Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets
WEST SEMIFINALS - Game 3 • LAL lead series 2-1
52-19, 27-9 Away
112
52-19, 27-9 Away
44-28, 24-12 Home
102
44-28, 24-12 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- LeBron James makes driving layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Russell Westbrook makes 20-foot two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
- LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper (Danny Green assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes driving dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Russell Westbrook makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Robert Covington makes 1-foot dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three pointer
- Robert Covington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Russell Westbrook makes 4-foot layup (James Harden assists)
- Anthony Davis misses two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses 15-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses driving layup
- Robert Covington makes tip shot
- LeBron James misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes 6-foot two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- Anthony Davis makes two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Danny Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Austin Rivers misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma makes 14-foot two point shot
- Jeff Green makes 3-foot driving dunk (James Harden assists)
- Kyle Kuzma misses 14-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Rajon Rondo makes 5-foot two point shot
- Jeff Green makes 4-foot layup (James Harden assists)
- Jeff Green makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rajon Rondo makes 3-foot two point shot
- Russell Westbrook makes 2-foot two point shot
- Kyle Kuzma makes driving floating jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- Russell Westbrook makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jeff Green assists)
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
- Kyle Kuzma misses 36-foot three point jumper
- Robert Covington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Green makes two point shot
- Ben McLemore misses 23-foot three point shot
- LeBron James makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1
- Ben McLemore misses three point jumper
- Alex Caruso makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Markieff Morris misses three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danny Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- P.J. Tucker misses driving floating jump shot
- LeBron James makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden makes 3-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Jeff Green makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- LeBron James makes 23-foot step back jumpshot
- Jeff Green misses alley oop layup
- James Harden makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Robert Covington assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 21-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses 29-foot step back jumpshot
- Russell Westbrook makes 2-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Robert Covington misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
- P.J. Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Robert Covington assists)
- LeBron James makes 14-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Russell Westbrook makes 15-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses driving layup
- James Harden makes 24-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
- LeBron James makes 2-foot dunk (Anthony Davis assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- James Harden makes driving dunk
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
- James Harden misses 10-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes tip shot
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
- P.J. Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Anthony Davis makes dunk
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses 6-foot two point shot
- Markieff Morris misses three point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Russell Westbrook misses 10-foot step back jumpshot
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Danny Green misses 25-foot three point shot
- Danny Green makes two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes 29-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Markieff Morris makes 2-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Danny Green misses two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes tip shot
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Green misses three point jumper
- Markieff Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses layup
- Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Markieff Morris misses two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses running pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes 7-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
- Anthony Davis makes 15-foot two point shot
- Robert Covington misses 23-foot jumper
- Anthony Davis misses 23-foot two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Russell Westbrook misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Rajon Rondo makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Anthony Davis assists)
- Jeff Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Kyle Kuzma makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Russell Westbrook makes layup (Robert Covington assists)
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Rajon Rondo misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
- Kyle Kuzma misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Robert Covington misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 22-foot three point jumper (Markieff Morris assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses 10-foot two point shot
- Rajon Rondo makes 29-foot three point jumper (Markieff Morris assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
- Jeff Green makes 2-foot driving dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
- LeBron James misses 18-foot two point shot
- Russell Westbrook misses driving floating jump shot
- Alex Caruso makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 17-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Markieff Morris misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 21-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses driving layup
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Russell Westbrook misses three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Russell Westbrook makes layup (Eric Gordon assists)
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Jeff Green misses alley oop layup
- Russell Westbrook makes 6-foot two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 15-foot jumper
- Kyle Kuzma makes two point shot
- Jeff Green makes layup (James Harden assists)
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
- Kyle Kuzma makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- James Harden makes step back jumpshot
- Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2
- Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kyle Kuzma makes 2-foot dunk (Anthony Davis assists)
- James Harden misses 33-foot three point pullup jump shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: LAL, 58.4
Win %: LAL, 58.3
Win %: LAL, 63.2
Win %: LAL, 65.2
Win %: LAL, 65.8
Win %: LAL, 63.2
Win %: LAL, 61.3
Win %: LAL, 65.8
Win %: LAL, 58.1
Win %: LAL, 62
Win %: LAL, 62.6
Win %: LAL, 60.7
Win %: LAL, 63.1
Win %: LAL, 60.7
Win %: LAL, 58
Win %: LAL, 63.1
Win %: LAL, 57.9
Win %: LAL, 56.1
Win %: LAL, 57.9
Win %: LAL, 55.4
Win %: LAL, 55.4
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Matchups
Game Information
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Referee:Pat Fraher
Referee:Marc Davis
Referee:Tre Maddox
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 36 | 24 | .600 | - | W2 |
| Phoenix | 34 | 26 | .567 | 2 | W1 |
| Golden State | 31 | 29 | .517 | 5 | L1 |
| LA Clippers | 28 | 31 | .475 | 7.5 | W1 |
| Sacramento | 14 | 48 | .226 | 23 | L1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 43 | 17 | .717 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 37 | 22 | .627 | 5.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 23 | 36 | .390 | 19.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 21 | 39 | .350 | 22 | L3 |
| New Orleans | 19 | 43 | .306 | 25 | L1 |
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