DL 1216 then DL 972 at LAX
Houston → Los Angeles → New York JFK
Timetable, Los Angeles time
08:42DL 1216 from Houston at the gate
08:25DL 972 to New York JFK leaves the gate
23 h 43 apart on the timetable, overnight
DL 972 leaves 23 h 43 after DL 1216 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.