Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
49% (41-83)
Field Goal %
51% (50-98)
43% (12-28)
Three Point %
41% (17-41)
84% (16-19)
Free Throw %
72% (13-18)
21
Turnovers
14
44
Rebounds
54
3
Largest Lead
20
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Marat Kogut
Referee:Mark Lindsay
Referee:Tony Brothers

Shot Chart
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Roy Hibbert makes 18-foot jumper (Julius Randle assists)
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
- Donatas Motiejunas misses tip shot
- Donatas Motiejunas makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes dunk (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
- Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Patrick Beverley makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
- Donatas Motiejunas misses 7-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
- James Harden misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Kobe Bryant misses two point shot
- Donatas Motiejunas misses layup
- Julius Randle makes 19-foot jumper (Roy Hibbert assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses two point shot
- Donatas Motiejunas makes 8-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 10-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
- Marcelo Huertas makes layup (Julius Randle assists)
- James Harden misses step back jumpshot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 15-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 3
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 3
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 3 of 3
- James Harden makes 8-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Tarik Black makes dunk (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 17-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses three point jumper
- Larry Nance Jr. makes tip shot
- Jason Terry makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes layup
- Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
- James Harden misses jumper
- Tarik Black makes dunk (Marcelo Huertas assists)
- Michael Beasley misses three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 28-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- James Harden misses driving layup
- James Harden makes three point jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcelo Huertas misses technical free throw
- Marcelo Huertas makes two point shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
- Clint Capela misses 7-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley makes 5-foot two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
- Metta World Peace misses three point jumper
- Corey Brewer misses 10-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley makes driving layup (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Metta World Peace makes three point jumper (Marcelo Huertas assists)
- Jordan Clarkson makes driving layup (Metta World Peace assists)
- Corey Brewer misses
- Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Marcelo Huertas misses
- Larry Nance Jr. makes 7-foot two point shot (Marcelo Huertas assists)
- Josh Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Tarik Black makes 5-foot two point shot (Jordan Clarkson assists)
- Dwight Howard misses 5-foot hook shot
- Jordan Clarkson misses three point jumper
- Corey Brewer makes layup (Josh Smith assists)
- Marcelo Huertas misses 14-foot two point shot
- Larry Nance Jr. makes two point shot (Marcelo Huertas assists)
- Josh Smith misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Larry Nance Jr. misses three point jumper
- Tarik Black misses
- Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Roy Hibbert misses 8-foot jumper
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 1
- Josh Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Jordan Clarkson makes layup (Julius Randle assists)
- Josh Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes layup
- Julius Randle makes driving layup
- Patrick Beverley misses three point jumper
- Roy Hibbert misses 18-foot jumper
- Patrick Beverley misses three point jumper
- Jordan Clarkson makes two point shot
- Patrick Beverley makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Roy Hibbert misses 18-foot jumper
- James Harden misses two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 1 of 2
- D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Smith makes jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Julius Randle misses 17-foot two point jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Patrick Beverley makes 7-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2
- Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2
- Patrick Beverley misses jumper
- Dwight Howard misses tip shot
- Julius Randle makes dunk (Jordan Clarkson assists)
- Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kobe Bryant misses 12-foot two point shot
- Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Jordan Clarkson misses
- Jordan Clarkson makes tip shot
- Donatas Motiejunas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Donatas Motiejunas makes free throw 2 of 2
- Roy Hibbert misses 21-foot jumper
- Julius Randle makes dunk
- Dwight Howard misses 6-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes dunk
- James Harden misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Trevor Ariza makes layup (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Jordan Clarkson makes 11-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Donatas Motiejunas makes 8-foot two point shot
- Jordan Clarkson misses two point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 16-foot two point jumper
- D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three pointer (Julius Randle assists)
- Patrick Beverley makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes layup
- Trevor Ariza makes layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Clarkson makes layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes 7-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
- Kobe Bryant makes 29-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 10-foot two point shot
- Donatas Motiejunas misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes two point shot (Marcelo Huertas assists)
- Josh Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 22-foot two point shot
- Jason Terry makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kobe Bryant misses jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tarik Black makes dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes 9-foot two point shot (Marcelo Huertas assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tarik Black misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tarik Black misses free throw 2 of 2
- Clint Capela misses 6-foot
- Jason Terry makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 28-foot three pointer
- James Harden misses 40-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Clarkson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcelo Huertas assists)
- James Harden misses 16-foot two point jumper
- Metta World Peace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
- Corey Brewer makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Marcelo Huertas misses 15-foot two point jumper
- Larry Nance Jr. makes two point shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jordan Clarkson makes 25-foot three pointer (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
- James Harden makes 11-foot two point shot
- Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry makes 6-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Metta World Peace makes 10-foot two point shot
- Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes dunk (Jason Terry assists)
- Marcelo Huertas misses 15-foot two point jumper
- James Harden makes 27-foot three pointer
- Marcelo Huertas makes 25-foot three pointer
- James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer
- Marcelo Huertas misses 15-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer
- James Harden misses 9-foot jumper
- Marcelo Huertas makes 9-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
- Jordan Clarkson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Patrick Beverley makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 3
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 3
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 3 of 3
- Patrick Beverley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 3
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 3
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 3 of 3
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
- Donatas Motiejunas misses tip shot
- Trevor Ariza makes dunk
- D'Angelo Russell misses three point jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Patrick Beverley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Patrick Beverley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Julius Randle misses 19-foot two point jumper
- Patrick Beverley makes 7-foot two point shot (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
- Metta World Peace misses 15-foot jumper
- James Harden makes 28-foot three pointer
- Julius Randle misses 26-foot three point jumper
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| 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 |
| 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 |
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