Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
Shot Chart
- Deandre Ayton makes 7-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)
- Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Austin Reaves makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
- Austin Reaves makes driving layup
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Deandre Ayton makes 16-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Rui Hachimura misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Austin Reaves makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)
- Austin Reaves makes running layup
- Luka Doncic makes driving layup
- Kevin Durant blocks Rui Hachimura 's 14-foot two point shot
- Rui Hachimura misses 14-foot fade away jump shot
- Jake LaRavia makes two point shot
- Luka Doncic misses 29-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three pointer
- Jake LaRavia misses 5-foot hook shot
- Maxi Kleber misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Maxi Kleber makes driving layup (Luka Doncic assists)
- Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three pointer
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses layup
- Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup (Austin Reaves assists)
- Marcus Smart makes running layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
- Marcus Smart misses driving floating jump shot
- Luka Doncic makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
- Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Marcus Smart misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes tip shot
- Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Luka Doncic makes 10-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Luka Doncic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- Austin Reaves misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Tari Eason blocks Deandre Ayton 's 3-foot driving layup
- Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three pointer
- Rui Hachimura misses 12-foot two point shot
- Luka Doncic makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
- Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes 3-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot
- Luka Doncic makes running layup
- Jake LaRavia misses driving floating jump shot
- Kevin Durant blocks Marcus Smart 's 9-foot pullup jump shot
- Deandre Ayton makes 7-foot hook shot (Marcus Smart assists)
- Luka Doncic makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot
- Luka Doncic misses 12-foot two point shot
- Deandre Ayton makes 5-foot two point shot
- Jake LaRavia makes 23-foot three pointer (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Luka Doncic 's 22-foot step back jumpshot
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Jake LaRavia assists)
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tari Eason blocks Jake LaRavia 's 2-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes 2-foot driving dunk
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Smart makes driving layup (Luka Doncic assists)
- Marcus Smart makes 5-foot two point shot
- Deandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (Luka Doncic assists)
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Maxi Kleber misses 25-foot three point jumper
- JD Davison blocks Maxi Kleber 's 1-foot layup
- Adou Thiero makes dunk
- Adou Thiero misses layup
- Dalton Knecht makes two point shot (Maxi Kleber assists)
- Bronny James makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Kevin Durant misses driving floating jump shot
- Tari Eason makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
- Tari Eason misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
- Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tari Eason makes 1-foot running dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Luka Doncic blocks Amen Thompson 's 3-foot running layup
- Kevin Durant misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Tari Eason makes 1-foot driving dunk
- Kevin Durant misses 5-foot pullup jump shot
- Amen Thompson makes two point shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)
- Kevin Durant makes 6-foot fade away jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)
- Amen Thompson makes driving layup
- Alperen Sengun makes 10-foot hook shot
- Amen Thompson makes driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Amen Thompson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Durant makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Steven Adams misses tip in dunk
- Steven Adams makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
- Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
- Reed Sheppard makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)
- Tari Eason misses heave jump shot
- Reed Sheppard makes driving layup
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Reed Sheppard misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Steven Adams makes tip shot
- Josh Okogie misses 7-foot fade away jump shot
- Reed Sheppard misses 15-foot two point shot
- Alperen Sengun makes tip shot
- Tari Eason misses driving floating jump shot
- Tari Eason misses two point shot
- Amen Thompson makes 11-foot step back jumpshot
- Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three pointer
- Amen Thompson misses layup
- Dorian Finney-Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Amen Thompson makes 8-foot two point shot
- Kevin Durant makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Steven Adams assists)
- Amen Thompson makes layup (Tari Eason assists)
- Tari Eason makes two point shot
- Kevin Durant makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
- Austin Reaves blocks Amen Thompson 's 6-foot driving layup
- Alperen Sengun makes 14-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)
- Luka Doncic blocks Kevin Durant 's 7-foot driving layup
- Amen Thompson misses layup
- Tari Eason makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
- Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three pointer
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
- Tari Eason misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Alperen Sengun makes 14-foot floating jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)
- Amen Thompson misses 19-foot jumper
- Amen Thompson makes driving layup
- Alperen Sengun misses 10-foot two point shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes tip shot
- Amen Thompson makes driving layup
- Josh Okogie misses driving dunk
- Reed Sheppard makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Josh Okogie misses 19-foot jumper
- Josh Okogie misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Amen Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Amen Thompson makes two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)
- Amen Thompson makes 13-foot jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James blocks Tari Eason 's 7-foot driving layup
- Tari Eason misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Reed Sheppard makes driving layup
- Alperen Sengun misses 8-foot floating jump shot
- Tari Eason misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 1-foot running dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
- Amen Thompson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
- Amen Thompson makes 1-foot dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 11-foot fade away jump shot
- Tari Eason misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Alperen Sengun makes driving layup
- Tari Eason makes running layup (Kevin Durant assists)
- Jake LaRavia blocks Aaron Holiday 's 25-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes 7-foot two point shot (JD Davison assists)
- Aaron Holiday misses driving layup
- Clint Capela makes tip shot
- JD Davison misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jae'Sean Tate makes driving layup (Aaron Holiday assists)
- Jae'Sean Tate misses 6-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela misses tip shot
- Clint Capela makes tip shot
ROCKETS
LAKERS
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Alperen Sengun vs. Deandre Ayton (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:39 | Kevin Durant misses driving floating jump shot | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:36 | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:35 | Tari Eason makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists) | 3 | 0 | |
| 11:08 | Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Alperen Sengun steals) | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:51 | Tari Eason misses 15-foot step back jumpshot | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:47 | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:45 | Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:41 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:37 | Deandre Ayton makes 7-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:24 | Kevin Durant out of bounds bad pass turnover | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:15 | Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Jabari Smith Jr. steals) | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:09 | Tari Eason makes 1-foot running dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:49 | Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Amen Thompson steals) | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:45 | Luka Doncic blocks Amen Thompson 's 3-foot running layup | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:45 | Rockets offensive team rebound | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:38 | Alperen Sengun bad pass turnover (LeBron James steals) | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:35 | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:35 | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| 9:35 | LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| 9:33 | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | 5 | 3 | |
| 9:18 | Kevin Durant misses 16-foot pullup jump shot | 5 | 3 | |
| 9:15 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | 5 | 3 | |
| 9:15 | Tari Eason personal foul | 5 | 3 | |
| 9:12 | Austin Reaves bad pass turnover (Tari Eason steals) | 5 | 3 | |
| 9:08 | Tari Eason makes 1-foot driving dunk | 7 | 3 | |
| 8:54 | Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 7 | 3 | |
| 8:51 | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | 7 | 3 | |
| 8:34 | Kevin Durant misses 5-foot pullup jump shot | 7 | 3 | |
| 8:32 | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | 7 | 3 | |
| 8:32 | Amen Thompson makes two point shot | 9 | 3 | |
| 8:17 | Austin Reaves makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists) | 9 | 6 | |
| 8:06 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists) | 12 | 6 | |
| 7:50 | Austin Reaves makes driving layup | 12 | 8 | |
| 7:37 | Kevin Durant makes 6-foot fade away jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 14 | 8 | |
| 7:27 | Luka Doncic steps out of bounds turnover | 14 | 8 | |
| 7:14 | Amen Thompson makes driving layup | 16 | 8 | |
| 7:05 | LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper | 16 | 8 | |
| 7:02 | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | 16 | 8 | |
| 6:48 | Alperen Sengun makes 10-foot hook shot | 18 | 8 | |
| 6:42 | Lakers Full timeout | 18 | 8 | |
| 6:33 | Deandre Ayton makes 16-foot jumper (LeBron James assists) | 18 | 10 | |
| 6:15 | Amen Thompson makes driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 20 | 10 | |
| 5:59 | Rui Hachimura misses 22-foot three point jumper | 20 | 10 | |
| 5:56 | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | 20 | 10 | |
| 5:44 | Amen Thompson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 22 | 10 | |
| 5:36 | Lakers Full timeout | 22 | 10 | |
| 5:36 | Marcus Smart enters the game for LeBron James | 22 | 10 | |
| 5:36 | Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr. | 22 | 10 | |
| 5:36 | Reed Sheppard enters the game for Tari Eason | 22 | 10 | |
| 5:21 | Austin Reaves makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 22 | 12 | |
| 4:55 | Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point jumper | 22 | 12 | |
| 4:52 | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | 22 | 12 | |
| 4:46 | Austin Reaves makes running layup | 22 | 14 | |
| 4:36 | Deandre Ayton shooting foul | 22 | 14 | |
| 4:36 | Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 14 | |
| 4:36 | Jake LaRavia enters the game for Austin Reaves | 23 | 14 | |
| 4:36 | Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun | 23 | 14 | |
| 4:36 | Amen Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 14 | |
| 4:33 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | 23 | 14 | |
| 4:23 | Steven Adams kicked ball violation | 23 | 14 | |
| 4:14 | Luka Doncic makes driving layup | 23 | 16 | |
| 4:07 | Kevin Durant makes 17-foot pullup jump shot | 25 | 16 | |
| 3:38 | Kevin Durant blocks Rui Hachimura 's 14-foot two point shot | 25 | 16 | |
| 3:33 | Rui Hachimura offensive rebound | 25 | 16 | |
| 3:32 | Rui Hachimura misses 14-foot fade away jump shot | 25 | 16 | |
| 3:27 | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | 25 | 16 | |
| 3:27 | Jake LaRavia makes two point shot | 25 | 18 | |
| 3:22 | Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 25 | 18 | |
| 3:17 | Steven Adams offensive rebound | 25 | 18 | |
| 3:17 | Steven Adams misses tip in dunk | 25 | 18 | |
| 3:17 | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | 25 | 18 | |
| 3:09 | Reed Sheppard shooting foul | 25 | 18 | |
| 3:09 | Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 19 | |
| 3:09 | Maxi Kleber enters the game for Deandre Ayton | 25 | 19 | |
| 3:09 | LeBron James enters the game for Marcus Smart | 25 | 19 | |
| 3:09 | Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 25 | 20 | |
| 2:47 | Steven Adams makes layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 27 | 20 | |
| 2:33 | Luka Doncic misses 29-foot three point jumper | 27 | 20 | |
| 2:30 | Steven Adams defensive rebound | 27 | 20 | |
| 2:23 | Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists) | 30 | 20 | |
| 2:04 | LeBron James out of bounds lost ball turnover | 30 | 20 | |
| 2:04 | Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Rui Hachimura | 30 | 20 | |
| 2:04 | Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Amen Thompson | 30 | 20 | |
| 2:04 | Alperen Sengun enters the game for Kevin Durant | 30 | 20 | |
| 1:50 | Reed Sheppard makes 12-foot pullup jump shot | 32 | 20 | |
| 1:42 | LeBron James makes 25-foot three pointer | 32 | 23 | |
| 1:21 | Alperen Sengun offensive charge | 32 | 23 | |
| 1:21 | Alperen Sengun offensive foul turnover | 32 | 23 | |
| 1:21 | Josh Okogie enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith | 32 | 23 | |
| 1:06 | Jake LaRavia misses 5-foot hook shot | 32 | 23 | |
| 1:04 | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | 32 | 23 | |
| 56.3 | Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists) | 35 | 23 | |
| 39.8 | Maxi Kleber misses 25-foot three point jumper | 35 | 23 | |
| 37.7 | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | 35 | 23 | |
| 25.0 | Maxi Kleber shooting foul | 35 | 23 | |
| 25.0 | Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2 | 36 | 23 | |
| 25.0 | Amen Thompson enters the game for Steven Adams | 36 | 23 | |
| 25.0 | Tari Eason enters the game for Reed Sheppard | 36 | 23 | |
| 25.0 | Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2 | 37 | 23 | |
| 1.7 | Maxi Kleber makes driving layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 37 | 25 | |
| 1.5 | Tari Eason misses heave jump shot | 37 | 25 | |
| 1.0 | Rockets offensive team rebound | 37 | 25 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 37 | 25 | |
HOU @ LAL Videos
Durant and Thompson connect for the alley-oop jam
LeBron throws down a dunk
Reed Sheppard speeds through the paint for a bucket
Regular Season Series
HOU leads 1-0
Game Information
crypto.com Arena
1:00 AM, 26 December 2025
Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,997
- Referees:
- James Capers
- Marat Kogut
- Jason Goldenberg
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 7 | .767 | - | W8 |
| Houston | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4 | W1 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 9 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 20 | .375 | 12 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15.5 | L1 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 19 | 10 | .655 | - | L3 |
| Phoenix | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3 | W1 |
| Golden State | 16 | 15 | .516 | 4 | W3 |
| LA Clippers | 8 | 21 | .276 | 11 | W2 |
| Sacramento | 7 | 23 | .233 | 12.5 | L1 |

