The Los Angeles Lakers came up just a bit short against the Houston Rockets, 87 to 83, in Game 1 of the 1996 First Round on April 25, 1996.
Final
Rockets
Lakers
FG Made - Attempted
35-84
29-83
Field Goal %
41.7
34.9
3PT Made - Attempted
2-11
9-26
3PT %
18.2
34.6
FT Made - Attempted
15-23
16-25
Free Throw %
65.2
64.0
Rebounds
45
54
Offensive Rebounds
8
14
Defensive Rebounds
37
40
Assists
14
20
Steals
14
4
Blocks
6
4
Turnovers
10
22
Personal Fouls
23
22
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Olajuwon | 42 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14-26 | 53.8 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 56.7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||
C. Drexler | 40 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7-18 | 38.9 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 48.8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
R. Horry | 37 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0-8 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ||
K. Smith | 27 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 54.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
C. Brown | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Elie | 31 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 70.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | ||
S. Cassell | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 26.8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
M. Bryant | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 76.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
S. Mack | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Ceballos | 44 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9-20 | 45.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 52.7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
V. Divac | 36 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 27.6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
E. Jones | 35 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 76.4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
N. Van Exel | 32 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1-11 | 9.1 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 19.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
E. Campbell | 26 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 35.9 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Johnson | 36 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 10-12 | 83.3 | 61.4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | |
S. Threatt | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
G. Lynch | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
F. Roberts | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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ORTG
118.3
4th
DRTG
117.0
23rd
NETRTG
1.3
13th
3P%
37.4
11th
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