Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers

1-1, 1-0 Away

124

1-1, 1-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Rockets HOU	31	35	32	26	124
Lakers LAL	28	34	35	18	115

Los Angeles LakersLakersLAL

0-2, 0-1 Home

115

0-2, 0-1 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes step back jumpshot (PJ Tucker assists)
JaVale McGee misses hook shot
Clint Capela makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 17-foot two point shot
Clint Capela makes 7-foot hook shot
LeBron James makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Rajon Rondo makes two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
Clint Capela makes 2-foot layup (James Ennis III assists)
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
James Ennis III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 8-foot two point shot
James Harden makes two point shot
JaVale McGee makes 1-foot dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Chris Paul misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo makes layup
James Harden makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
Brandon Ingram makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)
Chris Paul misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
James Ennis III misses tip shot
LeBron James makes 2-foot dunk (JaVale McGee assists)
JaVale McGee makes 13-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
JaVale McGee blocks Michael Carter-Williams's layup
Michael Carter-Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Michael Carter-Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 19-foot jumper
Kyle Kuzma blocks James Harden's layup
Kyle Kuzma makes 28-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
Eric Gordon blocks Rajon Rondo's driving layup
PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2
Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2
Michael Carter-Williams misses 3-foot two point shot
Lonzo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
James Harden blocks Josh Hart's layup
Brandon Ingram blocks Clint Capela 's 3-foot layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Lonzo Ball makes layup (Kyle Kuzma assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
Eric Gordon blocks Josh Hart 's 2-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 27-foot three point jumper
JaVale McGee misses hook shot
Eric Gordon misses two point shot
Gerald Green makes alley oop layup (Chris Paul assists)
Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kyle Kuzma misses 9-foot two point shot
JaVale McGee misses free throw 1 of 2
JaVale McGee makes free throw 2 of 2
JaVale McGee blocks Eric Gordon 's 3-foot driving layup
Kyle Kuzma misses two point shot
Lance Stephenson makes two point shot
Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
Lance Stephenson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
Kyle Kuzma makes 4-foot two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 15-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Clint Capela makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Kyle Kuzma misses 27-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Lonzo Ball makes 26-foot three pointer
Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Lonzo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Chris Paul misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
James Ennis III misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyle Kuzma makes driving layup (Lonzo Ball assists)
James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
Josh Hart makes two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Josh Hart makes two point shot
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
LeBron James makes two point shot (Josh Hart assists)
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Hart misses running pullup jump shot
Gerald Green makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Kyle Kuzma misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
Lance Stephenson makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
Lance Stephenson makes driving layup
JaVale McGee blocks Clint Capela 's 3-foot alley oop dunk shot
Lance Stephenson makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses technical free throw
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
James Ennis III misses tip shot
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses running pullup jump shot
Lance Stephenson misses 25-foot three point jumper
JaVale McGee blocks Clint Capela's layup
James Harden makes 4-foot driving dunk
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 1
LeBron James misses driving layup
LeBron James blocks James Harden's layup
LeBron James makes layup
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Rajon Rondo makes 27-foot three pointer
Kyle Kuzma blocks Chris Paul's driving layup
James Harden misses 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
LeBron James misses driving layup
LeBron James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
JaVale McGee makes two point shot
Josh Hart makes 1-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
JaVale McGee misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
LeBron James misses driving layup
Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
Josh Hart misses three point shot
PJ Tucker makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point shot
James Ennis III makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists)
LeBron James makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
JaVale McGee makes free throw 1 of 1
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo makes tip shot
Clint Capela makes dunk (James Ennis III assists)
Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 1
JaVale McGee makes 16-foot two point shot
Clint Capela makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists)
JaVale McGee misses two point shot
JaVale McGee makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Chris Paul makes pullup jump shot
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 3-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
Clint Capela misses dunk
Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
James Harden misses driving layup
JaVale McGee makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Gerald Green makes 28-foot three pointer
Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes driving layup
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 1
James Harden misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
LeBron James makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
Brandon Ingram makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Gerald Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)
LeBron James makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Eric Gordon makes hook shot (PJ Tucker assists)
Brandon Ingram makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Eric Gordon misses layup
Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point shot
Clint Capela blocks Josh Hart 's 3-foot layup
Brandon Ingram makes two point shot
Josh Hart blocks Clint Capela's layup
Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Kyle Kuzma misses 22-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 19-foot two point shot
Josh Hart makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)
Chris Paul makes 27-foot three pointer
Brandon Ingram misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Josh Hart makes two point shot
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Lonzo Ball misses 28-foot three point jumper
James Ennis III makes 27-foot three pointer (Chris Paul assists)
Kyle Kuzma misses 23-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses running pullup jump shot
Lonzo Ball misses two point shot
Kyle Kuzma misses two point shot
Clint Capela misses layup
Clint Capela makes two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
LeBron James misses 18-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 12-foot jumper
Josh Hart misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Josh Hart misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Kyle Kuzma misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)
Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1
LeBron James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Chris Paul misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
James Ennis III misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
JaVale McGee blocks Clint Capela 's 4-foot layup
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses driving layup
James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Rajon Rondo misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Rajon Rondo makes two point shot (JaVale McGee assists)
PJ Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper
JaVale McGee makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Eric Gordon misses driving layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 27-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses hook shot
James Harden makes technical free throw
James Harden makes technical free throw
PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lance Stephenson misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 3
James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
Kyle Kuzma makes dunk (Lance Stephenson assists)
Eric Gordon misses driving layup
Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot
Clint Capela makes dunk
LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lance Stephenson makes free throw 1 of 2
Lance Stephenson misses free throw 2 of 2
James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Kyle Kuzma makes driving layup
James Harden makes driving layup
Josh Hart misses layup
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
LeBron James misses driving layup

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		HOU	LAL
12:00	Clint Capela vs. JaVale McGee (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:51	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:46	Brandon Ingram offensive rebound	0	0
11:35	shot clock turnover	0	0
11:20	Chris Paul makes step back jumpshot (PJ Tucker assists)	3	0
11:01	JaVale McGee misses hook shot	3	0
10:59	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	3	0
10:55	Clint Capela makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	5	0
10:41	James Ennis III personal foul	5	0
10:34	Brandon Ingram misses 17-foot two point shot	5	0
10:31	Clint Capela defensive rebound	5	0
10:17	Clint Capela makes 7-foot hook shot	7	0
10:02	LeBron James makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	7	2
9:41	James Harden bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)	7	2
9:37	Rajon Rondo makes two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	7	4
9:26	Clint Capela makes 2-foot layup (James Ennis III assists)	9	4
9:12	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	9	4
9:10	James Harden defensive rebound	9	4
8:52	James Ennis III misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	4
8:48	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	9	4
8:48	Brandon Ingram makes 8-foot two point shot	9	6
8:40	James Harden makes two point shot	11	6
8:26	JaVale McGee makes 1-foot dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)	11	8
8:12	Chris Paul misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	11	8
8:11	LeBron James defensive rebound	11	8
8:07	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	8
7:59	Clint Capela defensive rebound	11	8
7:58	Clint Capela lost ball turnover (Rajon Rondo steals)	11	8
7:55	Rajon Rondo makes layup	11	10
7:48	James Harden makes 28-foot step back jumpshot	14	10
7:32	Brandon Ingram makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)	14	12
7:12	Chris Paul misses 24-foot step back jumpshot	14	12
7:06	James Ennis III offensive rebound	14	12
7:06	James Ennis III misses tip shot	14	12
7:06	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	14	12
7:03	LeBron James makes 2-foot dunk (JaVale McGee assists)	14	14
6:51	James Ennis III offensive foul	14	14
6:51	James Ennis III turnover	14	14
6:51	Lakers Full timeout	14	14
6:51	Carmelo Anthony enters the game for James Ennis III	14	14
6:51	Michael Carter-Williams enters the game for Clint Capela	14	14
6:51	Eric Gordon enters the game for Chris Paul	14	14
6:37	JaVale McGee makes 13-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)	14	16
6:21	JaVale McGee blocks Michael Carter-Williams's layup	14	16
6:20	Michael Carter-Williams offensive rebound	14	16
6:13	JaVale McGee shooting foul	14	16
6:13	Michael Carter-Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	14	16
6:13	Rockets offensive team rebound	14	16
6:13	Michael Carter-Williams misses free throw 2 of 2	14	16
6:13	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for JaVale McGee	14	16
5:57	Lakers defensive team rebound	14	16
5:56	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 19-foot jumper	14	16
5:54	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	14	16
5:53	Kyle Kuzma blocks James Harden's layup	14	16
5:48	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	14	16
5:45	Kyle Kuzma makes 28-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	14	19
5:20	Kyle Kuzma shooting foul	14	19
5:20	James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3	14	19
5:20	Rockets offensive team rebound	14	19
5:20	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3	15	19
5:20	Josh Hart enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	15	19
5:20	James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3	16	19
5:06	Eric Gordon blocks Rajon Rondo's driving layup	16	19
5:03	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	16	19
5:00	PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	19
5:00	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	16	19
4:57	James Harden personal foul	16	19
4:42	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2	16	21
4:42	Michael Carter-Williams shooting foul	16	19
4:42	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2	16	20
4:42	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Rajon Rondo	16	20
4:23	Michael Carter-Williams misses 3-foot two point shot	16	21
4:22	Josh Hart defensive rebound	16	21
4:22	Michael Carter-Williams personal foul	16	21
4:22	Gerald Green enters the game for Michael Carter-Williams	16	21
4:02	Lonzo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	21
4:00	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	16	21
3:47	Gerald Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	19	21
3:39	Lakers Full timeout	19	21
3:39	Lance Stephenson enters the game for LeBron James	19	21
3:39	Clint Capela enters the game for PJ Tucker	19	21
3:28	James Harden blocks Josh Hart's layup	19	21
3:25	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	19	21
3:22	Brandon Ingram blocks Clint Capela 's 3-foot layup	19	21
3:22	Rockets offensive team rebound	19	21
3:11	Carmelo Anthony makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	22	21
2:52	Lonzo Ball makes layup (Kyle Kuzma assists)	22	23
2:34	James Harden makes driving layup	24	23
2:29	Eric Gordon blocks Josh Hart 's 2-foot two point shot	24	23
2:29	Rockets defensive team rebound	24	23
2:29	JaVale McGee enters the game for Brandon Ingram	24	23
2:29	Chris Paul enters the game for James Harden	24	23
2:15	Carmelo Anthony misses 27-foot three point jumper	24	23
2:12	Josh Hart defensive rebound	24	23
2:01	JaVale McGee misses hook shot	24	23
1:59	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	24	23
1:55	Eric Gordon misses two point shot	24	23
1:51	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	24	23
1:47	JaVale McGee bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	24	23
1:41	Gerald Green makes alley oop layup (Chris Paul assists)	26	23
1:30	Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	23
1:28	Chris Paul defensive rebound	26	23
1:21	Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	23
1:19	Josh Hart defensive rebound	26	23
1:06	Kyle Kuzma misses 9-foot two point shot	26	23
1:04	Clint Capela defensive rebound	26	23
1:02	Chris Paul out of bounds bad pass turnover	26	23
53.1	Carmelo Anthony personal foul	26	23
53.1	JaVale McGee misses free throw 1 of 2	26	23
53.1	Lakers offensive team rebound	26	23
53.1	JaVale McGee makes free throw 2 of 2	26	24
46.6	JaVale McGee blocks Eric Gordon 's 3-foot driving layup	26	24
43.8	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	26	24
41.2	Kyle Kuzma misses two point shot	26	24
38.3	Lance Stephenson offensive rebound	26	24
38.3	Lance Stephenson makes two point shot	26	26
36.1	Lonzo Ball personal foul	26	26
34.0	Lonzo Ball personal foul	26	26
34.0	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	27	26
34.0	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	28	26
28.4	Lance Stephenson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	28	26
27.1	Rockets defensive team rebound	28	26
27.1	Josh Hart loose ball foul	28	26
27.1	Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2	28	26
27.1	Rockets offensive team rebound	28	26
27.1	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	29	26
7.0	Kyle Kuzma makes 4-foot two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)	29	28
1.3	Carmelo Anthony makes 15-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	31	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	28

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Matchups

HOU

HOU leads season

1-0

LAL

124

Game 1•@ LAL

Final

115

126

Game 2•@ HOU

Final

111

138

Game 3•@ HOU

Final/OT

134

106

Game 4•@ LAL

Final

111

Game Information

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Referee:Jason Phillips

Referee:Matt Boland

Referee:Derrick Collins

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	30	13	.698	-	W3
Houston	25	15	.625	3.5	W2
Memphis	18	23	.439	11	W1
Dallas	18	26	.409	12.5	W3
New Orleans	10	35	.222	21	L2

Pacific	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	25	16	.610	-	W1
Phoenix	26	17	.605	-	W2
Golden State	25	19	.568	1.5	W4
LA Clippers	19	23	.452	6.5	W6
Sacramento	12	31	.279	14	L1

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