LAL
HOU
Doncic leads Lakers to a 100-92 victory over the Rockets for their sixth straight victory
HOUSTON (AP) Luka Doncic scored 36 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 100-92 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night in the opener of a two-game series between teams fighting for Western Conference playoff position.
Los Angeles moved 1 1/2 games ahead of Houston for third in the West standings. There were 13 lead changes in a game that had a playoff atmosphere, but the Lakers ultimately won their sixth straight.
LeBron James found Marcus Smart for a corner 3-pointer that put Los Angeles up 94-90 with 2 minutes remaining. James finished with 18 points, five rebounds and five assists.
Doncic hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the fading minutes of the third quarter to give the Lakers an 83-80 lead after trailing 57-51 at halftime. Doncic was 4 for 12 on 3s in the game and needs 11 more to match D’Angelo Russell’s franchise record of 226 in a season.
Doncic had his sixth straight game with 30 or more points but fell just short of his 12th 40-point game this season. He went 14 for 27 from the field.
Jabari Smith Jr. led Houston with 22 points. Amen Thompson had 19 and Kevin Durant added 18 for the Rockets, who committed 24 turnovers compared with just 12 for Los Angeles.
Houston was without Alperen Sengun, who was dealing with lower back pain. Sengun is averaging 20.2 points, second only to Durant for the Rockets.
The Rockets took the first meeting between the two teams this season, 119-96, in Los Angeles on Dec. 25.
The teams meet again in Houston on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Deandre Ayton vs. Clint Capela (Tari Eason gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 |  | Marcus Smart shooting foul (Clint Capela draws the foul) | ||
| 11:39 | | Clint Capela misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:39 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | +1 | Clint Capela makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 11:27 | | Luka Doncic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point dunk (Amen Thompson assists) | 0-3 |
| 10:58 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 2-3 |
| 10:44 | | Amen Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Luka Doncic steals) | ||
| 10:39 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 4-3 |
| 10:22 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Tari Eason assists) | 4-5 |
| 10:21 | | Rockets delay of game violation | ||
| 10:08 | | Austin Reaves misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:06 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Clint Capela assists) | 4-7 |
| 9:08 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Tari Eason assists) | 4-9 |
| 8:37 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 7-9 |
| 8:21 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 7-11 |
| 7:59 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 9-11 |
| 7:33 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 11-11 |
| 6:57 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 13-11 |
| 6:40 | | LeBron James personal foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 6:40 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:28 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 13-13 |
| 6:08 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Deandre Ayton steals) | ||
| 5:48 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point running layup (LeBron James assists) | 15-13 |
| 5:27 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating jump shot | 15-15 |
| 5:15 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point pullup jump shot | 18-15 |
| 5:02 | | Clint Capela misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Tari Eason personal foul (Loose ball) (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:57 | | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Josh Okogie steals) | ||
| 4:55 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Josh Okogie assists) | 18-17 |
| 4:37 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 20-17 |
| 4:24 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:22 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 22-17 |
| 3:56 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 22-19 |
| 3:34 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (lost ball) (Josh Okogie steals) | ||
| 3:10 | | Amen Thompson misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:08 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | Clint Capela turnover (bad pass) (Rui Hachimura steals) | ||
| 2:56 | | Luke Kennard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:53 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Amen Thompson misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:45 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point driving dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 24-19 |
| 2:16 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Josh Okogie assists) | 24-21 |
| 2:16 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:54 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Luke Kennard assists) | 27-21 |
| 1:28 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 27-23 |
| 1:10 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving finger roll layup | 29-23 |
| 0:46 | | Amen Thompson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:44 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:40 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 29-26 |
| 0:29 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:25 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point driving dunk | 29-28 |
| 0:00 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | LeBron James misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:37 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point running layup | 31-28 |
| 11:00 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Jaxson Hayes personal foul (Loose ball) (Clint Capela draws the foul) | ||
| 10:48 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 31-31 |
| 10:36 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 10:29 | | Amen Thompson blocks Austin Reaves's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | Amen Thompson turnover (bad pass) (LeBron James steals) | ||
| 10:16 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point cutting layup (LeBron James assists) | 33-31 |
| 9:55 | | Amen Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Jaxson Hayes steals) | ||
| 9:42 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | +2 | Jake LaRavia makes two point putback layup | 35-31 |
| 9:37 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:22 | | Clint Capela turnover (bad pass) (Jake LaRavia steals) | ||
| 9:20 | | Jake LaRavia turnover (lost ball) (Clint Capela steals) | ||
| 9:16 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot | 35-34 |
| 8:53 | | Clint Capela shooting foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul) | ||
| 8:53 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-34 |
| 8:53 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-34 |
| 8:28 | | Tari Eason misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:25 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point driving layup | 37-36 |
| 8:24 | | LeBron James shooting foul (Clint Capela draws the foul) | ||
| 8:24 | | +1 | Clint Capela makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 37-37 |
| 8:14 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 8:07 | | Clint Capela shooting foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul) | ||
| 8:07 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:07 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-37 |
| 8:07 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-37 |
| 7:56 | | Austin Reaves kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:45 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | LeBron James misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Tari Eason personal foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 7:25 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-37 |
| 7:25 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-37 |
| 7:15 | | Rui Hachimura shooting foul (Clint Capela draws the foul) | ||
| 7:15 | | +1 | Clint Capela makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-38 |
| 7:15 | | Clint Capela misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:12 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | Luka Doncic misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:01 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 41-40 |
| 6:26 | | Austin Reaves misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | Dorian Finney-Smith turnover (bad pass) (Jake LaRavia steals) | ||
| 6:10 | | Austin Reaves misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Rui Hachimura offensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Rui Hachimura offensive foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 6:06 | | Rui Hachimura turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:55 | | Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Tari Eason misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:51 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point tip layup | 41-42 |
| 5:35 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point pullup jump shot | 43-42 |
| 5:15 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Deandre Ayton personal foul (Loose ball) (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:00 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:57 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point putback dunk | 43-44 |
| 4:34 | | Luka Doncic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | Kevin Durant misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:22 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point jump shot | 45-44 |
| 3:57 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 3:57 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-45 |
| 3:57 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-46 |
| 3:41 | | Tari Eason personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:41 | | Luka Doncic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:41 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-46 |
| 3:30 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:14 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | Luke Kennard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:09 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:48 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 46-49 |
| 2:45 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:33 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 49-49 |
| 2:07 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating jump shot | 49-51 |
| 1:57 | | Luka Doncic turnover (lost ball) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 1:55 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running dunk (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 49-53 |
| 1:35 | | Reed Sheppard personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:35 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-53 |
| 1:35 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-53 |
| 1:16 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 51-55 |
| 0:58 | | Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Austin Reaves's two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:56 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | Luka Doncic misses two point layup | ||
| 0:47 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | LeBron James turnover (lost ball) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 0:24 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving finger roll layup | 51-57 |
| 0:01 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Luka Doncic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Austin Reaves offensive rebound | ||
| 11:42 | | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | LeBron James personal foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:24 | | Austin Reaves blocks Tari Eason's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:21 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point reverse layup (Tari Eason assists) | 51-59 |
| 11:09 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 53-59 |
| 10:50 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Clint Capela assists) | 53-61 |
| 10:32 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:30 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Deandre Ayton blocks Jabari Smith Jr.'s two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 53-63 |
| 9:59 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving finger roll layup | 55-63 |
| 9:43 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Austin Reaves misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 55-65 |
| 9:08 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point pullup jump shot | 57-65 |
| 8:50 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point driving finger roll layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 57-67 |
| 8:33 | | Clint Capela shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 8:33 | | Deandre Ayton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:33 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-67 |
| 8:14 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Austin Reaves steals) | ||
| 7:57 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point stepback jump shot | 61-67 |
| 7:40 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Austin Reaves steals) | ||
| 7:20 | | Luka Doncic misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point cutting layup (Amen Thompson assists) | 61-69 |
| 6:56 | | Austin Reaves turnover (bad pass) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 6:53 | | Luka Doncic shooting foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 6:53 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:53 | | Tari Eason misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:53 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-70 |
| 6:37 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Reed Sheppard offensive foul (Charge) (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 6:24 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:12 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point stepback jump shot | 63-70 |
| 5:46 | | Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:44 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point running layup (LeBron James assists) | 65-70 |
| 5:43 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:43 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 66-70 |
| 5:20 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point stepback jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 66-72 |
| 5:08 | | Luka Doncic turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:55 | | Kevin Durant flagrant 1 (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 4:55 | | Kevin Durant turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:55 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 67-72 |
| 4:55 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 68-72 |
| 4:46 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point cutting layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 70-72 |
| 4:46 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:27 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:26 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point jump shot (Luke Kennard assists) | 72-72 |
| 3:52 | | Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (LeBron James steals) | ||
| 3:50 | | Josh Okogie shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 3:50 | | LeBron James misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:50 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 73-72 |
| 3:29 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point driving finger roll layup | 73-74 |
| 3:11 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point fadeaway jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 75-74 |
| 2:51 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:50 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | Rui Hachimura personal foul (Loose ball) (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:49 | | Tari Eason turnover (bad pass) (Austin Reaves steals) | ||
| 2:44 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point running layup | ||
| 2:43 | | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul) | ||
| 2:43 | | Amen Thompson technical foul | ||
| 2:43 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 76-74 |
| 2:43 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 77-74 |
| 2:43 | | Jake LaRavia misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:41 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:24 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 80-74 |
| 2:02 | | Amen Thompson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:43 | | Luka Doncic misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:41 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Rui Hachimura personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:24 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Reed Sheppard assists) | 80-76 |
| 1:05 | | Luka Doncic turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 1:02 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point running dunk | 80-78 |
| 0:47 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 83-78 |
| 0:33 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 83-79 |
| 0:33 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-80 |
| 0:15 | | Jake LaRavia turnover (bad pass) (Dorian Finney-Smith steals) | ||
| 0:13 | | Dorian Finney-Smith turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:00 | | Luka Doncic misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jake LaRavia steals) | ||
| 11:39 | | Jake LaRavia turnover (lost ball) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 11:24 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 85-80 |
| 10:59 | | LeBron James shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:59 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:59 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:59 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 85-81 |
| 10:36 | | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:12 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point pullup jump shot | 85-83 |
| 9:46 | | Jaxson Hayes misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:44 | | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Marcus Smart misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Clint Capela offensive foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | Clint Capela turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:57 | | LeBron James misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | Jake LaRavia personal foul (Loose ball) (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 8:44 | | Kevin Durant turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 8:24 | | Jake LaRavia misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | Dorian Finney-Smith turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:51 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Austin Reaves misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 85-85 |
| 6:46 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | Austin Reaves personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:15 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:14 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 85-88 |
| 5:52 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 5:52 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 86-88 |
| 5:52 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 87-88 |
| 5:35 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:27 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:25 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | Tari Eason misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Austin Reaves misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:58 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | Rockets turnover (8-second violation) | ||
| 4:52 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:39 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:14 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 3:56 | | Reed Sheppard personal foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 3:47 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:45 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Luka Doncic steals) | ||
| 3:23 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | Austin Reaves misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:16 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point tip layup | 89-88 |
| 3:16 | | Tari Eason defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 3:02 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | Luka Doncic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:47 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:45 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 91-88 |
| 2:22 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:22 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 91-89 |
| 2:22 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 91-90 |
| 2:13 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 2:00 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 94-90 |
| 1:39 | | Tari Eason misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:39 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks LeBron James's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:15 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point putback dunk | 96-90 |
| 0:56 | | Tari Eason misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:55 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 98-90 |
| 0:43 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:42 | | Tari Eason turnover (bad pass) (Austin Reaves steals) | ||
| 0:39 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 100-90 |
| 0:29 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving layup | 100-92 |
| 0:05 | | Lakers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Lakers turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:05 |
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+ 2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving layup | 0:29 |
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+ 2 | LeBron James makes two point running dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 0:39 |
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Tari Eason turnover (bad pass) (Austin Reaves steals) | 0:42 |
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Rockets 60 second timeout | 0:43 |
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+ 2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 0:43 |
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Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | 0:55 |
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Tari Eason misses two point driving floating jump shot | 0:56 |
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+ 2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point putback dunk | 1:15 |
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Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | 1:15 |
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Jabari Smith Jr. blocks LeBron James's two point driving layup | 1:16 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 100 | 92 |
| Field Goals | 37-84 (44.0%) | 38-79 (48.1%) |
| 3-Pointers | 8-34 (23.5%) | 5-26 (19.2%) |
| Free Throws | 18-22 (81.8%) | 11-15 (73.3%) |
| Total Rebounds | 41 | 55 |
| Offensive | 12 | 15 |
| Defensive | 20 | 29 |
| Team | 9 | 11 |
| Assists | 17 | 21 |
| Steals | 14 | 9 |
| Blocks | 2 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 22 |
| Fouls | 18 | 19 |
| Technicals | 0 | 1 |
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L. Doncic
PG 77
36 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
A. Thompson
SG 1
19 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Doncic | 36 | 6 | 4 | 14/27 | 4/12 | 4/5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | +6 | 48 |
| L. James | 18 | 5 | 5 | 7/13 | 1/3 | 3/4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +13 | 34 |
| A. Reaves | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5/18 | 0/8 | 5/5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +11 | 32 |
| M. Smart | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4/9 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 13 |
| D. Ayton | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +11 | 19 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Doncic | 36 | 6 | 4 | 14/27 | 4/12 | 4/5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | +6 | 48 |
| L. James | 18 | 5 | 5 | 7/13 | 1/3 | 3/4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +13 | 34 |
| A. Reaves | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5/18 | 0/8 | 5/5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +11 | 32 |
| M. Smart | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4/9 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 13 |
| D. Ayton | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +11 | 19 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. LaRavia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 11 |
| R. Hachimura | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3/6 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 9 |
| L. Kennard | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| J. Hayes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 |
| C. Manon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Knecht | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Bufkin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Vanderbilt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Smith Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Thiero | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. James | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Timme | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 100 | 32 | 17 | 37/84 | 8/34 | 18/22 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 20 | +40 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Smith | 22 | 8 | 0 | 9/17 | 2/8 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 30 |
| A. Thompson | 19 | 12 | 5 | 8/13 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 38 |
| K. Durant | 18 | 5 | 2 | 8/16 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 20 |
| C. Capela | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 19 |
| T. Eason | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2/11 | 0/3 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -6 | 20 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Smith | 22 | 8 | 0 | 9/17 | 2/8 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 30 |
| A. Thompson | 19 | 12 | 5 | 8/13 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 38 |
| K. Durant | 18 | 5 | 2 | 8/16 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 20 |
| C. Capela | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 19 |
| T. Eason | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2/11 | 0/3 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -6 | 20 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| R. Sheppard | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5/11 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 18 |
| D. Finney-Smith | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3/7 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +11 | 17 |
| J. Okogie | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 6 |
| J. Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Holiday | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Davison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Newton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Crawford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 92 | 44 | 21 | 38/79 | 5/26 | 11/15 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 29 | -40 | - |
