Lakers flex their muscles in victory over Rockets
Six Lakers score in double figures
Recap of Lakers/Rockets game played on January 29, 2024
1st Quarter
The Lakers and Rockets squared off for the final time this season with the Lakers having won two of three so far in the season series. The Lakers jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead thanks to Taurean Prince who knocked down his first two shots of the game. Fred VanVleet knocked down a three-pointer that cut the Lakers lead down to one, 9-8. Up by nine, 30-21, the Lakers got back-to-back three-pointers from Christian Wood and Rui Hachimura, giving them a 36-21 lead after the first.
2nd Quarter
The second quarter was a high scoring stake as both teams scored over thirty points. The Lakers led by as many as seventeen points in the second quarter, 51-34 when D'Angelo Russell buried a three-pointer. The Houston Rockets cut the Lakers lead down to eleven, 61-50, but the Lakers scored the final five points of the quarter to take a 66-50 lead at halftime.
3rd Quarter
LeBron James layup gave the Lakers a 70-57 lead during the third quarter, but the Rockets cut into the Lakers lead with an 11-5 run, 76-70 on a Jalen Green slam dunk. LeBron James hit two free throws pushing the Lakers lead back to eight, 78-70, but then the Rockets went on a 7-2 run, bringing them to within three, 80-77. Jermaine Samuels Jr. knocked down a three-pointer just as the quarter was ending, but the Lakers still had a two-point lead going into the fourth quarter, 87-85.
4th Quarter
LeBron James scored ten points in the fourth quarter including two big three-pointers, the first one giving the Lakers a 99-90 lead and the second, putting any chance for the Rockets to come back out of reach, 117-99. D'Angelo Russell and Anthony Davis both had double-doubles in the game as the Lakers got their first win on their road trip, 120-107 the final in Houston.
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@ | |
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
Los Angeles Lakers |
36 |
30 |
21 |
33 |
120 |
Houston Rockets |
21 |
29 |
35 |
22 |
107 |
Los Angeles Lakers Player Stats
LeBron James - 30 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks
D'Angelo Russell - 21 points, 4 rebounds, 13 assists
Anthony Davis - 19 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block
Taurean Prince - 12 points, 2 rebounds
Christian Wood - 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block
Houston Rockets Player Stats
Jalen Green - 31 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block
Alperen Sengun - 16 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist
Jae'San Tate - 16 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
Fred VanVleet - 13 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals
Amen Thompson - 10 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists
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Austin Reaves with the nice bank shot in the first quarter
Anthony Davis with the dunk surrounded by the defense
Davis with the aggressive move to get to the free throw line
LeBron attacking and scoring
Taurean Prince hitting the three-pointer in the first quarter