Who won Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers?

The Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-96 on December 25, 2025.

Amen Thompson scored 26 for the Houston Rockets; Luka Dončić scored 25 for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers

2025-26 · Regular season Thu, Dec 25, 2025 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers head-to-head · Houston Rockets schedule · Los Angeles Lakers schedule

Final

Away

Los Angeles Lakers

Venue: Crypto.com Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-96 on the road on Thursday, December 25, 2025 at Crypto.com Arena. Amen Thompson had 26 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the Houston Rockets. Luka Dončić had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Houston Rockets led 63-53 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 37-25. Double-digit figures in two categories: Alperen Sengun (double-double, Houston Rockets). Bench points: Houston Rockets 25, Los Angeles Lakers 31. Kevin Durant had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers?: The Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-96 on December 25, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Amen Thompson scored 26 for the Houston Rockets; Luka Dončić scored 25 for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Houston Rockets	37	26	29	27	119
Los Angeles Lakers	25	28	21	22	96

Game leaders

Houston Rockets

Points: 26 Amen Thompson
Rebounds: 12 Alperen Sengun
Assists: 8 Kevin Durant

Los Angeles Lakers

Points: 25 Luka Dončić
Rebounds: 5 Luka Dončić
Assists: 7 Luka Dončić

Alperen Sengun double-double (14 PTS, 12 REB)

Houston Rockets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jabari Smith Jr. starter	35:40	16	7	0	2	1	0	6-9	2-3	2-2	2	+25
Kevin Durant starter	33:29	25	4	8	1	2	3	8-14	4-6	5-5	1	+26
Amen Thompson starter	31:51	26	7	5	1	0	2	12-19	0-2	2-3	2	+26
Alperen Sengun starter	31:13	14	12	4	1	0	6	5-7	0-0	4-4	1	+24
Tari Eason starter	26:05	13	3	2	4	2	1	6-14	1-5	0-2	4	+23
Steven Adams bench	25:33	4	9	2	0	0	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	-4
Reed Sheppard bench	19:17	13	2	1	1	0	0	5-10	1-4	2-3	1	-8
Dorian Finney-Smith bench	13:11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	+2
Josh Okogie bench	9:52	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-4	0-1	0-0	0	-4
Aaron Holiday bench	3:09	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	+1
JD Davison bench	2:40	0	0	1	0	1	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	+1
Clint Capela bench	2:40	6	3	0	0	0	0	3-4	0-0	0-0	0	+1
Jae'Sean Tate bench	2:40	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	+1
Jeff Green bench	2:40	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+1

Not available: Fred VanVleet

Los Angeles Lakers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Deandre Ayton starter	36:17	10	2	0	0	0	1	5-6	0-0	0-0	3	-14
Luka Dončić starter	33:55	25	5	7	1	2	6	9-17	3-8	4-7	2	-25
LeBron James starter	32:26	18	2	5	2	1	3	7-13	1-3	3-4	3	-33
Rui Hachimura starter	27:42	0	2	1	1	0	1	0-6	0-3	0-0	3	-29
Austin Reaves starter	14:48	12	1	1	0	1	2	5-8	2-5	0-0	0	-7
Marcus Smart bench	29:22	6	2	1	1	0	1	3-8	0-3	0-0	1	-2
Jarred Vanderbilt bench	26:23	11	5	2	1	0	0	4-6	3-4	0-0	3	+5
Jake LaRavia bench	23:22	5	4	1	0	1	1	2-5	1-1	0-0	0	+1
Maxi Kleber bench	6:18	2	0	1	1	0	1	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	-8
Bronny James bench	3:09	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	-1
Adou Thiero bench	3:09	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	-1
Dalton Knecht bench	3:09	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	-1

Not available: Jaxson Hayes, Gabe Vincent

Team statistics
Houston Rockets	Stat	Los Angeles Lakers
15/19 (78%)	Free throws	7/11 (63%)
40/66 (60%)	2 pointers	28/47 (59%)
8/24 (33%)	3 pointers	11/30 (36%)
48/90 (53%)	Field goals	39/77 (50%)
48	Rebounds	25
31	Defensive rebounds	18
17	Offensive rebounds	7
24	Assists	19
15	Turnovers	16
10	Steals	7
6	Blocks	5
13	Fouls	17
9	Max points in a row	7
47:35	Time spent in lead	0:00
24	Biggest lead	0

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Los Angeles Lakers ahead)

Largest margin: 24 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · Houston Rockets: 24 Q4 2:35
Largest lead · Los Angeles Lakers: Never led
Longest run: 9-0 Houston Rockets · Q4 4:01 to Q4 2:35

Scoring plays

Q1 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Lakers
11:35	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 3-pt field goal	3	0
10:37	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	3	2
10:09	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	5	2
9:35	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	5	3
9:08	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	7	3
8:32	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	9	3
8:17	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	9	6
8:06	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	12	6
7:50	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	12	8
7:37	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	14	8
7:14	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	16	8
6:48	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	18	8
6:33	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	18	10
6:15	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	20	10
5:44	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	22	10
5:21	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	22	12
4:46	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	22	14
4:36	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	23	14
4:14	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	23	16
4:07	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	25	16
3:27	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	25	18
3:09	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	25	19
3:09	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	25	20
2:47	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams 2-pt field goal	27	20
2:23	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	30	20
1:50	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	32	20
1:42	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	32	23
0:57	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	35	23
0:25	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	36	23
0:25	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	37	23
0:02	Los Angeles Lakers	Maxi Kleber 2-pt field goal	37	25

Q2 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Lakers
11:31	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	39	25
11:12	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	39	28
10:18	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams 2-pt field goal	41	28
9:38	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt 3-pt field goal	41	31
8:16	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	43	31
7:50	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	43	33
7:24	Los Angeles Lakers	Marcus Smart 2-pt field goal	43	35
6:08	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	43	36
5:55	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	45	36
5:41	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	45	38
5:15	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	48	38
4:59	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	48	41
4:16	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt 3-pt field goal	48	44
3:34	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	50	44
3:17	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt 2-pt field goal	50	46
3:06	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	52	46
2:34	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	54	46
2:34	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	55	46
2:21	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	55	48
2:21	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	55	49
2:06	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	56	49
2:06	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	57	49
1:57	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	57	50
1:57	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	57	51
1:50	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	58	51
1:50	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	59	51
1:31	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	61	51
0:36	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	63	51
0:22	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	63	53

Q3 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Lakers
11:15	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	65	53
10:25	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	67	53
10:08	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	67	56
9:50	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	70	56
9:08	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	73	56
8:49	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	73	58
8:25	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	75	58
7:15	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	77	58
6:54	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	78	58
6:54	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	79	58
5:52	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	81	58
5:30	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	81	60
5:08	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	83	60
4:44	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	83	62
4:14	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	83	64
3:51	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	85	64
2:40	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	85	66
2:16	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard Free throw	86	66
2:02	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	86	69
1:20	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	88	69
0:55	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	88	71
0:43	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	90	71
0:31	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 3-pt field goal	90	74
0:07	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	92	74

Q4 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Lakers
11:23	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	92	76
10:22	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	94	76
10:22	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard Free throw	95	76
10:02	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	95	78
8:39	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	97	78
8:16	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	97	80
7:44	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	100	80
7:10	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	102	80
6:50	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt 3-pt field goal	102	83
6:18	Los Angeles Lakers	Marcus Smart 2-pt field goal	102	85
5:48	Los Angeles Lakers	Marcus Smart 2-pt field goal	102	87
5:23	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	104	87
5:07	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	104	89
4:01	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	105	89
4:01	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	106	89
3:36	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	107	89
3:26	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	109	89
3:09	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	111	89
2:35	Houston Rockets	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	113	89
2:15	Los Angeles Lakers	Adou Thiero 2-pt field goal	113	91
1:41	Houston Rockets	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	115	91
0:56	Los Angeles Lakers	Dalton Knecht 2-pt field goal	115	93
0:43	Houston Rockets	Jae'Sean Tate 2-pt field goal	117	93
0:34	Los Angeles Lakers	Bronny James 3-pt field goal	117	96
0:12	Houston Rockets	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	119	96

2025-26 season series

After this game: Houston Rockets 1-0. Final series: Los Angeles Lakers 2-1.

Dec 25: Houston Rockets 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 96 (this game)
Mar 16: Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Houston Rockets 92
Mar 18: Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Houston Rockets 116

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Lakers 96 - 119 Rockets — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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