Lakers 119-96 Rockets (Sep 12, 2020) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

44-28, 20-16 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	20	31	18	27	96
LAL	35	27	33	24	119

TIME	HOU	LAL
12:00	Robert Covington vs. Anthony Davis (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Anthony Davis lost ball turnover (Robert Covington steals)	0	0
11:36	Russell Westbrook double dribble turnover	0	0
11:24	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)	0	3
11:03	P.J. Tucker misses two point shot	0	3
10:59	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	0	3
10:49	Danny Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:45	Robert Covington defensive rebound	0	3
10:29	James Harden makes driving layup (Robert Covington assists)	2	3
10:13	Markieff Morris makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	2	6
10:02	P.J. Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	6
9:59	Markieff Morris defensive rebound	2	6
9:50	LeBron James makes driving layup	2	8
9:30	LeBron James personal foul	2	8
9:23	P.J. Tucker misses hook shot	2	8
9:18	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	2	8
9:16	Danny Green makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Anthony Davis assists)	2	11
9:02	Robert Covington misses two point shot	2	11
8:58	P.J. Tucker offensive rebound	2	11
8:58	P.J. Tucker misses tip shot	2	11
8:57	Danny Green defensive rebound	2	11
8:55	LeBron James makes dunk	2	13
8:55	Rockets Full timeout	2	13
8:38	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	13
8:37	Rockets offensive team rebound	2	13
8:37	Danny Green loose ball foul	2	13
8:31	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (P.J. Tucker assists)	4	13
8:09	LeBron James makes driving layup	4	15
7:53	Russell Westbrook offensive foul	4	15
7:53	Russell Westbrook turnover	4	15
7:40	Robert Covington personal foul	4	15
7:31	LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover	4	15
7:16	LeBron James blocks Russell Westbrook 's 3-foot layup	4	15
7:14	LeBron James defensive rebound	4	15
7:14	P.J. Tucker shooting foul	4	15
7:14	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	4	16
7:14	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	4	17
7:09	Eric Gordon makes 31-foot three pointer (James Harden assists)	7	17
6:51	Jeff Green enters the game for Robert Covington	7	17
6:49	Danny Green misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	17
6:43	P.J. Tucker defensive rebound	7	17
6:32	Russell Westbrook misses driving layup	7	17
6:30	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	7	17
6:22	Markieff Morris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	7	20
6:08	James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot	7	20
6:05	LeBron James defensive rebound	7	20
6:00	LeBron James makes 25-foot step back jumpshot	7	23
5:54	Rockets Full timeout	7	23
5:54	Austin Rivers enters the game for Russell Westbrook	7	23
5:37	James Harden offensive foul	7	23
5:37	James Harden turnover	7	23
5:25	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	23
5:23	P.J. Tucker defensive rebound	7	23
5:06	Jeff Green makes 1-foot two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)	9	23
4:46	LeBron James traveling	9	23
4:46	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for LeBron James	9	23
4:46	Rajon Rondo enters the game for Markieff Morris	9	23
4:46	Ben McLemore enters the game for Eric Gordon	9	23
4:37	James Harden makes driving layup	11	23
4:30	Austin Rivers personal foul	11	23
4:26	Kyle Kuzma makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	11	26
4:12	Jeff Green misses layup	11	26
4:10	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	11	26
4:04	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)	11	29
3:48	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul	11	29
3:48	Austin Rivers misses free throw 1 of 2	11	29
3:48	Rockets offensive team rebound	11	29
3:48	Alex Caruso enters the game for Danny Green	11	29
3:48	Robert Covington enters the game for P.J. Tucker	11	29
3:48	Austin Rivers misses free throw 2 of 2	11	29
3:46	Alex Caruso defensive rebound	11	29
3:36	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)	11	31
3:17	Austin Rivers misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	31
3:14	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	11	31
3:02	Alex Caruso makes 1-foot layup (Anthony Davis assists)	11	33
2:43	Ben McLemore lost ball turnover	11	33
2:43	Ben McLemore loose ball foul	11	33
2:17	Kyle Kuzma misses 23-foot three point shot	11	33
2:16	Ben McLemore defensive rebound	11	33
2:10	James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	11	33
2:07	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	11	33
1:56	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope lost ball turnover (Robert Covington steals)	11	33
1:49	James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)	14	33
1:26	Anthony Davis offensive foul	14	33
1:26	Anthony Davis turnover	14	33
1:26	LeBron James enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	14	33
1:26	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Robert Covington	14	33
1:12	Austin Rivers makes three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	17	33
1:02	Kyle Kuzma makes layup (LeBron James assists)	17	35
43.0	Ben McLemore misses three point jumper	17	35
40.4	LeBron James defensive rebound	17	35
28.7	LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper	17	35
23.6	Rockets defensive team rebound	17	35
0.0	Ben McLemore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	20	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	35

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1:26

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0:23

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

8:00 PM, September 12, 2020Coverage: ESPN

Lake Buena Vista, FL

Referees:
Bill Kennedy
Eric Lewis
John Goble

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	7	4	.636	-	W2
Memphis	7	4	.636	-	W3
Dallas	5	5	.500	1.5	L2
San Antonio	5	6	.455	2	W1
New Orleans	3	8	.273	4	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Phoenix	8	2	.800	-	L1
Golden State	8	2	.800	-	W1
LA Lakers	6	4	.600	2	W2
LA Clippers	6	5	.545	2.5	L1
Sacramento	6	5	.545	2.5	L1

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