Lakers
Los Angeles
Western Conference
Pacific
1
0
1
null
2871
35
12
34
89
45
51
22
18
82
28
11
39
4
21
10
15
24
120
4
137
70
51
2522
1510
60
18
15
83
56
41
97
01
96
15
53
3825
6060
87
32
37
2319
119
5
211
210
100
611
24
635
12
51
04
16
2730
6060
13
7
54
25
15
60
1
1
100
5
4
9
0
9
1
5
38
60
7
0
0
22
10
45
8
5
62
6
1
7
1
6
5
3
25
60
8
3
38
23
11
48
2
2
100
6
2
8
1
5
0
1
27
60
7
2
29
19
9
47
11
10
91
11
4
15
2
1
4
6
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Julius
Randle
Julius Randle
True
29
9
11
82
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
7
7
6
0
1
2
4
18
-8
none
D'Angelo
Russell
D'Angelo Russell
True
29
7
16
44
4
10
40
2
3
67
0
1
1
3
1
0
3
2
20
-5
none
Luol
Deng
Luol Deng
True
28
3
9
33
1
4
25
0
0
0
2
3
5
1
1
0
1
0
7
1
none
Nick
Young
Nick Young
True
26
3
12
25
2
9
22
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
1
0
5
8
-6
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
True
22
6
10
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
8
2
0
0
2
2
12
3
none
Jordan
Clarkson
Jordan Clarkson
False
24
8
12
67
2
3
67
7
7
100
1
2
3
1
3
0
4
3
25
6
none
Brandon
Ingram
Brandon Ingram
False
23
4
6
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
1
0
9
10
none
Larry
Nance
Larry Nance
False
23
2
5
40
0
1
0
1
2
50
3
2
5
2
1
1
0
1
5
7
none
Lou
Williams
Lou Williams
False
14
2
5
40
2
4
50
6
7
86
0
0
0
2
3
0
1
0
12
17
none
Tarik
Black
Tarik Black
False
11
1
2
50
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
3
4
0
1
0
1
4
4
1
none
Marcelo
Huertas
Marcelo Huertas
False
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
5
none
Metta
World Peace
Metta World Peace
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
-1
none
Thomas
Robinson
Thomas Robinson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
October
2016
Friday
Vivint Smart Home Arena
Salt Lake City
Jazz
Utah
False
Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
0
1
1
null
3076
29
7
24
86
44
51
27
19
70
29
10
39
1
29
10
14
23
114
4
49
24
49
2421
1613
67
76
43
57
411
23
434
00
910
22
16
3833
6060
610
10
2
2021
96
5
68
66
97
86
23
109
01
64
06
34
2518
6060
4
2
50
24
16
67
7
4
57
4
2
6
0
9
2
1
38
60
9
4
44
21
13
62
6
3
50
11
3
14
0
10
2
6
33
60
6
1
17
20
9
45
6
6
100
8
2
10
0
6
0
3
25
60
10
0
0
21
6
29
8
6
75
6
3
9
1
4
6
4
18
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James
Harden
James Harden
True
37
9
19
47
1
7
14
15
16
94
3
4
7
17
1
0
7
5
34
10
double
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
True
34
7
15
47
2
8
25
3
4
75
0
5
5
0
1
0
1
1
19
-14
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
True
34
6
15
40
2
7
29
0
0
0
1
6
7
1
2
0
0
1
14
-2
none
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
32
2
8
25
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
6
6
2
1
0
0
2
5
-3
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
True
25
8
11
73
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
6
9
0
0
1
1
2
16
8
none
Nenê
Hilário
Nenê Hilário
False
22
3
5
60
0
0
0
1
4
25
2
1
3
3
2
0
1
3
7
-14
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
15
2
4
50
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
4
-3
none
Sam
Dekker
Sam Dekker
False
13
2
3
67
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
4
-4
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
False
12
5
5
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
11
1
none
Tyler
Ennis
Tyler Ennis
False
12
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
4
3
0
-9
none
Bobby
Brown
Bobby Brown
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kyle
Wiltjer
Kyle Wiltjer
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
October
2016
Friday
American Airlines Center
Dallas
Mavericks
Dallas
False
James Harden totaled a career - high 17 assists , but it was not enough as the Rockets dropped their opener to the Lakers on Wednesday . Los Angeles showcased ball movement that was not nearly as existent last season , but the Lakers ' 21 assists were only four more than Harden 's total . Harden not only led both teams in assists , but also led or tied both teams in points ( led ) , field goals made ( nine , matched by Julius Randle ) , free throws made and attempted ( 15 - of - 16 ) and minutes ( 37 ) . Only Clint Capela had more rebounds than Harden on the night , too . The now designated point guard did everything he could , but still fell short . His only blip on the box score came from a 1 - of - 7 shooting night from behind the arc , which is not expected for the rest of the season . The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets , 120 - 114 , at Staples Center on Wednesday . The Lakers ( 10 ) brought in Luke Walton as their new head coach for the 2016 - 2017 season , and the new offense that involved an expected volume shooting from the perimeter , was effective enough to aid Los Angeles to a good start . The Lakers took 35 shots from behind the arc and sank 12 of them , and the 34 percent efficiency was enough to constantly keep Los Angeles within striking distance . The Rockets led for most of the game , but never by a controlling amount . Jordan Clarkson drained a 29 foot three - pointer with 1:47 left in the fourth quarter to take 116 - 112 lead , and followed Nene 's banker with a quick two pointer to hold the lead at four points . D'Angelo Russell 's sloppy turnover with seconds left gave the Rockets a bit of life , but they were unable to capitalize and the Lakers ran out the clock . James Harden was named point guard , and although his usage percentage was point guard - esque last season , the official designation was backed up by 17 assists . Harden made use of quick passes in transition and threaded the needle time and time again in the first half . The Rockets star player added 34 points and eight rebounds to his strong start to the season . Newly acquired Eric Gordon ( 19 points on 7 - of - 15 shooting ) and Ryan Anderson ( 14 points on 6 - of - 15 shooting ) were effective in the Harden led system . Clint Capela wasted no time taking Dwight Howard 's spot under center with 16 points and nine boards in 26 minutes . Both teams hit the road on Friday , as the Rockets visit the Dallas Mavericks , while the Lakers visit the Utah Jazz .
James Harden totaled a career - high 17 assists, but it was not enough as the Rockets dropped their opener to the Lakers on Wednesday. Los Angeles showcased ball movement that was not nearly as existent last season, but the Lakers' 21 assists were only four more than Harden's total. Harden not only led both teams in assists, but also led or tied both teams in points (led), field goals made (nine, matched by Julius Randle), free throws made and attempted (15 - of - 16) and minutes (37). Only Clint Capela had more rebounds than Harden on the night, too. The now designated point guard did everything he could, but still fell short. His only blip on the box score came from a 1 - of - 7 shooting night from behind the arc, which is not expected for the rest of the season.
James Harden totaled a career - high 17 assists, but it was not enough as the Rockets dropped their opener to the Lakers on Wednesday. Los Angeles showcased ball movement that was not nearly as existent last season, but the Lakers' 21 assists were only four more than Harden's total. Harden not only led both teams in assists, but also led or tied both teams in points (led), field goals made (nine, matched by Julius Randle), free throws made and attempted (15 - of - 16) and minutes (37). Only Clint Capela had more rebounds than Harden on the night, too. The now designated point guard did everything he could, but still fell short. His only blip on the box score came from a 1 - of - 7 shooting night from behind the arc, which is not expected for the rest of the season. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets, 120 - 114, at Staples Center on Wednesday. The Lakers (10) brought in Luke Walton as their new head coach for the 2016 - 2017 season, and the new offense that involved an expected volume shooting from the perimeter, was effective enough to aid Los Angeles to a good start. The Lakers took 35 shots from behind the arc and sank 12 of them, and the 34 percent efficiency was enough to constantly keep Los Angeles within striking distance. The Rockets led for most of the game, but never by a controlling amount. Jordan Clarkson drained a 29 foot three - pointer with 1:47 left in the fourth quarter to take 116 - 112 lead, and followed Nene's banker with a quick two pointer to hold the lead at four points. D'Angelo Russell's sloppy turnover with seconds left gave the Rockets a bit of life, but they were unable to capitalize and the Lakers ran out the clock. James Harden was named point guard, and although his usage percentage was point guard - esque last season, the official designation was backed up by 17 assists. Harden made use of quick passes in transition and threaded the needle time and time again in the first half. The Rockets star player added 34 points and eight rebounds to his strong start to the season. Newly acquired Eric Gordon (19 points on 7 - of - 15 shooting) and Ryan Anderson (14 points on 6 - of - 15 shooting) were effective in the Harden led system. Clint Capela wasted no time taking Dwight Howard's spot under center with 16 points and nine boards in 26 minutes. Both teams hit the road on Friday, as the Rockets visit the Dallas Mavericks, while the Lakers visit the Utah Jazz.
<GAME> <DATE> 26 October 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Staples Center <CITY> Los Angeles <HOME> <TEAM> Lakers <CITY> Los Angeles <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 120 <WINS-LOSSES> 1 0 <QTRS> 38 25 27 30 <TEAM-AST> 21 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 45 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 39 <TEAM-TO> 15 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 28 October 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Vivint Smart Home Arena <NEXT-CITY> Salt Lake City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Utah <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Jazz <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 114 <WINS-LOSSES> 0 1 <QTRS> 38 33 25 18 <TEAM-AST> 29 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 44 <TEAM-FT> 19 <TEAM-REB> 39 <TEAM-TO> 14 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 28 October 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Center <NEXT-CITY> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Mavericks <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Jordan Clarkson <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 25 <FG> 8 12 67 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 7 7 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> D'Angelo Russell <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 16 44 <FG3> 4 10 40 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Julius Randle <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 18 <FG> 9 11 82 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lou Williams <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 12 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Ingram <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nick Young <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 12 25 <FG3> 2 9 22 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luol Deng <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Larry Nance <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tarik Black <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thomas Robinson <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Metta World Peace <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcelo Huertas <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 34 <FG> 9 19 47 <FG3> 1 7 14 <FT> 15 16 94 <REB> 7 <AST> 17 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 3 <TO> 7 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Eric Gordon <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 19 <FG> 7 15 47 <FG3> 2 8 25 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 16 <FG> 8 11 73 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ryan Anderson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> K. J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 5 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nenê Hilário <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 4 25 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sam Dekker <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Wiltjer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Montrezl Harrell <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bobby Brown <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Ennis <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none