Final

Los Angeles Lakers20-15115atHouston Rockets23-12119 winner

Sun, Jan 5, 7:00 PM ESTToyota Center, Houston, TXSpace City Home Network · Spectrum SportsNet

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
LAL	22	27	40	26	115
HOU	36	31	24	28	119

Los Angeles Lakers

115

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rui HachimuraF	28	13	1	0	0	0	1	5-9	3-6	0-2	+4
LeBron JamesF	36	21	13	9	1	0	2	8-16	4-7	1-2	-13
Anthony DavisC	38	30	13	2	0	5	4	10-18	2-4	8-8	+7
Max ChristieG	39	14	6	2	1	0	1	4-8	2-5	4-4	+14
Austin ReavesG	41	21	0	10	0	0	0	6-13	3-6	6-7	+12
Dorian Finney-Smith	26	13	2	2	2	0	0	5-9	2-6	1-1	-6
Shake Milton	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	1-2	-16
Cam Reddish	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-12
Jaxson Hayes	6	2	2	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	2-2	-7
Dalton Knecht	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	-3
Team		115	39	26	4	5	10	38-78	16-36	23-28

DNP: Bronny James (coach's decision), Gabe Vincent (injury/illness)

Houston Rockets

119

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dillon BrooksF	33	5	5	3	0	0	0	2-8	1-4	0-0	-4
Amen ThompsonF	41	23	16	3	1	0	4	11-19	0-3	1-4	+1
Alperen SengunC	31	14	6	4	0	0	2	6-14	0-2	2-4	-14
Jalen GreenG	33	33	6	4	0	1	0	12-24	5-12	4-4	-5
Fred VanVleetG	42	15	2	2	1	1	0	5-12	3-8	2-3	-5
Jae'Sean Tate	15	6	1	2	0	0	0	2-3	2-3	0-0	+14
Steven Adams	17	8	9	1	1	1	0	3-4	0-0	2-4	+17
Cam Whitmore	16	8	4	0	0	1	0	3-8	2-5	0-0	+6
Aaron Holiday	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	3-7	1-3	0-0	+10
Team		119	49	19	3	4	6	47-99	14-40	11-19

DNP: Tari Eason (injury/illness), Jeff Green (coach's decision), Jock Landale (coach's decision), Reed Sheppard (coach's decision), Jabari Smith Jr. (injury/illness)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · HOU: 22
Biggest lead · LAL: 2
Times tied: 1
Lead changes: 10
Longest run · HOU: 11

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How they entered this matchup

Travel tax: LALBody clock: LAL3 in 4: LAL

LAL is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,373 mi from its previous stop.
LAL is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 2h on the body clock and +2h of zone shift.
LAL is playing into a 3 in 4 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
LAL is in game 1 of 2 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	LAL	HOU
Record	20-15	23-12
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	44.5h	47h
Rest swing	-2.5h	+2.5h
Travel in	1,373 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	+2h	0h
Body clock	2h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 2	Homestand · 5 of 5
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	3 in 4	—
Fatigue Index	7	1 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

LAL carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 7 vs. HOU's 1.

How each side got here1,373 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

LAL

1,373 mi

Los Angeles, CAHouston, TX

LAL came from Los Angeles, CA with 1,373 mi of travel and +2h of time-zone change.

Los Angeles, CA to Houston, TX

HOU

0 mi

Houston, TXNo travel

HOU stayed in Houston, TX between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Houston, TX

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 2 vs homestand 5 of 5

Where this game sits in the run

LAL

Road trip

LAL is on game 1 of 2 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles1,600 mi

HOU

Homestand

HOU is in game 5 of 5 on this homestand.

Game in segment5 of 5

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

Local TV: HOUSpace City Home NetworkLALSpectrum SportsNetin-market
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: HOU790 AM / S: 93.3 FMLALESPN LA 710/1330 KWKWSiriusXM

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