Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets

11-18, 5-10 Away

122

11-18, 5-10 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Lakers LAL	37	26	31	28	122
Rockets HOU	22	37	30	27	116

Houston RocketsRocketsHOU

25-5, 13-4 Home

116

25-5, 13-4 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Brandon Ingram makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
Nene misses driving layup
Josh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
James Harden makes 15-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram misses driving layup
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes driving layup
Nene makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Kyle Kuzma makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Kyle Kuzma makes 9-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Brandon Ingram misses jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 24-foot three point jumper
Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
Trevor Ariza makes 1-foot dunk
Lonzo Ball misses 28-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses driving layup
Tarik Black misses layup
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
Kyle Kuzma makes driving layup (Lonzo Ball assists)
Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2
Josh Hart misses free throw 2 of 2
Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kyle Kuzma makes 26-foot three point jumper (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
Lonzo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tarik Black makes driving dunk (James Harden assists)
Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Larry Nance Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Kyle Kuzma makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyle Kuzma makes three pointer
James Harden misses two point shot
Larry Nance Jr. misses alley oop layup
Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Larry Nance Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
Corey Brewer makes dunk
James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Corey Brewer makes 21-foot step back jumpshot (Kyle Kuzma assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Larry Nance Jr. makes layup (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Corey Brewer misses driving layup
Eric Gordon misses 23-foot jumper
Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Larry Nance Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes 26-foot three point jumper (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
PJ Tucker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Brandon Ingram misses driving layup
Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordan Clarkson makes 9-foot two point shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 31-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 27-foot three point jumper
PJ Tucker makes free throw 1 of 2
PJ Tucker misses free throw 2 of 2
Larry Nance Jr. makes 19-foot jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Corey Brewer makes driving dunk (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
Eric Gordon misses driving layup
Corey Brewer makes free throw 1 of 2
Corey Brewer makes free throw 2 of 2
PJ Tucker misses layup
James Harden makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
Jordan Clarkson misses two point shot
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Josh Hart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)
James Harden makes 3-foot two point shot
Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
Lonzo Ball misses driving floating jump shot
James Harden makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Julius Randle misses 18-foot two point shot
Julius Randle makes 1-foot dunk (Brandon Ingram assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
Kyle Kuzma makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Julius Randle assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 3-foot two point shot
Lonzo Ball misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
James Harden makes 26-foot three point shot
Kyle Kuzma makes 30-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nene misses free throw 1 of 2
Nene makes free throw 2 of 2
PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Julius Randle makes driving layup
James Harden makes driving layup
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
Kyle Kuzma makes alley oop layup (Lonzo Ball assists)
Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nene assists)
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 1 of 3
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 2 of 3
Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 3 of 3
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Brandon Ingram misses driving floating jump shot
Brandon Ingram misses layup
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Ryan Anderson misses 28-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes technical free throw
Ryan Anderson makes 2-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball makes driving layup
Lonzo Ball misses free throw 1 of 1
PJ Tucker makes 22-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Kyle Kuzma misses 26-foot three point jumper
Larry Nance Jr. makes dunk
James Harden misses jumper
Lonzo Ball makes 2-foot two point shot (Josh Hart assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Hart misses driving layup
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyle Kuzma makes driving layup (Lonzo Ball assists)
Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 1 of 1
James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
Brandon Ingram makes 16-foot jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)
Kyle Kuzma misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
Lonzo Ball makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)
Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2
Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2
Trevor Ariza misses driving layup
Nene makes free throw 1 of 2
Nene misses free throw 2 of 2
Kyle Kuzma misses 14-foot two point shot
Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 1 of 2
Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 2 of 2
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kyle Kuzma misses layup
Kyle Kuzma makes 25-foot three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
Larry Nance Jr. makes dunk (Kyle Kuzma assists)
Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball makes 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three pointer
Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordan Clarkson misses driving floating jump shot
Corey Brewer makes free throw 1 of 2
Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes two point shot
Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 1
James Harden misses two point shot
Jordan Clarkson misses technical free throw
Corey Brewer makes free throw 1 of 2
Corey Brewer makes free throw 2 of 2
Ryan Anderson misses 30-foot three point jumper
Jordan Clarkson misses 20-foot jumper
Larry Nance Jr. makes dunk
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan Clarkson misses 14-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
James Harden misses two point shot
PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 2 of 2
Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Josh Hart misses 10-foot two point shot
James Harden misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
Josh Hart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2
Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses two point shot
Corey Brewer makes driving layup
Eric Gordon misses layup
Eric Gordon misses two point shot
Jordan Clarkson makes driving layup
Eric Gordon misses three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andrew Bogut makes free throw 1 of 2
Andrew Bogut makes free throw 2 of 2
James Harden misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
Kyle Kuzma makes layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
PJ Tucker misses 20-foot jumper
Lonzo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2
Lonzo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
Corey Brewer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyle Kuzma misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2
Lonzo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
Brandon Ingram makes 21-foot step back jumpshot
Nene misses jumper
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 1 of 2
Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses two point shot
James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
James Harden makes driving layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
Josh Hart misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 1 of 2
Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 2 of 2
Lonzo Ball misses free throw 1 of 2
Lonzo Ball misses free throw 2 of 2
James Harden makes driving layup
Josh Hart misses free throw 1 of 2
Josh Hart makes free throw 2 of 2
Eric Gordon misses three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 1-foot tip shot
Ryan Anderson misses layup
Eric Gordon makes layup
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 1 of 2
Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 2 of 2

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		LAL	HOU
12:00	Andrew Bogut vs. Nene (Ryan Anderson gains possession)	0	0
11:47	James Harden bad pass (Josh Hart steals)	0	0
11:41	Brandon Ingram makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	3	0
11:29	Nene misses driving layup	3	0
11:27	Lakers defensive team rebound	3	0
11:15	Josh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)	6	0
10:53	Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	0
10:51	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	6	0
10:43	Lonzo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	9	0
10:25	James Harden makes 15-foot two point shot	9	2
10:09	Brandon Ingram misses driving layup	9	2
10:06	Ryan Anderson defensive rebound	9	2
9:52	James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	2
9:48	Andrew Bogut defensive rebound	9	2
9:36	Brandon Ingram makes driving layup	11	2
9:20	Nene makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	11	4
9:03	Kyle Kuzma makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	14	4
8:40	Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)	14	6
8:25	Kyle Kuzma makes 9-foot two point shot	16	6
8:11	Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	16	9
7:54	Brandon Ingram misses jumper	16	9
7:51	Nene defensive rebound	16	9
7:30	Nene lost ball turnover (Lonzo Ball steals)	16	9
7:25	Brandon Ingram misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	9
7:20	Brandon Ingram offensive rebound	16	9
7:19	Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	9
7:19	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	16	9
7:13	Brandon Ingram personal foul	16	9
7:13	Eric Gordon enters the game for Chris Paul	16	9
7:02	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	16	9
7:01	Lakers defensive team rebound	16	9
6:54	Lonzo Ball bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals)	16	9
6:51	Trevor Ariza makes 1-foot dunk	16	11
6:32	Lonzo Ball misses 28-foot three point jumper	16	11
6:30	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	16	11
6:19	Rockets Full timeout	16	11
6:19	Josh Hart blocks James Harden 's 3-foot driving layup	16	11
6:19	Rockets offensive team rebound	16	11
6:19	Tarik Black enters the game for Ryan Anderson	16	11
6:19	PJ Tucker enters the game for Nene	16	11
6:14	Eric Gordon misses driving layup	16	11
6:11	Tarik Black offensive rebound	16	11
6:10	Tarik Black misses layup	16	11
6:10	Tarik Black offensive rebound	16	11
6:03	James Harden makes driving layup	16	13
6:03	Andrew Bogut shooting foul	16	13
6:03	Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for Andrew Bogut	16	13
6:03	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	16	14
5:49	Kyle Kuzma makes driving layup (Lonzo Ball assists)	18	14
5:49	Tarik Black defensive goaltending violation	18	14
5:39	Lonzo Ball blocks Eric Gordon 's 2-foot driving layup	18	14
5:35	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	18	14
5:35	Tarik Black shooting foul	18	14
5:35	Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2	19	14
5:35	Josh Hart misses free throw 2 of 2	19	14
5:35	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	19	14
5:26	James Harden bad pass (Brandon Ingram steals)	19	14
5:23	Trevor Ariza personal foul	19	14
5:23	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Josh Hart	19	14
5:14	Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	14
5:10	Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound	19	14
5:08	Kyle Kuzma makes 26-foot three point jumper (Larry Nance Jr. assists)	22	14
4:57	Larry Nance Jr. shooting foul	22	14
4:57	James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2	22	14
4:57	Rockets offensive team rebound	22	14
4:57	Corey Brewer enters the game for Brandon Ingram	22	14
4:57	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	22	15
4:47	Lonzo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	15
4:44	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	22	15
4:38	Tarik Black makes driving dunk (James Harden assists)	22	17
4:25	Tarik Black shooting foul	22	17
4:25	Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	22	17
4:25	Lakers offensive team rebound	22	17
4:25	Larry Nance Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	23	17
4:12	Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	23	20
3:56	Kyle Kuzma makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)	26	20
3:44	Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	20
3:42	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	26	20
3:39	Kyle Kuzma makes three pointer	29	20
3:22	James Harden misses two point shot	29	20
3:20	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	29	20
3:13	Larry Nance Jr. misses alley oop layup	29	20
3:10	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	29	20
3:05	James Harden lost ball turnover	29	20
3:05	Chris Paul enters the game for Trevor Ariza	29	20
2:52	James Harden shooting foul	29	20
2:52	Lakers Full timeout	29	20
2:52	Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	29	20
2:52	Lakers offensive team rebound	29	20
2:52	Larry Nance Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	30	20
2:43	Tarik Black bad pass (Corey Brewer steals)	30	20
2:39	Corey Brewer makes dunk	32	20
2:25	James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	32	20
2:22	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	32	20
2:06	Tarik Black blocks Jordan Clarkson's driving layup	32	20
2:03	Eric Gordon defensive rebound	32	20
1:58	James Harden bad pass	32	20
1:58	Ryan Anderson enters the game for Tarik Black	32	20
1:38	Corey Brewer makes 21-foot step back jumpshot (Kyle Kuzma assists)	34	20
1:25	Chris Paul misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	34	20
1:21	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	34	20
1:16	Larry Nance Jr. makes layup (Jordan Clarkson assists)	36	20
1:08	Eric Gordon makes driving layup	36	22
48.0	Corey Brewer misses driving layup	36	22
48.0	Rockets defensive team rebound	36	22
48.0	Larry Nance Jr. loose ball foul	36	22
48.0	Trevor Ariza enters the game for James Harden	36	22
32.0	Eric Gordon misses 23-foot jumper	36	22
28.0	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	36	22
14.0	Chris Paul personal foul	36	22
14.0	Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	36	22
14.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	36	22
14.0	Josh Hart enters the game for Kyle Kuzma	36	22
14.0	Larry Nance Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	37	22
0.0	Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper	37	22
0.0	PJ Tucker offensive rebound	37	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	37	22

Rockets lose to Lakers despite 51 from Harden

0:43

Lonzo proud of how Lakers closed out Rockets

0:47

D'Antoni: 'Man I thought we'd never lose'

3:12

Matchups

LAL

Season tied

1-1

HOU

Game 1•@ LAL

Final

118

122

Game 2•@ HOU

Final

116

142

Game 3•@ HOU

Final/2OT

148

Game 4•@ LAL

Final

105

Game Information

Houston, TX

Referee:Zach Zarba

Referee:Leroy Richardson

Referee:Michael Smith

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	24	27	.471	7.5	W1
Sacramento	12	41	.226	20.5	L11

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	35	16	.686	-	W3
Houston	31	19	.620	3.5	L2
Memphis	20	30	.400	14.5	L1
Dallas	19	32	.373	16	L6
New Orleans	14	40	.259	22.5	W1

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