W|L 49-29-4
48 - 46
W|L 36-42-4
Attendance: 18,226
Playoff W|L 2-1-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 23 | 20 | 43 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 91 |
| HOU | 29 | 27 | 56 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 102 |
Playoff W|L 1-2-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1-0
Dec. 25 2003HOU@LAL42 - 43
Feb. 11 2004LAL@HOU42 - 56
Mar. 03 2004LAL@HOU53 - 40
Apr. 01 2004HOU@LAL45 - 46
Playoff Match Up
W|L 2-1-0
Apr. 17 2004HOU@LAL37 - 32
Apr. 19 2004HOU@LAL38 - 54
Apr. 23 2004LAL@HOU48 - 46
Apr. 25 2004LAL@HOU-| - |-
Apr. 28 2004HOU@LAL-| - |-
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shaquille O'Neal | 19 | 19 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .625 | .625 | .545 | 14 |
| 2. | Kobe Bryant | 27 | 142 | 169 | 27 | 64 | 91 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 3 | 7 | .429 | .300 | .425 | 10 |
| 3. | Karl Malone | 56 | 79 | 135 | 56 | 79 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .444 | .444 | .444 | 8 |
| 4. | Gary Payton | 25 | 54 | 79 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 48 | 73 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .300 | .300 | 3 |
| 5. | Rick Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Derek Fisher | 52 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.50 | 1.39 | 8 |
| 2. | Kareem Rush | 26 | 64 | 90 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .300 | .300 | 3 |
| 3. | Devean George | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 4. | Luke Walton | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Brian Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Bryon Russell | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Stanislav Medvedenko | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 205 | 383 | 588 | 102 | 209 | 311 | 103 | 174 | 277 | 13 | 30 | .433 | .463 | .495 | 48 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yao Ming | 38 | 41 | 79 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .556 | .556 | .530 | 10 |
| 2. | Cuttino Mobley | 40 | 86 | 126 | 17 | 86 | 103 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 11 | .182 | .292 | .349 | 9 |
| 3. | Jim Jackson | 44 | 25 | 69 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .625 | .625 | 5 |
| 4. | Steve Francis | 33 | 45 | 78 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 2 | 5 | .400 | .500 | .570 | 12 |
| 5. | Kelvin Cato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Maurice Taylor | 64 | 52 | 116 | 64 | 52 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .625 | .625 | .625 | 10 |
| 2. | Boštjan Nachbar | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Mark Jackson | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Clarence Weatherspoon | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Eric Piatkowski | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Mike Wilks | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Scott Padgett | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 219 | 315 | 534 | 146 | 238 | 384 | 73 | 77 | 150 | 15 | 37 | .405 | .453 | .481 | 46 | |