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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 35 | 26 | 37 | 34 | 132 |
 Lakers | 37 | 36 | 29 | 38 | 140 |
HOUTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 49-10049.0% | 11-3036.7% | 23-3174.2% | 48 | 28 | 8 |
| LAL | 49-9153.8% | 12-3336.4% | 30-3585.7% | 39 | 23 | 2 |
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.
Los Angeles Lakers140| 36 | 48, Season high (his best before, 47) | 16-26 | 5-10 | 0 | 11-12 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +20.9 | |||||
| 33 | 9 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −7.1 | ||||
| 30 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 22 | 11 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.4 | ||||
| 18 | 6 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.0 | ||||
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| 32 | 24 | 9-16 | 0-3 | 0 | 6-8 | 0 | +17 | +5.1 | ||||||
| 24 | 14 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 4-4 | +15 | +6.2 | |||||||
| 24 | 15 | 7-12 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.2 | |||
| 16 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | +2.2 | |||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.2 | |
| Team | 140 | 49-9153.8% | 12-3336.4% | 39 | 23 | 2 | 19 | 30-3585.7% | 9 | 4 | 5 | |||
Bench 60 points on 24 for 40 shooting
Did not play: Damian Jones, Cole Swider and Scotty Pippen Jr. (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets132| 39 | 23 | 7-20 | 3-10 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −3.4 | ||||||
| 37 | 33, Career high (his best before, 27) | 14-17 | 2-2 | 3-5 | 0 | −6 | +18.0 | |||||||
| 32 | 19 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 0 | 9-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +4.5 | ||||
| 30 | 17 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −13 | −2.2 | ||||||
| 28 | 14 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −1.6 | ||||||
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| 20 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | +3.4 | ||||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.5 | |||||
| 14 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 11 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.6 | |||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −4.1 | ||||
| Team | 132 | 49-10049.0% | 11-3036.7% | 48 | 28 | 8 | 25 | 23-3174.2% | 17 | 0 | 7 | |||
Bench 26 points on 11 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Daishen Nix, Boban Marjanovic, Bruno Fernando and TyTy Washington Jr. (coach’s decision).
Lakers140Rockets132ClickTap 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.
LeBron James scored a season-high 48 points (7 during an 11-0 run across the third and fourth quarters), and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 140-132.
The Rockets got within 133-131 on Eric Gordon’s driving layup with 1:11 to play, but James answered with a 17-foot pull-up jumper, and the Rockets got no closer.
James’ 2 free throws with 40.3 seconds left made it 137-131 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Rockets 19-7. James scored 9 of the Lakers’ 19 on 3 for 4 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line.
Russell Westbrook scored 24 points off the bench. James scored 20 of his 48 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Rockets, Alperen Sengun had a career-high 33 points (24 in the paint), 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks on 14 for 17 shooting, and Jalen Green added 23 points.
The Lakers shot 53.8% from the field to the Rockets’ 49.0% and outscored them 60-26 off the bench. The Rockets forced 2 turnovers, about 12 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Rockets’ starters were outscored 77-61 in 22 minutes together. Wenyen Gabriel fouled out.
Los Angeles LakersHouston RocketsPS, 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).
110 points from the field on 91 shots: 10.0 more 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 | 21-30 | 70.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 9-17 | 52.9% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 7-11 | 63.6% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-27 | 37.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 34 | 18 | 7-9 | +4 |
| Eric Gordon | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Tari Eason | 8 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| KJ Martin | 8 | 6 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 24 | 10-15 | +17 |
The tracking credits him with 56 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gordon | 18 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
| Tari Eason | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| KJ Martin | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Alperen Sengun | 7 | 9 | 3-5 | +7 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 13 | 5-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Martin | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Jalen Green | 7 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Garrison Mathews | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 45 possessions. He usually scores about 10 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
James 17' Pullup Jump Shot (44 PTS)
Q4 0:50
20.1%
73→93
Westbrook 1' Running Dunk (23 PTS) (James 9 AST)
Q4 1:21
18.0%
73→91
Gordon 1' Driving Layup (19 PTS)
Q4 1:11
18.0%
91→73
Smith Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Gordon 8 AST)
Q4 3:25
18.0%
91→73
Martin Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Sengun 6 AST)
Q4 4:26
13.8%
85→71
