| 5:09 | Andrew Bynum enters the game for Kwame Brown | 14 | 4 | |
| 5:00 | Yao Ming misses layup | 14 | 4 | |
| 4:56 | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 14 | 4 | |
| 4:52 | Luther Head shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 14 | 4 | |
| 4:52 | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 5 | |
| 4:52 | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 6 | |
| 4:45 | Chuck Hayes offensive foul (Smush Parker draws the foul) | 14 | 6 | |
| 4:45 | Chuck Hayes turnover | 14 | 6 | |
| 4:45 | Juwan Howard enters the game for Chuck Hayes | 14 | 6 | |
| 4:24 | Luke Walton misses running jumper | 14 | 6 | |
| 4:22 | Brian Cook offensive rebound | 14 | 6 | |
| 4:22 | Brian Cook misses layup | 14 | 6 | |
| 4:20 | Brian Cook offensive rebound | 14 | 6 | |
| 4:20 | Yao Ming blocks Brian Cook's layup | 14 | 6 | |
| 4:20 | Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Andrew Bynum (Luke Walton gains possession) | 14 | 6 | |
| 4:20 | Los Angeles offensive rebound | 14 | 6 | |
| 4:09 | Andrew Bynum makes 6-foot hook shot (Luke Walton assists) | 14 | 8 | |
| 3:50 | Yao Ming makes 7-foot hook shot (Luther Head assists) | 16 | 8 | |
| 3:40 | Luke Walton misses 24-foot three point jumper | 16 | 8 | |
| 3:36 | Andrew Bynum offensive rebound | 16 | 8 | |
| 3:34 | Andrew Bynum misses layup | 16 | 8 | |
| 3:33 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 16 | 8 | |
| 3:23 | Rafer Alston makes driving layup | 18 | 8 | |
| 3:00 | Yao Ming shooting foul (Brian Cook draws the foul) | 18 | 8 | |
| 3:00 | Dikembe Mutombo enters the game for Yao Ming | 18 | 8 | |
| 3:00 | Bonzi Wells enters the game for Luther Head | 18 | 8 | |
| 3:00 | Brian Cook makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 9 | |
| 3:00 | Brian Cook misses free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 9 | |
| 2:59 | Juwan Howard defensive rebound | 18 | 9 | |
| 2:43 | Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper | 18 | 9 | |
| 2:43 | Houston defensive rebound | 18 | 9 | |
| 2:43 | Bonzi Wells loose ball foul (Smush Parker draws the foul) | 18 | 9 | |
| 2:43 | Houston full timeout | 18 | 9 | |
| 2:43 | Smush Parker makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 10 | |
| 2:43 | Smush Parker misses free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 10 | |
| 2:42 | Bonzi Wells defensive rebound | 18 | 10 | |
| 2:15 | Juwan Howard makes 15-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 20 | 10 | |
| 2:00 | Kobe Bryant bad pass (Shane Battier steals) | 20 | 10 | |
| 1:52 | Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 23 | 10 | |
| 1:43 | Kobe Bryant turnover | 23 | 10 | |
| 1:43 | Jordan Farmar enters the game for Smush Parker | 23 | 10 | |
| 1:43 | Maurice Evans enters the game for Kobe Bryant | 23 | 10 | |
| 1:28 | Bonzi Wells makes layup | 25 | 10 | |
| 1:12 | Andrew Bynum traveling | 25 | 10 | |
| 1:12 | Luther Head enters the game for Shane Battier | 25 | 10 | |
| 55.2 | Bonzi Wells makes 13-foot two point shot | 27 | 10 | |
| 39.9 | Maurice Evans lost ball (Luther Head steals) | 27 | 10 | |
| 33.9 | Rafer Alston makes layup (Bonzi Wells assists) | 29 | 10 | |
| 22.9 | Jordan Farmar misses 26-foot three point jumper | 29 | 10 | |
| 20.9 | Bonzi Wells defensive rebound | 29 | 10 | |
| 0.7 | Brian Cook jump ball | 29 | 10 | |
| 0.7 | Yao Ming enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo | 29 | 10 | |
| 0.1 | Bonzi Wells bad pass | 29 | 10 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 29 | 10 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA

Referee:Jack Nies
Referee:Gary Zielinski
Referee:Mark Ayotte

2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 36 | 16 | .692 | - | W4 |
| Houston | 32 | 19 | .627 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 20 | 31 | .392 | 15.5 | L2 |
| Dallas | 19 | 33 | .365 | 17 | L7 |
| New Orleans | 14 | 40 | .259 | 23 | W1 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 32 | 19 | .627 | - | W3 |
| Phoenix | 31 | 22 | .585 | 2 | L2 |
| Golden State | 28 | 25 | .528 | 5 | L1 |
| LA Clippers | 24 | 27 | .471 | 8 | W1 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 42 | .222 | 21.5 | L12 |
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