Game completed
Los Angeles Lakers43-25100at
Houston Rockets41-2692
Mon, Mar 16, 9:30 PM EDTToyota Center, Houston, TXPeacock · NBC Sports Network · Space City Home Network · Spectrum SportsNet · Spectrum SportsNet+
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 29 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 100 |
| HOU | 28 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 92 |
Los Angeles Lakers
100| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron JamesSF | 33 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 3-4 | +13 |
| Marcus SmartPF | 36 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Deandre AytonC | 27 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +11 |
| Austin ReavesSG | 40 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5-18 | 0-8 | 5-5 | +11 |
| Luka DončićPG | 40 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14-27 | 4-12 | 4-5 | +6 |
| Rui Hachimura | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Luke Kennard | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Jake LaRavia | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-6 | -1 |
| Team | 100 | 41 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 37-84 | 8-34 | 18-22 |
DNP: Kobe Bufkin, Bronny James, Dalton Knecht, Adou Thiero, Jarred Vanderbilt, Maxi Kleber (injury), Chris Mañon, Nick Smith Jr., Drew Timme
Houston Rockets
92| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr.SF | 40 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-17 | 2-8 | 2-2 | -6 |
| Kevin DurantPF | 37 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8-16 | 0-3 | 2-2 | -7 |
| Clint CapelaC | 26 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | -2 |
| Tari EasonSG | 33 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 1-2 | -6 |
| Amen ThompsonPG | 41 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 3-4 | -6 |
| Reed Sheppard | 31 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Josh Okogie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Team | 92 | 55 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 38-79 | 5-26 | 11-15 |
DNP: Isaiah Crawford, Jeff Green, Aaron Holiday, Jae'Sean Tate (injury), Steven Adams (injury), JD Davison (gleague twoway), Tristen Newton, Alperen Sengun (injury), Fred VanVleet (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · HOU
- 10
- Biggest lead · LAL
- 10
- Times tied
- 10
- Lead changes
- 13
- Longest run · LAL
- 9
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- HOU has the rest edge with 2 days and 73.5h between games.
- LAL is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,373 mi from its previous stop.
- LAL is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 2h on the body clock and +2h of zone shift.
- LAL is in game 1 of 6 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
- National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | LAL | HOU |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 43-25 | 41-26 |
| Days rest | 1 day | 2 days |
| Hours rest | 49h | 73.5h |
| Rest swing | -24.5h | +24.5h |
| Travel in | 1,373 mi | 0 mi |
| Zone change | +2h | 0h |
| Body clock | 2h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 1 of 6 | Homestand · 2 of 5 |
| Miles before tip | 0 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
LAL
1,373 miLAL came from Los Angeles, CA with 1,373 mi of travel and +2h of time-zone change.
Los Angeles, CA to Houston, TX
HOU
0 miHOU stayed in Houston, TX between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.
Stayed in Houston, TX
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
LAL
Road tripLAL is on game 1 of 6 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.
HOU
HomestandHOU is in game 2 of 5 on this homestand.
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