Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
0-1, 0-1 Away
114
0-1, 0-1 Away
1-0, 1-0 Home
120
1-0, 1-0 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 7-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes layup
- Julius Randle makes 9-foot jumper
- Eric Gordon makes 13-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Timofey Mozgov makes 2-foot layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup
- D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luol Deng misses 15-foot jumper
- Ryan Anderson makes 15-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Nick Young misses 21-foot jumper
- Timofey Mozgov makes tip shot
- James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Nick Young misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nick Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nick Young misses cutting layup
- Nick Young makes three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Nene misses cutting layup
- Nick Young misses three point shot
- Luol Deng makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
- Nene misses 12-foot jumper
- D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
- Nene makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Timofey Mozgov makes two point shot (Nick Young assists)
- Nene makes 16-foot two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell makes 12-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
- D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
- D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 1 of 1
- K.J. McDaniels makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- Julius Randle makes driving layup
- K.J. McDaniels makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses driving layup
- K.J. McDaniels makes dunk
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Jordan Clarkson misses three point jumper
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Brandon Ingram makes three point jumper (Louis Williams assists)
- Ryan Anderson misses layup
- James Harden misses layup
- Clint Capela makes tip shot
- Larry Nance Jr. misses 4-foot hook shot
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Tarik Black makes two point shot (Jordan Clarkson assists)
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Jordan Clarkson makes two point shot
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
- Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
- Louis Williams makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Louis Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Sam Dekker makes 3-foot layup (Corey Brewer assists)
- Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Clarkson misses hook shot
- Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Tyler Ennis assists)
- Larry Nance Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Tyler Ennis assists)
- Brandon Ingram makes 16-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 4-foot jumper
- Clint Capela makes two point shot
- Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 1
- Louis Williams misses free throw 1 of 3
- Louis Williams makes free throw 2 of 3
- Louis Williams makes free throw 3 of 3
- Brandon Ingram makes two point shot (Louis Williams assists)
- Corey Brewer misses layup
- Louis Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Louis Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes two point shot (Ryan Anderson assists)
- Marcelo Huertas misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcelo Huertas blocks Ryan Anderson 's 6-foot jumper
- Timofey Mozgov makes layup (Marcelo Huertas assists)
- Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Timofey Mozgov misses 17-foot jumper
- Eric Gordon makes two point shot
- Timofey Mozgov makes dunk (Marcelo Huertas assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Timofey Mozgov makes layup (Marcelo Huertas assists)
- Ryan Anderson makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Timofey Mozgov misses 9-foot fadeaway
- Nene misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene makes free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Nene assists)
- Julius Randle makes 3-foot two point shot
- Ryan Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Nick Young misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Luol Deng misses two point shot
- Julius Randle makes 3-foot jumper (Luol Deng assists)
- Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 1
- Luol Deng misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Julius Randle makes 2-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela makes 3-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Julius Randle misses
- Ryan Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Luol Deng makes 9-foot two point shot (Julius Randle assists)
- Julius Randle makes two point shot
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Luol Deng misses 41-foot three point running jumper
- Nick Young makes 27-foot three pointer (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- D'Angelo Russell makes jumper (Julius Randle assists)
- Clint Capela misses 2-foot
- James Harden misses three point jumper
- Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper
- D'Angelo Russell misses 16-foot two point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Julius Randle makes dunk (Timofey Mozgov assists)
- Ryan Anderson makes 21-foot two point shot
- Nick Young misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Anderson misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
- Timofey Mozgov misses 14-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses three point jumper
- Julius Randle makes 4-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes 14-foot two point shot
- Julius Randle misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Timofey Mozgov misses 7-foot two point shot
- Nick Young blocks Clint Capela's jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
- D'Angelo Russell misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point jumper
- D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Timofey Mozgov assists)
- James Harden makes 1-foot two point shot
- K.J. McDaniels makes layup (Nene assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses layup
- Larry Nance Jr. makes two point shot
- Ryan Anderson misses 15-foot two point shot
- Jordan Clarkson makes driving layup (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses three point jumper
- Corey Brewer makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses driving layup
- K.J. McDaniels makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nene assists)
- Jordan Clarkson misses driving layup
- Trevor Ariza misses 9-foot Regular Jump Shot
- Jordan Clarkson makes 8-foot jumper
- Jordan Clarkson makes 26-foot
- James Harden makes 4-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jordan Clarkson makes driving layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Larry Nance Jr. misses 55-foot three point jumper
- Tyler Ennis misses 6-foot two point shot
- Brandon Ingram makes 21-foot two point shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
- Sam Dekker makes driving layup (Tyler Ennis assists)
- Louis Williams misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Larry Nance Jr. makes two point shot
- Corey Brewer misses three point jumper
- Jordan Clarkson misses 13-foot two point shot
- Sam Dekker misses three point jumper
- Nene misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene misses free throw 2 of 2
- Louis Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Louis Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tarik Black makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tarik Black makes free throw 2 of 2
- Clint Capela makes dunk (Tyler Ennis assists)
- Tarik Black misses jumper
- Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza misses 11-foot jumper
- Louis Williams makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Anderson makes driving layup
- Clint Capela blocks Louis Williams 's 6-foot shot
- Jordan Clarkson makes two point shot
- Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Larry Nance Jr. misses 20-foot jumper
- Larry Nance Jr. blocks Clint Capela's layup
- Luol Deng misses three point shot
- Ryan Anderson makes 15-foot two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Brandon Ingram misses 18-foot two point shot
- Nick Young makes two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point shot
- Nick Young misses three point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses layup
- D'Angelo Russell misses 31-foot three point jumper
- Luol Deng makes tip shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 1 of 2
- D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Julius Randle blocks James Harden 's 4-foot layup
- Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Clarkson makes 29-foot three pointer
- Nene makes 13-foot two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Nick Young misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Clarkson makes two point shot
- Julius Randle makes 4-foot two point shot
- Ryan Anderson misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses three point jumper
- James Harden misses
- Trevor Ariza misses 27-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Clint Capela vs. Timofey Mozgov (Eric Gordon gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:44 | | Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 3 | 0 |
| 11:30 | | Timofey Mozgov offensive foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul) | 3 | 0 |
| 11:30 | | Timofey Mozgov turnover | 3 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Trevor Ariza misses 7-foot two point shot | 3 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 3 | 0 |
| 10:57 | | James Harden makes layup | 5 | 0 |
| 10:41 | | Julius Randle makes 9-foot jumper | 5 | 2 |
| 10:26 | | Eric Gordon makes 13-foot two point shot (James Harden assists) | 7 | 2 |
| 10:21 | | Timofey Mozgov makes 2-foot layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 7 | 4 |
| 10:15 | | James Harden makes driving layup | 9 | 4 |
| 9:57 | | D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper | 9 | 4 |
| 9:55 | | Luol Deng offensive rebound | 9 | 4 |
| 9:52 | | Luol Deng misses 15-foot jumper | 9 | 4 |
| 9:51 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 9 | 4 |
| 9:42 | | Ryan Anderson makes 15-foot two point shot (James Harden assists) | 11 | 4 |
| 9:25 | | Nick Young misses 21-foot jumper | 11 | 4 |
| 9:22 | | Timofey Mozgov makes tip shot | 11 | 6 |
| 9:22 | | Timofey Mozgov offensive rebound | 11 | 4 |
| 9:14 | | James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper | 14 | 6 |
| 9:00 | | Nick Young misses 27-foot three point jumper | 14 | 6 |
| 8:57 | | Rockets defensive team rebound | 14 | 6 |
| 8:57 | | Nene enters the game for Clint Capela | 14 | 6 |
| 8:44 | | Nick Young shooting foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul) | 14 | 6 |
| 8:44 | | Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 6 |
| 8:44 | | Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 6 |
| 8:42 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | 15 | 6 |
| 8:30 | | Nick Young misses 25-foot three point jumper | 15 | 6 |
| 8:30 | | Lakers offensive team rebound | 15 | 6 |
| 8:27 | | Nick Young misses cutting layup | 15 | 6 |
| 8:25 | | Timofey Mozgov offensive rebound | 15 | 6 |
| 8:18 | | Nick Young makes three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 15 | 9 |
| 8:07 | | Nene misses cutting layup | 15 | 9 |
| 8:03 | | Nick Young defensive rebound | 15 | 9 |
| 7:58 | | Nick Young misses three point shot | 15 | 9 |
| 7:56 | | Timofey Mozgov offensive rebound | 15 | 9 |
| 7:47 | | Luol Deng makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists) | 15 | 12 |
| 7:30 | | Nene misses 12-foot jumper | 15 | 12 |
| 7:28 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | 15 | 12 |
| 7:20 | | D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists) | 15 | 15 |
| 7:20 | | Rockets Full timeout | 15 | 15 |
| 7:07 | | Nene makes dunk (James Harden assists) | 17 | 15 |
| 6:45 | | Timofey Mozgov makes two point shot (Nick Young assists) | 17 | 17 |
| 6:31 | | Nene makes 16-foot two point shot | 19 | 17 |
| 6:20 | | D'Angelo Russell makes 12-foot two point shot | 19 | 19 |
| 6:15 | | Nick Young shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 19 | 19 |
| 6:15 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3 | 20 | 19 |
| 6:15 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3 | 21 | 19 |
| 6:15 | | K.J. McDaniels enters the game for Eric Gordon | 21 | 19 |
| 6:15 | | Brandon Ingram enters the game for Nick Young | 21 | 19 |
| 6:15 | | James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3 | 22 | 19 |
| 5:52 | | D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists) | 22 | 22 |
| 5:24 | | James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper | 22 | 22 |
| 5:24 | | Lakers defensive team rebound | 22 | 22 |
| 5:24 | | Nene loose ball foul (Timofey Mozgov draws the foul) | 22 | 22 |
| 5:24 | | Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Timofey Mozgov | 22 | 22 |
| 5:13 | | D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists) | 22 | 25 |
| 5:13 | | K.J. McDaniels shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | 22 | 25 |
| 5:13 | | D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 1 of 1 | 22 | 26 |
| 5:03 | | Jordan Clarkson personal foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul) | 22 | 26 |
| 4:56 | | K.J. McDaniels makes driving layup (James Harden assists) | 24 | 26 |
| 4:41 | | Julius Randle makes driving layup | 24 | 28 |
| 4:35 | | K.J. McDaniels makes two point shot (James Harden assists) | 26 | 28 |
| 4:22 | | D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point jumper | 26 | 28 |
| 4:20 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 26 | 28 |
| 4:16 | | James Harden misses driving layup | 26 | 28 |
| 4:15 | | K.J. McDaniels makes dunk | 28 | 28 |
| 4:15 | | K.J. McDaniels offensive rebound | 26 | 28 |
| 4:15 | | Lakers Full timeout | 28 | 28 |
| 4:15 | | Corey Brewer enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 28 | 28 |
| 4:15 | | Clint Capela enters the game for Nene | 28 | 28 |
| 4:15 | | Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for Luol Deng | 28 | 28 |
| 4:03 | | Julius Randle bad pass (James Harden steals) | 28 | 28 |
| 3:54 | | Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists) | 30 | 28 |
| 3:38 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point jumper | 30 | 28 |
| 3:36 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 30 | 28 |
| 3:31 | | James Harden makes two point shot | 32 | 28 |
| 3:14 | | James Harden personal foul (Jordan Clarkson draws the foul) | 32 | 28 |
| 3:14 | | Tarik Black enters the game for Julius Randle | 32 | 28 |
| 3:14 | | Louis Williams enters the game for D'Angelo Russell | 32 | 28 |
| 2:57 | | Brandon Ingram makes three point jumper (Louis Williams assists) | 32 | 31 |
| 2:42 | | Ryan Anderson misses layup | 32 | 31 |
| 2:42 | | Lakers defensive team rebound | 32 | 31 |
| 2:42 | | Sam Dekker enters the game for Ryan Anderson | 32 | 31 |
| 2:32 | | Jordan Clarkson offensive Charge (Clint Capela draws the foul) | 32 | 31 |
| 2:32 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover | 32 | 31 |
| 2:20 | | James Harden misses layup | 32 | 31 |
| 2:15 | | Clint Capela makes tip shot | 34 | 31 |
| 2:15 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 32 | 31 |
| 2:03 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses 4-foot hook shot | 34 | 31 |
| 2:00 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 34 | 31 |
| 1:58 | | Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists) | 36 | 31 |
| 1:36 | | Tarik Black makes two point shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 36 | 33 |
| 1:20 | | James Harden bad pass (Larry Nance Jr. steals) | 36 | 33 |
| 1:15 | | Brandon Ingram out of bounds lost ball turnover | 36 | 33 |
| 1:00 | | Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists) | 38 | 33 |
| 53.0 | | Sam Dekker personal foul (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | 38 | 33 |
| 45.0 | | Jordan Clarkson makes two point shot | 38 | 35 |
| 29.0 | | James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 38 | 35 |
| 26.0 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | 38 | 35 |
| 9.0 | | Jordan Clarkson lost ball turnover (Sam Dekker steals) | 38 | 35 |
| 7.0 | | Tarik Black shooting foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul) | 38 | 35 |
| 7.0 | | Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2 | 38 | 35 |
| 7.0 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 38 | 35 |
| 7.0 | | Eric Gordon enters the game for James Harden | 38 | 35 |
| 7.0 | | D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Tarik Black | 38 | 35 |
| 7.0 | | Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2 | 38 | 35 |
| 6.0 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | 38 | 35 |
| 0.0 | | Louis Williams makes 28-foot three point jumper | 38 | 38 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 38 | 38 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Gary Zielinski
Referee:John Gobel
Referee:Kevin Cutler
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 27 | 13 | .675 | - | L2 |
| Houston | 23 | 14 | .622 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 17 | 22 | .436 | 9.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 15 | 25 | .375 | 12 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 9 | 33 | .214 | 19 | L2 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 24 | 14 | .632 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 24 | 16 | .600 | 1 | L1 |
| Golden State | 22 | 19 | .537 | 3.5 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 16 | 23 | .410 | 8.5 | W3 |
| Sacramento | 10 | 30 | .250 | 15 | W2 |
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