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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 23 | 33 | 26 | 23 | 105 |
 Lakers | 16 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 99 |
HOUTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 37-8842.0% | 16-4734.0% | 15-1693.8% | 49 | 19 | 18 |
| LAL | 38-9042.2% | 10-3627.8% | 13-1586.7% | 47 | 22 | 17 |
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Houston Rockets105| 31 | 21 | 6-15 | 3-7 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | +4.2 | |||||||
| 31 | 6 | 3-12 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −7.8 | ||||||
| 27 | 22 | 9-14 | 4-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +10.0 | |||||
| 22 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.8 | |||||
| 21 | 10 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | +2.6 | ||||||
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| 27 | 6 | 2-9 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0 | +24 | −5.0 | |||||||
| 24 | 16 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +1.3 | |||||
| 14 | 9 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +3.2 | |||
| 12 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −1.9 | |||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.8 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.6 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.9 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | |||||
| Team | 105 | 37-8842.0% | 16-4734.0% | 49 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15-1693.8% | 8 | 9 | 5 | |||
Bench 40 points on 12 for 32 shooting
Los Angeles Lakers99| 40 | 20 | 8-17 | 2-8 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.5 | |||||
| 27 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | +12 | −0.3 | |||||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −4.6 | |||||
| 18 | 17 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | −3 | +6.6 | |||||||
| 16 | 12 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.5 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 19 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0 | −3 | +8.1 | |||||||
| 23 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +2.2 | ||||||
| 20 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −4.4 | |||||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.8 | |||||
| 15 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −2.2 | |||||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | +0.2 | |||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −4.9 | |||||
| Team | 99 | 38-9042.2% | 10-3627.8% | 47 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 13-1586.7% | 9 | 14 | 4 | |||
Bench 38 points on 14 for 34 shooting
Rockets105Lakers99ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Chris Paul scored 22 points (12 in the fourth quarter), and the Houston Rockets closed the third quarter on a 9-0 run to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 105-99.
The Lakers led 75-73 when Joe Johnson’s 29-foot 3-pointer put the Rockets ahead for good with 1:49 left in the third quarter. He made 2 3-pointers, both on passes from Paul as they took an 82-75 lead after three quarters, and they led by as many as 16 in the fourth quarter.
The Lakers got within 102-99 on Andre Ingram’s 3-pointer with 51 seconds to play, but Tim Quarterman answered with 2 free throws, and the Lakers got no closer.
Late in the fourth quarter, Josh Hart had 2 steals in 39 seconds, 1 of them during an 8-0 Lakers run, and the Lakers scored 2 points off them.
James Harden had 21 points (11 in the second quarter) and 10 assists.
For the Lakers, Hart scored 20 points, and Ingram added 19 points and 3 blocks on 6 for 8 shooting off the bench in his NBA debut. Julius Randle had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Hart scored 13 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter.
The Rockets shot 42.0% from the field and 34.0% from 3 to the Lakers’ 42.2% and 27.8%. The Lakers outscored the Rockets 35-9 on the fast break. The Rockets did not make a field goal in the last 4:08. The Lakers’ starters outscored the Rockets 23-10 in 9 minutes together.
Houston RocketsLos Angeles LakersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
90 points from the field on 88 shots: 7.4 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-29 | 58.6% | 63% |
| In the paint | 3-8 | 37.5% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 1-4 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 5-9 | 55.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-38 | 28.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Ennis | 14 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Alex Caruso | 12 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Josh Hart | 7 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Gary Payton II | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 16 | 7-8 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 29 | 0 | 0-4 | −11 |
| Andre Ingram | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Julius Randle | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Brook Lopez | 6 | 8 | 2-4 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 9 | 3-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Ingram | 17 | 5 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Travis Wear | 11 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Alex Caruso | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Josh Hart | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 8 | 2-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 50 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
LAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
HOU
50/50
LAL
Highest Leverage Moments
Ingram 28' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 3 AST)
Q3 2:14
13.1%
47→60
Johnson 29' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Paul 4 AST)
Q3 1:49
12.7%
60→47
Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Harden 3 AST)
Q2 6:28
10.7%
58→47
Johnson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Paul 6 AST)
Q3 0:02
10.5%
37→27
Ingram 26' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Caruso 6 AST)
Q4 0:51
10.2%
4→14
