Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers

NBA

Rockets

18-10

119-96

Final

Lakers

19-10

crypto.com Arena

TV: League Pass

Lead tracker

HOU leadsBiggest lead HOU 24, LAL 0

LAL leads

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 Lakers win the series 4-2. 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).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

HOULAL

48-90FG39-77

53Field Goal %51

8-243PT11-30

33Three Point %37

15-19FT7-11

79Free Throw %64

48Rebounds25

17Offensive Rebounds7

31Defensive Rebounds18

24Assists19

10Steals7

6Blocks5

15Turnovers16

1Team Turnovers0

16Total Turnovers16

0Technical Fouls1

0Total Technical Fouls1

0Flagrant Fouls0

11Points Conceded Off Turnovers23

16Fast Break Points11

68Points in Paint52

13Fouls17

24Largest Lead0

0Lead Changes0

99Percent Led0

Player of the game

Kevin Durant

HOU · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB

8.6

Win probability

100%HOU final

HOULAL

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Play by play

End of Game
End of the 4th Quarter
Q4 11.7
+2
Tip shot
Clint Capela makes tip shot
C. Capela · 6 PTS
HOU 119 - 96 LAL
Q4 13.6
Offensive rebound
Clint Capela offensive rebound
Q4 13.6
Misses tip shot
Clint Capela misses tip shot
C. Capela · 6 PTS
Q4 14.2
Misses 6-foot two point shot
Jae'Sean Tate misses 6-foot two point shot
J. Tate · 2 PTS
THREEQ4 33.1
Three! Step back jumpshot, 25 ft
B. James · 3 PTS
Bronny James makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
HOU 117 - 96 LAL
Q4 42.1
+2
Driving layup
Jae'Sean Tate makes driving layup (Aaron Holiday assists)
J. Tate · 2 PTS · ast A. Holiday
HOU 117 - 93 LAL
Q4 55.5
+2
Bucket
Dalton Knecht makes two point shot (Maxi Kleber assists)
D. Knecht · 2 PTS · ast M. Kleber
HOU 115 - 93 LAL
Q4 1:10
Defensive rebound
Adou Thiero defensive rebound
Q4 1:12
Misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
JD Davison misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
J. Davison
Q4 1:30
TO
Offensive foul turnover
Maxi Kleber offensive foul turnover
M. Kleber · 2 PTS
Q4 1:30
Offensive foul
Maxi Kleber offensive foul
M. Kleber · 2 PTS
Q4 1:33
Personal foul
JD Davison personal foul
J. Davison
Q4 1:41
+2
Tip shot
Clint Capela makes tip shot
C. Capela · 6 PTS
HOU 115 - 91 LAL
Q4 1:41
Offensive rebound
Clint Capela offensive rebound
C. Capela · 6 PTS
Q4 1:43
Misses driving layup
Aaron Holiday misses driving layup
A. Holiday
Q4 2:02
Defensive rebound
Jeff Green defensive rebound
Q4 2:04
Misses layup
Adou Thiero misses layup
A. Thiero · 2 PTS
Q4 2:08
TO
Bad pass turnover
JD Davison bad pass turnover (Maxi Kleber steals)
J. Davison
SLAMQ4 2:15
Dunk
A. Thiero · 2 PTS
Adou Thiero makes dunk
HOU 113 - 91 LAL
Q4 2:15
Offensive rebound
Adou Thiero offensive rebound
A. Thiero · 2 PTS
Q4 2:21
JD Davison blocks Maxi Kleber 's 1-foot layup
M. Kleber · 2 PTS
Q4 2:35
+2
Bucket, 7 ft
Clint Capela makes 7-foot two point shot (JD Davison assists)
C. Capela · 6 PTS · ast J. Davison
HOU 113 - 89 LAL
Q4 2:38HOU
Offensive rebound
Rockets offensive team rebound