Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets

Dec 20, 2017

FINAL

11-18Los AngelesLakers

122

25-5HoustonRockets

116

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	37	26	31	28	122
HOU	22	37	30	27	116

Game Recap

Kyle Kuzma scores a career-high 38 points as the Lakers get the win over the Rockets,122-116.

Player Stats

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14Brandon IngramSF	40	4-15	1-3	4-6	6	6	2	0	2	2	-5	13
0Kyle KuzmaPF	39	12-17	7-10	7-10	7	4	0	1	0	1	+9	38
66Andrew BogutC	17	0-0	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	1	2	5	+4	2
5Josh HartSG	27	3-11	3-8	2-4	4	4	1	1	0	3	-24	11
2Lonzo BallPG	38	5-14	2-8	4-7	9	4	1	2	5	2	+6	16
7Larry Nance Jr.	22	5-6	0-0	3-6	9	4	1	0	0	3	+12	13
6Jordan Clarkson	18	2-10	0-3	0-1	1	3	0	0	0	0	+15	4
3Corey Brewer	25	7-9	2-3	5-7	5	1	3	0	0	6	+18	21
4Alex Caruso	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	+7	0
30Julius Randle	8	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	-12	4
31Thomas Bryant	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Tyler Ennis	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8547.1%	15-3542.9%	27-4362.8%	47	27	8	5	10	25	-	122

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Trevor ArizaSF	44	6-14	4-11	2-2	11	3	4	1	2	2	+3	18
33Ryan AndersonPF	25	1-7	0-3	0-0	6	0	0	1	0	5	-22	2
42Nene HilarioC	25	1-4	0-0	2-4	6	1	1	0	1	3	+17	4
13James HardenSG	43	15-27	4-6	17-21	3	9	1	1	6	5	+4	51
3Chris PaulPG	25	2-7	1-5	3-3	5	5	0	0	3	3	-16	8
10Eric Gordon	35	8-21	5-12	0-0	4	0	1	1	1	4	-2	21
28Tarik Black	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	2	-7	2
4P.J. Tucker	35	3-8	3-5	1-2	10	1	0	0	0	6	-7	10
6Bobby Brown	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Clint Capela	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Demetrius Jackson	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Zhou Qi	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	37-9041.1%	17-4240.5%	25-3278.1%	47	19	7	5	14	30	-	116

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLALHOU

(11:57) Jump Ball Nene vs. Bogut: Tip to Anderson
(11:47) Harden Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:47) Hart STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (11:41) Ingram 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
30
(11:29) MISS Nene 3' Driving Layup
(11:27) Lakers Rebound
+3 (11:15) Hart 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ingram 1 AST)
60
(10:53) MISS Ariza 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:51) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:43) Ball 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hart 2 AST)
90
+2 (10:25) Harden 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
92
(10:09) MISS Ingram 1' Driving Layup
(10:06) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:52) MISS Harden 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:48) Bogut REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:36) Ingram 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
112
+2 (9:20) Nene 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
114
+3 (9:03) Kuzma 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hart 3 AST)
144
+2 (8:40) Ariza 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
146
+2 (8:25) Kuzma 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)
166
+3 (8:11) Ariza 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
169
(7:54) MISS Ingram 5' Jump Shot
(7:51) Nene REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:30) Nene Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:30) Ball STEAL (1 STL)
(7:25) MISS Ingram 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:20) Ingram REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:19) MISS Hart 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:19) Ariza REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:13) Ingram P.FOUL (P1.T1) (L.Richardson)
(7:02) MISS Harden 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:01) Lakers Rebound
(6:54) Ball Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:54) Ariza STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:51) Ariza 1' Running Dunk (7 PTS)
1611
(6:32) MISS Ball 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:30) Ariza REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:19) MISS Harden 2' Driving Layup
(6:19) Hart BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:19) ROCKETS Rebound
(6:19) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:14) MISS Gordon 4' Driving Layup
(6:11) Black REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:10) MISS Black 2' Layup
(6:10) Black REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (6:03) Harden 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1613
(6:03) Bogut S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Smith)
+1 (6:03) Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1614
+2 (5:49) Kuzma 2' Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
1814
(5:49) Black Violation:Defensive Goaltending (L.Richardson)
(5:39) MISS Gordon 2' Driving Layup
(5:39) Ball BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:35) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:35) Black S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Smith)
+1 (5:35) Hart Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1914
(5:35) MISS Hart Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:35) Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:26) Harden Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:26) Ingram STEAL (1 STL)
(5:23) Ariza P.FOUL (P1.T2) (L.Richardson)
(5:14) MISS Clarkson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:10) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (5:08) Kuzma 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Nance Jr. 1 AST)
2214
(4:57) Nance Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T3) (L.Richardson)
(4:57) MISS Harden Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:57) ROCKETS Rebound
+1 (4:57) Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2215
(4:47) MISS Ball 3PT Jump Shot
(4:44) Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:38) Black 2' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
2217
(4:25) Black S.FOUL (P2.T3) (L.Richardson)
(4:25) MISS Nance Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:25) Lakers Rebound
+1 (4:25) Nance Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2317
+3 (4:12) Ariza 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Harden 3 AST)
2320
+3 (3:56) Kuzma 24' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Clarkson 1 AST)
2620
(3:44) MISS Ariza 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:42) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:39) Kuzma 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (16 PTS)
2920
(3:22) MISS Harden 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(3:20) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:13) MISS Nance Jr. 2' Alley Oop Layup
(3:10) Ariza REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:05) Harden Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T4)
(2:52) Harden S.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Smith)
(2:52) Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:52) MISS Nance Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:52) Lakers Rebound
+1 (2:52) Nance Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3020
(2:43) Black Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(2:43) Brewer STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:39) Brewer 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
3220
(2:25) MISS Harden 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:22) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:06) MISS Clarkson 1' Driving Layup
(2:06) Black BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:03) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:58) Harden Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T6)
+2 (1:38) Brewer 21' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Kuzma 1 AST)
3420
(1:25) MISS Paul 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:21) Brewer REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:16) Nance Jr. 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Clarkson 2 AST)
3620
+2 (1:08) Gordon 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
3622
(0:48) MISS Brewer 2' Driving Layup
(0:48) ROCKETS Rebound
(0:48) Nance Jr. L.B.FOUL (P2.T4) (M.Smith)
(0:32) MISS Gordon 22' Jump Shot
(0:28) Brewer REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:14) Paul P.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Smith)
(0:14) MISS Nance Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:14) Lakers Rebound
+1 (0:14) Nance Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
3722
(0:00) MISS Paul 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Tucker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

HOU

122Points116

40-85(47.1%)Field Goal(%)37-90(41.1%)

15-35(42.9%)3-Point(%)17-42(40.5%)

27-43(62.8%)Free Throw(%)25-32(78.1%)

47(10)Rebounds(Offensive)47(12)

27Assists19

8Steals7

5Blocks5

10Turnovers14

25Fouls30

38Pts In The Paint40

20Fast Break Pts6

25Pts Off Turnovers17

42Bench Pts33

22Largest Lead3

Game Details

Wednesday, December 20, 2017 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)

tv: NBA TV