Rockets 112-97 Lakers (Sep 4, 2020) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

44-28, 20-16 away

112

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	29	34	22	27	112
LAL	28	27	24	18	97

TIME	HOU	LAL
12:00	Robert Covington vs. JaVale McGee (Anthony Davis gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Danny Green makes 8-foot two point shot	0	2
11:12	James Harden misses driving layup	0	2
11:11	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	0	2
11:07	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:03	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	0	2
10:47	Anthony Davis blocks Russell Westbrook 's 4-foot two point shot	0	2
10:45	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	2
10:39	LeBron James makes driving layup	0	4
10:25	Eric Gordon misses driving floating jump shot	0	4
10:23	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	0	4
10:18	Danny Green makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	0	7
9:50	James Harden makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	2	7
9:44	Robert Covington personal foul	2	7
9:29	Danny Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	7
9:25	P.J. Tucker defensive rebound	2	7
9:21	Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	7
9:20	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	2	7
9:12	Anthony Davis bad pass (James Harden steals)	2	7
9:06	P.J. Tucker makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)	5	7
8:49	Anthony Davis makes 6-foot layup (LeBron James assists)	5	9
8:33	Russell Westbrook makes 16-foot two point shot	7	9
8:12	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	7	12
7:55	Anthony Davis shooting foul	7	12
7:55	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3	8	12
7:55	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3	9	12
7:55	James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3	10	12
7:48	LeBron James bad pass (P.J. Tucker steals)	10	12
7:34	James Harden makes 8-foot two point shot	12	12
7:04	shot clock turnover	12	12
7:04	Danuel House Jr. enters the game for Russell Westbrook	12	12
6:54	Danny Green blocks James Harden 's 3-foot driving layup	12	12
6:54	Rockets offensive team rebound	12	12
6:54	Lakers Full timeout	12	12
6:54	Jeff Green enters the game for P.J. Tucker	12	12
6:44	James Harden misses 10-foot two point shot	12	12
6:41	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	12	12
6:21	LeBron James makes driving layup	12	14
6:05	Jeff Green out of bounds lost ball turnover	12	14
5:57	Danny Green misses driving floating jump shot	12	14
5:56	Danny Green offensive rebound	12	14
5:54	Danny Green misses two point shot	12	14
5:52	Jeff Green defensive rebound	12	14
5:42	Eric Gordon makes three point jumper (Robert Covington assists)	15	14
5:22	Anthony Davis misses 6-foot two point shot	15	14
5:14	JaVale McGee offensive rebound	15	14
5:14	JaVale McGee makes two point shot	15	16
4:52	shot clock turnover	15	16
4:52	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for JaVale McGee	15	16
4:52	Rajon Rondo enters the game for LeBron James	15	16
4:52	Ben McLemore enters the game for Eric Gordon	15	16
4:42	Rajon Rondo misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	15	16
4:39	Danuel House Jr. defensive rebound	15	16
4:24	James Harden makes driving layup	17	16
4:14	Rajon Rondo out of bounds bad pass turnover	17	16
3:57	James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Jeff Green assists)	20	16
3:54	Lakers Full timeout	20	16
3:54	Alex Caruso enters the game for Danny Green	20	16
3:54	Austin Rivers enters the game for Robert Covington	20	16
3:34	Danuel House Jr. shooting foul	20	16
3:34	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	20	17
3:34	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	20	18
3:13	Ben McLemore misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	18
3:10	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	20	18
3:07	Alex Caruso makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)	20	20
2:51	Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	20
2:49	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	20	20
2:40	James Harden blocks Anthony Davis 's 2-foot layup	20	20
2:40	Lakers offensive team rebound	20	20
2:40	Russell Westbrook enters the game for James Harden	20	20
2:40	P.J. Tucker enters the game for Ben McLemore	20	20
2:37	Alex Caruso misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	20
2:34	Danuel House Jr. defensive rebound	20	20
2:20	P.J. Tucker makes three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)	23	20
2:00	Kyle Kuzma makes 19-foot jumper (Alex Caruso assists)	23	22
1:45	Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	23	22
1:43	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	23	22
1:35	Kyle Kuzma misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	22
1:31	Austin Rivers defensive rebound	23	22
1:21	LeBron James enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	23	22
1:21	Eric Gordon enters the game for Danuel House Jr.	23	22
1:15	Russell Westbrook makes two point shot	25	22
1:03	Anthony Davis out of bounds bad pass turnover	25	22
54.7	Jeff Green makes 11-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	27	22
41.4	LeBron James makes layup (Alex Caruso assists)	27	24
41.4	Eric Gordon shooting foul	27	24
41.4	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1	27	25
33.0	Eric Gordon makes 8-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	29	25
19.0	Rajon Rondo makes 27-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists)	29	28
1.6	P.J. Tucker out of bounds lost ball turnover	29	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	28

Legler questions Lakers' fourth-quarter efforts in loss to Rockets

1:13

Rockets
112
Lakers
97

Game 1

9/4

Rockets
109
Lakers
117

Game 2

9/6

Lakers
112
Rockets
102

Game 3

9/8

Lakers
110
Rockets
100

Game 4

9/10

Rockets
96
Lakers
119

Game 5

9/12

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

9:00 PM, September 4, 2020Coverage: ESPN

Lake Buena Vista, FL

Referees:
Sean Wright
Kane Fitzgerald
Ben Taylor

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	12	5	.706	-	W2
Memphis	9	7	.563	2.5	W1
Dallas	8	7	.533	3	W3
San Antonio	8	8	.500	3.5	W2
New Orleans	4	13	.235	8	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Golden State	12	3	.800	-	W2
LA Lakers	10	5	.667	2	L1
Phoenix	9	7	.563	3.5	L5
LA Clippers	9	7	.563	3.5	W3
Sacramento	8	7	.533	4	L1

Derrick Jones Jr. with the and-1 bucket

Dillon Brooks scores a season-high 28 to lead the Rockets past the Trail Blazers 116-88

— Dillon Brooks scored a season-high 28 points and led the Houston Rockets to a 116-88 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.

LaVine, Dosunmu and White power the Bulls to a 136-122 win over the Hawks

— Zach LaVine scored 26 points, Ayo Dosunmu and Coby White each had 20 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 136-122 on Friday night in an NBA Cup game.

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Derrick Jones Jr. with the and-1 bucket

Dillon Brooks scores a season-high 28 to lead the Rockets past the Trail Blazers 116-88

LaVine, Dosunmu and White power the Bulls to a 136-122 win over the Hawks