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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 26 | 30 | 23 | 18 | 97 |
 Rockets | 33 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 113 |
LALTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 35-7745.5% | 2-1910.5% | 25-3669.4% | 48 | 18 | 24 |
| HOU | 36-8442.9% | 21-5736.8% | 20-2387.0% | 34 | 26 | 19 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Houston Rockets113| 36 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +17 | −4.4 | |||||||
| 36 | 39 | 11-19 | 5-10 | 12-12 | +16 | +14.8 | ||||||||
| 33 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +29 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 33 | 14 | 5-13 | 2-9 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −3.5 | |||||
| 30 | 20 | 7-13 | 5-10 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +3 | +4.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 11 | 2-10 | 2-7 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −7.7 | |||||
| 27 | 15 | 6-13 | 3-10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +2.8 | |||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −7.2 | ||
| Team | 113 | 36-8442.9% | 21-5736.8% | 34 | 26 | 19 | 28 | 20-2387.0% | 4 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 26 points on 8 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Luc Mbah a Moute, Chris Clemons, Tyson Chandler and DeMarre Carroll (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers97| 30 | 21 | 8-16 | 1-4 | 4-7 | 0 | −9 | +4.0 | |||||||
| 30 | 17 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 0 | −9 | +1.3 | |||||||
| 29 | 6 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −8.0 | ||||||
| 25 | 10 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −10 | +2.3 | ||||||||
| 20 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −7 | −0.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 8 | 2-10 | 0-4 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −14 | −7.8 | ||||||
| 20 | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 0 | −11 | −2.9 | |||||||
| 19 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.0 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.0 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.2 | ||||
| Team | 97 | 35-7745.5% | 2-1910.5% | 48 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 25-3669.4% | 12 | 11 | 6 | |||
Bench 33 points on 11 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Kostas Antetokounmpo and Devontae Cacok (coach’s decision).
Rockets113Lakers97ClickTap 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.
James Harden had 39 points and 12 assists, and the Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-97.
The Rockets took control with a 16-2 run in the fourth quarter and led by as many as 19.
Ben McLemore scored 20 points (12 in the second quarter) with 5 3-pointers.
For the Lakers, Kyle Kuzma scored 21 points (12 in the paint).
The Rockets shot 42.9% from the field and 36.8% from 3 to the Lakers’ 45.5% and 10.5%. The Rockets made 21 3-pointers, 5 of them by McLemore and 5 by Harden. The Lakers turned it over 25 times, about 10 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Rockets 58-30 in the paint. The Rockets outscored the Lakers 18-7 in 7 minutes with Tucker, Harden, Rivers, Covington and House on the floor 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).
93 points from the field on 84 shots: 2.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-25 | 60.0% | 64% |
| Mid-range | 0-2 | 0.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 8-19 | 42.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-38 | 34.2% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Green | 21 | 4 | 1-3 | −5 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 15 | 11 | 4-6 | +4 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 13 | 2 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Quinn Cook | 9 | 5 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 30 | 17 | 6-10 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 39 points on 87 possessions. He usually scores about 39 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Kuzma | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Quinn Cook | 9 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Danny Green | 8 | 8 | 3-3 | +6 |
| Dion Waiters | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 26 | 0 | 0-3 | −5 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Howard | 13 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Anthony Davis | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Markieff Morris | 10 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 5 | 2-6 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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.
HOU win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAL
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Highest Leverage Moments
Morris 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smith 1 AST)
Q4 8:38
11.5%
93→82
McLemore 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS) (House Jr. 1 AST)
Q2 5:34
11.4%
77→89
Tucker 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Covington 1 AST)
Q3 10:53
11.2%
77→88
Davis 1' Cutting Layup Shot (11 PTS) (Cook 2 AST)
Q1 4:32
10.7%
58→47
Green 2' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Dudley 1 AST)
Q2 5:08
9.8%
92→82
