Lakers 122-116 Rockets (21 Dec, 2017) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Lakers

11-18, 5-10 away

122

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	37	26	31	28	122
HOU	22	37	30	27	116

TIME	LAL	HOU
12:00	Andrew Bogut vs. Nene (Ryan Anderson gains possession)	0	0
11:47	James Harden bad pass (Josh Hart steals)	0	0
11:41	Brandon Ingram makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	3	0
11:29	Nene misses driving layup	3	0
11:27	Lakers defensive team rebound	3	0
11:15	Josh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)	6	0
10:53	Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	0
10:51	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	6	0
10:43	Lonzo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	9	0
10:25	James Harden makes 15-foot two point shot	9	2
10:09	Brandon Ingram misses driving layup	9	2
10:06	Ryan Anderson defensive rebound	9	2
9:52	James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	2
9:48	Andrew Bogut defensive rebound	9	2
9:36	Brandon Ingram makes driving layup	11	2
9:20	Nene makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	11	4
9:03	Kyle Kuzma makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	14	4
8:40	Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)	14	6
8:25	Kyle Kuzma makes 9-foot two point shot	16	6
8:11	Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	16	9
7:54	Brandon Ingram misses jumper	16	9
7:51	Nene defensive rebound	16	9
7:30	Nene lost ball turnover (Lonzo Ball steals)	16	9
7:25	Brandon Ingram misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	9
7:20	Brandon Ingram offensive rebound	16	9
7:19	Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	9
7:19	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	16	9
7:13	Brandon Ingram personal foul	16	9
7:13	Eric Gordon enters the game for Chris Paul	16	9
7:02	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	16	9
7:01	Lakers defensive team rebound	16	9
6:54	Lonzo Ball bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals)	16	9
6:51	Trevor Ariza makes 1-foot dunk	16	11
6:32	Lonzo Ball misses 28-foot three point jumper	16	11
6:30	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	16	11
6:19	Rockets Full timeout	16	11
6:19	Josh Hart blocks James Harden 's 3-foot driving layup	16	11
6:19	Rockets offensive team rebound	16	11
6:19	Tarik Black enters the game for Ryan Anderson	16	11
6:19	PJ Tucker enters the game for Nene	16	11
6:14	Eric Gordon misses driving layup	16	11
6:11	Tarik Black offensive rebound	16	11
6:10	Tarik Black misses layup	16	11
6:10	Tarik Black offensive rebound	16	11
6:03	James Harden makes driving layup	16	13
6:03	Andrew Bogut shooting foul	16	13
6:03	Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for Andrew Bogut	16	13
6:03	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	16	14
5:49	Kyle Kuzma makes driving layup (Lonzo Ball assists)	18	14
5:49	Tarik Black defensive goaltending violation	18	14
5:39	Lonzo Ball blocks Eric Gordon 's 2-foot driving layup	18	14
5:35	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	18	14
5:35	Tarik Black shooting foul	18	14
5:35	Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2	19	14
5:35	Josh Hart misses free throw 2 of 2	19	14
5:35	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	19	14
5:26	James Harden bad pass (Brandon Ingram steals)	19	14
5:23	Trevor Ariza personal foul	19	14
5:23	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Josh Hart	19	14
5:14	Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	14
5:10	Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound	19	14
5:08	Kyle Kuzma makes 26-foot three point jumper (Larry Nance Jr. assists)	22	14
4:57	Larry Nance Jr. shooting foul	22	14
4:57	James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2	22	14
4:57	Rockets offensive team rebound	22	14
4:57	Corey Brewer enters the game for Brandon Ingram	22	14
4:57	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	22	15
4:47	Lonzo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	15
4:44	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	22	15
4:38	Tarik Black makes driving dunk (James Harden assists)	22	17
4:25	Tarik Black shooting foul	22	17
4:25	Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	22	17
4:25	Lakers offensive team rebound	22	17
4:25	Larry Nance Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	23	17
4:12	Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	23	20
3:56	Kyle Kuzma makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)	26	20
3:44	Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	20
3:42	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	26	20
3:39	Kyle Kuzma makes three pointer	29	20
3:22	James Harden misses two point shot	29	20
3:20	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	29	20
3:13	Larry Nance Jr. misses alley oop layup	29	20
3:10	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	29	20
3:05	James Harden lost ball turnover	29	20
3:05	Chris Paul enters the game for Trevor Ariza	29	20
2:52	James Harden shooting foul	29	20
2:52	Lakers Full timeout	29	20
2:52	Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	29	20
2:52	Lakers offensive team rebound	29	20
2:52	Larry Nance Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	30	20
2:43	Tarik Black bad pass (Corey Brewer steals)	30	20
2:39	Corey Brewer makes dunk	32	20
2:25	James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	32	20
2:22	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	32	20
2:06	Tarik Black blocks Jordan Clarkson's driving layup	32	20
2:03	Eric Gordon defensive rebound	32	20
1:58	James Harden bad pass	32	20
1:58	Ryan Anderson enters the game for Tarik Black	32	20
1:38	Corey Brewer makes 21-foot step back jumpshot (Kyle Kuzma assists)	34	20
1:25	Chris Paul misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	34	20
1:21	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	34	20
1:16	Larry Nance Jr. makes layup (Jordan Clarkson assists)	36	20
1:08	Eric Gordon makes driving layup	36	22
48.0	Corey Brewer misses driving layup	36	22
48.0	Rockets defensive team rebound	36	22
48.0	Larry Nance Jr. loose ball foul	36	22
48.0	Trevor Ariza enters the game for James Harden	36	22
32.0	Eric Gordon misses 23-foot jumper	36	22
28.0	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	36	22
14.0	Chris Paul personal foul	36	22
14.0	Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	36	22
14.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	36	22
14.0	Josh Hart enters the game for Kyle Kuzma	36	22
14.0	Larry Nance Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	37	22
0.0	Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper	37	22
0.0	PJ Tucker offensive rebound	37	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	37	22

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Rockets
118
Lakers
95

Game 1

4/12

Lakers
122
Rockets
116

Game 2

21/12

Lakers
142
Rockets
148

Game 3

1/1

Rockets
105
Lakers
99

Game 4

11/4

Toyota Center (Houston)

1:00 AM, 21 December 2017

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,055

Referees:
Zach Zarba
Leroy Richardson
Michael Smith

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

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