Lakers (115) vs Rockets (119) · Jan 5, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Jan 5, 2025

20-15Los AngelesLakers

115

23-12HoustonRockets

119

Game Recap

Houston staves off the Lakers' late comeback bid and nearly blows a 22-point lead in a 119-115 victory on Sunday.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	22	27	40	26	115
HOU	36	31	24	28	119

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
28Rui HachimuraSF	28	5-9	3-6	0-2	1	0	0	0	1	2	13	+4
23LeBron JamesPF	36	8-16	4-7	1-2	13	9	1	0	2	4	21	-13
3Anthony DavisC	38	10-18	2-4	8-8	13	2	0	5	4	5	30	+7
12Max ChristieSG	38	4-8	2-5	4-4	6	2	1	0	1	2	14	+14
15Austin ReavesPG	41	6-13	3-6	6-7	0	10	0	0	0	2	21	+12
28Dorian Finney-Smith	25	5-9	2-6	1-1	2	2	2	0	0	3	13	-6
7Shake Milton	4	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	-16
5Cam Reddish	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-12
11Jaxson Hayes	5	0-2	0-0	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	-7
4Dalton Knecht	17	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3
9Bronny James	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Gabe Vincent	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL		38-7848.7%	16-3644.4%	23-2882.1%	39	26	4	5	10	21	115

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
9Dillon BrooksSF	32	2-8	1-4	0-0	5	3	0	0	0	2	5	-4
1Amen ThompsonPF	40	11-19	0-3	1-4	16	3	1	0	4	2	23	+1
28Alperen SengunC	31	6-14	0-2	2-4	6	4	0	0	2	4	14	-14
4Jalen GreenSG	32	12-24	5-12	4-4	6	4	0	1	0	5	33	-5
5Fred VanVleetPG	42	5-12	3-8	2-3	2	2	1	1	0	1	15	-5
8Jae'Sean Tate	14	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	5	6	+14
12Steven Adams	16	3-4	0-0	2-4	9	1	1	1	0	2	8	+17
7Cam Whitmore	16	3-8	2-5	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	1	8	+6
0Aaron Holiday	12	3-7	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	+10
17Tari Eason	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jock Landale	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Reed Sheppard	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jabari Smith Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		47-9947.5%	14-4035.0%	11-1957.9%	49	19	3	4	6	22	119

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterlalhou

(11:56) Jump Ball Sengun vs. Davis: Tip to Christie
(11:39) Davis Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (11:25) Thompson 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
02
(10:58) MISS Reaves 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(10:57) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:51) Thompson 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
04
+2 (10:40) Reaves 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
24
(10:13) MISS Sengun 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:12) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:09) Sengun P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Schroeder)
+3 (10:00) Hachimura 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Davis 1 AST)
54
(9:50) MISS Thompson 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:49) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:47) Thompson 2' Putback Dunk (6 PTS)
56
+2 (9:25) Davis 11' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
76
(9:11) MISS Brooks 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:09) Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(9:07) Thompson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:07) L. James STEAL (1 STL)
(9:01) MISS Christie 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:00) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:52) Sengun Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:34) Davis Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:16) MISS Brooks 11' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:15) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:03) MISS Reaves 10' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:01) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:43) Sengun 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Brooks 1 AST)
78
(7:33) MISS Hachimura 2' Layup
(7:32) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:28) Ja. Green 3' Running Layup (2 PTS)
710
+3 (7:17) Reaves 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Christie 1 AST)
1010
+3 (7:01) Ja. Green 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1013
+2 (6:47) Hachimura 19' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Reaves 1 AST)
1213
(6:29) MISS Sengun 11' Floating Jump Shot
(6:28) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:16) L. James 7' Turnaround Bank Shot (2 PTS)
1413
(6:04) MISS Ja. Green 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:03) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:53) MISS Davis 4' Layup
(5:53) VanVleet BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:52) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:48) Thompson 2' Running Dunk (8 PTS) (Brooks 2 AST)
1415
+3 (5:29) Hachimura 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
1715
(5:07) MISS Sengun 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(5:07) Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:06) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(4:58) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(4:44) MISS Davis 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(4:42) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (4:28) VanVleet 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brooks 3 AST)
1718
+2 (4:09) Finney-Smith 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Davis 2 AST)
1918
+3 (3:49) Ja. Green 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1921
(3:36) Ja. Green P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Wright)
(3:32) MISS Davis 20' Jump Shot
(3:31) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:21) Ja. Green 10' Fadeaway Jumper (10 PTS)
1923
(3:03) Ja. Green S.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Schroeder)
+1 (3:03) Milton Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2023
(3:03) MISS Milton Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:03) Milton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:00) Milton Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (2:48) Ja. Green 8' Driving Finger Roll Layup (12 PTS) (Tate 1 AST)
2025
(2:28) MISS Davis 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(2:28) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:21) Davis P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)
(2:21) Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:17) Reddish P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Schroeder)
+2 (2:12) Ja. Green 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (14 PTS)
2027
(2:12) L. James S.FOUL (P1.T3) (R.Acosta)
+1 (2:12) Ja. Green Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
2028
(1:54) MISS Finney-Smith 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:53) Whitmore REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:41) Adams 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2030
+2 (1:25) Finney-Smith 1' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (L. James 2 AST)
2230
(1:14) MISS Thompson 13' Step Back Jump Shot
(1:14) Davis BLOCK (2 BLK)
(1:13) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:02) MISS L. James 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(1:00) Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(0:55) MISS Thompson 4' Running Layup
(0:55) Davis BLOCK (3 BLK)
(0:55) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (0:37) Ja. Green 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (18 PTS)
2233
(0:34) Tate P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Schroeder)
(0:23) MISS Davis 3PT Jump Shot
(0:22) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:17) Milton Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T4)
+3 (0:01) Tate 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
2236

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4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

HOU

115Points119

38-78(48.7%)Field Goal(%)47-99(47.5%)

16-36(44.4%)3-Point(%)14-40(35.0%)

23-28(82.1%)Free Throw(%)11-19(57.9%)

39(10)Rebounds(Offensive)49(18)

26Assists19

4Steals3

5Blocks4

10Turnovers6

21Fouls22

40Pts In The Paint52

2Fast Break Pts12

4Pts Off Turnovers12

16Bench Pts29

2Largest Lead22

Game Details

Sunday, January 5, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)