The Los Angeles Lakers couldn't keep up with the Houston Rockets, 116 to 105, on December 9, 1977.

1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers

Final

HOU

Rockets

10-13

116

LAL

Lakers

9-15

105

Team

1

28

28

2

27

27

3

31

28

4

30

22

Total

116

105

Team Stats

Player Stats

Rockets

Lakers

FG Made - Attempted

44-97

43-91

Field Goal %

45.4

47.3

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

28-36

19-30

Free Throw %

77.8

63.3

Rebounds

54

40

Offensive Rebounds

21

11

Defensive Rebounds

33

29

Assists

19

26

Steals

13

7

Blocks

4

5

Turnovers

18

18

Personal Fouls

26

30

Rockets

Lakers

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Calvin Murphy	37	28	4	6	3	0	11-25		6-7	3	3		2	2	44.0		85.7
John Lucas	33	20	0	7	3	0	7-12		6-7	2	0		0	0	58.3		85.7
Moses Malone	32	20	16	1	1	3	7-19		6-8	4	4		8	8	36.8		75.0
Rudy Tomjanovich	21	19	8	0	1	0	9-14		1-2	0	0		3	5	64.3		50.0
Robert Reid	17	2	3	1	1	1	1-3		0-0	1	3		0	3	33.3

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Ed Ratleff	28	10	5	2	1	0	5-7		0-0	3	2		2	3	71.4
Dwight Jones	28	6	11	0	0	0	1-5		4-6	1	2		3	8	20.0		66.7
Mike Newlin	18	8	0	2	2	0	2-8		4-4	3	5		0	0	25.0		100.0
Kevin Kunnert	18	3	6	0	1	0	1-4		1-2	1	6		2	4	25.0		50.0
Larry Moffett	8	0	1	0	0	0	0-0		0-0	0	1		1	0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	40	32	7	3	2	4	13-22		6-8	5	5		1	6	59.1		75.0
Tom Abernethy	33	11	6	2	2	0	4-10		3-4	1	2		1	5	40.0		75.0
Norm Nixon	19	12	2	4	0	0	6-13		0-0	1	5		1	1	46.2
Earl Tatum	19	8	7	3	1	1	4-5		0-0	4	6		0	7	80.0
Kermit Washington	19	6	6	3	1	0	2-7		2-4	1	1		3	3	28.6		50.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Lou Hudson	29	13	1	1	0	0	5-7		3-5	0	3		1	0	71.4		60.0
Ernie DiGregorio	29	11	3	8	0	0	4-11		3-5	3	1		1	2	36.4		60.0
Don Ford	25	6	3	0	1	0	3-9		0-0	0	1		2	1	33.3
Kenny Carr	19	6	3	1	0	0	2-4		2-4	2	4		1	2	50.0		50.0
James Edwards	8	0	2	1	0	0	0-3		0-0	1	2		0	2	0.0

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More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

30.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

RPG

15.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

APG

9.0

James

LeBron James

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.9

15th

DRTG

115.3

16th

NETRTG

0.6

19th

3P%

37.7

8th

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0
7	Lakers	47	35	.573	10.0
8	Pelicans	49	33	.598	8.0
9	Kings	46	36	.561	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 4/29	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Thu 5/2	DEN	@	LAL	1:00 PM
Sat 5/4	LAL	@	DEN	1:00 PM

Last Game

LAL

1-3

119

Final

108

DEN

3-1

Sat 27 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

31.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

Playoff APG Leaders

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

10.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

8.7

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.3

Harden

James Harden

4.0

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff TS% Leaders

80.5

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

71.7

Lowry

Kyle Lowry

71.6

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Celtics

120.1

Pacers

117.1

Thunder

115.8

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Thunder

96.2

Magic

97.3

Timberwolves

104.8

Cavaliers

107.2

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Thunder

19.7

Timberwolves

19.1

Celtics

11.3

Magic

9.9

Nuggets

2.4

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-3

Suns

0-3

Lakers

1-3

Heat

1-2

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

53-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

48-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

44-37-4

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 4/26	OKC	@	NOP	106-85
Fri 4/26	BOS	@	MIA	104-84
Fri 4/26	DEN	@	LAL	108-119
Fri 4/26	CLE	@	ORL	89-112
Thu 4/25	MIN	@	PHX	126-109

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/28	NYK	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 4/28	LAC	@	DAL	3:30 PM
Sun 4/28	MIL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 4/28	MIN	@	PHX	9:30 PM
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM