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

Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets

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
Golden State	4	2	.667	-	W3
LA Clippers	2	1	.667	0.5	W1
LA Lakers	2	3	.400	1.5	L2
Phoenix	1	4	.200	2.5	L2
Sacramento	0	5	.000	3.5	L5

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	3	1	.750	-	W2
New Orleans	3	1	.750	-	W2
Houston	2	1	.667	0.5	W1
San Antonio	2	3	.400	1.5	W2
Dallas	1	3	.250	2	L2

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