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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 19 | 29 | 26 | 36 | 110 |
 Rockets | 31 | 31 | 21 | 31 | 114 |
LALTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 34-9037.8% | 11-4425.0% | 31-3783.8% | 36 | 21 | 8 |
| HOU | 47-8952.8% | 8-2927.6% | 12-1963.2% | 51 | 22 | 17 |
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 Rockets114| 39 | 27 | 11-16 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 0 | +7 | +8.7 | |||||||
| 38 | 11 | 4-13 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −8.9 | |||||||
| 37 | 18 | 6-17 | 2-7 | 4-8 | 0 | +10 | −7.1 | |||||||
| 33 | 16 | 7-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | −1 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 31 | 13 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | −3 | +3.5 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 13 | 6-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | −3.3 | |||||
| 13 | 12 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +3.7 | |||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.1 | ||||
| Team | 114 | 47-8952.8% | 8-2927.6% | 51 | 22 | 17 | 29 | 12-1963.2% | 16 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 29 points on 13 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Daishen Nix, Frank Kaminsky, TyTy Washington Jr. and Boban Marjanovic (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers110| 35 | 13 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −4 | +1.6 | ||||||
| 34 | 18 | 5-17 | 3-11 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 32 | 16 | 6-17 | 4-12 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −4.8 | ||||
| 25 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.8 | ||||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −3.9 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +12 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 27 | 24 | 6-14 | 1-7 | 11-13 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +6.0 | ||||||
| 25 | 16 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 0 | 10-12 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.6 | |||||
| 11 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.2 | ||
| Team | 110 | 34-9037.8% | 11-4425.0% | 36 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 31-3783.8% | 11 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 50 points on 12 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Davon Reed and Max Christie (coach’s decision).
Rockets114Lakers110ClickTap 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.
Kevin Porter Jr. scored 27 points (18 in the paint), and the Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 114-110.
The Rockets had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Lakers, Austin Reaves had 24 points (11 in the fourth quarter) and 7 assists off the bench but went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Rockets shot 52.8% from the field and 27.6% from 3 to the Lakers’ 37.8% and 25.0%. The Lakers gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Rockets missed. The Rockets outscored the Lakers 78-46 in the paint.
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).
102 points from the field on 89 shots: 0.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 27-37 | 73.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 12-21 | 57.1% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 0-2 | 0.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-7 | 28.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-22 | 27.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown Jr. | 20 | 8 | 3-3 | +2 |
| Dennis Schröder | 19 | 6 | 3-5 | 0 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 13 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 12 | 6 | 3-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 9 | 4-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Beasley | 20 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 13 | 1 | 0-4 | −2 |
| Rui Hachimura | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 26 | 9 | 4-13 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 20 | 4 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Malik Beasley | 15 | 6 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 7 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Austin Reaves | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (15 PTS)
Q4 9:43
13.0%
79→92
Russell 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Vanderbilt 3 AST)
Q2 5:04
12.9%
92→79
Tate 4' Driving Layup (11 PTS)
Q4 11:33
11.7%
79→91
Christopher 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q2 8:14
11.5%
82→93
Hachimura 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Reaves 3 AST)
Q4 10:45
11.4%
89→77
