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Lakers’ ruthless 27-3 surge buries Rockets 98-78 in Game 6, sets up Thunder series
HOUSTON (AP) LeBron James had 28 points and the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated Houston with a 98-78 win in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Friday night by holding the Houston Rockets to a season low in points.
The No. 4 seed Lakers move on to meet the top-seeded Thunder with Game 1 Tuesday in Oklahoma City.
Los Angeles has advanced to the second round for the first time since 2023 when it lost to Denver in the West finals despite missing top scorer Luka Doncic for the entire series.
“For us to be written off a few weeks ago and win a playoff series is a big deal,” coach JJ Redick said.
The Lakers used a 27-3 run in the first half to take an 18-point lead at halftime. They led by 22 with about three minutes left in the third quarter before Houston went on an 8-2 run to cut the lead to 71-55 entering the fourth.
But Los Angeles opened the quarter with a 10-3 spurt, with five points from Rui Hachimura, to make it 81-58 with about seven minutes left.
“In order for us to win we had to protect the ball, we had to rebound and we had to be physical, make them take tough shots,” James said. “I thought defensively we came in with a great game plan and we executed that thing to a T.”
Hachimura added 21 points with five 3-pointers.
Redick raved about what James meant to his team not only Friday night but throughout the season.
“He just has this ability to set the tone for the entire group and he did that again tonight and our guys responded,” Redick said.
Amen Thompson had 18 points and Alperen Sengun added 17 for Houston, which is heading home after a first-round playoff loss for a second straight season after losing to the Warriors in seven games last year.
“Everybody’s disappointed, no doubt," coach Ime Udoka said. “Not what we expected coming into the game tonight or the series in general. We all thought that we'd be taking it back for a Game 7."
The fifth-seeded Rockets had won two straight after falling into an 0-3 hole. They forced Game 6 despite missing superstar Kevin Durant for all but one game of this series because of a knee injury followed by an ankle issue.
But they were felled by poor shooting Friday, making just 35% overall and were particularly bad from long range. After making 26 3-pointers combined in the last two games, the Rockets made just 5 of 28 3-pointers Friday with Reed Sheppard going 1 for 10.
The Lakers trailed by 5 with five minutes left in the first before using a 27-3 run to take a 38-19 lead with about seven minutes left in the second quarter. Hachimura, Jake LaRavia and James all made 3-pointers in that stretch to help Los Angeles build the lead on a night the Lakers made 12 3s.
The Rockets couldn’t get anything going early in the second quarter. They got one free throw from Sheppard but missed 11 shots before he made the team’s first field goal in the period with 6:55 left before halftime.
That didn't spark anything for Houston and the Lakers led 49-31 at halftime.
Austin Reaves added 15 points for the Lakers in his second game back after missing more than three weeks with an oblique injury and Deandre Ayton had seven points and 16 rebounds.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Deandre Ayton vs. Alperen Sengun (Reed Sheppard gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | +3 | Tari Eason makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:21 |  | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving finger roll layup | 2-3 |
| 10:57 | | Amen Thompson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Amen Thompson blocks Austin Reaves's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Rui Hachimura offensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Deandre Ayton's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point layup (LeBron James assists) | 4-3 |
| 10:09 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point cutting layup (Amen Thompson assists) | 4-5 |
| 9:56 | | Marcus Smart misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running layup | 4-7 |
| 9:50 | | Austin Reaves shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:50 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:50 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 9:18 | | Marcus Smart misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:04 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving layup (Rui Hachimura assists) | 6-7 |
| 8:41 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 6-10 |
| 8:25 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving finger roll layup | 8-10 |
| 8:12 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | LeBron James misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:01 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:00 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | Tari Eason shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-10 |
| 7:29 | | Deandre Ayton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:29 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | LeBron James misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 7:04 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Austin Reaves blocks Amen Thompson's two point running layup | ||
| 6:59 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point running dunk (LeBron James assists) | 11-10 |
| 6:29 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving finger roll layup | 11-12 |
| 6:16 | | Reed Sheppard blocks Rui Hachimura's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:15 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point running dunk (Amen Thompson assists) | 11-14 |
| 6:11 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:58 | | Luke Kennard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:57 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Rui Hachimura blocks Jabari Smith Jr.'s two point cutting layup | ||
| 5:42 | | Luke Kennard defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:32 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving hook shot | 11-16 |
| 4:51 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 13-16 |
| 4:51 | | Tari Eason shooting foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 4:51 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-16 |
| 4:29 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 4:28 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point running jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 17-16 |
| 3:53 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | +3 | Jake LaRavia makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 20-16 |
| 3:07 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 2:56 | | Jake LaRavia turnover (lost ball) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 2:50 | | Amen Thompson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:50 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:34 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (Luke Kennard assists) | 23-16 |
| 2:18 | | Jaxson Hayes shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:18 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 23-17 |
| 2:18 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 23-18 |
| 2:18 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 2:18 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | Amen Thompson blocks Rui Hachimura's two point cutting layup | ||
| 1:56 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Jake LaRavia personal foul (Loose ball) (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:39 | | Josh Okogie offensive foul (Charge) (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 1:39 | | Josh Okogie turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:22 | | Luke Kennard misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | Aaron Holiday personal foul (Loose ball) (Jaxson Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 1:07 | | Jake LaRavia misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | Josh Okogie turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Smart steals) | ||
| 0:58 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | Jaxson Hayes blocks Dorian Finney-Smith's two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:24 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | LeBron James misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Jaxson Hayes offensive foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:48 | | Jaxson Hayes turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:24 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:24 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 11:09 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 25-18 |
| 10:54 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | +2 | Jake LaRavia makes two point running finger roll layup (LeBron James assists) | 27-18 |
| 10:30 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive foul (Charge) (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 10:30 | | Dorian Finney-Smith turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:19 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point stepback jump shot | 30-18 |
| 9:58 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Marcus Smart turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:36 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point layup | ||
| 9:35 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:34 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving finger roll layup | 32-18 |
| 9:26 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:10 | | Lakers technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 9:10 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 32-19 |
| 9:04 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | +2 | Jake LaRavia makes two point running dunk (Jaxson Hayes assists) | 34-19 |
| 8:46 | | Jake LaRavia blocks Tari Eason's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:45 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Jump ball. Tari Eason vs. Jake LaRavia (Alperen Sengun gains possession) | ||
| 8:33 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:31 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Jaxson Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 8:18 | | +1 | Jaxson Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-19 |
| 8:18 | | +1 | Jaxson Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-19 |
| 8:09 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:07 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running layup | 38-19 |
| 7:50 | | LeBron James personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:39 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:21 | | Tari Eason misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Austin Reaves turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:02 | | Deandre Ayton personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 6:55 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point driving layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 38-21 |
| 6:46 | | Jake LaRavia misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:45 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point floating jump shot | 38-23 |
| 6:13 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:12 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | Tari Eason misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point tip dunk | 38-25 |
| 6:07 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:49 | | Amen Thompson blocks LeBron James's two point layup | ||
| 5:48 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | Jump ball. Deandre Ayton vs. Alperen Sengun (Luke Kennard gains possession) | ||
| 5:35 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Luke Kennard's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:34 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | Austin Reaves misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:25 | | Luke Kennard offensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving finger roll layup | 40-25 |
| 4:58 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (Luke Kennard steals) | ||
| 4:53 | | Austin Reaves misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:52 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | Luke Kennard kicked ball violation | ||
| 4:30 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:14 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Luke Kennard offensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Austin Reaves misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:01 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving finger roll layup | 40-27 |
| 3:31 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 3:25 | | Tari Eason shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 3:25 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-27 |
| 3:25 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-27 |
| 3:11 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 3:11 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-28 |
| 3:11 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-29 |
| 2:47 | | LeBron James misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:46 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | Lakers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 2:37 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup | 42-31 |
| 2:37 | | Austin Reaves shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:37 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:37 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 2:14 | | LeBron James misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:14 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | LeBron James misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:14 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Jump ball. Marcus Smart vs. Alperen Sengun (Marcus Smart gains possession) | ||
| 2:03 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Smart steals) | ||
| 1:53 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 1:53 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-31 |
| 1:53 | | Deandre Ayton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:53 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | Austin Reaves blocks Amen Thompson's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:35 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | Deandre Ayton blocks Alperen Sengun's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:29 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 1:15 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 46-31 |
| 1:00 | | Marcus Smart blocks Amen Thompson's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:58 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point running pullup jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 49-31 |
| 0:36 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:36 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:20 | | Aaron Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Josh Okogie misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 51-31 |
| 11:21 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 51-33 |
| 11:02 | | Austin Reaves misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:23 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 54-33 |
| 9:50 | | +3 | Tari Eason makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 54-36 |
| 9:27 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving finger roll layup | 56-36 |
| 9:15 | | Rui Hachimura shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 9:15 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-37 |
| 9:15 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:15 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | LeBron James misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point cutting finger roll layup (LeBron James assists) | 58-37 |
| 8:31 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | Deandre Ayton misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:31 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Reed Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 8:13 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-37 |
| 8:06 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-37 |
| 7:47 | | Tari Eason misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks LeBron James's two point running dunk | ||
| 7:40 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 7:18 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:17 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Austin Reaves blocks Alperen Sengun's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:15 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Amen Thompson misses two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 7:10 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | LeBron James shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 6:44 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:44 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:44 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-38 |
| 6:26 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists) | 63-38 |
| 6:07 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Loose ball) (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 6:03 | | Luke Kennard turnover (bad pass) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 6:02 | | Luke Kennard shooting foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 6:02 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-39 |
| 6:02 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 63-40 |
| 5:45 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving finger roll layup | 65-40 |
| 5:31 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 65-41 |
| 5:31 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 65-42 |
| 5:10 | | LeBron James misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Aaron Holiday assists) | 65-44 |
| 4:30 | | Austin Reaves misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:19 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Austin Reaves shooting foul (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul) | ||
| 4:15 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:15 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | +1 | Jae'Sean Tate makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 65-45 |
| 4:02 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 4:02 | | Deandre Ayton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:02 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 66-45 |
| 3:46 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:46 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 66-46 |
| 3:46 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 66-47 |
| 3:37 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 3:37 | | Marcus Smart misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:37 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | +1 | Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 67-47 |
| 3:17 | | Marcus Smart blocks Tari Eason's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 3:15 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving finger roll layup | 69-47 |
| 2:27 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 69-49 |
| 2:03 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving layup | 71-49 |
| 1:43 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point jump shot (Tari Eason assists) | 71-51 |
| 1:42 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:32 | | Luke Kennard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:30 | | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | Jake LaRavia turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 1:15 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Jake LaRavia shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 1:06 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-52 |
| 1:06 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-53 |
| 0:51 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:50 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 71-55 |
| 0:28 | | Austin Reaves turnover (lost ball) (Josh Okogie steals) | ||
| 0:24 | | Alperen Sengun offensive foul (Charge) (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 0:24 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:24 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:01 | | LeBron James misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:41 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (Luke Kennard assists) | 74-55 |
| 11:20 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 74-57 |
| 10:51 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving hook shot | 76-57 |
| 10:36 | | Tari Eason misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | Luke Kennard misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Marcus Smart offensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | LeBron James misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Luke Kennard kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:21 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | LeBron James misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:05 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point tip layup | 78-57 |
| 8:52 | | Deandre Ayton personal foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:46 | | Rui Hachimura shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 8:46 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 78-58 |
| 8:46 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:46 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | LeBron James misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | Reed Sheppard personal foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 7:54 | | Marcus Smart misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:53 | | Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Jaxson Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 7:53 | | +1 | Jaxson Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 79-58 |
| 7:53 | | Jaxson Hayes misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:53 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | Amen Thompson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:21 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point turnaround jump shot | 81-58 |
| 7:02 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:00 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point tip dunk | 81-60 |
| 6:39 | | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 6:36 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point running dunk | 81-62 |
| 6:28 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:06 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving finger roll layup (Luke Kennard assists) | 83-62 |
| 5:56 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Loose ball) (Luke Kennard draws the foul) | ||
| 5:36 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Rui Hachimura assists) | 86-62 |
| 5:12 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:03 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 5:03 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 87-62 |
| 5:03 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 88-62 |
| 4:55 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Tari Eason assists) | 88-65 |
| 4:30 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 91-65 |
| 4:19 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving dunk | 91-67 |
| 3:54 | | Reed Sheppard blocks Rui Hachimura's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:49 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 3:30 | | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point alley-oop dunk (LeBron James assists) | 93-67 |
| 3:18 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:17 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:59 | | Tari Eason shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul) | ||
| 2:59 | | Adou Thiero misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:59 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | Adou Thiero misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:59 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving reverse layup | 93-69 |
| 2:38 | | Tari Eason blocks Jake LaRavia's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:36 | | Bronny James offensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:32 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Bronny James steals) | ||
| 2:25 | | +3 | Nick Smith Jr. makes three point running pullup jump shot (Bronny James assists) | 96-69 |
| 2:14 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:12 | | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | Bronny James misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:58 | | Adou Thiero offensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | +2 | Adou Thiero makes two point tip dunk | 98-69 |
| 1:51 | | Adou Thiero personal foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 1:46 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 98-72 |
| 1:24 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point running layup | 98-74 |
| 1:11 | | Jake LaRavia misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 1:10 | | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Jake LaRavia misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:08 | | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | +2 | Aaron Holiday makes two point driving layup | 98-76 |
| 0:29 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:21 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point putback layup | 98-78 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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+ 2 | Clint Capela makes two point putback layup | 0:21 |
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Clint Capela offensive rebound | 0:21 |
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Jae'Sean Tate misses three point running pullup jump shot | 0:23 |
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Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | 0:28 |
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Nick Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | 0:29 |
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+ 2 | Aaron Holiday makes two point driving layup | 0:50 |
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Josh Okogie defensive rebound | 1:05 |
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Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | 1:05 |
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Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | 1:08 |
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Jake LaRavia misses two point tip layup | 1:09 |
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Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | 1:10 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 98 | 78 |
| Field Goals | 36-89 (40.4%) | 28-80 (35.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 12-28 (42.9%) | 5-28 (17.9%) |
| Free Throws | 14-24 (58.3%) | 17-24 (70.8%) |
| Total Rebounds | 67 | 55 |
| Offensive | 15 | 8 |
| Defensive | 39 | 37 |
| Team | 13 | 10 |
| Assists | 19 | 13 |
| Steals | 4 | 6 |
| Blocks | 9 | 9 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 11 |
| Fouls | 19 | 23 |
| Technicals | 1 | 0 |
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L. James
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28 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST
A. Thompson
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18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
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L. James SF | 23.2 PPG | 7.2 RPG | 8.3 APG | 43.2 FG% |
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A. Thompson SG | 19.2 PPG | 7.0 RPG | 5.7 APG | 48.8 FG% |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. James | 28 | 7 | 8 | 10/25 | 2/5 | 6/8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | +26 | 48 |
| R. Hachimura | 21 | 6 | 2 | 8/15 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +20 | 32 |
| A. Reaves | 15 | 3 | 2 | 7/14 | 0/4 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 23 |
| M. Smart | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2/7 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | +25 | 19 |
| D. Ayton | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 3/7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | +5 | 26 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. James | 28 | 7 | 8 | 10/25 | 2/5 | 6/8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | +26 | 48 |
| R. Hachimura | 21 | 6 | 2 | 8/15 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +20 | 32 |
| A. Reaves | 15 | 3 | 2 | 7/14 | 0/4 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 23 |
| M. Smart | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2/7 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | +25 | 19 |
| D. Ayton | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 3/7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | +5 | 26 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. LaRavia | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3/8 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 11 |
| J. Hayes | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +21 | 11 |
| L. Kennard | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1/6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +22 | 12 |
| N. Smith Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 3 |
| A. Thiero | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 3 |
| D. Knecht | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 1 |
| B. James | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 4 |
| C. Manon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Kleber | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Vanderbilt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Timme | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 98 | 54 | 19 | 36/89 | 12/28 | 14/24 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | +100 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Thompson | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7/14 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -26 | 33 |
| A. Sengun | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5/12 | 0/0 | 7/10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -27 | 28 |
| T. Eason | 14 | 5 | 2 | 5/14 | 2/7 | 2/2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -14 | 27 |
| R. Sheppard | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4/19 | 1/10 | 1/1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -24 | 15 |
| J. Smith | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3/11 | 1/6 | 2/3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -24 | 27 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Thompson | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7/14 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -26 | 33 |
| A. Sengun | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5/12 | 0/0 | 7/10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -27 | 28 |
| T. Eason | 14 | 5 | 2 | 5/14 | 2/7 | 2/2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -14 | 27 |
| R. Sheppard | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4/19 | 1/10 | 1/1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -24 | 15 |
| J. Smith | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3/11 | 1/6 | 2/3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -24 | 27 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Tate | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +10 | 6 |
| J. Okogie | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| C. Capela | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 3 |
| A. Holiday | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| D. Finney-Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -13 | -1 |
| J. Davison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 0 |
| J. Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Newton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Crawford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 78 | 45 | 13 | 28/80 | 5/28 | 17/24 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 37 | -100 | - |
