Houston
Rockets
98
–
104
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Monday, March 31, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 19 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 98 |
| LAL | 16 | 32 | 34 | 22 | 104 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Dorian Finney-Smith
LAL
20
PTS
6
REB
3
AST
+16
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots10
Opp FG% When Defending54.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.32
Impact Composite53.2
Hustle: 19.0Defense: 31.3Impact: 2.9
6-11 from 33 blocks10 contested shots+16 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 56.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Luka Dončić
LAL
20
PTS
6
REB
9
AST
+7
+/−
Game Performance
FG6-16 (37.5%)
3PT1-7
FT7-9
TS%50.1%
eFG%40.6%
STL2
TOV3
ORTG100
DRTG90
NET+10
6 deflectionsonly 20 pts allowed on 74.8 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 27:19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6-10 | 60% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Amen Thompson | 33:58 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8-14 | 57% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | -2 |
| Jalen Green | 30:53 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-13 | 31% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Tari Eason | 21:57 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6-11 | 55% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Steven Adams | 15:43 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Fred VanVleet | 39:33 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-14 | 14% | 1-7 | 14% | 2-3 | 67% | -3 |
| Dillon Brooks | 35:58 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-14 | 36% | 3-9 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | -8 |
| Alperen Sengun | 34:39 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5-11 | 46% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 98 | 51 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 37-89 | 42% | 10-32 | 31% | 14-17 | 82% | — |
Cam Whitmore —
Jeff Green —
Jock Landale —
Aaron Holiday —
Jae'Sean Tate —
Reed Sheppard —
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves | 38:57 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 46% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Luka Dončić | 38:02 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6-16 | 38% | 1-7 | 14% | 7-9 | 78% | +7 |
| LeBron James | 37:40 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5-12 | 42% | 2-4 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | +9 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 11:40 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 9:33 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabe Vincent | 23:34 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 43% | 6-13 | 46% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Rui Hachimura | 30:48 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 30% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 14:08 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -9 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 31:42 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6-13 | 46% | 6-11 | 55% | 2-2 | 100% | +16 |
| TOTAL | — | 104 | 45 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 35-89 | 39% | 16-46 | 35% | 18-20 | 90% | — |
Dalton Knecht —
Bronny James —
Alex Len —
Shake Milton —
Markieff Morris —
Trey Jemison III —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU37/89 (42%)
Paint
26/45 (58%)
Mid
5/21 (24%)
3PT
10/32 (31%)
ATB3 29%RA 62%Paint 44%Mid 13%Corner 3 50%
LAL35/89 (39%)
Paint
18/38 (47%)
Mid
3/13 (23%)
3PT
16/46 (35%)
ATB3 29%RA 56%Corner 3 44%Paint 29%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Austin Reaves
defended Fred VanVleet
7.7 min • 4 pts • 29%
Best Defender
Rui Hachimura
held Jalen Green
5.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Dorian Finney-Smith
vs Alperen Sengun
2.5 min • 6 pts • 67%
| LAL Defense | Alperen Sengun | Amen Thompson | Dillon Brooks | Fred VanVleet | Jabari Smith Jr. | Jalen Green | Steven Adams | Tari Eason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | 1.2m 7pts 100% | 6.9m 3pts 17% | 2.3m 2pts 50% | 1.5m 7pts 75% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 1pts 0% |
| Austin Reaves | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 4pts 100% | 7.7m 4pts 29% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| LeBron James | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 4pts 0% | 7.2m 4pts 50% | 1.8m 8pts 60% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 2.5m 6pts 67% | — | 1.1m 6pts 67% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.9m 3pts 33% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 3pts 50% | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Rui Hachimura | 1.7m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 33% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 5.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Gabe Vincent | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 3pts 50% | 1.6m 3pts 100% | 1.4m 3pts 33% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Jaxson Hayes | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jordan Goodwin | 1.0m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 2.0m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.5m 4pts 33% | 2.1m 2pts 20% | 1.9m 2pts 33% | — | 3.7m 2pts 50% | — | 2.9m 8pts 50% | 3.2m 2pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = HOU leads
LAL Largest Lead
7
Q3 11:47
HOU Largest Lead
8
Q2 0:51
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 9-0 run
Q1 3:33 – Q1 6:23
-4 → +3
HOU 8-0 run
Q1 11:49 – Q2 0:51
-3 → -8
HOU 8-0 run
Q3 1:21 – Q3 2:43
+1 → -4