Game 1
May 4, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, 10:30 p.m.
Houston Rockets 100, Los Angeles Lakers 92
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 22–22, 27–27, 30–25
Lakers
Pts: Kobe Bryant 32
Rebs: Pau Gasol 13
Asts: Bryant, Gasol 4 each
Rockets
Pts: Yao Ming 28
Rebs: Yao Ming 10
Asts: Ron Artest 7
Game 2
May 6, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, 10:30 p.m.
Houston Rockets 98, Los Angeles Lakers 111
Scoring by quarter: 25–39, 32–18, 20–29, 21–25
Lakers
Pts: Kobe Bryant 40
Rebs: Pau Gasol 14
Asts: Luke Walton 5
Rockets
Pts: Ron Artest 25
Rebs: Yao, Landry 10 each
Asts: Ron Artest 5
Game 3
May 8, Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, 9:30 p.m. Recap
Los Angeles Lakers 108, Houston Rockets 94
Scoring by quarter: 30–28, 20–18, 24–16, 34–32
Lakers
Pts: Kobe Bryant 33
Rebs: Lamar Odom 13
Asts: Jordan Farmar 7
Rockets
Pts: Ron Artest 25
Rebs: Yao Ming 14
Asts: Shane Battier 7
Game 4
May 10, Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, 3:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers 87, Houston Rockets 99
Scoring by quarter: 16–29, 20–25, 18–29, 33–16
Lakers
Pts: Pau Gasol 30
Rebs: Pau Gasol 9
Asts: Kobe Bryant 5
Rockets
Pts: Aaron Brooks 34
Rebs: Luis Scola 14
Asts: Ron Artest 6
Game 5
May 12, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, 10:30 p.m.
Houston Rockets 78, Los Angeles Lakers 118
Scoring by quarter: 24–35, 15–29, 15–30, 24–24
Lakers
Pts: Kobe Bryant 26
Rebs: Pau Gasol 13
Asts: Jordan Farmar 6
Rockets
Pts: Aaron Brooks 14
Rebs: Luis Scola 13
Asts: Scola, Lowry 4 each
Game 6
May 14, Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, 9:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers 80, Houston Rockets 95
Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 21–25, 29–22, 15–21
Lakers
Pts: Kobe Bryant 32
Rebs: Lamar Odom 14
Asts: Kobe Bryant 3
Rockets
Pts: Aaron Brooks 26
Rebs: Luis Scola 12
Asts: Battier, Brooks, Lowry 4 each
Game 7
May 17, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, 3:30 p.m.
Houston Rockets 70, Los Angeles Lakers 89
Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 19–29, 19–18, 20–20
Lakers
Pts: Aaron Brooks 13
Rebs: Ron Artest 8
Asts: Ron Artest 5
Rockets
Pts: Pau Gasol 21
Rebs: Pau Gasol 18
Asts: Kobe Bryant 5
Los Angeles win series, 4–3