Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Dec 25, 2003

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	33	24	16	26	99
LAL	19	25	27	16	87

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
13Kelvin CatoSF	35	2-4	0-0	1-2	8	1	1	3	3	4	+4	5
21Jim JacksonPF	36	6-12	2-2	4-4	6	1	1	1	0	3	+2	18
11Ming YaoC	28	8-14	0-0	2-2	8	2	0	2	3	5	+8	18
5Cuttino MobleySG	40	5-13	2-3	3-4	3	4	0	0	2	3	+14	15
3Steve FrancisPG	41	7-18	0-4	8-10	9	7	2	0	2	4	+13	22
2Maurice Taylor	27	6-11	0-0	2-2	8	1	1	1	1	3	+9	14
52Eric Piatkowski	15	1-5	1-4	1-1	1	0	1	1	1	1	-2	4
12Moochie Norris	11	1-3	1-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	+9	3
1Alton Ford	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+2	0
35Scott Padgett	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
9Bostjan Nachbar	— did not play —												— did not play —
29Mike Wilks	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-8144.4%	6-1442.9%	21-2584.0%	45	18	6	8	12	24	-	99

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Devean GeorgeSF	29	5-13	1-4	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	4	-16	11
14Slava MedvedenkoPF	23	5-11	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	0	1	+8	10
34Shaquille O'NealC	41	5-12	0-0	12-18	10	2	0	3	2	3	-15	22
8Kobe BryantSG	43	9-26	1-2	4-6	8	6	2	0	3	4	-7	23
20Gary PaytonPG	40	5-11	0-1	3-4	4	7	4	0	2	4	-13	13
54Horace Grant	30	1-4	0-0	0-0	11	2	1	0	0	2	-15	2
2Derek Fisher	15	1-7	0-3	1-2	0	1	0	0	1	1	-3	3
9Bryon Russell	12	1-1	1-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	3	+6	3
21Kareem Rush	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
4Luke Walton	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
7Brian Cook	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Karl Malone	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	32-8537.6%	3-1127.3%	20-3066.7%	44	23	7	3	10	22	-	87

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOULAL

(12:00) Jump Ball O'Neal vs. Cato: Tip to Payton
(11:37) MISS Payton Driving Layup
(11:36) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:27) Francis 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
+2 (11:08) Medvedenko 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Payton 1 AST)
22
+2 (10:46) Yao 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Francis 1 AST)
42
(10:30) MISS George 7' Jump Shot
(10:28) Francis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:15) MISS Mobley 20' Jump Shot
(10:13) O'Neal REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:07) MISS Medvedenko 16' Jump Shot
(10:06) Francis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:58) MISS Francis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:56) Yao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:42) O'Neal S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (9:42) Yao Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
52
+1 (9:42) Yao Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
62
+2 (9:30) O'Neal 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (George 1 AST)
64
+3 (9:17) Jackson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Francis 2 AST)
94
(9:02) MISS O'Neal Layup
(9:02) Yao BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:55) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:52) MISS Jackson 17' Jump Shot
(8:51) Yao REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(8:49) Yao Slam Dunk (6 PTS)
(8:49) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (8:30) Medvedenko 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (George 2 AST)
116
+2 (8:15) Mobley 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
136
(8:04) Bryant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:04) Cato STEAL (1 STL)
(7:54) Cato Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (Mobley 1 AST)
(7:39) MISS Medvedenko 17' Jump Shot
(7:37) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:19) Payton S.FOUL (P1.T2)
+1 (7:19) Francis Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
166
+1 (7:19) Francis Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
176
(7:00) Payton Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:00) Jackson STEAL (1 STL)
(6:44) Francis Poss Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:30) MISS Medvedenko 14' Jump Shot
(6:30) Cato BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:28) Cato REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:15) MISS Yao 11' Jump Shot
(6:13) Cato REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:11) Cato Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:11) Payton STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:06) George 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Payton 2 AST)
178
(5:43) MISS Jackson 12' Jump Shot
(5:42) O'Neal REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:36) MISS Medvedenko 15' Jump Shot
(5:35) O'Neal REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:35) Yao S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (5:35) O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
179
+1 (5:35) O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1710
(5:20) MISS Francis 16' Jump Shot
(5:19) Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:10) MISS Grant 17' Jump Shot
(5:08) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:54) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (4:46) Jackson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Mobley 2 AST)
2010
+3 (4:25) George 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Bryant 1 AST)
2013
+2 (4:08) Jackson 15' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Yao 1 AST)
2213
(3:48) O'Neal Slam Dunk (6 PTS)
+2 (3:30) Yao 9' Fadeaway Jumper (8 PTS)
2415
(3:24) Payton 6' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)
+3 (3:02) Mobley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Cato 1 AST)
2717
(2:46) MISS George 17' Jump Shot
(2:45) Cato REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:29) MISS Mobley 20' Jump Shot
(2:29) LAKERS Rebound
(2:09) MISS Bryant Layup
(2:07) Bryant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:06) MISS Bryant Layup
(2:06) Cato BLOCK (2 BLK)
(2:04) Francis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (1:59) Jackson 21' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Francis 3 AST)
2917
(1:41) Cato P.FOUL (P1.T2)
(1:37) MISS George 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:35) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (1:17) Francis 19' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
3117
(0:58) MISS O'Neal Layup
(0:57) Grant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:57) MISS Grant Layup
(0:56) Grant REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (0:56) Grant Layup (2 PTS)
3119
(0:37) MISS Jackson Driving Hook Shot
(0:34) Grant REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(0:24) Fisher Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:07) Taylor Slam Dunk (2 PTS)
(0:00) MISS Payton 18' Jump Shot
(0:00) Cato REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

LAL

99Points87

36-81(44.4%)Field Goal(%)32-85(37.6%)

6-14(42.9%)3-Point(%)3-11(27.3%)

21-25(84.0%)Free Throw(%)20-30(66.7%)

45(10)Rebounds(Offensive)44(16)

18Assists23

6Steals7

8Blocks3

12Turnovers10

24Fouls22

28Pts In The Paint30

4Fast Break Pts11

10Pts Off Turnovers15

21Bench Pts8

16Largest Lead1

Game Details

Thursday, December 25, 2003 · 8:30 PM

Hart Center · Worcester, MA

attendance: 18,997 (537.2%)

tv: ABC