Lakers
Los Angeles
Western Conference
Pacific
12
33
45
965
556
13
1
8
79
34
43
25
18
72
40
13
53
2
20
4
21
18
87
4
53
00
0
1925
610
32
42
31
74
610
44
654
02
45
20
84
1521
6060
32
10
31
1916
99
5
613
59
10
1113
23
1136
00
83
11
45
2427
6060
5
0
0
19
6
32
4
3
75
6
4
10
0
4
2
8
15
60
3
0
0
25
10
40
2
1
50
10
4
14
2
5
0
4
21
60
3
1
33
19
9
47
6
5
83
11
2
13
0
8
1
4
24
60
2
0
0
16
9
56
13
9
69
13
3
16
0
3
1
5
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jordan
Clarkson
Jordan Clarkson
True
27
2
10
20
0
3
0
4
4
100
0
0
0
2
1
0
5
2
8
-12
none
Wayne
Ellington
Wayne Ellington
True
25
6
12
50
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
5
5
3
0
0
0
1
13
-9
none
Robert
Sacre
Robert Sacre
True
21
2
4
50
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
7
8
1
0
0
2
3
5
-12
none
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
True
20
5
9
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
7
1
0
0
1
1
10
-14
none
Ryan
Kelly
Ryan Kelly
True
19
0
3
0
0
1
0
2
2
100
0
1
1
3
1
0
0
1
2
-14
none
Jeremy
Lin
Jeremy Lin
False
28
2
9
22
0
3
0
10
14
71
0
0
0
6
0
0
3
2
14
2
none
Wesley
Johnson
Wesley Johnson
False
28
3
6
50
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
6
2
none
Ed
Davis
Ed Davis
False
24
3
8
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
9
13
0
1
1
0
3
6
5
none
Carlos
Boozer
Carlos Boozer
False
22
9
13
69
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
7
11
2
0
1
2
2
18
-8
double
Nick
Young
Nick Young
False
8
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
-8
none
Tarik
Black
Tarik Black
False
7
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
4
5
0
0
0
3
0
3
5
none
Ronnie
Price
Ronnie Price
False
6
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
3
none
Kobe
Bryant
Kobe Bryant
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
27
January
2015
Tuesday
Staples Center
Los Angeles
Wizards
Washington
True
Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
31
14
45
1005
925
44
13
30
87
35
40
21
16
76
35
11
46
4
22
13
14
23
99
4
117
53
45
2320
129
6
32
11
34
1011
40
1051
12
76
34
63
3022
6060
1511
32
2
2519
95
4
79
77
97
86
52
138
10
54
33
14
2819
6060
11
5
45
23
12
52
3
1
33
10
4
14
1
7
3
6
30
60
7
3
43
20
9
45
2
1
50
11
0
11
2
6
4
3
22
60
15
3
20
25
9
36
7
7
100
8
5
13
1
5
3
1
28
60
11
2
18
19
5
26
9
7
78
6
2
8
0
4
3
4
19
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James
Harden
James Harden
True
35
12
20
60
4
11
36
9
10
90
1
7
8
5
2
0
6
0
37
16
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
True
32
3
8
38
0
0
0
2
2
100
2
7
9
2
1
0
0
3
8
13
none
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
31
3
14
21
1
8
12
2
2
100
2
5
7
5
3
0
1
3
9
17
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
25
3
10
30
3
10
30
0
0
0
2
5
7
2
2
1
1
4
9
10
none
Joey
Dorsey
Joey Dorsey
True
25
1
3
33
0
0
0
2
2
100
3
4
7
0
1
1
1
5
4
12
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
27
4
9
44
2
5
40
0
1
0
0
1
1
3
1
0
1
4
10
-4
none
Josh
Smith
Josh Smith
False
25
5
10
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
4
5
1
2
2
1
1
11
10
none
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
False
20
4
9
44
2
7
29
1
2
50
0
1
1
4
1
0
1
1
11
5
none
Kostas
Papanikolaou
Kostas Papanikolaou
False
9
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
-11
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
False
5
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
-5
none
Alexey
Shved
Alexey Shved
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
-3
none
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
January
2015
Wednesday
Toyota Center
Houston
Mavericks
Dallas
True
The Houston Rockets ( 31 - 14 ) defeated the Los Angeles Lakers ( 12 - 33 ) 99 - 87 on Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles . The Rockets came out hot right from the beginning Sunday , out - scoring the Lakers 52 - 36 in the first half alone . With such a huge lead at half , they were able to coast to any easy victory , securing the 12 - point victory in convincing fashion . While the teams shot similar percentages from the field , the Rockets had a huge advantage from beyond the arc , going 30 percent from deep , while the Lakers shot a meager eight percent from the three - point line . James Harden continued with his MVP-like numbers , finishing with 37 points ( 12 - 20 FG , 4 - 11 3Pt , 9 - 10 FT ) , eight rebounds and five assists in 32 minutes . He has had an unbelievable four game stretch , averaging 37 points over that span . With Dwight Howard sitting out with an ankle injury , Joey Dorsey got the start at center , but really struggled to get anything going , finishing with only four points ( 1 - 3 FG , 2 - 2 FT ) and seven rebounds in 25 minutes . Helping to ease the blow of Howard 's absence , Josh Smith had a productive game off the bench . He recorded 11 points ( 5 - 10 FG , 1 - 2 3Pt ) and five rebounds in 25 minutes . He 's averaging 12 points and 6 rebounds on the season . Both Corey Brewer and Jason Terry reached double figures in points as well with 10 and 11 points respectively . The Lakers found most of their production from the bench . Carlos Boozer was the biggest contributor , going 9 - for - 13 from the field to score 18 points , while also adding 11 rebounds in only 22 minutes . It marked his seventh double - double of the year , but first since January ninth . Jeremy Lin was the other productive bench player . He struggled with his shot all night ( 2 - 9 FG , 0 - 3 3Pt ) , but forced his way to free throw line 14 times , converting on 10 - of - 14 of those attempts to put his game total at 14 points . He also chipped in with six assists as well . Starting at shooting guard with Kobe Bryant done for the season , Wayne Ellington had 13 points ( 6 - 12 FG , 1 - 3 3Pt ) and five rebounds . He 's now scored in double figures three games in a row , despite averaging only 8 points per game on the season . Jordan Hill added 10 points ( 5 - 9 FG ) and seven rebounds . The Lakers had nine players reach the 20 - minute mark in this game . The Rockets ' next game will be at home against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday , while the Lakers will be at home against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday .
The Houston Rockets (31 - 14) defeated the Los Angeles Lakers (12 - 33) 99 - 87 on Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Rockets came out hot right from the beginning Sunday, out - scoring the Lakers 52 - 36 in the first half alone. With such a huge lead at half, they were able to coast to any easy victory, securing the 12 - point victory in convincing fashion. While the teams shot similar percentages from the field, the Rockets had a huge advantage from beyond the arc, going 30 percent from deep, while the Lakers shot a meager eight percent from the three - point line. James Harden continued with his MVP-like numbers, finishing with 37 points (12 - 20 FG, 4 - 11 3Pt, 9 - 10 FT), eight rebounds and five assists in 32 minutes. He has had an unbelievable four game stretch, averaging 37 points over that span. With Dwight Howard sitting out with an ankle injury, Joey Dorsey got the start at center, but really struggled to get anything going, finishing with only four points (1 - 3 FG, 2 - 2 FT) and seven rebounds in 25 minutes. Helping to ease the blow of Howard's absence, Josh Smith had a productive game off the bench. He recorded 11 points (5 - 10 FG, 1 - 2 3Pt) and five rebounds in 25 minutes. He's averaging 12 points and 6 rebounds on the season. Both Corey Brewer and Jason Terry reached double figures in points as well with 10 and 11 points respectively. The Lakers found most of their production from the bench. Carlos Boozer was the biggest contributor, going 9 - for - 13 from the field to score 18 points, while also adding 11 rebounds in only 22 minutes. It marked his seventh double - double of the year, but first since January ninth. Jeremy Lin was the other productive bench player. He struggled with his shot all night (2 - 9 FG, 0 - 3 3Pt), but forced his way to free throw line 14 times, converting on 10 - of - 14 of those attempts to put his game total at 14 points. He also chipped in with six assists as well. Starting at shooting guard with Kobe Bryant done for the season, Wayne Ellington had 13 points (6 - 12 FG, 1 - 3 3Pt) and five rebounds. He's now scored in double figures three games in a row, despite averaging only 8 points per game on the season. Jordan Hill added 10 points (5 - 9 FG) and seven rebounds. The Lakers had nine players reach the 20 - minute mark in this game. The Rockets' next game will be at home against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, while the Lakers will be at home against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday.
The Houston Rockets (31 - 14) defeated the Los Angeles Lakers (12 - 33) 99 - 87 on Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Rockets came out hot right from the beginning Sunday, out - scoring the Lakers 52 - 36 in the first half alone. With such a huge lead at half, they were able to coast to any easy victory, securing the 12 - point victory in convincing fashion. While the teams shot similar percentages from the field, the Rockets had a huge advantage from beyond the arc, going 30 percent from deep, while the Lakers shot a meager eight percent from the three - point line. James Harden continued with his MVP-like numbers, finishing with 37 points (12 - 20 FG, 4 - 11 3Pt, 9 - 10 FT), eight rebounds and five assists in 32 minutes. He has had an unbelievable four game stretch, averaging 37 points over that span. With Dwight Howard sitting out with an ankle injury, Joey Dorsey got the start at center, but really struggled to get anything going, finishing with only four points (1 - 3 FG, 2 - 2 FT) and seven rebounds in 25 minutes. Helping to ease the blow of Howard's absence, Josh Smith had a productive game off the bench. He recorded 11 points (5 - 10 FG, 1 - 2 3Pt) and five rebounds in 25 minutes. He's averaging 12 points and 6 rebounds on the season. Both Corey Brewer and Jason Terry reached double figures in points as well with 10 and 11 points respectively. The Lakers found most of their production from the bench. Carlos Boozer was the biggest contributor, going 9 - for - 13 from the field to score 18 points, while also adding 11 rebounds in only 22 minutes. It marked his seventh double - double of the year, but first since January ninth. Jeremy Lin was the other productive bench player. He struggled with his shot all night (2 - 9 FG, 0 - 3 3Pt), but forced his way to free throw line 14 times, converting on 10 - of - 14 of those attempts to put his game total at 14 points. He also chipped in with six assists as well. Starting at shooting guard with Kobe Bryant done for the season, Wayne Ellington had 13 points (6 - 12 FG, 1 - 3 3Pt) and five rebounds. He's now scored in double figures three games in a row, despite averaging only 8 points per game on the season. Jordan Hill added 10 points (5 - 9 FG) and seven rebounds. The Lakers had nine players reach the 20 - minute mark in this game. The Rockets' next game will be at home against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, while the Lakers will be at home against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday.
<GAME> <DATE> 25 January 2015 <DAY> Sunday <STADIUM> Staples Center <CITY> Los Angeles <HOME> <TEAM> Lakers <CITY> Los Angeles <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 87 <WINS-LOSSES> 12 33 <QTRS> 15 21 24 27 <TEAM-AST> 20 <3PT> 1 <TEAM-FG> 34 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 53 <TEAM-TO> 21 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 27 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Staples Center <NEXT-CITY> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Washington <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Wizards <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 99 <WINS-LOSSES> 31 14 <QTRS> 30 22 28 19 <TEAM-AST> 22 <3PT> 13 <TEAM-FG> 35 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 46 <TEAM-TO> 14 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 28 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Toyota Center <NEXT-CITY> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Mavericks <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Carlos Boozer <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 18 <FG> 9 13 69 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 11 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jeremy Lin <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 14 <FG> 2 9 22 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 10 14 71 <REB> 0 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wayne Ellington <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 12 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Hill <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Clarkson <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 10 20 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ed Davis <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 13 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wesley Johnson <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Robert Sacre <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tarik Black <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ronnie Price <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ryan Kelly <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kobe Bryant <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> Nick Young <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 37 <FG> 12 20 60 <FG3> 4 11 36 <FT> 9 10 90 <REB> 8 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Smith <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 3 10 30 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 14 21 <FG3> 1 8 12 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 5 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joey Dorsey <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <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> Alexey Shved <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 1 <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> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kostas Papanikolaou <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none