Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HOU | 29 | 19 | 18 | 32 | 98 |
 LAL | 33 | 17 | 25 | 32 | 107 |
Game Leaders
Luke Kennard
· G
LeBron James
· F
Alperen Sengun
· C
Reed Sheppard
· G
Team Stats
35-93FG40-66
38Field Goal %61
11-333PT10-19
33Three Point %53
17-25FT17-26
68Free Throw %65
44Rebounds35
21Offensive Rebounds3
23Defensive Rebounds32
24Assists29
13Steals7
3Blocks8
Play-by-Play
0.0
End of Game
0.0
End of the 4th Quarter
15.8
Josh Okogie enters the game for Alperen Sengun
15.8
Jake LaRavia enters the game for Deandre Ayton
15.8
Lakers Full timeout
15.8
Tari Eason makes running layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
18.4
Luke Kennard bad pass turnover (Tari Eason steals)
32.9
Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
36.6
Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
42.1
LeBron James makes layup (Luke Kennard assists)
50.2
Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)
51.8
Tari Eason offensive rebound
54.5
Alperen Sengun misses 27-foot three point jumper
1:04
Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 1
1:04
Alperen Sengun shooting foul
1:04
Deandre Ayton makes reverse layup (Marcus Smart assists)
1:18
Jabari Smith Jr. makes tip in dunk
1:19
Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound
1:20
Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper
1:20
Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound
1:23
Deandre Ayton blocks Reed Sheppard 's 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
1:31
Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
1:31
Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
1:31
Amen Thompson shooting foul
1:40
Amen Thompson makes 3-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
1:48
Deandre Ayton makes 2-foot floating jump shot (LeBron James assists)
2:06
Tari Eason makes 3-foot running dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
2:12
Marcus Smart lost ball turnover (Amen Thompson steals)
2:19
Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
2:26
Reed Sheppard enters the game for Josh Okogie
2:26
Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound
2:28
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
2:28
Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
2:28
Rui Hachimura shooting foul
2:28
Alperen Sengun offensive rebound
2:29
Amen Thompson misses two point shot
2:36
Marcus Smart out of bounds bad pass turnover
2:45
Amen Thompson personal foul
2:46
LeBron James defensive rebound
2:48
Alperen Sengun misses 30-foot three point jumper
2:57
LeBron James makes 9-foot two point shot
3:22
(03:22) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout
3:22
Lakers Full timeout
3:22
Alperen Sengun loose ball foul
3:22
Lakers defensive team rebound
3:22
Tari Eason misses free throw 1 of 1
3:22
Josh Okogie enters the game for Reed Sheppard
3:22
Luke Kennard enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt
3:22
Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul
3:22
Tari Eason makes driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
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