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HOUSTON (9 - 10) at LOS ANGELES (11 - 6)

Wednesday, 7/9/2008 10:30 PM

	HOUSTON - Local News Coverage
	LOS ANGELES - Local News Coverage

Key Performance Information

Key performance records for HOUSTON

HOUSTON is 9-10 in all games this season. (40-49 over the last 3 seasons.)

HOUSTON is 3-8 in road games this season. (15-31 over the last 3 seasons.)

HOUSTON is 2-2 in July games this season. (11-14 over the last 3 seasons.)

HOUSTON is 9-10 in May, June, or July games this season. (33-40 over the last 3 seasons.)

HOUSTON is 0-1 on Wednesday this season. (3-6 over the last 3 seasons.)

HOUSTON is 0-1 when playing on back-to-back days this season. (1-4 over the last 3 seasons.)

HOUSTON is 6-4 vs. division opponents this season. (27-27 over the last 3 seasons.)

HOUSTON is 5-4 after a division game this season. (24-28 over the last 3 seasons.)

HOUSTON is 1-2 off a loss against a division rival this season. (13-13 over the last 3 seasons.)

HOUSTON is 3-4 after allowing 75 points or more this season. (17-24 over the last 3 seasons.)

HOUSTON is 4-4 when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (17-29 over the last 3 seasons.)

HOUSTON is 0-1 when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games this season. (5-15 over the last 3 seasons.)

HOUSTON is 0-2 versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season. (5-11 over the last 3 seasons.)

HOUSTON is 1-2 versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season. (12-19 over the last 3 seasons.)

Key performance records for LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES is 11-6 in all games this season. (48-41 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 6-4 in home games this season. (28-19 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 1-2 in July games this season. (14-13 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 11-6 in May, June, or July games this season. (43-28 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 2-0 on Wednesday this season. (9-3 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 2-1 when playing with 2 days rest this season. (6-8 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 4-3 vs. division opponents this season. (27-26 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 5-1 after a division game this season. (30-21 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 0-1 off a win by 10 points or more over a division rival this season. (9-4 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 2-1 off a win against a division rival this season. (17-9 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 6-3 after allowing 75 points or more this season. (23-23 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 2-3 after a win by 10 points or more this season. (13-9 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 3-2 when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (19-14 over the last 3 seasons.)

LOS ANGELES is 8-6 when playing against a team with a losing record after 15+ games after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons. (59-24 since 1997.)

Team Season Statistics

HOUSTON Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	74.1	37.2	27-65	41.8%	4-13	31.5%	16-21	75.6%	45	11	16	23	9	17	3
vs opponents surrendering	75.9	36.4	28-65	42.4%	5-15	32.9%	16-21	75.1%	43	11	17	21	8	16	4
Team Stats (Road Games)	72.5	36.3	26-66	39.9%	4-13	32.2%	16-21	75.5%	46	11	15	24	9	17	3
Stats Against (All Games)	74.6	35.5	25-62	40.3%	6-16	39.5%	19-26	73.4%	42	9	15	21	9	16	5
vs opponents averaging	75.3	35.9	27-65	41.7%	5-15	34.3%	16-21	75.5%	42	10	16	21	8	15	4
Stats Against (Road Games)	76.7	36.4	25-63	39.9%	6-17	36.8%	20-28	72.3%	44	10	15	21	10	15	5

LOS ANGELES Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	79.6	39.1	29-68	42.7%	5-14	33.1%	17-21	77.8%	49	12	19	21	7	16	7
vs opponents surrendering	77.7	37.5	28-66	42.6%	5-16	34.0%	16-21	75.1%	44	11	17	21	8	15	4
Team Stats (Home Games)	80.3	42	29-68	42.5%	5-17	30.1%	17-21	81.2%	48	12	19	21	6	16	7
Stats Against (All Games)	75.8	35	27-70	38.3%	6-16	35.1%	16-23	72.3%	45	11	15	21	8	14	4
vs opponents averaging	77.2	36.7	28-66	42.1%	5-16	34.3%	16-22	74.7%	43	11	16	21	8	15	4
Stats Against (Home Games)	77.7	35.1	27-70	39.3%	6-16	35.8%	17-22	74.7%	44	10	15	22	8	13	4

Season Results And Upcoming Games

Here are the recent results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved.

HOUSTON - Season Results
				Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	W/L	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
5/30/2008	@ SACRAMENTO	66-73	L	20-68	29.4%	46	16	23-53	43.4%	50	16
6/1/2008	@ SEATTLE	63-64	L	20-60	33.3%	45	16	19-57	33.3%	51	14
6/3/2008	SAN ANTONIO	75-72	W	29-68	42.6%	50	15	24-63	38.1%	40	16
6/6/2008	@ NEW YORK	73-81	L	26-72	36.1%	40	9	27-52	51.9%	43	19
6/7/2008	@ INDIANA	75-84	L	28-64	43.7%	37	18	28-64	43.7%	42	15
6/14/2008	SEATTLE	68-60	W	23-64	35.9%	57	15	20-61	32.8%	39	11
6/16/2008	ATLANTA	88-79	W	29-68	42.6%	47	15	23-54	42.6%	41	20
6/18/2008	WASHINGTON	63-67	L	25-60	41.7%	37	19	23-54	42.6%	34	19
6/21/2008	@ MINNESOTA	72-65	W	24-60	40.0%	50	20	19-69	27.5%	51	15
6/24/2008	@ SAN ANTONIO	82-81	W	31-66	47.0%	50	20	29-69	42.0%	36	13
6/26/2008	SAN ANTONIO	77-71	W	30-54	55.6%	38	19	26-59	44.1%	25	15
6/28/2008	INDIANA	75-61	W	26-60	43.3%	38	15	20-50	40.0%	38	25
7/1/2008	@ CONNECTICUT	68-78	L	27-75	36.0%	53	16	26-64	40.6%	52	13
7/3/2008	@ ATLANTA	72-65	W	25-64	39.1%	51	18	19-62	30.6%	46	17
7/5/2008	SACRAMENTO	73-65	W	32-61	52.5%	37	16	24-63	38.1%	38	14
7/8/2008	@ PHOENIX	94-99	L	38-72	52.8%	40	15	32-71	45.1%	41	12
7/9/2008	@ LOS ANGELES
7/12/2008	@ MINNESOTA
7/17/2008	MINNESOTA
7/19/2008	LOS ANGELES
7/22/2008	PHOENIX
7/24/2008	DETROIT

LOS ANGELES - Season Results
				Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	W/L	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
5/31/2008	@ WASHINGTON	70-59	W	25-60	41.7%	47	13	22-69	31.9%	46	11
6/3/2008	@ CHICAGO	81-77	W	27-68	39.7%	52	17	24-72	33.3%	48	8
6/6/2008	PHOENIX	79-85	L	30-72	41.7%	52	19	30-84	35.7%	52	10
6/11/2008	DETROIT	80-73	W	25-65	38.5%	44	15	26-68	38.2%	45	15
6/13/2008	CONNECTICUT	98-93	W	38-76	50.0%	51	12	34-83	41.0%	45	8
6/14/2008	@ SACRAMENTO	74-66	W	28-58	48.3%	39	19	20-62	32.3%	45	20
6/18/2008	CHICAGO	80-67	W	30-69	43.5%	48	15	26-62	41.9%	32	11
6/20/2008	@ SAN ANTONIO	75-77	L	29-70	41.4%	49	14	27-56	48.2%	38	11
6/22/2008	INDIANA	77-63	W	27-57	47.4%	52	23	21-76	27.6%	43	15
6/24/2008	SEATTLE	76-62	W	28-72	38.9%	53	9	22-61	36.1%	40	16
6/26/2008	WASHINGTON	74-77	L	26-65	40.0%	51	21	27-72	37.5%	50	17
7/1/2008	NEW YORK	78-89	L	29-66	43.9%	44	17	27-60	45.0%	40	8
7/3/2008	MINNESOTA	70-88	L	25-68	36.8%	36	14	31-62	50.0%	45	14
7/6/2008	PHOENIX	91-80	W	32-73	43.8%	47	13	31-72	43.1%	45	18
7/9/2008	HOUSTON
7/10/2008	@ SACRAMENTO
7/12/2008	@ SEATTLE
7/14/2008	SAN ANTONIO
7/17/2008	@ PHOENIX
7/19/2008	@ HOUSTON
7/22/2008	@ DETROIT
7/24/2008	@ CONNECTICUT
7/25/2008	@ NEW YORK

Recent Head-to-Head Matchups

Summary of past games in this series since 1997

HOUSTON is 24-22 in past games against LOS ANGELES since 1997

The average score in these games was HOUSTON 68, LOS ANGELES 67

Summary of games over the last 3 seasons.

LOS ANGELES is 4-3 in past games against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons

The average score in these games was LOS ANGELES 67, HOUSTON 66

Summary of past games in this series played at LOS ANGELES since 1997

LOS ANGELES is 13-10 in past games against HOUSTON since 1997

The average score in these games was LOS ANGELES 70, HOUSTON 67

Summary of games played at LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons.

LOS ANGELES is 3-1 in past games against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons

The average score in these games was LOS ANGELES 74, HOUSTON 68

				Shooting		3pt shots		Free Throws		Rebounds
Date	Teams	Score	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	Pct	FTM-A	Pct	Tot.	OFF	TO
8/19/2007	HOUSTON	82	44	31-64	48.4%	3-9	33.3%	17-22	77.3%	37	11	14
	LOS ANGELES	72	40	27-62	43.5%	3-12	25.0%	15-20	75.0%	41	10	17
8/3/2007	LOS ANGELES	56	25	20-70	28.6%	2-14	14.3%	14-19	73.7%	46	8	11
	HOUSTON	66	31	22-67	32.8%	2-8	25.0%	20-28	71.4%	62	17	19
6/20/2007	LOS ANGELES	64	29	27-57	47.4%	3-7	42.9%	7-10	70.0%	37	7	21
	HOUSTON	74	37	28-60	46.7%	6-16	37.5%	12-21	57.1%	37	10	14
6/13/2007	HOUSTON	71	36	27-68	39.7%	2-14	14.3%	15-22	68.2%	47	11	18
	LOS ANGELES	74	42	25-52	48.1%	4-10	40.0%	20-24	83.3%	32	5	20

Key Player Injuries

HOUSTON

No significant injuries.

LOS ANGELES

No significant injuries.

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