Game Stats: Lakers vs. Rockets, 116-114 in the 1980 NBA Regular Season
Box score from the NBA basketball game played between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets on December 5, 1979 with final result, scoring by period, game leaders and statistics by team and by player.
Scoring by Period
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
| LAL | 24 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 116 |
| HOU | 31 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 114 |
Game Leaders
| Lakers | Rockets | |
Points |
26 -
N.
Norm
Nixon |
32 -
M.
Moses
Malone |
Rebounds |
15 -
K.
Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar |
15 -
M.
Moses
Malone |
Assists |
10 -
N.
Norm
Nixon |
8 -
R.
Rick
Barry |
Steals |
1 - 7 players | 4 -
M.
Major
Jones |
Blocks |
3 -
K.
Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar |
3 -
M.
Major
Jones |
Game Data
Date: December 5, 1979
Home Team: Houston Rockets
Game Box Score
Los Angeles Lakers
116
| Rebounds | Shooting | |||||||||||||
Players |
Min | Pts | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FG |
3P |
FT | |
Reserves
|
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| Norm Nixon | 41:00 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 4-5 | |
| K. Abdul-Jabbar | 31:00 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 0-2 | |
| Jamaal Wilkes | 37:00 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Magic Johnson | 39:00 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 6-6 | |
| Jim Chones | 29:00 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | |
Reserves
|
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| Spencer Haywood | 23:00 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | |
| Don Ford | 18:00 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Michael Cooper | 19:00 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | |
Totals: |
240 | 116 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 49-89 | 0-0 | 18-21 | |
| Percentages: | .551 | - | .857 | |||||||||||
Houston Rockets
114
| Rebounds | Shooting | |||||||||||||
Players |
Min | Pts | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FG |
3P |
FT | |
Reserves
|
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| Moses Malone | 39:00 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12-27 | 0-0 | 8-10 | |
| Calvin Murphy | 42:00 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13-23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Major Jones | 37:00 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 1-3 | |
| Rick Barry | 31:00 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 4-5 | |
| Allen Leavell | 31:00 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
Reserves
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| Robert Reid | 26:00 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | 17:00 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | |
| Paul Mokeski | 09:00 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | |
| John Shumate | 08:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
Totals: |
240 | 114 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 48-110 | 1-2 | 17-25 | |
| Percentages: | .436 | .500 | .680 | |||||||||||
Abbreviations:
Min = Minutes played /
Pts = Points /
Off, Def, Tot = Offensive, Defensive and Total Rebounds /
Ast = Assists /
Stl = Steals /
Blk = Blocks /
TO = Turnovers /
PF = Personal fouls /
+/- = Plus-Minus /
FG = Field Goals Made - Attempted /
3P = 3-Pointers Made - Attempted /
FT = Free Throws Made - Attempted