Houston 112, L.A. Lakers 107
Friday, April 6, 2012 10:30 PM
Location -
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials -
#54 Nick Buchert, #42 Eric Lewis, #57 Greg Willard
Attendance -
18997
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap
ROCKETS 112, LAKERS 107: Goran Dragic had 26 points and 11 assists and Luis Scola scored 25 as visiting Houston rallied, snapping Los Angeles’ four game winning streak.
The Lakers led by as many as 13 and were up nine at halftime.
Houston’s Chandler Parsons scored 13 and Marcus Camby had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant scored 28 for the Lakers but had just two rebounds, no assists and no steals.
Andrew Bynum earned an ejection for the second straight time against the Rockets. He finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and five turnovers.
Metta World Peace had a season-high 23 points, 17 in the first half. Pau Gasol added 14 points and 10 rebounds in defeat.
Dragic’s driving layup put the Rockets up 106-101. After Bryant missed a 3-pointer, Dragic drove for another basket.
Bryant answered with a layup and two free throws as the Lakers pulled to 108-105 with 19.9 seconds left. Chase Budinger made two free throws for a 110-105 lead that sealed the victory.
Bynum’s last-second basket at the end of the third quarter was ruled to come after the buzzer and he was ejected with 11:18 to go after picking up two technicals for taunting the Houston bench.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Bynum was 7 of 11 for 21 points when he was ejected two weeks ago in Houston. He was 6 of 11 this time. … Ramon Sessions played with a sprained left shoulder and a jammed right index finger. … Much to the Rockets’ displeasure, the Lakers were 17 of 20 from the line in the first half while the Rockets made both of their attempts. Los Angeles outscored Houston 32-18 at the line for the game.
Top Game Performances
| Houston |
|
L.A. Lakers |
|
Goran Dragic 26 |
Scoring |
Kobe Bryant 28 |
|
Goran Dragic 11 |
Assists |
Ramon Sessions 7 |
|
Marcus Camby 11 |
Rebounds |
Matt Barnes 13 |
|
Goran Dragic 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Kobe Bryant 11 |
|
Samuel Dalembert 3 |
Steals |
Metta World Peace 2 |
|
Marcus Camby 2 |
Blocks |
Andrew Bynum 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Houston
|
112 |
47.7 |
10-17 |
18-22 |
24 |
35 |
3 |
9 |
15 |
| L.A. Lakers
|
107 |
42.9 |
3-11 |
32-36 |
23 |
48 |
5 |
6 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
-
L.A. Lakers
will play their next game on the road against
Phoenix.
The
Lakers
have a W/L % of
.600
after a win and
.667
after a loss.
-
Houston
will play their next game on the road against
Sacramento
.
The
Rockets
have a W/L % of
.517
after a win and
.577
after a loss.