Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
West 1st Round - Game 5 • LAL lead series 3-2
52-30, 22-19 Away
99
52-30, 22-19 Away
53-29, 28-13 Home
93
53-29, 28-13 Home
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 42 | 22 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 6-8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +5 | |
| 31 | 18 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | |
| 43 | 14 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +8 | |
| 46 | 15 | 4-14 | 2-5 | 5-8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +5 | |
| 35 | 12 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +2 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 11 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +6 | |
| 13 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +4 | |
| 18 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | |
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99 | 33-75 | 14-40 | 19-25 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 22 | |||
44% | 35% | 76% | ||||||||||||
Los Angeles Lakers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 39 | 25 | 9-20 | 0-6 | 7-10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -5 | |
| 37 | 12 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +5 | |
| 38 | 18 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | +2 | |
| 37 | 11 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -7 | |
| 31 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -8 | |
| 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -8 | |
| 34 | 22 | 4-16 | 2-8 | 12-13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -5 | |
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93 | 32-76 | 7-27 | 22-27 | 41 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 20 | |||
42% | 26% | 81% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
HOU @ LAL Videos
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Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Pat Fraher
Referee:Marat Kogut
Referee:Tony Brothers
Referee:Mitchell Ervin
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | W3 |
| Phoenix | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | L3 |
| Sacramento | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | L1 |
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