Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers

NBA

18-10

119-96

Final

19-10

crypto.com Arena

TV: ABC

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

Who won: Rockets 119-96

The Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-96 on Thursday, December 25, 2025 at crypto.com Arena. The Rockets lead the series 1-0. The Rockets outscored the Lakers 37-25 in the 1st quarter. Amen Thompson led the Rockets in points (26). Luka Doncic led the Lakers in points (25).

Leaders

HOULAL

Points

Amen Thompson

26

Luka Doncic

25

Assists

Kevin Durant

8

Luka Doncic

7

Rebounds

Alperen Sengun

12

Luka Doncic

5

Scoring

3rd Quarter

6:54

Free Throw - 2 of 2

Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

79-58

5:52

Tip Shot

Jabari Smith Jr. makes tip shot

81-58

5:30

Driving Finger Roll Layup

LeBron James makes 3-foot two point shot

81-60

5:08

Driving Layup Shot

Amen Thompson makes driving layup

83-60

4:44

Driving Hook Shot

LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot

83-62

4:14

Running Layup Shot

Luka Doncic makes running layup

83-64

3:51

Pullup Jump Shot

Reed Sheppard makes 12-foot pullup jump shot

85-64

2:40

Hook Shot

Deandre Ayton makes 7-foot hook shot (Marcus Smart assists)

85-66

2:16

Free Throw - 1 of 2

Reed Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 2

86-66

2:02

Step Back Jump Shot

Luka Doncic makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot

86-69

1:20

Running Finger Roll Layup

Amen Thompson makes two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)

88-69

54.5

Turnaround Hook Shot

Deandre Ayton makes 5-foot two point shot

88-71

42.4

Pullup Jump Shot

Jabari Smith Jr. makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)

90-71

30.3

Pullup Jump Shot

Jake LaRavia makes 23-foot three pointer (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)

90-74

6.5

Jump Shot

Amen Thompson makes 13-foot jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)

92-74

4th Quarter

11:23

Running Finger Roll Layup

LeBron James makes two point shot (Jake LaRavia assists)

92-76

10:22

Driving Layup Shot

Reed Sheppard makes driving layup

94-76

10:22

Free Throw - 1 of 1

Reed Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 1

95-76

10:02

Driving Layup Shot

LeBron James makes driving layup

95-78

8:39

Running Dunk Shot

Jabari Smith Jr. makes 1-foot running dunk (Kevin Durant assists)

97-78

8:16

Driving Dunk Shot

LeBron James makes 2-foot driving dunk

97-80

7:44

Jump Shot

Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)

100-80

7:10

Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot

Amen Thompson makes 1-foot dunk (Kevin Durant assists)

102-80

6:50

Jump Shot

Jarred Vanderbilt makes 23-foot three point jumper

102-83

6:18

Driving Layup Shot

Marcus Smart makes driving layup (Luka Doncic assists)

102-85

5:48

Fade Away Bank Jump Shot

Marcus Smart makes 5-foot two point shot

102-87

5:23

Fade Away Jump Shot

Jabari Smith Jr. makes 11-foot fade away jump shot

104-87

5:07

Alley Oop Layup Shot

Deandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (Luka Doncic assists)

104-89

4:01

Free Throw - 1 of 2

Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2

105-89

4:01

Free Throw - 2 of 2

Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2

106-89

3:36

Free Throw - Technical

Kevin Durant makes technical free throw

107-89

3:26

Driving Layup Shot

Alperen Sengun makes driving layup

109-89

3:09

Running Layup Shot

Tari Eason makes running layup (Kevin Durant assists)

111-89

2:35

Driving Hook Shot

Clint Capela makes 7-foot two point shot (JD Davison assists)

113-89

2:15

Putback Dunk Shot

Adou Thiero makes dunk

113-91

1:41

Tip Shot

Clint Capela makes tip shot

115-91

55.5

Layup Driving Reverse

Dalton Knecht makes two point shot (Maxi Kleber assists)

115-93

42.1

Driving Layup Shot

Jae'Sean Tate makes driving layup (Aaron Holiday assists)

117-93

33.1

Step Back Jump Shot

Bronny James makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot

117-96

11.7

Tip Shot

Clint Capela makes tip shot

119-96

Scores shown as HOU-LAL.

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