Houston @ LA Game Overview
HOU vs LACRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
Win / Loss
5-5 Even
ATS
6-4-0
Over / Under
6-4-0
| Date | Home | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, '25 | HOU |
|
LAC 9.0 | o221.5 |
| Apr 09, '25 | LAC |
|
LAC -10.5 | o220.5 |
| Dec 08, '24 | LAC |
|
HOU -3.0 | o214.5 |
| Nov 15, '24 | HOU |
|
HOU -5.0 | o215.5 |
| Nov 13, '24 | HOU |
|
HOU -5.0 | u214.5 |
| Apr 14, '24 | LAC |
|
HOU -4.5 | u222.5 |
| Mar 06, '24 | HOU |
|
HOU 6.5 | o222.5 |
| Nov 17, '23 | LAC |
|
HOU 7.5 | u217.5 |
| Jan 15, '23 | LAC |
|
LAC -10.0 | u222.0 |
| Nov 14, '22 | HOU |
|
LAC -5.0 | o219.0 |
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Houston's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Eason | PF | Day To Day - Oblique( Dec 20, '25) | Dec 20, '25 | |
| Eason did not play on Saturday's (Dec. 20) game against Denver. | ||||
| D. Finney-Smith | PF | Out - Ankle( Dec 02, '25) | Dec 02, '25 | |
| The Rockets are eyeing January for Finney-Smith to make his season debut, Michael Shapiro of SI.com reports. | ||||
| F. VanVleet | PG | Out For Season - ACL( Sep 21, '25) | Sep 21, '25 | |
| The Rockets said on Monday (Sept. 22) that VanVleet suffered a torn ACL and may be out for the entire 2025-26 campaign, per Shams Charania of ESPN. | ||||
LA's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y. Niederhauser | C | Day To Day - Knee( Dec 20, '25) | Dec 20, '25 | |
| Niederhauser did not play on Saturday's (Dec. 20) game against the Lakers. | ||||
| I. Zubac | C | Day To Day - Ankle( Dec 19, '25) | Dec 19, '25 | |
| Zubac will not return on Saturday's (Dec. 12) game against the Lakers. | ||||
| D. Jones Jr. | SF | Out - Knee( Nov 16, '25) | Nov 16, '25 | |
| The Clippers said Jones Jr. to miss at least 6 weeks with sprained MCL. | ||||
| B. Beal | SG | Out For Season - Hip( Nov 11, '25) | Nov 11, '25 | |
| Beal will undergo season-ending surgery on his left hip, as per ESPN's Shams Charania reports. | ||||
HOU vs LACStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.7 | (5) | FG% | (19) | 47.6 |
| 44.2 | (2) | FGM | (13) | 41.9 |
| 90.8 | (9) | FGA | (10) | 88.1 |
| 40.2 | (2) | 3P% | (29) | 38.1 |
| 12.0 | (22) | 3PM | (24) | 14.2 |
| 29.9 | (30) | 3PA | (19) | 37.4 |
| 78.5 | (18) | FT% | (25) | 80.0 |
| 20.4 | (11) | FTM | (6) | 18.0 |
| 26.0 | (9) | FTA | (4) | 22.5 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 46.9 |
| 41.9 |
| 89.4 |
| 35.8 |
| 13.2 |
| 37.0 |
| 78.7 |
| 19.5 |
| 24.7 |
More Stats
| Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.0 | (1) | REB | (8) | 42.4 |
| 16.2 | (1) | OREB | (8) | 11.1 |
| 32.8 | (1) | DREB | (23) | 31.3 |
| 25.6 | (19) | AST | (13) | 26.6 |
| 16.4 | (29) | TO | (27) | 13.4 |
| 1.6 | (28) | AST/TO | (25) | 2.0 |
| 9.0 | (27) | STL | (12) | 9.7 |
| 5.5 | (17) | BLK | (19) | 4.2 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.1 |
| 11.6 |
| 32.5 |
| 26.5 |
| 14.9 |
| 1.8 |
| 8.5 |
| 4.8 |
Points
| Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120.9 | (3) | Points | (15) | 116.0 |
| 30.0 | (19) | 1st Q | (26) | 28.9 |
| 28.7 | (19) | 2nd Q | (26) | 27.4 |
| 29.3 | (19) | 3rd Q | (26) | 30.7 |
| 30.8 | (19) | 4th Q | (26) | 28.5 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 116.5 |
| 29.6 |
| 28.8 |
| 29.2 |
| 28.1 |