Top Performers
Points
36
Harden
HOU
Rebounds
14
Davis
LAL
Assists
7
James
LAL
Threes
3
Gordon
HOU
39-81 (48.1%)
FG%
35-83 (42.2%)
14-39 (35.9%)
3PM
11-38 (28.9%)
20-27 (74.1%)
FTM
16-19 (84.2%)
41
Rebounds
41
4
Offensive Rebounds
10
37
Defensive Rebounds
31
19
Assists
18
13
Steals
8
3
Blocks
9
16
Turnovers
17
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
21
Fouls
20
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
19
Biggest Lead
7
14
Longest Unanswered Run
7
Lead Changes
3
Ties
3
2019-20 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lakers | 52 | 19 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Clippers | 49 | 23 | .681 | 3.5 |
| 3 |  Nuggets | 46 | 27 | .630 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Rockets | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
| 5 |  Thunder | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
| 6 |  Jazz | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
| 7 |  Mavericks | 43 | 32 | .573 | 11.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers | 35 | 39 | .473 | 18.5 |
| 9 |  Grizzlies | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 |
| 10 |  Suns | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 |
| 11 |  Spurs | 32 | 39 | .451 | 20.0 |
| 12 |  Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.5 |
| 13 |  Pelicans | 30 | 42 | .417 | 22.5 |
| 14 |  Timberwolves | 19 | 45 | .297 | 29.5 |
| 15 |  Warriors | 15 | 50 | .231 | 34.0 |
Game Summary
The Los Angeles Lakers were easily defeated by the Houston Rockets, 112 to 97, in Game 1 of the 2020 Western Conference Semifinals on September 4, 2020.
Game Info
September 4, 2020
The Arena
Bay Lake, Florida
#5 Kane Fitzgerald (Head Official)
#46 Ben Taylor
#4 Sean Wright
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P.J. Tucker #17 | 36 | 6 | 9 (3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | +19 | 2 | 4 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 42.9 |
R. Covington #33 | 39 | 6 | 7 (0) | 2 | 4 | 1 | +4 | 0 | 5 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
E. Gordon #23 | 34 | 23 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 3-8 | 6-6 | 69.1 |
J. Harden #1 | 34 | 36 | 2 (0) | 5 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 5 | 2 | 12-20 | 3-6 | 9-12 | 71.2 |
R. Westbrook #4 | 32 | 24 | 9 (0) | 6 | 1 | 0 | +16 | 5 | 3 | 10-24 | 1-5 | 3-6 | 45.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Green #32 | 24 | 7 | 4 (0) | 2 | 3 | 0 | +17 | 2 | 3 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 70.0 |
D. House Jr. #4 | 20 | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
A. Rivers #25 | 16 | 10 | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 94.0 |
B. McLemore #23 | 4 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
M. Frazier #21 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
D. Carroll #9 | |||||||||||||
T. Chandler #3 | |||||||||||||
L. Mbah a Moute #12 | |||||||||||||
B. Caboclo #5 | |||||||||||||
C. Clemons #3 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HOU | 112 | 41 (4) | 19 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 39-81 | 14-39 | 20-27 | 60.3 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. James #23 | 37 | 20 | 8 (1) | 7 | 0 | 2 | -17 | 4 | 2 | 7-15 | 2-7 | 4-5 | 58.1 |
A. Davis #3 | 37 | 25 | 14 (2) | 1 | 3 | 3 | -7 | 3 | 2 | 10-16 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 70.4 |
J. McGee #34 | 13 | 4 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
K. Caldwell-Pope #3 | 28 | 5 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 31.3 |
D. Green #14 | 28 | 10 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 41.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Kuzma #18 | 28 | 8 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -20 | 0 | 4 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 40.5 |
R. Rondo #9 | 25 | 8 | 3 (0) | 4 | 2 | 1 | -8 | 4 | 1 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 44.4 |
A. Caruso #9 | 16 | 14 | 2 (2) | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 5 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 79.9 |
D. Howard #12 | 11 | 1 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 26.6 |
M. Morris #88 | 9 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
D. Waiters #3 | 5 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 25.8 |
J. Dudley #3 | 3 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
JR Smith #5 | |||||||||||||
Q. Cook #4 | |||||||||||||
K. Antetokounmpo #37 | |||||||||||||
T. Horton-Tucker #22 | |||||||||||||
D. Cacok #18 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAL | 97 | 41 (10) | 18 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 35-83 | 11-38 | 16-19 | 53.1 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
D. Green makes 8' floater
1Q 11:39
L. James makes driving layup
1Q 10:39
D. Green makes 23' three
Assisted by L. James
1Q 10:18
J. Harden makes 8' driving floater
1Q 09:50
2-7
P.J. Tucker makes 22' three
Assisted by J. Harden
1Q 09:06
5-7
A. Davis makes cutting layup
Assisted by L. James
1Q 08:49
5-9
R. Westbrook makes 16' bank pullup
1Q 08:33
7-9
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 23' three
Assisted by L. James
1Q 08:12
7-12
J. Harden makes free throw 1/3
1Q 07:55
8-12
J. Harden makes free throw 2/3
1Q 07:55
9-12
J. Harden makes free throw 3/3
1Q 07:55
10-12
J. Harden makes 8' driving bank floater
1Q 07:34
12-12
L. James makes driving layup
1Q 06:21
12-14
E. Gordon makes 23' three
Assisted by R. Covington
1Q 05:42
15-14
J. McGee makes putback layup
1Q 05:14
15-16
J. Harden makes driving layup
1Q 04:24
17-16
J. Harden makes 25' stepback three
Assisted by J. Green
1Q 03:57
20-16
A. Davis makes free throw 1/2
1Q 03:34
20-17
A. Davis makes free throw 2/2
1Q 03:34
20-18
A. Caruso makes running layup
Assisted by R. Rondo
1Q 03:07
20-20
P.J. Tucker makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Rivers
1Q 02:20
23-20
K. Kuzma makes 19' jump shot
Assisted by A. Caruso
1Q 02:00
23-22
R. Westbrook makes driving reverse layup
1Q 01:15
25-22
J. Green makes 10' floater
Assisted by R. Westbrook
1Q 00:54
27-22
L. James makes layup
Assisted by A. Caruso
1Q 00:41
27-24
L. James makes free throw 1/1
1Q 00:41
27-25
E. Gordon makes 8' floater
Assisted by R. Westbrook
1Q 00:33
29-25
R. Rondo makes 27' three
Assisted by A. Caruso
1Q 00:19
29-28
A. Rivers makes 25' three
Assisted by R. Westbrook
2Q 11:41
32-28
A. Rivers makes 24' stepback three
2Q 11:05
35-28
D. Howard makes free throw 2/2
2Q 10:39
35-29
R. Westbrook makes free throw 1/2
2Q 10:34
36-29
A. Caruso makes free throw 1/2
2Q 10:11
36-30
A. Caruso makes free throw 2/2
2Q 10:11
36-31
A. Caruso makes 23' three
Assisted by L. James
2Q 09:49
36-34
R. Covington makes 24' three
Assisted by E. Gordon
2Q 08:59
39-34
L. James makes running dunk
Assisted by A. Caruso
2Q 08:32
39-36
L. James makes free throw 1/1
2Q 08:32
39-37
J. Harden makes driving layup
2Q 08:26
41-37
J. Harden makes free throw 1/1
2Q 08:26
42-37
J. Harden makes driving layup
2Q 07:23
44-37
L. James makes 27' three
2Q 07:04
44-40
A. Caruso makes free throw 1/2
2Q 06:37
44-41
A. Caruso makes free throw 2/2
2Q 06:37
44-42
E. Gordon makes free throw 1/2
2Q 06:18
45-42
E. Gordon makes free throw 2/2
2Q 06:18
46-42
A. Davis makes 16' turnaround jump shot
2Q 06:02
46-44
J. Harden makes free throw 1/2
2Q 05:53
47-44
J. Harden makes free throw 2/2
2Q 05:53
48-44
J. Harden makes free throw 1/2
2Q 05:36
49-44
A. Davis makes layup
2Q 05:18
49-46
R. Covington makes 22' three
Assisted by J. Green
2Q 04:53
52-46
A. Davis makes 15' jump shot
2Q 04:34
52-48
D. Green makes running dunk
2Q 04:12
52-50
R. Rondo makes running layup
2Q 03:44
52-52
R. Westbrook makes running layup
2Q 03:07
54-52
K. Kuzma makes free throw 2/2
2Q 02:18
54-53
J. Harden makes free throw 1/2
2Q 01:36
55-53
J. Harden makes free throw 2/2
2Q 01:36
56-53
R. Westbrook makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Harden
2Q 01:01
58-53
R. Westbrook makes running layup
2Q 00:44
60-53
K. Caldwell-Pope makes driving finger roll
Assisted by L. James
2Q 00:33
60-55
J. Harden makes 28' stepback three
2Q 00:13
63-55
A. Davis makes layup
3Q 10:59
63-57
J. McGee makes running alley-oop dunk
Assisted by L. James
3Q 10:32
63-59
E. Gordon makes running layup
3Q 09:45
65-59
D. Green makes 23' three
Assisted by J. McGee
3Q 09:25
65-62
J. Harden makes 8' floater
3Q 08:56
67-62
L. James makes 3' driving bank floater
3Q 08:28
67-64
J. Harden makes driving layup
Assisted by R. Westbrook
3Q 08:20
69-64
A. Davis makes free throw 1/1
3Q 07:38
69-65
J. Harden makes running dunk
3Q 07:29
71-65
A. Davis makes layup
3Q 06:40
71-67
E. Gordon makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Harden
3Q 06:22
74-67
A. Davis makes 15' turnaround fadeaway
3Q 06:01
74-69
L. James makes free throw 1/2
3Q 05:34
74-70
L. James makes free throw 2/2
3Q 05:34
74-71
J. Green makes cutting layup
Assisted by J. Harden
3Q 04:17
76-71
A. Davis makes driving layup
Assisted by R. Rondo
3Q 02:45
76-73
R. Westbrook makes driving layup
3Q 02:14
78-73
K. Kuzma makes 25' three
Assisted by L. James
3Q 02:06
78-76
A. Rivers makes driving layup
Assisted by R. Westbrook
3Q 01:11
80-76
A. Rivers makes free throw 1/1
3Q 01:11
81-76
R. Westbrook makes 21' pullup
3Q 00:39
83-76
L. James makes 26' three
Assisted by A. Davis
3Q 00:31
83-79
R. Westbrook makes 19' bank pullup
3Q 00:11
85-79
E. Gordon makes layup
4Q 11:30
87-79
R. Rondo makes 24' three
4Q 11:13
87-82
E. Gordon makes 29' three
Assisted by R. Westbrook
4Q 10:53
90-82
E. Gordon makes free throw 1/2
4Q 10:16
91-82
E. Gordon makes free throw 2/2
4Q 10:16
92-82
E. Gordon makes free throw 1/2
4Q 09:44
93-82
E. Gordon makes free throw 2/2
4Q 09:44
94-82
R. Westbrook makes 25' three
4Q 09:09
97-82
E. Gordon makes cutting layup
Assisted by R. Covington
4Q 07:54
99-82
J. Harden makes 5' floater
4Q 07:15
101-82
K. Kuzma makes reverse layup
Assisted by R. Rondo
4Q 07:01
101-84
A. Davis makes putback layup
4Q 05:04
101-86
A. Davis makes free throw 1/1
4Q 05:04
101-87
R. Westbrook makes layup
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 04:46
103-87
R. Westbrook makes free throw 2/2
4Q 04:22
104-87
A. Davis makes 25' three
Assisted by R. Rondo
4Q 03:37
104-90
J. Harden makes 25' three
Assisted by P.J. Tucker
4Q 03:16
107-90
D. Waiters makes free throw 1/2
4Q 02:45
107-91
D. Waiters makes free throw 2/2
4Q 02:45
107-92
A. Caruso makes running dunk
4Q 02:33
107-94
R. Westbrook makes free throw 2/2
4Q 01:39
108-94
J. Green makes 25' three
Assisted by B. McLemore
4Q 01:09
111-94
A. Rivers makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:31
112-94
A. Caruso makes 23' three
Assisted by K. Kuzma
4Q 00:24
112-97
39-81 (48.1%)
FG%
35-83 (42.2%)
14-39 (35.9%)
3PM
11-38 (28.9%)
20-27 (74.1%)
FTM
16-19 (84.2%)
41
Rebounds
41
4
Offensive Rebounds
10
37
Defensive Rebounds
31
19
Assists
18
13
Steals
8
3
Blocks
9
16
Turnovers
17
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
21
Fouls
20
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
19
Biggest Lead
7
14
Longest Unanswered Run
7
Lead Changes
3
Ties
3
