Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
1-1, 1-0 Away
124
1-1, 1-0 Away
0-2, 0-1 Home
115
0-2, 0-1 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes step back jumpshot (PJ Tucker assists)
- JaVale McGee misses hook shot
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Brandon Ingram misses 17-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela makes 7-foot hook shot
- LeBron James makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Clint Capela makes 2-foot layup (James Ennis III assists)
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- James Ennis III misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Ingram makes 8-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes two point shot
- JaVale McGee makes 1-foot dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Chris Paul misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes layup
- James Harden makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
- Brandon Ingram makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- Chris Paul misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
- James Ennis III misses tip shot
- LeBron James makes 2-foot dunk (JaVale McGee assists)
- JaVale McGee makes 13-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Michael Carter-Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Carter-Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 19-foot jumper
- Kyle Kuzma makes 28-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Carter-Williams misses 3-foot two point shot
- Lonzo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Lonzo Ball makes layup (Kyle Kuzma assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 27-foot three point jumper
- JaVale McGee misses hook shot
- Eric Gordon misses two point shot
- Gerald Green makes alley oop layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma misses 9-foot two point shot
- JaVale McGee misses free throw 1 of 2
- JaVale McGee makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kyle Kuzma misses two point shot
- Lance Stephenson makes two point shot
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lance Stephenson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kyle Kuzma makes 4-foot two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 15-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Clint Capela makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Chris Paul makes two point shot
- Kyle Kuzma misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Lonzo Ball makes 26-foot three pointer
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Lonzo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Chris Paul misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
- James Ennis III misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma makes driving layup (Lonzo Ball assists)
- James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Josh Hart makes two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
- Josh Hart makes two point shot
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Josh Hart assists)
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Josh Hart misses running pullup jump shot
- Gerald Green makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Kyle Kuzma misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Lance Stephenson makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lance Stephenson makes driving layup
- Lance Stephenson makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses technical free throw
- Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- James Ennis III misses tip shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses running pullup jump shot
- Lance Stephenson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 4-foot driving dunk
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 1
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- LeBron James makes layup
- Chris Paul makes two point shot
- Rajon Rondo makes 27-foot three pointer
- James Harden misses two point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- LeBron James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- JaVale McGee makes two point shot
- Josh Hart makes 1-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
- James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- JaVale McGee misses 15-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Hart misses three point shot
- PJ Tucker makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point shot
- James Ennis III makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists)
- LeBron James makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
- JaVale McGee makes free throw 1 of 1
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes tip shot
- Clint Capela makes dunk (James Ennis III assists)
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 1
- JaVale McGee makes 16-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists)
- JaVale McGee misses two point shot
- JaVale McGee makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Chris Paul makes pullup jump shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 3-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
- Clint Capela misses dunk
- Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden misses driving layup
- JaVale McGee makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Gerald Green makes 28-foot three pointer
- Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
- Brandon Ingram makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Gerald Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)
- LeBron James makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Eric Gordon makes hook shot (PJ Tucker assists)
- Brandon Ingram makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Eric Gordon misses layup
- Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point shot
- Brandon Ingram makes two point shot
- Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma misses 22-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 19-foot two point shot
- Josh Hart makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)
- Chris Paul makes 27-foot three pointer
- Brandon Ingram misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Josh Hart makes two point shot
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Lonzo Ball misses 28-foot three point jumper
- James Ennis III makes 27-foot three pointer (Chris Paul assists)
- Kyle Kuzma misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses running pullup jump shot
- Lonzo Ball misses two point shot
- Kyle Kuzma misses two point shot
- Clint Capela misses layup
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
- LeBron James misses 18-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 12-foot jumper
- Josh Hart misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
- Josh Hart misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
- Kyle Kuzma misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1
- LeBron James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- James Ennis III misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Rajon Rondo misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot (JaVale McGee assists)
- PJ Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- JaVale McGee makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
- Eric Gordon misses driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 27-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses hook shot
- James Harden makes technical free throw
- James Harden makes technical free throw
- PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Lance Stephenson misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Kyle Kuzma makes dunk (Lance Stephenson assists)
- Eric Gordon misses driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot
- Clint Capela makes dunk
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Lance Stephenson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lance Stephenson misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Kyle Kuzma makes driving layup
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Josh Hart misses layup
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup
- LeBron James misses driving layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: LAL, 50.7
Win %: HOU, 50.8
Win %: LAL, 50.7
Win %: HOU, 51.3
Win %: HOU, 56.5
Win %: HOU, 58.6
Win %: HOU, 59.3
Win %: HOU, 61.4
Win %: HOU, 61.7
Win %: HOU, 63.3
Win %: HOU, 63.9
Win %: HOU, 66.5
Win %: HOU, 64
Win %: HOU, 61.6
Win %: HOU, 61.6
Win %: HOU, 63.5
Win %: HOU, 64.1
Win %: HOU, 62.3
Win %: HOU, 61.7
Win %: HOU, 59.4
Win %: HOU, 61.7
Win %: HOU, 59.4
Win %: HOU, 57.4
Win %: HOU, 56.7
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Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
ESPNTWC SN
Referee:Jason Phillips
Referee:Matt Boland
Referee:Derrick Collins
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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