Houston
Rockets
119
–
96
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Thursday, December 25, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 37 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 119 |
| LAL | 25 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 96 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Kevin Durant
HOU
25
PTS
4
REB
8
AST
+26
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots9
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending64.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.43
Impact Composite50.3
Hustle: 19.0Defense: 26.8Impact: 4.6
57.1% FG4-6 from 39 contested shots+26 plus/minusonly 23 pts allowed on 53.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Amen Thompson
HOU
26
PTS
7
REB
5
AST
+26
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-19 (63.2%)
3PT0-2
FT2-3
TS%64.0%
eFG%63.2%
STL1
TOV2
ORTG141
DRTG103
NET+37
63.2% FG+26 plus/minusonly 16 pts allowed on 47.5 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 33:29 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8-14 | 57% | 4-6 | 67% | 5-5 | 100% | +26 |
| Amen Thompson | 31:51 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12-19 | 63% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +26 |
| Alperen Sengun | 31:13 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5-7 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +24 |
| Tari Eason | 26:05 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6-14 | 43% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | +23 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 35:40 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | +25 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Reed Sheppard | 19:17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-3 | 67% | -8 |
| Josh Okogie | 9:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Jeff Green | 2:40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Clint Capela | 2:40 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Steven Adams | 25:33 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Aaron Holiday | 3:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 2:40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 13:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| JD Davison | 2:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 48 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 48-90 | 53% | 8-24 | 33% | 15-19 | 79% | — |
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves | 14:48 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 63% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Luka Dončić | 33:55 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9-17 | 53% | 3-8 | 38% | 4-7 | 57% | -25 |
| Rui Hachimura | 27:42 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-6 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -29 |
| LeBron James | 32:26 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7-13 | 54% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | -33 |
| Deandre Ayton | 36:17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-6 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Adou Thiero | 3:09 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Maxi Kleber | 6:18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 26:23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-6 | 67% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Marcus Smart | 29:22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Dalton Knecht | 3:09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Bronny James | 3:09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Jake LaRavia | 23:22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 96 | 25 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 39-77 | 51% | 11-30 | 37% | 7-11 | 64% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU48/90 (53%)
Paint
35/54 (65%)
Mid
13/23 (57%)
3PT
8/24 (33%)
RA 74%Paint 54%ATB3 39%Mid 25%Corner 3 17%
LAL39/77 (51%)
Paint
26/40 (65%)
Mid
5/13 (38%)
3PT
11/31 (35%)
RA 69%ATB3 29%Paint 47%Corner 3 50%Mid 100%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Deandre Ayton
defended Alperen Sengun
5.5 min • 2 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Luka Dončić
held Amen Thompson
4.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Luka Dončić
vs Tari Eason
3.5 min • 6 pts • 67%
| LAL Defense | Aaron Holiday | Alperen Sengun | Amen Thompson | Clint Capela | Dorian Finney-Smith | Jabari Smith Jr. | Josh Okogie | Kevin Durant | Reed Sheppard | Steven Adams | Tari Eason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | — | 5.5m 2pts 50% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.8m 6pts 100% | — |
| Luka Dončić | — | — | 4.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.6m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | 3.5m 6pts 67% |
| LeBron James | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 5pts 100% | 1.9m 3pts 50% | — | 3.4m 2pts 33% | — | — | 2.5m 2pts 50% |
| Rui Hachimura | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Marcus Smart | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.0m 2pts 100% | — | 1.3m 4pts 100% |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | — | 2.3m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jake LaRavia | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.3m 3pts 33% | — | — |
| Austin Reaves | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 3.1m 16pts 64% | 1.2m 4pts 100% | 0.9m 7pts 75% | 2.2m 5pts 100% | 2.7m 8pts 50% | — | 3.7m 2pts 20% | 1.7m 5pts 50% | 2.8m 7pts 38% | 1.5m 3pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = HOU leads
LAL Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
HOU Largest Lead
24
Q4 9:25
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 8-0 run
Q3 3:35 – Q3 6:08
-17 → -23
HOU 9-0 run
Q4 7:59 – Q4 9:25
-16 → -24