Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 12/25
Matchup Prediction
Lakers: 53%
Rockets: 47%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 HOU |
 LAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Streak | L1 |
| 112.9 | Points Against | 117.1 |
| 5-3 | Last Ten Games | 7-3 |
| 122.9 | Points Per Game | 119.6 |
| 48.9 | Field Goal % | 52.0 |
| 43.3 | Three Point % | 33.0 |
| 48.9 | Rebounds Per Game | 39.9 |
| 26.1 | Assists Per Game | 26.8 |
| 5.5 | Blocks Per Game | 3.7 |
| 9.4 | Steals Per Game | 8.9 |
| 1.3 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 1.2 |
| 17.5 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 16.8 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Gabe Vincent, G | Out | Nov 8 |
| Austin Reaves, G | Out | Nov 7 |
| LeBron James, F | Out | Nov 6 |
| Adou Thiero, F | Out | Nov 1 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dorian Finney-Smith, F | Out | Nov 8 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
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ATLGame Information
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2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
7 | 2 | .778 | - | W2 |
 Houston |
5 | 3 | .625 | 1.5 | L1 |
 Memphis |
4 | 6 | .400 | 3.5 | W1 |
 Dallas |
3 | 7 | .300 | 4.5 | W1 |
 New Orleans |
2 | 7 | .222 | 5 | L1 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
- | 3 | L1 | 0.7 | 7 |
 Golden State |
2 | 5 | L2 | 0.5 | 5 |
 Phoenix |
2 | 5 | W2 | 0.5 | 5 |
 Sacramento |
3.5 | 6 | L1 | 0.33333334 | 3 |
 LA Clippers |
3.5 | 6 | L4 | 0.33333334 | 3 |
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