Houston Rockets 119, Los Angeles Lakers 96 — Recap

December 25, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 119, Los Angeles Lakers 96. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 37-25 LAL; Q2 HOU 26-28 LAL; Q3 HOU 29-21 LAL; Q4 HOU 27-22 LAL.

Top performers (box score): Amen Thompson (HOU) 26 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists on 12-of-19 shooting; Luka Doncic (LAL) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; Kevin Durant (HOU) 25 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 18 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Jabari Smith Jr. (HOU) 16 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Amen Thompson

26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 12-19 FG

Scoring · LAL

Luka Doncic

25 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 3 3PM · 9-17 FG

Scoring · HOU

Kevin Durant

25 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 4 3PM · 8-14 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

HOU 24 largest lead Q4 2:35 (HOU 113, LAL 89) · 9-0 run, Q4 4:01–Q4 2:35

LAL 0 largest lead Never led · 7-0 run, Q4 6:50–Q4 5:48

Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
HOU	37	26	29	27		119
LAL	25	28	21	22		96

🧮 How They Scored

HOULAL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

25Bench points31

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.8%Effective FG%57.8%

13.2%Turnover %16.4%

48.6%Offensive rebound %18.4%

0.211Free-throw rate0.143

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jabari Smith Jr. F	36	16	7	0	2	1	0	6-9	2-3	2-2	+25
Kevin Durant F	33	25	4	8	1	2	3	8-14	4-6	5-5	+26
Amen Thompson G-F	32	26	7	5	1	0	2	12-19	0-2	2-3	+26
Alperen Sengun F-C	31	14	12	4	1	0	6	5-7	0-0	4-4	+24
Tari Eason F	26	13	3	2	4	2	1	6-14	1-5	0-2	+23
Steven Adams C	25	4	9	2	0	0	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	-4
Reed Sheppard G	19	13	2	1	1	0	0	5-10	1-4	2-3	-8
Dorian Finney-Smith F	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+2
Josh Okogie G	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-4	0-1	0-0	-4
Clint Capela C	3	6	3	0	0	0	0	3-4	0-0	0-0	+1
Jae'Sean Tate F	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	+1
Jeff Green F	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1
JD Davison G	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	+1
Aaron Holiday G	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	+1

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Deandre Ayton C	36	10	2	0	0	0	1	5-6	0-0	0-0	-14
Luka Doncic F-G	34	25	5	7	1	2	6	9-17	3-8	4-7	-25
LeBron James F	33	18	2	5	2	1	3	7-13	1-3	3-4	-33
Marcus Smart G	29	6	2	1	1	0	1	3-8	0-3	0-0	-2
Rui Hachimura F	28	0	2	1	1	0	1	0-6	0-3	0-0	-29
Jarred Vanderbilt F	27	11	5	2	1	0	0	4-6	3-4	0-0	+5
Jake LaRavia F	23	5	4	1	0	1	1	2-5	1-1	0-0	+1
Austin Reaves G	15	12	1	1	0	1	2	5-8	2-5	0-0	-7
Maxi Kleber F	6	2	0	1	1	0	1	1-4	0-2	0-0	-8
Bronny James G	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	-1
Dalton Knecht F	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-1
Adou Thiero G	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	-1

🔬 Advanced Stats

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Amen Thompson	Starter	32	26	—	—	—	—
Kevin Durant	Starter	33	25	—	—	—	—
Jabari Smith Jr.	Starter	36	16	—	—	—	—
Alperen Sengun	Starter	31	14	—	—	—	—
Tari Eason	Starter	26	13	—	—	—	—
Reed Sheppard	Bench	19	13	—	—	—	—
Clint Capela	Bench	03	6	—	—	—	—
Steven Adams	Bench	25	4	—	—	—	—
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	03	2	—	—	—	—
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	13	0	—	—	—	—
Jeff Green	Bench	03	0	—	—	—	—
Aaron Holiday	Bench	03	0	—	—	—	—
Josh Okogie	Bench	10	0	—	—	—	—
JD Davison	Bench	03	0	—	—	—	—

Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Luka Doncic	Starter	34	25	—	—	—	—
LeBron James	Starter	33	18	—	—	—	—
Austin Reaves	Starter	15	12	—	—	—	—
Deandre Ayton	Starter	36	10	—	—	—	—
Rui Hachimura	Starter	28	0	—	—	—	—
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	27	11	—	—	—	—
Marcus Smart	Bench	29	6	—	—	—	—
Jake LaRavia	Bench	23	5	—	—	—	—
Bronny James	Bench	03	3	—	—	—	—
Maxi Kleber	Bench	06	2	—	—	—	—
Dalton Knecht	Bench	03	2	—	—	—	—
Adou Thiero	Bench	03	2	—	—	—	—