Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Dec 25, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	37	26	29	27	119
LAL	25	28	21	22	96

Game Recap

The Houston Rockets defeated the LA Lakers, 119-96. The Rockets improve to 18-10 on the season, while the Lakers fall to 19-10.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kevin DurantSF	33	8-14	4-6	5-5	4	8	1	2	3	1	+26	25
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	35	6-9	2-3	2-2	7	0	2	1	0	2	+25	16
28Alperen SengunC	31	5-7	0-0	4-4	12	4	1	0	6	1	+24	14
17Tari EasonSG	26	6-14	1-5	0-2	3	2	4	2	1	4	+23	13
1Amen ThompsonPG	31	12-19	0-2	2-3	7	5	1	0	2	2	+26	26
2Dorian Finney-Smith	13	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+2	0
15Reed Sheppard	19	5-10	1-4	2-3	2	1	1	0	0	1	-8	13
12Steven Adams	25	2-3	0-0	0-0	9	2	0	0	1	0	-4	4
20Josh Okogie	9	0-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-4	0
0Aaron Holiday	3	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+1	0
32Jeff Green	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
30Clint Capela	2	3-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	+1	6
8Jae'Sean Tate	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	2
4JD Davison	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	1	+1	0
TOTAL	-	48-9053.3%	8-2433.3%	15-1978.9%	48	24	10	6	15	13	-	119

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23LeBron JamesSF	32	7-13	1-3	3-4	2	5	2	1	3	3	-33	18
28Rui HachimuraPF	27	0-6	0-3	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	3	-29	0
5Deandre AytonC	36	5-6	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	-14	10
15Austin ReavesSG	14	5-8	2-5	0-0	1	1	0	1	2	0	-7	12
77Luka DoncicPG	33	9-17	3-8	4-7	5	7	1	2	6	2	-25	25
36Marcus Smart	29	3-8	0-3	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	1	-2	6
12Jake LaRavia	23	2-5	1-1	0-0	4	1	0	1	1	0	+1	5
14Maxi Kleber	6	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	2	-8	2
2Jarred Vanderbilt	26	4-6	3-4	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	3	+5	11
1Adou Thiero	3	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-1	2
9Bronny James	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	3
4Dalton Knecht	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	2


TOTAL	-	39-7750.6%	11-3036.7%	7-1163.6%	25	19	7	5	16	17	-	96

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOULAL

(11:56) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Sengun: Tip to Smith Jr.
(11:39) MISS Durant 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:36) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (11:35) Eason 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
30
(11:08) Doncic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:08) Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
(10:51) MISS Eason 15' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:47) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:45) MISS Durant 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:41) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:37) Ayton 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
32
(10:24) Durant Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:15) Doncic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(10:15) Smith Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:09) Eason 1' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
52
(9:49) Doncic Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T3)
(9:49) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
(9:45) MISS Thompson 4' Running Layup
(9:45) Doncic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:45) Rockets Rebound
(9:38) Sengun Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:38) L. James STEAL (1 STL)
(9:35) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (9:35) L. James Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
53
(9:35) MISS L. James Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:33) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:18) MISS Durant 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:15) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:15) Eason P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goldenberg)
(9:12) Reaves Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(9:12) Eason STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:08) Eason 1' Driving Dunk (7 PTS)
73
(8:54) MISS Reaves 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:51) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:34) MISS Durant 6' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:32) Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (8:32) Thompson 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
93
+3 (8:17) Reaves 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
96
+3 (8:06) Smith Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Eason 1 AST)
126
+2 (7:50) Reaves 3' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
128
+2 (7:37) Durant 6' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
148
(7:27) Doncic Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P4.T5)
+2 (7:14) Thompson 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
168
(7:05) MISS L. James 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:02) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:48) Sengun 11' Hook Shot (2 PTS)
188
(6:42) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:33) Ayton 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
1810
+2 (6:15) Thompson 3' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Sengun 2 AST)
2010
(5:59) MISS Hachimura 3PT Jump Shot
(5:56) Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (5:44) Thompson 2' Alley Oop Dunk (8 PTS) (Sengun 3 AST)
2210
(5:36) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+2 (5:21) Reaves 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Doncic 3 AST)
2212
(4:55) MISS Sheppard 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:52) Hachimura REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:46) Reaves 2' Running Layup (9 PTS)
2214
(4:36) Ayton S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kogut)
+1 (4:36) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2314
(4:36) MISS Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:33) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:23) Adams Violation:Kicked Ball (J.Capers)
+2 (4:14) Doncic 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2316
+2 (4:07) Durant 17' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2516
(3:38) MISS Hachimura 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(3:38) Durant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:33) Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:32) MISS Hachimura 15' Fadeaway Jumper
(3:27) LaRavia REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:27) LaRavia Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2518
(3:22) MISS Sheppard 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:17) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:17) MISS Adams Tip Dunk Shot
(3:17) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:09) Sheppard S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Kogut)
+1 (3:09) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2519
+1 (3:09) Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2520
+2 (2:47) Adams 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Durant 2 AST)
2720
(2:33) MISS Doncic 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:30) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (2:23) Durant 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
3020
(2:04) L. James Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
+2 (1:50) Sheppard 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3220
+3 (1:42) L. James 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
3223
(1:21) Sengun Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (J.Capers)
(1:21) Sengun Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T3)
(1:06) MISS LaRavia 6' Hook Shot
(1:04) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (0:56) Sheppard 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Adams 1 AST)
3523
(0:39) MISS Kleber 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:37) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:25) Kleber S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (0:25) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3623
+1 (0:25) Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3723
+2 (0:01) Kleber 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Doncic 4 AST)
3725
(0:01) ROCKETS Heave
(0:01) Rockets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

LAL

119Points96

48-90(53.3%)Field Goal(%)39-77(50.6%)

8-24(33.3%)3-Point(%)11-30(36.7%)

15-19(78.9%)Free Throw(%)7-11(63.6%)

48(17)Rebounds(Offensive)25(7)

24Assists19

10Steals7

6Blocks5

15Turnovers16

13Fouls17

68Pts In The Paint52

16Fast Break Pts11

23Pts Off Turnovers11

25Bench Pts31

24Largest Lead0

Game Details

Thursday, December 25, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 18,997 (99.6%)

tv: ESPN