Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 12/25
Matchup Prediction
Lakers: 42.1%
Rockets: 57.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 HOU |
 LAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Streak | W1 |
| 111.2 | Points Against | 116.6 |
| 6-4 | Last Ten Games | 7-3 |
| 120.8 | Points Per Game | 118.2 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 48.7 | Rebounds Per Game | 41.6 |
| 25.5 | Assists Per Game | 25.0 |
| 5.3 | Blocks Per Game | 4.2 |
| 9.2 | Steals Per Game | 8.2 |
| 1.2 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.8 |
| 16.1 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 15.7 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Maxi Kleber, F | Out | Dec 13 |
| Austin Reaves, G | Out | Dec 12 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tari Eason, F | Out | Dec 15 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith, F | Out | Dec 3 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
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PHIGame Information
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
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2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
18 | 7 | .720 | - | W3 |
 Houston |
16 | 7 | .696 | 1 | L1 |
 Memphis |
12 | 14 | .462 | 6.5 | W1 |
 Dallas |
10 | 17 | .370 | 9 | L1 |
 New Orleans |
5 | 22 | .185 | 14 | W2 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
18 | 7 | .720 | - | W1 |
 Phoenix |
14 | 12 | .538 | 4.5 | L2 |
 Golden State |
13 | 14 | .481 | 6 | L2 |
 Sacramento |
6 | 20 | .231 | 12.5 | L3 |
 LA Clippers |
6 | 20 | .231 | 12.5 | L4 |
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