Lakers 116-114 Rockets Box Score, December 5, 1979
Winner: Lakers|Loser: Rockets|Difference: 2|Norm Nixon 26+2+10 vs Calvin Murphy 26+4+1
        
        Houston Rockets
        114
Regular SeasonDate:December 5, 1979Away Team:Los Angeles LakersHome Team:Houston Rockets
Head-to-Head: Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets
Rockets vs Lakers starting player data comparison
| +/- | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lakers | 92 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 70 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | |
| rockets | 94 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 87 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 
Rockets vs Lakers bench player data comparison
| +/- | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lakers | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| rockets | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 
Line Score:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 24 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 116 | 
| HOU | 31 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 114 | 
Lakers Player stats
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Nixon | 41:00 | 11 | 18 | .611 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 26 | |
| Magic Johnson | 39:00 | 5 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| Jamaal Wilkes | 37:00 | 9 | 12 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 | ||
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 31:00 | 12 | 20 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 24 | |
| Jim Chones | 29:00 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| Reserves | |||||||||||||||||
| Spencer Haywood | 23:00 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Michael Cooper | 19:00 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Don Ford | 18:00 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Team Totals | 240 | 49 | 89 | .551 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | .857 | 48 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 116 | 
Los Angeles Lakers starting lineup and bench player statistics comparison.
| PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | 92 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 70 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 
| Reserves | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 
Rockets Player stats
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murphy | 42:00 | 13 | 23 | .565 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | ||
| Moses Malone | 39:00 | 12 | 27 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | .800 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | |
| Major Jones | 37:00 | 8 | 19 | .421 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| Rick Barry | 31:00 | 4 | 12 | .333 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 
| Allen Leavell | 31:00 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Reserves | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert Reid | 26:00 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | 17:00 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Paul Mokeski | 9:00 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| John Shumate | 8:00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 240 | 48 | 110 | .436 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 17 | 25 | .680 | 46 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 114 | 
Houston Rockets starting lineup and bench player statistics comparison.
| PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | 94 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 87 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 
| Reserves | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 
Rockets and Lakers past game records:
- Lakers 121-114 Rockets Box Score, November 22, 1978 (Lakers 121-114 Rockets)
- Lakers 104-107 Rockets Box Score, November 12, 1980 (Lakers 104-107 Rockets)
- Rockets 103-114 Lakers Box Score, October 12, 1980 (Rockets 103-114 Lakers)
- Rockets 93-114 Lakers Box Score, March 27, 1983 (Rockets 93-114 Lakers)
- Rockets 109-115 Lakers Box Score, March 29, 1984 (Rockets 109-115 Lakers)
- Rockets 102-107 Lakers Box Score, March 21, 1982 (Rockets 102-107 Lakers)
- Lakers 123-111 Rockets Box Score, March 17, 1984 (Lakers 123-111 Rockets)
- Rockets 102-131 Lakers Box Score, January 26, 1984 (Rockets 102-131 Lakers)
- Lakers 136-132 Rockets Box Score, January 10, 1984 (Lakers 136-132 Rockets)
- Rockets 129-118 Lakers Box Score, January 8, 1984 (Rockets 129-118 Lakers)
Los Angeles Lakers last 10 games:
- Lakers 127-121 Spurs Box Score, December 4, 1979 (Lakers 127-121 Spurs)
- Clippers 120-114 Lakers Box Score, December 3, 1980 (Clippers 120-114 Lakers)
- Bucks 85-101 Lakers Box Score, December 8, 1978 (Bucks 85-101 Lakers)
- Bucks 103-116 Lakers Box Score, December 2, 1979 (Bucks 103-116 Lakers)
- Lakers 111-112 Spurs Box Score, December 6, 1978 (Lakers 111-112 Spurs)
- Lakers 114-102 Jazz Box Score, December 5, 1978 (Lakers 114-102 Jazz)
- Bulls 122-108 Lakers Box Score, November 30, 1980 (Bulls 122-108 Lakers)
- Nets 107-105 Lakers Box Score, December 3, 1978 (Nets 107-105 Lakers)
- Bulls 107-100 Lakers Box Score, November 30, 1979 (Bulls 107-100 Lakers)
- Lakers 124-123 Nuggets Box Score, November 29, 1980 (Lakers 124-123 Nuggets)
Houston Rockets last 10 games:
- Rockets 110-106 Jazz Box Score, December 8, 1978 (Rockets 110-106 Jazz)
- Cavaliers 109-118 Rockets Box Score, December 3, 19 (Cavaliers 109-118 Rockets)
- Bullets 101-96 Rockets Box Score, December 6, 1978 (Bullets 101-96 Rockets)
- Trail Blazers 112-120 Rockets Box Score, December 1 (Trail Blazers 112-120 Rockets)
- Rockets 114-117 Suns Box Score, November 30, 1980 (Rockets 114-117 Suns)
- Mavericks 90-115 Rockets Box Score, November 29, 19 (Mavericks 90-115 Rockets)
- Hawks 95-106 Rockets Box Score, November 30, 1979 (Hawks 95-106 Rockets)
- Rockets 91-105 Bulls Box Score, December 2, 1978 (Rockets 91-105 Bulls)
- Rockets 124-115 Spurs Box Score, November 28, 1980 (Rockets 124-115 Spurs)
- Cavaliers 111-113 Rockets Box Score, November 28, 1 (Cavaliers 111-113 Rockets)
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