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Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets 89–78

2006-02-08 19:30 · NBA · Toyota Center (Houston), Houston TX · Att. 18,291

Los Angeles Lakers 2005-06 · Houston Rockets 2005-06 · 2005-06 season

Team stats

	Lakers	Rockets
Field goals	34-81 .420	32-77 .416
Three-pointers	9-26 .346	9-20 .450
Free throws	12-18 .667	5-10 .500
Offensive rebounds	14	9
Defensive rebounds	34	31
Total rebounds	48	40
Assists	23	21
Steals	8	6
Blocks	1	4
Turnovers	8	13
Personal fouls	10	14
Technical fouls	1	1
Points in the paint	-1	-1
Fast-break points	8	16
Points off turnovers	15	12
Largest lead	18	3

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Kobe Bryant G	45	32	13-29	2-8	4-5	0	3	3	9	6	1	0	1	+18
Brian Cook F	42	27	11-18	3-4	2-2	2	8	10	2	0	0	1	0	+14
Smush Parker G	41	13	4-11	3-7	2-2	0	7	7	5	2	0	2	3	+8
Lamar Odom G	38	8	3-9	1-5	1-2	3	10	13	2	0	0	2	2	+9
Kwame Brown F	34	7	3-7	0-0	1-1	2	2	4	1	0	0	1	2	+12
Devean George F	25	2	0-4	0-1	2-6	7	2	9	1	0	0	2	1	+8
Sasha Vujacic G	10	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	-4
Luke Walton F	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-5
Ronny Turiaf F	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5
Chris Mihm G
Aaron McKie G
Slava Medvedenko PF
Total	240	89	34-81	9-26	12-18	14	34	48	23	8	1	8	10

FG .420 · 3P .346 · FT .667

Did not play: Andrew Bynum (dnp - coach's decision), Devin Green (dnp - coach's decision), Von Wafer (dnp - coach's decision)

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Rafer Alston G	41	16	6-12	3-5	1-2	1	2	3	8	2	1	2	1	-14
Tracy McGrady F	40	11	5-18	1-6	0-2	0	4	4	7	2	0	2	3	-7
David Wesley F	39	15	4-9	3-6	4-4	0	2	2	2	0	0	3	2	-9
Yao Ming G	34	14	7-17	0-0	0-2	1	12	13	0	0	2	1	1	-12
Juwan Howard F	32	6	3-8	0-0	0-0	3	5	8	2	0	0	2	3	-10
Stromile Swift G	18	6	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	-10
Luther Head G	14	6	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	1	-8
Ryan Bowen F	9	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	3	0
Chuck Hayes C	6	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	+3
Moochie Norris G	4	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+5
Lonny Baxter G	2	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+7
Derek Anderson G
Jon Barry F
Bob Sura PG
Total	240	78	32-77	9-20	5-10	9	31	40	21	6	4	13	14

FG .416 · 3P .450 · FT .500

Did not play: Dikembe Mutombo (dnp - coach's decision)

Officials: Mike Callahan, Jess Kersey, Tony Brown

Play-by-play

Show every play (421)

Quarter 1

12:00 Start of 1st Period (9:02 PM EST)
12:00 HOU Jump Ball Yao vs. Brown: Tip to Bryant
11:39 LAL Cook 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST) 2–0
11:21 HOU MISS Howard 18' Jump Shot
11:21 ROCKETS Rebound
11:21 LAL Brown L.B.FOUL (P1.T1)
11:16 HOU MISS Yao 7' Turnaround Jump Shot
11:14 LAL Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
11:00 LAL MISS Parker 27' 3PT Jump Shot
10:59 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
10:48 LAL Odom P.FOUL (P1.T2)
10:35 HOU MISS Yao Layup
10:35 LAL Bryant BLOCK (1 BLK)
10:34 ROCKETS Rebound
10:32 HOU MISS McGrady Layup
10:32 ROCKETS Rebound
10:32 ROCKETS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
10:22 LAL MISS Odom 25' 3PT Jump Shot
10:20 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
10:11 HOU MISS McGrady 17' Jump Shot
10:10 LAL Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
9:53 LAL MISS Cook 21' Jump Shot
9:51 HOU Wesley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:47 HOU Wesley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
9:47 LAL Bryant STEAL (1 STL)
9:40 LAL MISS Cook Layup
9:40 HOU Alston BLOCK (1 BLK)
9:38 HOU Alston REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:29 HOU MISS Yao 8' Jump Shot
9:27 HOU Alston REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
9:23 HOU MISS Wesley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
9:21 Lakers Rebound
8:57 Lakers Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
8:52 LAL Parker P.FOUL (P1.T3)
8:46 HOU Wesley 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Alston 1 AST) 2–2
8:25 LAL Odom 5' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Parker 1 AST) 4–2
8:10 HOU MISS McGrady 19' Jump Shot
8:09 LAL Odom REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:00 LAL Cook 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Parker 2 AST) 6–2
7:46 HOU Howard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
7:46 LAL Bryant STEAL (2 STL)
7:42 HOU Howard S.FOUL (P1.T1)
7:42 LAL Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
7:42 LAL Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
7:27 HOU MISS Wesley 22' Jump Shot
7:26 LAL Odom REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
7:15 LAL MISS Brown 14' Jump Shot
7:13 HOU Howard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
7:07 HOU Wesley 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Alston 2 AST) 8–5
6:49 LAL Cook 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Bryant 1 AST) 11–5
6:29 HOU MISS Alston 24' 3PT Jump Shot
6:27 LAL Cook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
6:15 LAL MISS Cook 18' Jump Shot
6:13 HOU McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
5:53 HOU Alston 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McGrady 1 AST) 11–8
5:32 LAL MISS Odom Layup
5:32 HOU Yao BLOCK (1 BLK)
5:30 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
5:20 HOU Wesley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Alston 3 AST) 11–11
5:01 LAL MISS Parker 18' Jump Shot
4:59 HOU McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
4:40 HOU MISS McGrady 25' 3PT Jump Shot
4:38 LAL Parker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
4:35 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
4:33 LAL MISS Bryant Layup
4:32 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
4:27 HOU MISS Alston 6' Jump Shot
4:25 HOU MISS Howard Tip Shot
4:25 HOU Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
4:24 HOU MISS Howard Tip Shot
4:24 HOU Howard REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
4:23 LAL Cook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
4:10 LAL Cook Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
3:56 HOU Yao Layup (2 PTS) 11–13
3:46 LAL Brown Dunk (2 PTS) (Parker 3 AST) 13–13
3:21 HOU MISS Yao 10' Jump Shot
3:19 LAL Cook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
3:05 LAL MISS Brown 18' Jump Shot
3:03 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
2:54 Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
2:54 LAL SUB: George FOR Brown
2:54 HOU SUB: Swift FOR Yao
2:40 HOU MISS McGrady 20' Jump Shot
2:38 LAL Parker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
2:20 LAL Cook 20' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Bryant 2 AST) 15–13
2:05 HOU MISS McGrady 19' Jump Shot
2:03 LAL Parker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
1:52 LAL MISS George 18' Jump Shot
1:51 HOU Swift REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
1:32 HOU Swift Layup (2 PTS) (Howard 1 AST) 15–15
1:05 LAL MISS Odom 24' 3PT Jump Shot
1:03 HOU Wesley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
0:55 HOU Swift Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
0:46 LAL MISS Bryant 27' 3PT Jump Shot
0:44 HOU Alston REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
0:38 HOU McGrady Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (Alston 4 AST) 15–17
0:35 Lakers Timeout: Short (Reg.1 Short 1)
0:25 LAL Cook Driving Dunk (11 PTS) (George 1 AST) 17–17
0:02 HOU MISS Alston 18' Jump Shot
0:00 LAL Parker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
0:00 End of 1st Period (9:25 PM EST)

Quarter 2

12:00 Start of 2nd Period (9:29 PM EST)
11:41 HOU MISS Yao 12' Turnaround Jump Shot
11:39 LAL Odom REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
11:21 LAL MISS Parker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
11:20 LAL George REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
11:19 HOU Yao S.FOUL (P1.T1)
11:19 LAL George Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
11:19 LAL MISS George Free Throw 2 of 2
11:19 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
11:02 HOU MISS Yao Layup
11:01 LAL Odom REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
10:57 LAL Odom Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
10:57 HOU Alston STEAL (1 STL)
10:54 HOU MISS Alston 13' Jump Shot
10:52 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
10:52 HOU Yao Dunk (4 PTS) 18–19
10:37 HOU Bowen S.FOUL (P1.T2)
10:37 LAL Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
10:37 LAL Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
10:26 HOU MISS Bowen 17' Jump Shot
10:25 LAL Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
10:15 LAL Bryant 22' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 22–19
9:57 HOU Swift Layup (4 PTS) 22–21
9:40 LAL MISS Odom 26' 3PT Jump Shot
9:38 LAL George REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
9:36 LAL George Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
9:36 HOU Head STEAL (1 STL)
9:31 HOU Head Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
9:31 LAL Bryant STEAL (3 STL)
9:27 LAL Brown Dunk (4 PTS) (Bryant 3 AST) 24–21
9:27 HOU Bowen S.FOUL (P2.T3)
9:27 HOU SUB: Wesley FOR Bowen
9:27 LAL Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
9:12 HOU MISS Yao 9' Jump Shot
9:10 LAL Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
8:57 LAL MISS Odom 25' 3PT Jump Shot
8:56 LAL George REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
8:42 LAL MISS Parker 7' Running Jump Shot
8:40 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
8:40 Timeout: Official
8:40 HOU SUB: McGrady FOR Alston
8:40 LAL SUB: Vujacic FOR Odom
8:40 LAL SUB: Cook FOR Parker
8:23 HOU McGrady 21' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 25–23
8:04 LAL Cook 21' Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Vujacic 1 AST) 27–23
7:42 HOU Swift Dunk (6 PTS) (McGrady 2 AST) 27–25
7:20 LAL Cook 17' Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Bryant 4 AST) 29–25
7:10 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
7:10 HOU SUB: Hayes FOR Yao
7:10 LAL SUB: Odom FOR Brown
6:51 HOU McGrady 30' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) 29–28
6:31 LAL MISS Bryant 26' 3PT Jump Shot
6:29 LAL Cook REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
6:28 LAL Cook Layup (17 PTS) 31–28
6:20 HOU SUB: Norris FOR Head
6:11 LAL George S.FOUL (P1.T1)
6:11 HOU MISS McGrady Free Throw 1 of 2
6:11 ROCKETS Rebound
6:11 HOU MISS McGrady Free Throw 2 of 2
6:11 HOU Swift REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
5:54 HOU MISS McGrady 25' 3PT Jump Shot
5:53 LAL Odom REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
5:33 LAL MISS Cook 15' Turnaround Jump Shot
5:31 LAL Odom REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
5:30 LAL Odom Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
5:30 HOU McGrady STEAL (1 STL)
5:18 LAL Odom P.FOUL (P2.T2)
5:12 HOU MISS McGrady 21' Jump Shot
5:10 LAL Odom REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
5:00 LAL MISS Vujacic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
4:57 LAL Odom REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
4:49 LAL Bryant 15' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Vujacic 2 AST) 33–28
4:21 HOU MISS Wesley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
4:21 ROCKETS Rebound
4:21 ROCKETS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#6)
4:21 Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 1)
4:21 LAL SUB: Parker FOR George
4:21 LAL SUB: Brown FOR Vujacic
4:21 HOU SUB: Yao FOR Swift
4:21 HOU SUB: Alston FOR Hayes
4:21 HOU SUB: Howard FOR Norris
3:57 LAL MISS Bryant Reverse Layup
3:56 LAL Brown Follow Up Dunk (7 PTS) 35–28
3:56 LAL Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
3:37 HOU Yao 10' Hook Shot (6 PTS) 35–30
3:29 HOU Alston P.FOUL (P1.T4)
3:13 LAL MISS Brown 6' Jump Shot
3:11 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:8)
2:54 HOU Yao Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T7)
2:54 LAL Bryant STEAL (4 STL)
2:48 LAL Odom Dunk (4 PTS) (Bryant 5 AST) 37–30
2:22 HOU Howard 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Alston 5 AST) 37–32
2:03 LAL Bryant 15' Jump Shot (8 PTS) 39–32
1:47 HOU MISS Yao 9' Hook Shot
1:45 LAL Parker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
1:41 LAL MISS Parker 19' Jump Shot
1:39 LAL Cook REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
1:31 LAL Cook 20' Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Bryant 6 AST) 41–32
1:21 ROCKETS Timeout: Short (Full 2 Short 1)
1:21 HOU Double Technical - Howard, Brown
1:21 HOU SUB: Bowen FOR Yao
1:21 LAL SUB: Walton FOR Brown
1:11 LAL Walton S.FOUL (P1.T3)
1:11 HOU Alston Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1:11 HOU MISS Alston Free Throw 2 of 2
1:11 LAL Odom REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
0:49 LAL Parker 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Bryant 7 AST) 44–33
0:30 HOU MISS Wesley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
0:29 LAL Parker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
0:05 LAL MISS Cook 22' Jump Shot
0:05 Lakers Rebound
0:05 Lakers Turnover: Shot Clock (T#6)
0:00 End of 2nd Period (9:58 PM EST)

Quarter 3

12:00 Start of 3rd Period (10:16 PM EST)
11:40 HOU Yao 5' Hook Shot (8 PTS) (McGrady 3 AST) 44–35
11:15 LAL MISS Bryant 26' 3PT Jump Shot
11:13 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:9)
11:08 HOU Alston Layup (6 PTS) 44–37
10:59 LAL Parker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
10:59 HOU Alston STEAL (2 STL)
10:58 LAL Parker L.B.FOUL (P2.T1)
10:51 HOU Alston Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T8)
10:30 LAL MISS Parker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
10:28 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:10)
10:22 HOU Howard Layup (4 PTS) (Alston 6 AST) 44–39
10:14 Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 1)
10:06 LAL Parker 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Bryant 8 AST) 47–39
9:48 HOU MISS Wesley 18' Jump Shot
9:47 HOU Howard REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
9:44 HOU Alston 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Howard 2 AST) 47–42
9:30 LAL MISS Brown 6' Jump Shot
9:29 HOU Howard REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
9:16 HOU Howard 22' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (McGrady 4 AST) 47–44
8:57 LAL MISS Odom Layup
8:57 HOU Yao BLOCK (2 BLK)
8:56 ROCKETS Rebound
8:38 LAL Parker S.FOUL (P3.T2)
8:38 HOU Wesley Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
8:38 HOU Wesley Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
8:24 LAL MISS Bryant 14' Fadeaway Jumper
8:22 HOU Howard REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
8:15 HOU Yao 7' Hook Shot (10 PTS) (Wesley 1 AST) 47–48
7:59 LAL MISS Bryant 18' Jump Shot
7:58 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:11)
7:53 HOU Alston Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T9)
7:53 LAL Parker STEAL (1 STL)
7:48 LAL Parker Layup (10 PTS) 49–48
7:32 HOU Alston Layup (11 PTS) (McGrady 5 AST) 49–50
7:11 LAL Cook 25' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Parker 4 AST) 52–50
6:48 HOU McGrady 15' Fadeaway Jumper (9 PTS) 52–52
6:33 LAL Brown 3 Second Violation Turnover (P1.T8)
6:21 HOU Yao 10' Turnaround Jump Shot (12 PTS) 52–54
6:09 LAL Bryant 15' Jump Shot (10 PTS) 54–54
5:50 HOU Wesley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (McGrady 6 AST) 54–57
5:33 LAL Bryant 14' Turnaround Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Odom 1 AST) 56–57
5:19 HOU MISS McGrady 21' Jump Shot
5:17 LAL Cook REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
4:56 LAL Bryant 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Odom 2 AST) 58–57
4:38 HOU Howard OFF.Foul (P2)
4:38 HOU Howard Foul Turnover (P2.T10)
4:29 HOU Wesley P.FOUL (P1.T1)
4:20 LAL Bryant 18' Turnaround Jump Shot (16 PTS) 60–57
4:03 LAL Brown S.FOUL (P2.T3)
4:03 HOU MISS Yao Free Throw 1 of 2
4:03 ROCKETS Rebound
4:03 HOU MISS Yao Free Throw 2 of 2
4:03 LAL Cook REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
3:49 LAL Bryant 19' Jump Shot (18 PTS) 62–57
3:32 HOU MISS Howard 19' Jump Shot
3:30 LAL Odom REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
3:15 LAL Odom 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Cook 1 AST) 65–57
3:12 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 1)
3:12 HOU SUB: Swift FOR Yao
2:57 LAL Cook Violation:Kicked Ball
2:57 LAL SUB: George FOR Brown
2:49 HOU Alston 24' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (McGrady 7 AST) 65–60
2:33 HOU Howard S.FOUL (P3.T2)
2:33 LAL Cook Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
2:33 LAL Cook Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
2:15 HOU McGrady Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T11)
2:15 LAL Bryant STEAL (5 STL)
2:12 HOU McGrady S.FOUL (P1.T3)
2:12 LAL George Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
2:12 LAL MISS George Free Throw 2 of 2
2:12 HOU Howard REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
1:52 HOU MISS McGrady 25' 3PT Jump Shot
1:50 LAL Parker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
1:40 LAL Bryant Driving Layup (20 PTS) 70–60
1:36 ROCKETS Timeout: Short (Full 3 Short 2)
1:36 HOU SUB: Yao FOR Howard
1:36 LAL SUB: Brown FOR Cook
1:22 LAL Bryant S.FOUL (P1.T4)
1:22 HOU Wesley Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
1:22 HOU Wesley Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
1:06 LAL MISS Bryant 17' Fadeaway Jumper
1:04 LAL George REBOUND (Off:4 Def:0)
0:47 LAL MISS Bryant 19' Jump Shot
0:45 HOU Swift REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
0:32 HOU Wesley Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T12)
0:09 LAL MISS Bryant 21' Running Jump Shot
0:07 LAL Odom REBOUND (Off:3 Def:8)
0:00 LAL MISS George 25' 3PT Jump Shot
0:00 Lakers Rebound
0:00 End of 3rd Period (10:41 PM EST)

Quarter 4

12:00 Start of 4th Period (10:44 PM EST)
11:45 LAL MISS Cook Layup
11:44 HOU McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
11:38 HOU Wesley Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T13)
11:38 LAL Parker STEAL (2 STL)
11:17 LAL George Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T9)
11:17 HOU McGrady STEAL (2 STL)
11:12 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 4 Short 2)
11:12 HOU SUB: Head FOR McGrady
11:12 LAL SUB: Bryant FOR Parker
11:11 HOU SUB: McGrady FOR Wesley
10:58 HOU MISS Alston 25' 3PT Jump Shot
10:56 LAL Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
10:46 HOU McGrady P.FOUL (P2.T1)
10:37 LAL Bryant 29' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Vujacic 3 AST) 73–62
10:23 HOU MISS McGrady 8' Jump Shot
10:21 LAL Cook REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
10:01 LAL MISS Bryant 23' Jump Shot
9:59 LAL George REBOUND (Off:5 Def:0)
9:44 LAL MISS Cook 26' 3PT Jump Shot
9:43 LAL Brown REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
9:30 LAL MISS Bryant Layup
9:29 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:12)
9:06 HOU MISS Head 24' 3PT Jump Shot
9:04 LAL Vujacic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:00 LAL MISS Vujacic 16' Jump Shot
8:58 HOU Head REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:49 HOU Head 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Alston 7 AST) 73–65
8:21 LAL Bryant 16' Fadeaway Jumper (25 PTS) 75–65
8:08 HOU MISS Yao 8' Hook Shot
8:05 LAL George REBOUND (Off:5 Def:1)
8:05 LAL SUB: Parker FOR Vujacic
8:05 HOU SUB: Wesley FOR Alston
7:49 LAL MISS Bryant 26' 3PT Jump Shot
7:47 HOU Head REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
7:43 HOU Swift Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T14)
7:43 LAL Bryant STEAL (6 STL)
7:33 LAL Cook 26' 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Bryant 9 AST) 78–65
7:30 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 5 Short 2)
7:30 HOU SUB: Alston FOR McGrady
7:30 HOU SUB: Howard FOR Swift
7:08 HOU MISS Yao 13' Jump Shot
7:06 LAL Cook REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
6:44 LAL Parker 24' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Cook 2 AST) 81–65
6:27 HOU Yao 9' Turnaround Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Wesley 2 AST) 81–67
6:04 LAL MISS Bryant 17' Jump Shot
6:03 HOU Howard REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
5:56 HOU MISS Howard 19' Jump Shot
5:54 LAL George REBOUND (Off:5 Def:2)
5:46 LAL Bryant Layup (27 PTS) 83–67
5:46 HOU Head S.FOUL (P1.T2)
5:46 LAL SUB: Odom FOR George
5:46 HOU SUB: McGrady FOR Head
5:46 LAL Bryant Free Throw 1 of 1 (28 PTS)
5:31 HOU MISS McGrady 26' 3PT Jump Shot
5:29 LAL Odom REBOUND (Off:3 Def:9)
5:10 HOU SUB: Bowen FOR Yao
5:10 LAL SUB: George FOR Brown
5:06 LAL MISS Parker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
5:04 HOU Bowen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
5:00 HOU McGrady Dunk (11 PTS) (Alston 8 AST) 84–69
4:36 HOU McGrady S.FOUL (P3.T3)
4:36 LAL MISS Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2
4:36 Lakers Rebound
4:36 LAL Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)
4:17 HOU Alston 6' Running Jump Shot (16 PTS) 85–71
3:55 LAL MISS Bryant 26' 3PT Jump Shot
3:54 LAL MISS George Layup
3:54 LAL George REBOUND (Off:6 Def:2)
3:53 LAL George REBOUND (Off:7 Def:2)
3:53 HOU Wesley S.FOUL (P2.T4)
3:53 LAL MISS George Free Throw 1 of 2
3:53 Lakers Rebound
3:53 LAL MISS George Free Throw 2 of 2
3:53 HOU McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
3:27 HOU MISS Alston 19' Jump Shot
3:26 HOU Bowen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
3:21 HOU MISS McGrady 26' 3PT Jump Shot
3:20 LAL Cook REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
3:13 HOU Bowen P.FOUL (P3.PN)
3:13 LAL MISS Odom Free Throw 1 of 2
3:13 Lakers Rebound
3:13 LAL Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2:57 HOU McGrady Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T15)
2:57 Timeout: Official
2:57 HOU SUB: Hayes FOR Wesley
2:57 HOU SUB: Head FOR McGrady
2:40 LAL Bryant 28' 3PT Jump Shot (32 PTS) (Parker 5 AST) 89–71
2:25 HOU MISS Bowen Layup
2:24 HOU MISS Hayes Tip Shot
2:24 HOU Hayes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
2:22 LAL Odom REBOUND (Off:3 Def:10)
1:57 LAL MISS Bryant 32' 3PT Jump Shot
1:57 Lakers Rebound
1:57 Lakers Turnover: Shot Clock (T#10)
1:57 HOU SUB: Norris FOR Alston
1:57 HOU SUB: Baxter FOR Howard
1:57 LAL SUB: Walton FOR Odom
1:57 LAL SUB: Vujacic FOR Bryant
1:33 HOU MISS Norris Layup
1:31 HOU Norris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
1:31 HOU Norris 6' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS) 89–73
1:14 LAL MISS George 22' Jump Shot
1:14 HOU Bowen BLOCK (1 BLK)
1:14 HOU Jump Ball Bowen vs. George: Tip to Baxter
1:14 ROCKETS Rebound
1:01 LAL SUB: Turiaf FOR Cook
0:50 HOU MISS Norris 21' Jump Shot
0:48 LAL Vujacic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
0:36 LAL Parker Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T11)
0:36 HOU Head STEAL (2 STL)
0:32 HOU Baxter Layup (2 PTS) (Bowen 1 AST) 89–75
0:12 LAL MISS Turiaf 9' Jump Shot
0:10 HOU Hayes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
0:04 HOU Head 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Norris 1 AST) 89–78
0:00 End of 4th Period (11:12 PM EST)