Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets
West Semifinals - Game 4 • LAL lead series 3-1
52-19, 27-9 Away
110
52-19, 27-9 Away
44-28, 24-12 Home
100
44-28, 24-12 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Markieff Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis misses 21-foot two point shot
- Danny Green makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Danny Green misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
- Russell Westbrook makes 17-foot jump bank shot (James Harden assists)
- LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes two point shot
- Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Markieff Morris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon misses 29-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 4-foot two point shot
- Ben McLemore makes 22-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
- LeBron James misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
- Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes 12-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Anthony Davis misses 11-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Rajon Rondo misses driving layup
- Jeff Green makes 1-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jeff Green makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists)
- Austin Rivers makes 8-foot two point shot
- Kyle Kuzma makes 1-foot dunk (Anthony Davis assists)
- P.J. Tucker misses three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Green makes 2-foot dunk (Eric Gordon assists)
- Kyle Kuzma makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Russell Westbrook makes 2-foot layup (Eric Gordon assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2
- Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Green misses two point shot
- James Harden misses two point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
- Russell Westbrook misses 6-foot step back jumpshot
- Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot two point shot
- Jeff Green misses two point shot
- Rajon Rondo misses 12-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kyle Kuzma misses jumper
- Markieff Morris misses tip shot
- Alex Caruso makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alex Caruso makes free throw 2 of 2
- Robert Covington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
- Markieff Morris makes finger roll layup (Danny Green assists)
- Talen Horton-Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses layup
- Danny Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Alex Caruso makes 3-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes alley oop layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Austin Rivers misses driving layup
- Talen Horton-Tucker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Talen Horton-Tucker makes 1-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Markieff Morris misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Markieff Morris makes 1-foot dunk (Anthony Davis assists)
- Talen Horton-Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Markieff Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point shot
- Danny Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)
- James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
- P.J. Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Danny Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Green makes 5-foot hook shot (James Harden assists)
- LeBron James misses layup
- Alex Caruso makes 2-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
- Jeff Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Alex Caruso makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1
- Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- Alex Caruso misses 28-foot three point shot
- Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2
- Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis misses 13-foot jumper
- Markieff Morris misses two point shot
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses driving layup
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 26-foot three point jumper (Danny Green assists)
- Danny Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes 2-foot dunk (Danny Green assists)
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Danny Green misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes tip shot
- Russell Westbrook makes 24-foot three point jumper (Robert Covington assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 17-foot jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 1
- Ben McLemore makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Alex Caruso misses two point shot
- Danny Green makes tip shot
- Robert Covington misses layup
- LeBron James makes two point shot
- Ben McLemore makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Austin Rivers makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Danny Green misses two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes 2-foot dunk (Kyle Kuzma assists)
- James Harden makes 23-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
- James Harden misses driving layup
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 10-foot step back jumpshot (Kyle Kuzma assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes 4-foot two point shot
- Austin Rivers makes free throw 1 of 2
- Austin Rivers makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes 32-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Rajon Rondo makes 13-foot two point shot
- Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2
- Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alex Caruso makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alex Caruso makes free throw 2 of 2
- Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Jeff Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jeff Green misses free throw 2 of 2
- Markieff Morris makes 2-foot dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Austin Rivers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ben McLemore assists)
- Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Jeff Green misses three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 11-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Rajon Rondo makes driving layup (Anthony Davis assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 9-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Russell Westbrook makes layup (Austin Rivers assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 1
- Alex Caruso makes 3-foot layup (Anthony Davis assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Alex Caruso misses 26-foot three point jumper
- P.J. Tucker misses 7-foot two point shot
- Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Austin Rivers makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot
- Austin Rivers misses 9-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes 3-foot two point shot
- P.J. Tucker misses two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes 31-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)
- Russell Westbrook makes three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes 12-foot jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alex Caruso makes 22-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes 3-foot dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: LAL, 59
Win %: LAL, 57.5
Win %: LAL, 57
Win %: LAL, 58.4
Win %: LAL, 58.9
Win %: LAL, 57.3
Win %: LAL, 56.8
Win %: LAL, 58.8
Win %: LAL, 61.6
Win %: LAL, 63.8
Win %: LAL, 62.1
Win %: LAL, 61.5
Win %: LAL, 58.7
Win %: LAL, 57.1
Win %: LAL, 58.6
Win %: LAL, 61.4
Win %: LAL, 63.1
Win %: LAL, 63.7
Win %: LAL, 67.8
Win %: LAL, 68.5
Win %: LAL, 72.9
Win %: LAL, 70.5
Win %: LAL, 68.3
Win %: LAL, 70.5
LAL @ HOU Videos
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James Harden has no answers for why Rockets played flat in Game 4
Matchups
Game Information
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Referee:James Capers
Referee:Courtney Kirkland
Referee:Tony Brown
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | W3 |
| Phoenix | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | L3 |
| Sacramento | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | L1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
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