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Rockets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| at GSW | W 100-104 | |
| at PHX | W 92-114 | |
| vs DEN | L 109-112 | |
| at CLE | W 104-114 | |
| vs ORL | W 117-113 |
Lakers
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs DAL | W 129-119 | |
| vs LAC | W 135-118 | |
| at UTA | W 106-108 | |
| vs UTA | W 140-126 | |
| at MIL | W 95-119 |
Injuries
Rockets
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steven Adams | C | Ankle | The Rockets listed Adams as Questionable for Sunday's (Nov. 30) game against Utah. | |
 Tari Eason | F | Oblique | The Rockets announced that Eason will miss at least four weeks due to an oblique injury. | |
 Dorian Finney-Smith | F | Ankle | Head coach Ime Udoka told Michael Shapiro of SI.com that Finney-Smith was behind schedule in his recovery, but the Rockets haven't offered up any sort of timeline regarding when the veteran forward might play. Consider Finney-Smith week-to-week until the | |
 Fred VanVleet | G | ACL | The Rockets said on Monday (Sept. 22) that VanVleet suffered a torn ACL and may be out for the entire 2025-26 campaign, per Shams Charania of ESPN. |
Lakers
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 LeBron James | F | Foot | The Lakers listed James as Questionable for Sunday's (Nov. 30) game against the Pelicans. | |
 Marcus Smart | G | Back | The Lakers listed Smart as doubtful for Sunday's (Nov. 30) game against the Pelicans. |
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