The Los Angeles Lakers were defeated by the Houston Rockets, 89 to 86, in Game 3 of the 1981 First Round on April 5, 1981.
Final
Rockets
Lakers
FG Made - Attempted
34-97
32-82
Field Goal %
35.1
39.0
3PT Made - Attempted
0-0
0-1
3PT %
0.0
FT Made - Attempted
21-22
22-35
Free Throw %
95.5
62.9
Rebounds
50
53
Offensive Rebounds
21
17
Defensive Rebounds
29
36
Assists
24
19
Steals
6
4
Blocks
9
6
Turnovers
7
15
Personal Fouls
28
25
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Malone | 48 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8-21 | 38.1 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 100.0 | 47.8 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | ||
R. Reid | 43 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7-18 | 38.9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 42.4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
B. Paultz | 34 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-16 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 26.7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||
T. Henderson | 31 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
M. Dunleavy | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 71.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Willoughby | 30 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 37.6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
C. Murphy | 27 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-15 | 26.7 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 39.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
A. Leavell | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 43.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
C. Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Johnson | 47 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2-14 | 14.3 | 0-0 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 26.5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | ||
K. Abdul-Jabbar | 46 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11-23 | 47.8 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 83.3 | 56.6 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | ||
N. Nixon | 46 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-17 | 41.2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 41.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
M. Cooper | 39 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 48.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
J. Wilkes | 29 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-17 | 41.2 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 44.7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Chones | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 56.4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
M. Landsberger | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
J. Brewer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More Lakers Stats
Team Rankings
ORTG
112.5
15th
DRTG
115.4
20th
NETRTG
-2.9
21st
3P%
34.7
21st
2024-25 Conference Standings
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 |  Clippers | 16 | 12 | .571 | 6.5 |
6 |  Nuggets | 14 | 11 | .560 | 7.0 |
7 |  Lakers | 15 | 12 | .556 | 7.0 |
8 |  Timberwolves | 14 | 12 | .538 | 7.5 |
9 |  Suns | 14 | 12 | .538 | 7.5 |
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