Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS - GAME 4 • Series tied 2-2
65-17, 29-12 Away
87
65-17, 29-12 Away
53-29, 33-8 Home
99
53-29, 33-8 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Ron Artest makes driving layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses driving layup
- Aaron Brooks misses three point jumper
- Shane Battier blocks Trevor Ariza's 5-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol misses 12-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes 10-foot two point shot
- Pau Gasol misses 7-foot two point shot
- Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Luis Scola makes jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot two point shot
- Lamar Odom blocks Luis Scola's driving layup
- Lamar Odom misses 6-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Ron Artest misses 19-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 12-foot two point shot
- Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Lamar Odom misses 21-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot jumper
- Derek Fisher misses 15-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Pau Gasol misses 6-foot hook shot
- Ron Artest makes 17-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 22-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Derek Fisher makes 21-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
- Ron Artest misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 13-foot two point shot
- Derek Fisher misses 23-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes 17-foot jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ron Artest misses driving layup
- Pau Gasol makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Shane Battier makes technical free throw
- Luis Scola misses 20-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol makes layup
- Ron Artest misses 20-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 17-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Ron Artest assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Lamar Odom makes driving layup
- Von Wafer makes two point shot
- Von Wafer misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Lowry makes driving layup
- Jordan Farmar misses 11-foot running jumper
- Carl Landry misses 20-foot jumper
- Jordan Farmar misses 25-foot three pointer
- Ron Artest misses layup
- Shannon Brown makes 16-foot two point shot (Lamar Odom assists)
- Luke Walton makes layup (Lamar Odom assists)
- Brian Cook misses jumper
- Ron Artest makes 7-foot two point shot
- Brian Cook makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)
- Kyle Lowry makes driving layup
- Kyle Lowry makes free throw 1 of 1
- Trevor Ariza makes layup (Lamar Odom assists)
- Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Kyle Lowry misses 17-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol makes layup
- Von Wafer makes 22-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2
- Pau Gasol blocks Ron Artest's layup
- Ron Artest misses layup
- Pau Gasol misses 8-foot two point shot
- Lamar Odom blocks Luis Scola's layup
- Pau Gasol makes driving layup
- Luis Scola makes 14-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Derek Fisher misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol blocks Chuck Hayes's layup
- Kobe Bryant makes 16-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 15-foot two point shot
- Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses jumper
- Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes 16-foot two point shot
- Josh Powell misses 20-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Brooks misses driving layup
- Luis Scola makes two point shot
- Lamar Odom misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chuck Hayes blocks Trevor Ariza's layup
- Kobe Bryant misses driving layup
- Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ron Artest misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
- Ron Artest misses 19-foot two point shot
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 9-foot running jumper
- Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes technical free throw
- Kyle Lowry misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Sasha Vujacic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Shane Battier misses 17-foot jumper
- Jordan Farmar makes driving layup
- Luis Scola misses jumper
- Sasha Vujacic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Shane Battier makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jordan Farmar misses layup
- Kyle Lowry blocks Andrew Bynum's layup
- Luis Scola misses 12-foot jumper
- Jordan Farmar makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jordan Farmar makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Jordan Farmar makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Kyle Lowry makes layup (Luis Scola assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jordan Farmar misses 22-foot jumper
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shannon Brown makes 17-foot two point shot
- Ron Artest makes 19-foot jumper
- Shannon Brown makes 11-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes 18-foot two point shot
- Shannon Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes two point shot (Ron Artest assists)
- Sasha Vujacic misses layup
- Pau Gasol makes layup
- Carl Landry misses 17-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luis Scola misses jumper
- Luke Walton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sasha Vujacic assists)
- Kyle Lowry makes running jumper
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ron Artest misses 8-foot two point shot
- Sasha Vujacic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 9-foot two point shot
- Pau Gasol makes 7-foot two point shot
- Sasha Vujacic makes technical free throw
- Luke Walton misses layup
- Aaron Brooks misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol makes 8-foot hook shot
- Kyle Lowry makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
- Kyle Lowry makes free throw 1 of 1
- Shannon Brown misses two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- Sasha Vujacic misses 17-foot jumper
- Ron Artest misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shannon Brown makes 6-foot running jumper
- Pau Gasol misses two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shannon Brown misses driving layup
- Sasha Vujacic misses 17-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol makes layup (Luke Walton assists)
- Sasha Vujacic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Ron Artest misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks blocks Shannon Brown's 8-foot running jumper
- Shannon Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes driving layup
- Ron Artest misses 17-foot two point shot
- Kyle Lowry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Shane Battier makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shannon Brown misses 13-foot running jumper
- Pau Gasol makes tip shot
- Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shannon Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 2
- Pau Gasol misses 23-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes layup (Jordan Farmar assists)
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 1
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jordan Farmar misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Pau Gasol vs. Luis Scola (Lamar Odom gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Trevor Ariza bad pass (Ron Artest steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Ron Artest makes driving layup | 0 | 2 |
| 11:27 | | Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:27 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:06 | | Aaron Brooks misses driving layup | 0 | 2 |
| 11:04 | | Chuck Hayes offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:00 | | Aaron Brooks misses three point jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:59 | | Pau Gasol defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:41 | | Shane Battier blocks Trevor Ariza's 5-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:40 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:22 | | Ron Artest lost ball (Kobe Bryant steals) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:14 | | Pau Gasol misses 12-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:12 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:02 | | Shane Battier makes 10-foot two point shot | 0 | 4 |
| 9:45 | | Pau Gasol misses 7-foot two point shot | 0 | 4 |
| 9:44 | | Ron Artest defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 9:30 | | Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists) | 0 | 7 |
| 9:14 | | Aaron Brooks personal foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul) | 0 | 7 |
| 9:08 | | Trevor Ariza bad pass (Chuck Hayes steals) | 0 | 7 |
| 8:52 | | Luis Scola makes jumper (Aaron Brooks assists) | 0 | 9 |
| 8:30 | | Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot two point shot | 2 | 9 |
| 8:19 | | Lamar Odom blocks Luis Scola's driving layup | 2 | 9 |
| 8:18 | | Lamar Odom defensive rebound | 2 | 9 |
| 8:12 | | Lamar Odom misses 6-foot two point shot | 2 | 9 |
| 8:11 | | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 2 | 9 |
| 8:02 | | Luis Scola misses layup | 2 | 9 |
| 8:00 | | Houston offensive rebound | 2 | 9 |
| 7:56 | | Ron Artest misses 19-foot jumper | 2 | 9 |
| 7:54 | | Derek Fisher defensive rebound | 2 | 9 |
| 7:43 | | Kobe Bryant makes 12-foot two point shot | 4 | 9 |
| 7:31 | | Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists) | 4 | 12 |
| 7:13 | | Lamar Odom misses 21-foot jumper | 4 | 12 |
| 7:11 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 4 | 12 |
| 7:03 | | Aaron Brooks makes driving layup | 4 | 14 |
| 6:46 | | Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot jumper | 4 | 14 |
| 6:46 | | Trevor Ariza offensive rebound | 4 | 14 |
| 6:37 | | Derek Fisher misses 15-foot jumper | 4 | 14 |
| 6:35 | | Lamar Odom offensive rebound | 4 | 14 |
| 6:31 | | Lamar Odom bad pass (Chuck Hayes steals) | 4 | 14 |
| 6:18 | | Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists) | 4 | 17 |
| 6:00 | | Pau Gasol misses 6-foot hook shot | 4 | 17 |
| 5:58 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 4 | 17 |
| 5:52 | | Aaron Brooks bad pass (Kobe Bryant steals) | 4 | 17 |
| 5:46 | | Trevor Ariza offensive foul (Shane Battier draws the foul) | 4 | 17 |
| 5:46 | | Trevor Ariza turnover | 4 | 17 |
| 5:46 | | Houston full timeout | 4 | 17 |
| 5:30 | | Ron Artest makes 17-foot two point shot | 4 | 19 |
| 5:05 | | Kobe Bryant makes 22-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists) | 7 | 19 |
| 4:52 | | Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists) | 7 | 22 |
| 4:33 | | Derek Fisher makes 21-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists) | 9 | 22 |
| 4:13 | | Ron Artest misses 26-foot three point jumper | 9 | 22 |
| 4:13 | | Shane Battier offensive rebound | 9 | 22 |
| 4:05 | | Aaron Brooks makes 13-foot two point shot | 9 | 24 |
| 3:57 | | Derek Fisher misses 23-foot jumper | 9 | 24 |
| 3:56 | | Los Angeles defensive rebound | 9 | 24 |
| 3:34 | | Luis Scola makes 17-foot jumper (Ron Artest assists) | 9 | 26 |
| 3:15 | | Ron Artest shooting foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul) | 9 | 26 |
| 3:15 | | Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 26 |
| 3:15 | | Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 26 |
| 3:15 | | Chuck Hayes defensive rebound | 10 | 26 |
| 2:55 | | Ron Artest misses driving layup | 10 | 26 |
| 2:54 | | Lamar Odom defensive rebound | 10 | 26 |
| 2:34 | | Pau Gasol makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists) | 12 | 26 |
| 2:31 | | Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul) | 12 | 26 |
| 2:31 | | Los Angeles full timeout | 12 | 26 |
| 2:31 | | Luke Walton enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 12 | 26 |
| 2:31 | | Jordan Farmar enters the game for Derek Fisher | 12 | 26 |
| 2:31 | | Shane Battier makes technical free throw | 12 | 27 |
| 2:31 | | Houston 20 Sec. timeout | 12 | 27 |
| 2:16 | | Luis Scola misses 20-foot jumper | 12 | 27 |
| 2:15 | | Luke Walton defensive rebound | 12 | 27 |
| 2:03 | | Pau Gasol makes layup | 14 | 27 |
| 1:43 | | Ron Artest misses 20-foot jumper | 14 | 27 |
| 1:42 | | Jordan Farmar defensive rebound | 14 | 27 |
| 1:15 | | Kobe Bryant misses three point jumper | 14 | 27 |
| 1:15 | | Los Angeles defensive rebound | 14 | 27 |
| 1:00 | | Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper | 14 | 27 |
| 1:00 | | Pau Gasol defensive rebound | 14 | 27 |
| 39.9 | | Kobe Bryant makes 17-foot jumper | 16 | 27 |
| 21.0 | | Chuck Hayes makes layup (Ron Artest assists) | 16 | 29 |
| 4.2 | | Shane Battier jump ball | 16 | 29 |
| 4.2 | | Carl Landry enters the game for Luis Scola | 16 | 29 |
| 1.0 | | Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper | 16 | 29 |
| 0.3 | | Chuck Hayes defensive rebound | 16 | 29 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 16 | 29 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| 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 |
| 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 |
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