Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets

34-8, 18-3 Away

124

34-8, 18-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Lakers LAL	27	32	32	33	124
Rockets HOU	34	31	17	33	115

Houston RocketsRocketsHOU

26-15, 14-6 Home

115

26-15, 14-6 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
Kyle Kuzma misses 26-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Danny Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley misses 20-foot pullup jump 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
JaVale McGee misses layup
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela misses tip shot
Clint Capela misses tip shot
Ben McLemore misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danny Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
Clint Capela makes 2-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
Danny Green misses 22-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Avery Bradley makes 23-foot pullup jump shot
LeBron James misses two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
Danny Green makes 3-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Ben McLemore makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
Danny Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Danny Green misses free throw 2 of 2
James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
Avery Bradley misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Danny Green makes two point shot
Clint Capela makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists)
PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point shot
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Eric Gordon makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Kyle Kuzma makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Eric Gordon misses 29-foot three point jumper
Kyle Kuzma misses 27-foot three point jumper
Alex Caruso misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alex Caruso makes free throw 1 of 2
Alex Caruso makes free throw 2 of 2
Danuel House Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alex Caruso misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Quinn Cook makes jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 10-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes 7-foot two point shot
Quinn Cook makes 22-foot pullup jump shot
Russell Westbrook makes hook shot
Quinn Cook misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Eric Gordon makes 28-foot three point jumper
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Danuel House Jr. misses three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Jared Dudley assists)
Ben McLemore misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 13-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
LeBron James misses driving layup
LeBron James makes dunk (Alex Caruso assists)
Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2
Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2
Dwight Howard makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)
Clint Capela makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
LeBron James makes layup
LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1
Russell Westbrook makes 15-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes two point shot
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
James Harden makes 13-foot jumper (Ben McLemore assists)
LeBron James misses driving layup
Dwight Howard makes dunk
P.J. Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 20-foot jumper
James Harden makes two point shot
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 2-foot layup (Dwight Howard assists)
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Alex Caruso makes free throw 1 of 2
Alex Caruso makes free throw 2 of 2
Danuel House Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Danny Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 1 of 2
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 2 of 2
Kyle Kuzma misses 18-foot jumper
Kyle Kuzma makes 3-foot dunk (Danny Green assists)
Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Danny Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes two point shot
Danny Green misses two point shot
James Harden misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
JaVale McGee makes free throw 1 of 2
JaVale McGee makes free throw 2 of 2
Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2
Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2
P.J. Tucker makes three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Danny Green misses two point shot
JaVale McGee makes dunk
Russell Westbrook misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes alley oop dunk shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
P.J. Tucker misses two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes dunk (James Harden assists)
Danny Green misses three point jumper
Danny Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (JaVale McGee assists)
James Harden misses two point shot
P.J. Tucker misses layup
Avery Bradley misses 23-foot three point jumper
JaVale McGee makes free throw 1 of 2
JaVale McGee misses free throw 2 of 2
Ben McLemore misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses driving layup
JaVale McGee makes dunk
James Harden makes technical free throw
Clint Capela misses alley oop layup
Russell Westbrook misses tip shot
Danny Green makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Danuel House Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses driving layup
P.J. Tucker misses driving floating jump shot
Danuel House Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot
LeBron James makes layup
James Harden makes technical free throw
James Harden misses 30-foot step back jumpshot
JaVale McGee makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
Clint Capela misses layup
Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 1 of 2
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 2 of 2
Kyle Kuzma makes 4-foot hook shot (JaVale McGee assists)
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes layup
LeBron James makes two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Kyle Kuzma makes driving dunk (LeBron James assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses driving layup
Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 1 of 2
Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 2 of 2
Eric Gordon makes two point shot
Kyle Kuzma misses 30-foot three point jumper
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Troy Daniels makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
Alex Caruso misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2
Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 29-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 30-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
Alex Caruso misses driving layup
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 14-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 18-foot jumper
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyle Kuzma makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 3-foot layup (Clint Capela assists)
Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 1
Kyle Kuzma makes 22-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Danuel House Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kyle Kuzma misses three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 30-foot three point jumper
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 1
James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Avery Bradley misses 11-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
Kyle Kuzma makes 1-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 2-foot layup (Clint Capela assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
P.J. Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kyle Kuzma misses driving layup
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Avery Bradley makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
Danny Green makes layup (Dwight Howard assists)
James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
Troy Daniels misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kyle Kuzma makes two point shot
Ben McLemore makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
LeBron James makes layup (Kyle Kuzma assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
LeBron James makes two point shot
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Troy Daniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point shot
Danuel House Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
Danny Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses two point shot
Danuel House Jr. makes driving layup
Kyle Kuzma misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
Danny Green misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
Ben McLemore makes 27-foot three point jumper (P.J. Tucker assists)
Danny Green makes free throw 1 of 2
Danny Green makes free throw 2 of 2
James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		LAL	HOU
12:00	JaVale McGee vs. Clint Capela (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Avery Bradley lost ball turnover (Russell Westbrook steals)	0	0
11:33	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:33	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:33	JaVale McGee shooting foul	0	0
11:11	Kyle Kuzma misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:10	Ben McLemore defensive rebound	0	2
11:01	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup	0	4
10:40	Danny Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	4
10:39	Lakers offensive team rebound	0	4
10:31	Avery Bradley misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	0	4
10:29	Clint Capela defensive rebound	0	4
10:25	Avery Bradley shooting foul	0	4
10:25	James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3	0	4
10:25	Rockets offensive team rebound	0	4
10:25	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3	0	5
10:25	James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3	0	6
10:14	JaVale McGee misses layup	0	6
10:12	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	0	6
10:06	James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	6
10:02	Clint Capela offensive rebound	0	6
10:02	Clint Capela misses tip shot	0	6
10:01	Clint Capela offensive rebound	0	6
10:01	Clint Capela misses tip shot	0	6
10:00	Clint Capela offensive rebound	0	6
9:57	Ben McLemore misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	6
9:55	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	6
9:43	Danny Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	3	6
9:34	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Danny Green steals)	3	6
9:28	LeBron James makes driving layup	5	6
9:12	Clint Capela makes 2-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)	5	8
8:51	Danny Green misses 22-foot three point jumper	5	8
8:51	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	5	8
8:45	Russell Westbrook makes two point shot	5	10
8:34	Avery Bradley makes 23-foot pullup jump shot	7	10
8:14	James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover	7	10
8:07	LeBron James misses two point shot	7	10
8:06	Clint Capela defensive rebound	7	10
7:56	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (James Harden assists)	7	12
7:38	Danny Green makes 3-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	9	12
7:16	Ben McLemore makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	9	15
7:04	LeBron James bad pass (Clint Capela steals)	9	15
6:55	James Harden bad pass (Danny Green steals)	9	15
6:51	PJ Tucker shooting foul	9	15
6:51	Rockets Full timeout	9	15
6:51	Eric Gordon enters the game for Ben McLemore	9	15
6:51	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	10	15
6:51	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	11	15
6:50	LeBron James personal foul	11	15
6:36	Clint Capela out of bounds bad pass turnover	11	15
6:26	Eric Gordon shooting foul	11	15
6:26	Danny Green misses free throw 1 of 2	11	15
6:26	Lakers offensive team rebound	11	15
6:26	Danny Green misses free throw 2 of 2	11	15
6:26	Clint Capela defensive rebound	11	15
6:11	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	11	15
6:10	Avery Bradley defensive rebound	11	15
6:03	Avery Bradley misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	11	15
6:00	Danny Green offensive rebound	11	15
5:59	Danny Green makes two point shot	13	15
5:54	Clint Capela bad pass (Avery Bradley steals)	13	15
5:52	JaVale McGee offensive charge	13	15
5:52	JaVale McGee turnover	13	15
5:52	Danuel House Jr. enters the game for Russell Westbrook	13	15
5:52	Dwight Howard enters the game for JaVale McGee	13	15
5:43	Clint Capela makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists)	13	17
5:28	Clint Capela blocks LeBron James 's 3-foot two point shot	13	17
5:27	James Harden defensive rebound	13	17
5:18	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for Avery Bradley	13	20
5:18	PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)	13	20
5:18	Lakers Full timeout	13	20
5:06	Clint Capela blocks Kyle Kuzma 's 8-foot driving layup	13	20
5:04	James Harden defensive rebound	13	20
4:59	James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot	13	23
4:47	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 20-foot pullup jump shot	15	23
4:31	James Harden bad pass (LeBron James steals)	15	23
4:27	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point shot	15	23
4:25	Clint Capela defensive rebound	15	23
4:22	Dwight Howard shooting foul	15	23
4:22	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	15	24
4:22	Tyson Chandler enters the game for Clint Capela	15	24
4:22	Alex Caruso enters the game for Danny Green	15	24
4:22	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	15	25
4:08	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes layup (LeBron James assists)	17	25
4:02	Dwight Howard blocks Eric Gordon's driving layup	17	25
4:01	Rockets offensive team rebound	17	25
3:51	Eric Gordon makes driving layup (James Harden assists)	17	27
3:40	LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	27
3:38	James Harden defensive rebound	17	27
3:29	James Harden misses 23-foot step back jumpshot	17	27
3:27	LeBron James defensive rebound	17	27
3:21	Kyle Kuzma makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	20	27
3:00	Eric Gordon misses 29-foot three point jumper	20	27
2:57	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	20	27
2:49	Kyle Kuzma misses 27-foot three point jumper	20	27
2:45	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	20	27
2:43	Alex Caruso misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	27
2:41	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound	20	27
2:41	Tyson Chandler shooting foul	20	27
2:41	Alex Caruso makes free throw 1 of 2	21	27
2:41	Russell Westbrook enters the game for James Harden	21	27
2:41	Thabo Sefolosha enters the game for P.J. Tucker	21	27
2:41	Quinn Cook enters the game for LeBron James	21	27
2:41	Alex Caruso makes free throw 2 of 2	22	27
2:21	Danuel House Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	22	27
2:20	Alex Caruso defensive rebound	22	27
2:03	Alex Caruso misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	22	27
2:00	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	22	27
1:59	Tyson Chandler bad pass (Quinn Cook steals)	22	27
1:54	Quinn Cook makes jumper	24	27
1:46	Russell Westbrook misses 10-foot two point shot	24	27
1:44	Lakers defensive team rebound	24	27
1:33	Dwight Howard bad pass (Thabo Sefolosha steals)	24	27
1:19	Russell Westbrook makes 7-foot two point shot	24	29
1:06	Quinn Cook makes 22-foot pullup jump shot	26	29
57.8	Russell Westbrook makes hook shot	26	31
46.9	Quinn Cook misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	26	31
44.8	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	26	31
39.4	Eric Gordon makes 28-foot three point jumper	26	34
26.6	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	26	34
24.9	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	26	34
24.9	Tyson Chandler shooting foul	26	34
24.9	Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	27	34
24.9	Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2	27	34
24.9	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	27	34
1.9	Danuel House Jr. misses three point jumper	27	34
0.5	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	27	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	34

Wilbon says Lakers are the team to beat

1:17

Matchups

LAL

LAL lead season

1-0

HOU

124

Game 1•@ HOU

Final

115

111

Game 2•@ LAL

Final

121

Game 3•@ HOU

Final

113

Game Information

Houston, TX

Referee:Matt Boland

Referee:Tony Brown

Referee:Zach Zarba

Western Conference

Pacific	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	32	20	.615	-	L1
Phoenix	31	22	.585	1.5	L2
Golden State	29	25	.537	4	W1
LA Clippers	25	27	.481	7	W2
Sacramento	12	43	.218	21.5	L13

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	36	16	.692	-	W4
Houston	32	19	.627	3.5	W1
Memphis	20	32	.385	16	L3
Dallas	19	33	.365	17	L7
New Orleans	15	40	.273	22.5	W2

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