Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets
45-21, 22-13 Away
92
45-21, 22-13 Away
46-20, 26-9 Home
104
46-20, 26-9 Home
Shot Chart
- Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses three point jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Rafer Alston makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 9-foot running jumper
- Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Rafer Alston makes running jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 10-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ronny Turiaf blocks Dikembe Mutombo's layup
- Tracy McGrady misses jumper
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 22-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chuck Hayes misses layup
- Ronny Turiaf blocks Mike Harris's layup
- Bobby Jackson makes 17-foot jumper
- Bobby Jackson makes two point shot (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Lamar Odom blocks Luther Head's layup
- Mike Harris makes dunk
- Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head makes dunk (Bobby Jackson assists)
- Bobby Jackson makes driving layup
- Ronny Turiaf blocks Mike Harris's dunk
- Bobby Jackson misses three point jumper
- Chuck Hayes misses layup
- Mike Harris makes layup
- Shane Battier makes driving layup
- Mike Harris makes 16-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Luther Head makes 11-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Lamar Odom blocks Luther Head's layup
- Luis Scola misses 16-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Shane Battier misses tip shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Chuck Hayes misses jumper
- Luis Scola misses 5-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Luis Scola misses 4-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 17-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
- DJ Mbenga blocks Luis Scola's layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 6-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Mike Harris misses 12-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes driving layup
- Bobby Jackson makes 7-foot running jumper
- Shane Battier misses layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Bobby Jackson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes driving layup
- Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot two point shot
- Shane Battier misses three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses layup
- Bobby Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Bobby Jackson makes 21-foot two point shot
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Derek Fisher misses 19-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo blocks Lamar Odom's layup
- Kobe Bryant misses two point shot
- Kobe Bryant misses 12-foot jumper
- Ronny Turiaf misses jumper
- Lamar Odom makes dunk (Ronny Turiaf assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 21-foot jumper
- Ronny Turiaf makes layup (Vladimir Radmanovic assists)
- Vladimir Radmanovic misses layup
- Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
- Kobe Bryant makes layup (Derek Fisher assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 15-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes dunk (Derek Fisher assists)
- Vladimir Radmanovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Farmar assists)
- Jordan Farmar misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Farmar makes 23-foot three point jumper (Vladimir Radmanovic assists)
- DJ Mbenga misses 10-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 13-foot jumper
- Lamar Odom makes layup
- Ronny Turiaf makes slam dunk (Jordan Farmar assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses layup
- Kobe Bryant makes 6-foot running jumper
- Jordan Farmar misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Sasha Vujacic misses 17-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 6-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot jumper
- Luke Walton misses layup
- Sasha Vujacic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ronny Turiaf assists)
- Luke Walton makes driving layup
- Jordan Farmar misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Luke Walton makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Lamar Odom makes 6-foot jumper
- Lamar Odom makes 4-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot jumper
- Luke Walton misses 10-foot jumper
- Luke Walton misses 7-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 13-foot jumper
- DJ Mbenga misses 8-foot jumper
- Derek Fisher misses 15-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses layup
- Derek Fisher makes 18-foot jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
- Derek Fisher misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Derek Fisher makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
- Lamar Odom misses jumper
- Derek Fisher misses 25-foot three point jumper
- DJ Mbenga makes two point shot (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Lamar Odom makes two point shot (Derek Fisher assists)
- DJ Mbenga misses layup
- Vladimir Radmanovic misses layup
- Lamar Odom makes tip shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
- Luke Walton misses 38-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Farmar makes two point shot (Luke Walton assists)
- Luke Walton makes layup
- Rafer Alston blocks Sasha Vujacic's layup
- Kobe Bryant misses layup
- Jordan Farmar misses layup
- Kobe Bryant misses layup
- Ronny Turiaf makes layup (Jordan Farmar assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 12-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Farmar makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Farmar misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 9-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 14-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses layup
- Sasha Vujacic misses 18-foot jumper
- Lamar Odom makes driving dunk
- Kobe Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier blocks Kobe Bryant's 17-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses layup
- Lamar Odom misses layup
- Sasha Vujacic makes driving layup
LAKERS
ROCKETS
| TIME | PLAY | LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Ronny Turiaf vs. Dikembe Mutombo (Kobe Bryant gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Derek Fisher misses 19-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Ronny Turiaf defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Kobe Bryant misses jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Lamar Odom offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Dikembe Mutombo blocks Lamar Odom's layup | 0 | 0 |
| 11:06 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:56 | | Shane Battier misses three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 10:56 | | Lamar Odom defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:45 | | Kobe Bryant misses two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 10:45 | | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:26 | | Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:26 | | Ronny Turiaf illegal defense | 0 | 2 |
| 10:12 | | Kobe Bryant misses 12-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:11 | | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 9:56 | | Rafer Alston bad pass | 0 | 2 |
| 9:42 | | Ronny Turiaf misses jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 9:41 | | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 9:23 | | Rafer Alston makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists) | 0 | 5 |
| 9:07 | | Lamar Odom makes dunk (Ronny Turiaf assists) | 2 | 5 |
| 8:51 | | Rafer Alston misses 9-foot running jumper | 2 | 5 |
| 8:49 | | Luis Scola offensive rebound | 2 | 5 |
| 8:29 | | Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 2 | 8 |
| 8:11 | | Kobe Bryant makes 21-foot jumper | 4 | 8 |
| 7:58 | | Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper | 4 | 8 |
| 7:58 | | Lamar Odom defensive rebound | 4 | 8 |
| 7:54 | | Luis Scola personal foul (Lamar Odom draws the foul) | 4 | 8 |
| 7:43 | | Ronny Turiaf makes layup (Vladimir Radmanovic assists) | 6 | 8 |
| 7:28 | | Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper | 6 | 11 |
| 7:13 | | Lamar Odom bad pass (Rafer Alston steals) | 6 | 11 |
| 7:09 | | Jumpball: Kobe Bryant vs. Tracy McGrady (Dikembe Mutombo gains possession) | 6 | 11 |
| 6:50 | | Tracy McGrady bad pass (Vladimir Radmanovic steals) | 6 | 11 |
| 6:46 | | Vladimir Radmanovic misses layup | 6 | 11 |
| 6:45 | | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 6 | 11 |
| 6:26 | | Rafer Alston bad pass (Derek Fisher steals) | 6 | 11 |
| 6:26 | | Rafer Alston personal foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul) | 6 | 11 |
| 6:18 | | Dikembe Mutombo illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 6 | 11 |
| 6:18 | | Derek Fisher makes technical free throw | 7 | 11 |
| 6:07 | | Luis Scola shooting foul (Ronny Turiaf draws the foul) | 7 | 11 |
| 6:07 | | Chuck Hayes enters the game for Luis Scola | 7 | 11 |
| 6:07 | | Ronny Turiaf misses free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 6:07 | | Los Angeles offensive rebound | 7 | 11 |
| 6:07 | | Ronny Turiaf makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 5:56 | | Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists) | 8 | 14 |
| 5:43 | | Kobe Bryant makes driving layup | 10 | 14 |
| 5:26 | | Rafer Alston makes running jumper | 10 | 16 |
| 5:15 | | Shane Battier shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 10 | 16 |
| 5:15 | | Houston full timeout | 10 | 16 |
| 5:15 | | Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 5:15 | | Los Angeles offensive rebound | 10 | 16 |
| 5:15 | | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 4:50 | | Tracy McGrady misses 10-foot jumper | 11 | 16 |
| 4:48 | | Lamar Odom defensive rebound | 11 | 16 |
| 4:45 | | Kobe Bryant makes layup (Derek Fisher assists) | 13 | 16 |
| 4:18 | | Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper | 13 | 16 |
| 4:16 | | Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound | 13 | 16 |
| 4:15 | | Ronny Turiaf blocks Dikembe Mutombo's layup | 13 | 16 |
| 4:13 | | Vladimir Radmanovic defensive rebound | 13 | 16 |
| 4:07 | | Kobe Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper | 13 | 16 |
| 4:05 | | Los Angeles defensive rebound | 13 | 16 |
| 3:55 | | Chuck Hayes bad pass | 13 | 16 |
| 3:38 | | Kobe Bryant misses 15-foot jumper | 13 | 16 |
| 3:36 | | Ronny Turiaf offensive rebound | 13 | 16 |
| 3:34 | | Kobe Bryant offensive foul (Shane Battier draws the foul) | 13 | 16 |
| 3:34 | | Kobe Bryant turnover | 13 | 16 |
| 3:17 | | Tracy McGrady bad pass (Derek Fisher steals) | 13 | 16 |
| 3:13 | | Kobe Bryant makes dunk (Derek Fisher assists) | 15 | 16 |
| 2:59 | | Vladimir Radmanovic shooting foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul) | 15 | 16 |
| 2:59 | | Los Angeles full timeout | 15 | 16 |
| 2:59 | | Jordan Farmar enters the game for Derek Fisher | 15 | 16 |
| 2:59 | | Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 2:59 | | Rafer Alston makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 18 |
| 2:45 | | Vladimir Radmanovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Farmar assists) | 18 | 18 |
| 2:31 | | Tracy McGrady misses jumper | 18 | 18 |
| 2:30 | | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 18 | 18 |
| 2:19 | | Chuck Hayes shooting foul (Ronny Turiaf draws the foul) | 18 | 18 |
| 2:19 | | Ronny Turiaf makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 18 |
| 2:19 | | Ronny Turiaf makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 18 |
| 2:12 | | Chuck Hayes makes layup (Shane Battier assists) | 20 | 20 |
| 2:12 | | Ronny Turiaf shooting foul (Chuck Hayes draws the foul) | 20 | 20 |
| 2:12 | | DJ Mbenga enters the game for Ronny Turiaf | 20 | 20 |
| 2:12 | | Chuck Hayes makes free throw 1 of 1 | 20 | 21 |
| 1:58 | | Jordan Farmar misses 24-foot three point jumper | 20 | 21 |
| 1:57 | | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 20 | 21 |
| 1:49 | | Rafer Alston misses 22-foot jumper | 20 | 21 |
| 1:47 | | Jordan Farmar defensive rebound | 20 | 21 |
| 1:30 | | Kobe Bryant bad pass (Chuck Hayes steals) | 20 | 21 |
| 1:09 | | Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists) | 20 | 24 |
| 55.1 | | Jordan Farmar makes 23-foot three point jumper (Vladimir Radmanovic assists) | 23 | 24 |
| 47.7 | | Jordan Farmar personal foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul) | 23 | 24 |
| 31.9 | | Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper | 23 | 24 |
| 30.9 | | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 23 | 24 |
| 21.9 | | DJ Mbenga misses 10-foot jumper | 23 | 24 |
| 20.6 | | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 23 | 24 |
| 0.0 | | Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper | 23 | 24 |
| 0.0 | | Houston offensive rebound | 23 | 24 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 23 | 24 | |
Regular Season Series
HOU wins 2-1
Game Information
Toyota Center (Houston)
6:30 PM, 16 March 2008
Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,409
- Referees:
- Monty McCutchen
- Derrick Stafford
- Sean Wright
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 |
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