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Kennard scores 27, LeBron leads Lakers to surprising 107-98 win over Rockets in playoff opener
LOS ANGELES (AP) Luke Kennard scored a career playoff-high 27 points, LeBron James had 19 points and 13 assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers capitalized on Kevin Durant's injury absence for a 107-98 victory over the Houston Rockets in the opener of their first-round playoff series on Saturday night.
Deandre Ayton had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the fourth-seeded Lakers, who pulled off an impressive win without their top two scorers.
Both teams played the opener without their most important player. Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves have been out indefinitely with injuries since April 2, while Durant was a late scratch with a bruised right knee.
Los Angeles thrived by hitting 60.6% of its shots while holding the Rockets to 37.6% shooting with pesky defense. That disparity allowed the Lakers to win despite attempting just 66 shots - the fewest in an NBA game in the past three seasons - and giving up 21 offensive rebounds.
“That’s what it has to be - a collective group,” the 41-year-old James said after beginning his 19th NBA postseason. “When you’re missing so much firepower like we are right now with AR and Luka being out, we all have to do our job and maybe have to do a little bit more, protect one another offensively and defensively, and I think we did that tonight.”
Alperen Sengun scored 19 points and Jabari Smith Jr. had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the fifth-seeded Rockets. Amen Thompson added 17 points.
Game 2 is Tuesday night in Los Angeles.
The Lakers acquired Kennard from Atlanta in early February, and the NBA’s most accurate 3-point shooter became a key reserve before he seized a major role over the past two weeks. He hit four 3-pointers in Game 1 while making nine of his first 12 shots.
Durant banged knees with a teammate in practice Wednesday. Reed Sheppard five 3-pointers while scoring 17 points, but the Rockets struggled to score consistently.
“We won a lot of areas, but just shot poorly,” Houston coach Ime Udoka said. “That’s going to be tough to beat, but there are some things we left on the table, opportunities missed."
Los Angeles also got a boost from Marcus Smart, who had 15 points and eight assists with four 3-pointers. Smart said before the series that success would come down to “willpower” - and the Lakers clearly had more for starters.
Bronny James began the second quarter playing alongside his famous father in the first significant playoff minutes of the 21-year-old's career.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Alperen Sengun vs. Deandre Ayton (LeBron James gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 | | Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Josh Okogie steals) | ||
| 11:42 | | Marcus Smart shooting foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 11:42 |  | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 11:42 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 |
| 11:20 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:59 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup | 4-2 |
| 10:39 | | +2 | Luke Kennard makes two point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 4-4 |
| 10:27 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point pullup jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 4-6 |
| 9:53 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | LeBron James personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point stepback jump shot | 4-8 |
| 9:05 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 8:55 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:34 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point running layup (LeBron James assists) | 4-10 |
| 8:19 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 7-10 |
| 8:04 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 7-12 |
| 7:57 | | Marcus Smart blocks Amen Thompson's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:57 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 7-14 |
| 7:24 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 9-14 |
| 7:09 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 9-17 |
| 6:50 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 12-17 |
| 6:29 | | Marcus Smart misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:26 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup (Amen Thompson assists) | 14-17 |
| 6:11 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:58 | | +2 | Luke Kennard makes two point driving bank hook shot (LeBron James assists) | 14-19 |
| 5:42 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point pullup jump shot | 16-19 |
| 5:25 | | +2 | Jake LaRavia makes two point driving layup (LeBron James assists) | 16-21 |
| 5:15 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 19-21 |
| 4:57 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop dunk (LeBron James assists) | 19-23 |
| 4:33 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point turnaround bank hook shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 21-23 |
| 4:14 | | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists) | 21-26 |
| 3:58 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 24-26 |
| 3:38 | | Amen Thompson blocks Luke Kennard's two point cutting layup | ||
| 3:36 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Amen Thompson misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:15 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | +2 | Luke Kennard makes two point running pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 24-28 |
| 2:52 | | Clint Capela turnover (bad pass) (LeBron James steals) | ||
| 2:52 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:31 | | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 24-30 |
| 2:31 | | Aaron Holiday shooting foul (Jaxson Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 2:31 | | Jaxson Hayes misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:28 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:12 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (lost ball) (Jake LaRavia steals) | ||
| 2:06 | | Luke Kennard turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 2:00 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 26-30 |
| 1:43 | | +2 | Luke Kennard makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists) | 26-32 |
| 1:24 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | Jake LaRavia personal foul (Loose ball) (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 1:08 | | Tari Eason turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Smart steals) | ||
| 1:01 | | Jump ball. Tari Eason vs. Jaxson Hayes (Alperen Sengun gains possession) | ||
| 1:08 | | Jaxson Hayes turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 0:58 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:56 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Jump ball. Alperen Sengun vs. Jake LaRavia (Tari Eason gains possession) | ||
| 0:48 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point cutting layup (Amen Thompson assists) | 28-32 |
| 0:48 | | Jaxson Hayes shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 0:48 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-32 |
| 0:34 | | Aaron Holiday shooting foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 0:34 | | +1 | Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-33 |
| 0:34 | | Marcus Smart misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:32 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:01 | | LeBron James misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:34 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:29 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point jump shot | 29-35 |
| 10:53 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | Bronny James shooting foul (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul) | ||
| 10:53 | | +1 | Jae'Sean Tate makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-35 |
| 10:53 | | +1 | Jae'Sean Tate makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-35 |
| 10:38 | | +3 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 31-38 |
| 10:26 | | Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 10:23 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:10 | | Bronny James turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:03 | | Bronny James personal foul (Aaron Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 9:56 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:38 | | LeBron James misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | Jaxson Hayes personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 9:14 | | Aaron Holiday misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | LeBron James misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Tari Eason shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 8:50 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-39 |
| 8:50 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-40 |
| 8:36 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 33-40 |
| 8:10 | | Lakers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:01 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Jarred Vanderbilt misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 36-40 |
| 7:14 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point floating jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 36-42 |
| 6:58 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point turnaround jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 36-44 |
| 6:22 | | Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:22 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:22 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-44 |
| 6:22 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-44 |
| 6:03 | | Luke Kennard misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | LeBron James blocks Amen Thompson's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:50 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | Clint Capela misses two point putback layup | ||
| 5:48 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | Tari Eason personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 5:46 | | Luke Kennard misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:46 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 38-46 |
| 5:19 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Luke Kennard defensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 4:48 | | Rui Hachimura blocks Jabari Smith Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 4:48 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Luke Kennard defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 4:35 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:24 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists) | 38-48 |
| 4:05 | | Rui Hachimura shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:05 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 39-48 |
| 4:05 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 4:05 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 40-48 |
| 3:39 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Lakers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 3:29 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (bad pass) (Rui Hachimura steals) | ||
| 3:25 | | Rui Hachimura turnover (lost ball) (Jabari Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 3:13 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:10 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Marcus Smart misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:50 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point cutting dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 42-48 |
| 2:07 | | Reed Sheppard personal foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul) | ||
| 1:52 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point driving layup | 42-50 |
| 1:39 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:38 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point putback layup | ||
| 1:35 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 1:22 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | Luke Kennard turnover (lost ball) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 1:05 | | Jaxson Hayes shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 1:05 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-50 |
| 1:05 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-50 |
| 0:54 | | Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Josh Okogie steals) | ||
| 0:51 | | Marcus Smart blocks Amen Thompson's two point running layup | ||
| 0:51 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 0:48 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-50 |
| 0:48 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-50 |
| 0:31 | | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 48-50 |
| 0:02 | | Luke Kennard misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 51-50 |
| 11:18 | | Josh Okogie personal foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 11:10 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:49 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Marcus Smart misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:36 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point tip layup | 51-52 |
| 10:15 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 51-54 |
| 9:37 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Reed Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 9:31 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 9:19 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 9:19 | | Marcus Smart misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:19 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Marcus Smart misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:16 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 54-54 |
| 8:36 | | LeBron James turnover (lost ball) (Jabari Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 8:33 | | Josh Okogie misses two point running alley-oop layup | ||
| 8:31 | | Luke Kennard defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (Luke Kennard assists) | 54-57 |
| 8:06 | | Amen Thompson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Rui Hachimura's two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:53 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Josh Okogie misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 56-57 |
| 6:54 | | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 56-60 |
| 6:24 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:09 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Amen Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Rui Hachimura steals) | ||
| 6:09 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:09 | | Jump ball. Rui Hachimura vs. Amen Thompson (Luke Kennard gains possession) | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point turnaround bank hook shot | 56-62 |
| 5:32 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:29 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | Rui Hachimura turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 5:15 | | LeBron James personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:07 | | Amen Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Rui Hachimura steals) | ||
| 5:02 | | Jump ball. Rui Hachimura vs. Amen Thompson (Luke Kennard gains possession) | ||
| 5:07 | | Rockets delay of game violation | ||
| 5:01 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 5:01 | | +1 | Luke Kennard makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 56-63 |
| 5:00 | | Tari Eason personal foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul) | ||
| 5:00 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-64 |
| 5:00 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-65 |
| 4:49 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (bad pass) (LeBron James steals) | ||
| 4:47 | | Reed Sheppard blocks Jake LaRavia's two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:47 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | LeBron James misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:24 | | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:23 | | Luke Kennard defensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Jae'Sean Tate steals) | ||
| 4:13 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point running layup (Tari Eason assists) | 58-65 |
| 4:02 | | Reed Sheppard personal foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul) | ||
| 4:02 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 58-66 |
| 4:02 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-67 |
| 4:02 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:39 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point driving floating jump shot | 60-67 |
| 3:15 | | Tari Eason personal foul (Luke Kennard draws the foul) | ||
| 3:15 | | +1 | Luke Kennard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 60-68 |
| 3:15 | | +1 | Luke Kennard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-69 |
| 2:55 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 2:53 | | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | Jaxson Hayes shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:53 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:53 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-69 |
| 2:32 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point cutting layup (Jake LaRavia assists) | 61-71 |
| 2:18 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point tip layup | 63-71 |
| 1:59 | | Marcus Smart misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:56 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Aaron Holiday misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:41 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Jae'Sean Tate personal foul (Loose ball) (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 1:41 | | Jae'Sean Tate technical foul | ||
| 1:41 | | +1 | Luke Kennard makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 63-72 |
| 1:41 | | Ime Udoka technical foul | ||
| 1:41 | | Luke Kennard misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:41 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Marcus Smart misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:41 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | +1 | Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 63-73 |
| 1:22 | | Jaxson Hayes blocks Alperen Sengun's two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | Jake LaRavia turnover (lost ball) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 1:08 | | Jake LaRavia blocks Amen Thompson's two point running layup | ||
| 1:08 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:59 | | Jake LaRavia shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:59 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-73 |
| 0:59 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:55 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | Jae'Sean Tate personal foul (Jaxson Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 0:45 | | +1 | Jaxson Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-74 |
| 0:45 | | +1 | Jaxson Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-75 |
| 0:29 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 66-75 |
| 0:09 | | Jake LaRavia misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:09 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Marcus Smart shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:03 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:00 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | Rui Hachimura personal foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:20 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 69-75 |
| 10:57 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point stepback jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 69-77 |
| 10:38 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:32 | | Josh Okogie personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 10:24 | | Deandre Ayton offensive foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 10:24 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:03 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point pullup jump shot (Luke Kennard assists) | 69-79 |
| 9:38 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists) | 69-82 |
| 9:10 | | Luke Kennard personal foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 9:04 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:52 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:36 | | +3 | Tari Eason makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 72-82 |
| 8:21 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point pullup jump shot | 72-85 |
| 8:04 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point pullup jump shot | 72-88 |
| 7:57 | | LeBron James personal foul (Loose ball) (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 7:57 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:38 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving hook shot | 74-88 |
| 7:22 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 7:22 | | LeBron James misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:22 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | LeBron James misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:20 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 7:01 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul (Loose ball) (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 6:42 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving dunk (Reed Sheppard assists) | 76-88 |
| 6:25 | | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists) | 76-91 |
| 6:15 | | Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 6:15 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:15 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-91 |
| 5:58 | | Luke Kennard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:56 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | +3 | Tari Eason makes three point running jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 80-91 |
| 5:50 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:29 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point stepback jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 80-94 |
| 5:05 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point turnaround hook shot | 80-96 |
| 4:31 | | Rui Hachimura blocks Amen Thompson's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:30 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point putback layup | 82-96 |
| 4:13 | | LeBron James misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:55 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:54 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 84-96 |
| 3:22 | | Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 3:22 | | Tari Eason misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:22 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (Loose ball) (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 3:22 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:57 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 84-98 |
| 2:48 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:46 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 2:36 | | Marcus Smart turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:29 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:28 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | Rui Hachimura shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 2:28 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 85-98 |
| 2:28 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:26 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup (Reed Sheppard assists) | 87-98 |
| 2:12 | | Marcus Smart turnover (lost ball) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 2:06 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point running dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 89-98 |
| 1:48 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point floating jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 89-100 |
| 1:40 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 91-100 |
| 1:31 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 1:31 | | +1 | Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 91-101 |
| 1:31 | | +1 | Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 91-102 |
| 1:23 | | Deandre Ayton blocks Reed Sheppard's three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point tip dunk | 93-102 |
| 1:04 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point reverse layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 93-104 |
| 1:04 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 1:04 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 93-105 |
| 0:54 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:51 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Tari Eason assists) | 96-105 |
| 0:42 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Luke Kennard assists) | 96-107 |
| 0:36 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:18 | | Luke Kennard turnover (bad pass) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 0:15 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point running layup (Reed Sheppard assists) | 98-107 |
| 0:15 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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| Ast. Per Game | ||
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Lakers 60 second timeout | 0:15 |
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+ 2 | Tari Eason makes two point running layup (Reed Sheppard assists) | 0:15 |
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Luke Kennard turnover (bad pass) (Tari Eason steals) | 0:18 |
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Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | 0:32 |
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Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:36 |
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+ 2 | LeBron James makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Luke Kennard assists) | 0:42 |
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+ 3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Tari Eason assists) | 0:50 |
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Tari Eason offensive rebound | 0:51 |
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Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | 0:54 |
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+ 1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 1:04 |
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Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | 1:04 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 98 | 107 |
| Field Goals | 35-93 (37.6%) | 40-66 (60.6%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-33 (33.3%) | 10-19 (52.6%) |
| Free Throws | 17-25 (68.0%) | 17-26 (65.4%) |
| Total Rebounds | 55 | 46 |
| Offensive | 21 | 3 |
| Defensive | 23 | 32 |
| Team | 11 | 11 |
| Assists | 24 | 29 |
| Steals | 13 | 7 |
| Blocks | 3 | 8 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 18 |
| Fouls | 22 | 25 |
| Technicals | 2 | 0 |
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A. Thompson
SG 1
17 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST
L. James
SF 23
19 PTS, 8 REB, 13 AST
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A. Sengun C | 19.0 PPG | 8.0 RPG | 6.0 APG | 31.6 FG% |
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L. Kennard SG | 27.0 PPG | 4.0 RPG | 3.0 APG | 69.2 FG% |
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A. Sengun C | 19 PTS | 8 REB | 6 AST | |
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L. Kennard SG | 27 PTS | 4 REB | 3 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Sengun | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6/19 | 0/2 | 7/9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 38 |
| A. Thompson | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7/18 | 0/1 | 3/6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
| R. Sheppard | 17 | 1 | 8 | 6/20 | 5/14 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 32 |
| J. Smith | 16 | 12 | 0 | 5/14 | 3/9 | 3/5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 29 |
| J. Okogie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 11 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Sengun | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6/19 | 0/2 | 7/9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 38 |
| A. Thompson | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7/18 | 0/1 | 3/6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
| R. Sheppard | 17 | 1 | 8 | 6/20 | 5/14 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 32 |
| J. Smith | 16 | 12 | 0 | 5/14 | 3/9 | 3/5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 29 |
| J. Okogie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 11 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Eason | 16 | 10 | 2 | 7/7 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 32 |
| J. Tate | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -5 | 9 |
| C. Capela | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 3 |
| A. Holiday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
| J. Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Finney-Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Davison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Newton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Crawford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 98 | 44 | 24 | 35/93 | 11/33 | 17/25 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 23 | -45 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Kennard | 27 | 4 | 3 | 9/13 | 5/5 | 4/6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +7 | 34 |
| D. Ayton | 19 | 11 | 2 | 8/10 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | +7 | 32 |
| L. James | 19 | 8 | 13 | 9/15 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +11 | 54 |
| M. Smart | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5/12 | 1/5 | 4/8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 31 |
| R. Hachimura | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6/10 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +7 | 19 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Kennard | 27 | 4 | 3 | 9/13 | 5/5 | 4/6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +7 | 34 |
| D. Ayton | 19 | 11 | 2 | 8/10 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | +7 | 32 |
| L. James | 19 | 8 | 13 | 9/15 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +11 | 54 |
| M. Smart | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5/12 | 1/5 | 4/8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 31 |
| R. Hachimura | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6/10 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +7 | 19 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. LaRavia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +9 | 15 |
| J. Hayes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| J. Vanderbilt | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +4 | 8 |
| B. James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | -1 |
| C. Manon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Knecht | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Kleber | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Smith Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Thiero | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Timme | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 107 | 35 | 29 | 40/66 | 10/19 | 17/26 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 32 | +45 | - |
