Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
42-32, 16-20 Away
85
42-32, 16-20 Away
52-23, 32-5 Home
93
52-23, 32-5 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
41% (33-81)
Field Goal %
38% (29-77)
43% (6-14)
Three Point %
56% (5-9)
81% (13-16)
Free Throw %
71% (30-42)
34
Turnovers
42
41
Rebounds
70
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Steve Javie
Referee:Leon Wood
Referee:Derrick Stafford
Game Flow
--HOU
--LAL
Shot Chart
- Jim Jackson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Kobe Bryant missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made 13 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed Hook Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Yao Ming missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Hook Shot.
- Jim Jackson missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw.
- Rick Fox missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made 19 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Charles Oakley missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Charles Oakley.
- Jim Jackson made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made 21 ft Jumper.
- Charles Oakley missed Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Yao Ming missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Layup.
- Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Layup.
- Eric Piatkowski missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Mark Jackson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Devean George.
- Steve Francis missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Karl Malone made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Eric Piatkowski made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Eric Piatkowski missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made Layup.
- Jim Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Devean George made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Jim Jackson missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Jim Jackson made Technical Free Throw.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Dunk.
- Devean George made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Yao Ming made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Steve Francis missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Yao Ming missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Dunk. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Technical Free Throw.
- Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 40 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed Layup.
- Jim Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Gary Payton missed Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
- Karl Malone missed Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Rick Fox made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Rick Fox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Rick Fox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Dunk.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Jim Jackson missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Yao Ming missed Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Kobe Bryant missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant made Slam Dunk.
- Steve Francis made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made 4 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Charles Oakley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Charles Oakley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Charles Oakley missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Yao Ming missed Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Derek Fisher missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup.
- Derek Fisher missed Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Karl Malone missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 8 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Steve Francis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Clarence Weatherspoon.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed Layup.
- Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Rick Fox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Rick Fox missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson missed 22 ft Jumper.
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Matchups
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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