Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
18-4, 10-1 Away
118
18-4, 10-1 Away
8-15, 6-7 Home
95
8-15, 6-7 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Chris Paul makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Larry Nance Jr. misses 18-foot jumper
- Brook Lopez makes two point shot
- Ryan Anderson misses 20-foot jumper
- Larry Nance Jr. misses alley oop layup
- Larry Nance Jr. makes layup
- Chris Paul misses layup
- Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Ingram misses layup
- Brook Lopez blocks James Harden 's 2-foot layup
- Larry Nance Jr. makes 8-foot hook shot
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
- Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Ingram makes layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Clint Capela misses layup
- Ryan Anderson makes 28-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Brandon Ingram makes dunk (Brook Lopez assists)
- Ryan Anderson misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Ingram misses 20-foot jumper
- Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Eric Gordon blocks Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's layup
- Larry Nance Jr. misses tip shot
- Brandon Ingram makes 18-foot jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Brook Lopez misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Lonzo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Larry Nance Jr. makes tip shot
- James Harden makes driving dunk
- Julius Randle misses 5-foot hook shot
- Luc Mbah a Moute misses 2-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Brandon Ingram misses jumper
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nene makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes driving dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Julius Randle misses layup
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup
- Jordan Clarkson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul misses 45-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Clarkson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma misses layup
- Eric Gordon makes layup
- Julius Randle makes driving dunk
- Chris Paul misses layup
- Clint Capela blocks Kyle Kuzma 's 3-foot jumper
- Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jordan Clarkson misses 11-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela blocks Kyle Kuzma's tip shot
- Eric Gordon makes layup
- Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
- Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Julius Randle misses 5-foot hook shot
- James Harden makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Clarkson misses 2-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela misses 2-foot two point shot
- Jordan Clarkson misses 20-foot jumper
- Kyle Kuzma makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
- James Harden makes driving dunk
- Brandon Ingram makes 15-foot two point shot
- Ryan Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 8-foot two point shot
- Larry Nance Jr. makes 3-foot hook shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Kyle Kuzma misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Brandon Ingram misses 3-foot jumper
- Larry Nance Jr. misses tip shot
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Larry Nance Jr. makes 1-foot layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
- Eric Gordon makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists)
- Lonzo Ball blocks Luc Mbah a Moute 's 5-foot jumper
- James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Larry Nance Jr. misses layup
- Brandon Ingram misses layup
- Brandon Ingram misses two point shot
- Brandon Ingram makes two point shot
- PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 1-foot dunk
- Eric Gordon misses 29-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker makes 26-foot three pointer (James Harden assists)
- Clint Capela misses alley oop dunk shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
- Chris Paul misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Lonzo Ball misses 12-foot two point shot
- Lonzo Ball blocks Clint Capela 's 3-foot layup
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point shot (Brook Lopez assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 27-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Larry Nance Jr. makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
- PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses layup
- Eric Gordon misses three point jumper
- Brook Lopez makes 27-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
- Larry Nance Jr. blocks James Harden's layup
- PJ Tucker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luc Mbah a Moute assists)
- Brook Lopez misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nene makes hook shot (James Harden assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 26-foot three pointer
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 20-foot jumper
- Nene makes 18-foot jumper (James Harden assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Ingram misses 19-foot jumper
- Brook Lopez blocks Nene 's 3-foot layup
- Brook Lopez misses 15-foot two point shot
- PJ Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Ingram misses layup
- Larry Nance Jr. makes tip shot
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul misses 14-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Corey Brewer misses 4-foot hook shot
- Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Clarkson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kyle Kuzma makes two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma makes 3-foot dunk (Corey Brewer assists)
- Eric Gordon misses driving floating jump shot
- Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
- PJ Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes layup
- James Harden makes layup
- Kyle Kuzma makes layup
- James Harden misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma makes 28-foot three point jumper (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Brandon Ingram makes finger roll layup
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma makes 2-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Brandon Ingram makes 8-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Clint Capela blocks Kyle Kuzma's layup
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Kyle Kuzma misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Josh Hart misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Kyle Kuzma makes two point shot
- Josh Hart misses 29-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Tyler Ennis misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler Ennis assists)
- Kyle Kuzma blocks Luc Mbah a Moute 's 4-foot driving layup
- Tyler Ennis makes layup
- Tarik Black makes 3-foot layup (Bobby Brown assists)
- Kyle Kuzma misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Bobby Brown makes 14-foot two point shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Clint Capela vs. Brook Lopez (Trevor Ariza gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:34 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:12 | | Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:09 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:52 | | James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot | 0 | 0 |
| 10:47 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:32 | | Chris Paul makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 3 | 0 |
| 10:14 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses 18-foot jumper | 3 | 0 |
| 10:10 | | Brook Lopez offensive rebound | 3 | 0 |
| 10:09 | | Brook Lopez makes two point shot | 3 | 2 |
| 9:59 | | Ryan Anderson misses 20-foot jumper | 3 | 2 |
| 9:57 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | 3 | 2 |
| 9:52 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses alley oop layup | 3 | 2 |
| 9:52 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | 3 | 2 |
| 9:52 | | Larry Nance Jr. makes layup | 3 | 4 |
| 9:52 | | Clint Capela shooting foul | 3 | 4 |
| 9:52 | | Larry Nance Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9:46 | | Lonzo Ball personal foul | 3 | 5 |
| 9:37 | | Chris Paul misses layup | 3 | 5 |
| 9:35 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 3 | 5 |
| 9:27 | | Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper | 3 | 5 |
| 9:24 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | 3 | 5 |
| 9:17 | | Brandon Ingram misses layup | 3 | 5 |
| 9:14 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 3 | 5 |
| 9:07 | | Brook Lopez blocks James Harden 's 2-foot layup | 3 | 5 |
| 9:03 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | 3 | 5 |
| 8:52 | | Larry Nance Jr. makes 8-foot hook shot | 3 | 7 |
| 8:37 | | Trevor Ariza makes driving layup | 5 | 7 |
| 8:23 | | Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper | 5 | 7 |
| 8:21 | | Brook Lopez offensive rebound | 5 | 7 |
| 8:21 | | Chris Paul shooting foul | 5 | 7 |
| 8:21 | | Brook Lopez makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 8:21 | | Brook Lopez makes free throw 2 of 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 8:12 | | James Harden out of bounds lost ball turnover | 5 | 9 |
| 8:02 | | Brook Lopez lost ball turnover | 5 | 9 |
| 8:02 | | Brook Lopez loose ball foul | 5 | 9 |
| 7:48 | | Ryan Anderson bad pass (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | 5 | 9 |
| 7:42 | | Brandon Ingram makes layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 5 | 11 |
| 7:28 | | Larry Nance Jr. personal foul | 5 | 11 |
| 7:28 | | Eric Gordon enters the game for Chris Paul | 5 | 11 |
| 7:27 | | James Harden offensive foul | 5 | 11 |
| 7:27 | | James Harden turnover | 5 | 11 |
| 7:19 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 16-foot pullup jump shot | 5 | 11 |
| 7:15 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 5 | 11 |
| 7:07 | | Clint Capela misses layup | 5 | 11 |
| 7:05 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | 5 | 11 |
| 7:02 | | Larry Nance Jr. lost ball turnover (James Harden steals) | 5 | 11 |
| 6:58 | | Ryan Anderson makes 28-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 8 | 11 |
| 6:49 | | Brandon Ingram makes dunk (Brook Lopez assists) | 8 | 13 |
| 6:32 | | Ryan Anderson misses 29-foot three point jumper | 8 | 13 |
| 6:29 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | 8 | 13 |
| 6:23 | | Brandon Ingram misses 20-foot jumper | 8 | 13 |
| 6:20 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 8 | 13 |
| 6:08 | | Brook Lopez shooting foul | 8 | 13 |
| 6:08 | | Lakers Full timeout | 8 | 13 |
| 6:08 | | PJ Tucker enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 8 | 13 |
| 6:08 | | Nene enters the game for Clint Capela | 8 | 13 |
| 6:08 | | Luc Mbah a Moute enters the game for Ryan Anderson | 8 | 13 |
| 6:08 | | Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 6:08 | | Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 5:54 | | PJ Tucker shooting foul | 10 | 13 |
| 5:54 | | Brook Lopez misses free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 5:54 | | Lakers offensive team rebound | 10 | 13 |
| 5:54 | | Brook Lopez makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 5:41 | | Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 13 | 14 |
| 5:25 | | Eric Gordon blocks Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's layup | 13 | 14 |
| 5:22 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | 13 | 14 |
| 5:22 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses tip shot | 13 | 14 |
| 5:22 | | Lakers offensive team rebound | 13 | 14 |
| 5:20 | | Brandon Ingram makes 18-foot jumper (Lonzo Ball assists) | 13 | 16 |
| 5:09 | | Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper | 13 | 16 |
| 5:09 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | 13 | 16 |
| 5:00 | | Brook Lopez misses 27-foot three point jumper | 13 | 16 |
| 5:00 | | Lakers offensive team rebound | 13 | 16 |
| 5:00 | | PJ Tucker loose ball foul | 13 | 16 |
| 5:00 | | Julius Randle enters the game for Brook Lopez | 13 | 16 |
| 4:47 | | Lonzo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper | 13 | 16 |
| 4:41 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | 13 | 16 |
| 4:41 | | Larry Nance Jr. makes tip shot | 13 | 18 |
| 4:31 | | James Harden makes driving dunk | 15 | 18 |
| 4:17 | | Julius Randle misses 5-foot hook shot | 15 | 18 |
| 4:14 | | Nene defensive rebound | 15 | 18 |
| 4:04 | | Luc Mbah a Moute misses 2-foot two point shot | 15 | 18 |
| 4:02 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | 15 | 18 |
| 3:57 | | Lonzo Ball bad pass (James Harden steals) | 15 | 18 |
| 3:47 | | James Harden makes driving layup | 17 | 18 |
| 3:33 | | Brandon Ingram misses jumper | 17 | 18 |
| 3:29 | | PJ Tucker defensive rebound | 17 | 18 |
| 3:22 | | Eric Gordon makes driving layup | 19 | 18 |
| 3:21 | | Lakers Full timeout | 17 | 18 |
| 3:21 | | Kyle Kuzma enters the game for Lonzo Ball | 19 | 18 |
| 3:21 | | Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Larry Nance Jr. | 19 | 18 |
| 3:11 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists) | 19 | 21 |
| 2:54 | | Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper | 19 | 21 |
| 2:51 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | 19 | 21 |
| 2:37 | | Jordan Clarkson out of bounds bad pass turnover | 19 | 21 |
| 2:37 | | Chris Paul enters the game for James Harden | 19 | 21 |
| 2:20 | | Nene makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists) | 21 | 21 |
| 2:00 | | Chris Paul shooting foul | 21 | 21 |
| 2:00 | | Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 22 |
| 2:00 | | Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 23 |
| 1:52 | | Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper | 21 | 23 |
| 1:48 | | Nene offensive rebound | 21 | 23 |
| 1:46 | | Nene bad pass (Julius Randle steals) | 21 | 23 |
| 1:40 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper | 21 | 23 |
| 1:37 | | Nene defensive rebound | 21 | 23 |
| 1:31 | | Eric Gordon makes driving dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 23 | 23 |
| 1:13 | | Julius Randle misses layup | 23 | 23 |
| 1:11 | | PJ Tucker defensive rebound | 23 | 23 |
| 55.0 | | Chris Paul bad pass (Brandon Ingram steals) | 23 | 23 |
| 55.0 | | Brandon Ingram offensive charge | 23 | 23 |
| 55.0 | | Brandon Ingram turnover | 23 | 23 |
| 39.0 | | Eric Gordon makes driving layup | 25 | 23 |
| 38.0 | | Nene personal foul | 25 | 23 |
| 38.0 | | technical foul (1st technical foul) | 25 | 23 |
| 38.0 | | Chris Paul makes technical free throw | 26 | 23 |
| 38.0 | | Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 26 | 24 |
| 38.0 | | Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 25 |
| 26.0 | | Kyle Kuzma shooting foul | 26 | 25 |
| 26.0 | | Nene misses free throw 1 of 2 | 26 | 25 |
| 26.0 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 26 | 25 |
| 26.0 | | Nene makes free throw 2 of 2 | 27 | 25 |
| 6.0 | | Jordan Clarkson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot | 27 | 25 |
| 4.0 | | Lakers offensive team rebound | 27 | 25 |
| 4.0 | | Nene loose ball foul | 27 | 25 |
| 4.0 | | Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2 | 27 | 26 |
| 4.0 | | Josh Hart enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 27 | 26 |
| 4.0 | | Corey Brewer enters the game for Brandon Ingram | 27 | 26 |
| 4.0 | | Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2 | 27 | 27 |
| 2.0 | | Chris Paul misses 45-foot three point jumper | 27 | 27 |
| 0.0 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | 27 | 27 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 27 | 27 | |
HOU @ LAL Videos
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Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Haywoode Workman
Referee:Marat Kogut
Referee:Monty McCutchen
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 29 | 13 | .690 | - | W2 |
| Houston | 25 | 15 | .625 | 3 | W2 |
| Memphis | 18 | 23 | .439 | 10.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 17 | 26 | .395 | 12.5 | W2 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 35 | .222 | 20.5 | L2 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 25 | 16 | .610 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 25 | 17 | .595 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Golden State | 24 | 19 | .558 | 2 | W3 |
| LA Clippers | 18 | 23 | .439 | 7 | W5 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 31 | .279 | 14 | L1 |
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