First round · Game 1

Houston Rockets98atLos Angeles Lakers107 winner

Sat, Apr 18, 8:30 PM EDTCrypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CAABC

First round · Game 1

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LAL leads 1-0

Best of 7 · First to 4 wins · Series score after this game

Series results

Game 1 · HOU 98 at LAL 107 This game

The box score

Final numbers

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
HOU	29	19	18	32	98
LAL	33	17	25	32	107

Houston Rockets

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen ThompsonSF	43	17	7	7	3	1	2	7-18	0-1	3-6	0
Jabari Smith Jr.PF	43	16	12	0	2	0	1	5-14	3-9	3-5	-7
Alperen SengunC	36	19	8	6	1	1	3	6-19	0-2	7-9	-2
Josh OkogieSG	26	7	0	1	2	0	0	2-4	1-2	2-2	-10
Reed SheppardPG	36	17	1	8	1	1	4	6-20	5-14	0-0	-7
Clint Capela	11	2	2	0	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	-7
Aaron Holiday	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-4	0-2	0-0	-1
Jae'Sean Tate	10	4	4	0	1	0	0	1-5	0-1	2-2	-5
Tari Eason	24	16	10	2	3	0	1	7-7	2-2	0-1	-6
Team		98	55	24	13	3	13	35-93	11-33	17-25

DNP: JD Davison, Kevin Durant (injury), Dorian Finney-Smith, Jeff Green, Steven Adams (injury), Fred VanVleet (injury)

Los Angeles Lakers

107

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
LeBron JamesSF	38	19	8	13	2	1	2	9-15	1-2	0-2	+11
Rui HachimuraPF	42	14	2	0	3	2	2	6-10	2-4	0-0	+7
Deandre AytonC	35	19	11	2	0	1	3	8-10	0-0	3-3	+7
Marcus SmartSG	34	15	2	8	1	2	5	5-12	1-5	4-8	-5
Luke KennardPG	38	27	4	3	0	0	3	9-13	5-5	4-6	+7
Jake LaRavia	18	6	2	3	1	1	1	1-3	0-1	4-4	+9
Jarred Vanderbilt	18	3	5	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	+4
Jaxson Hayes	13	4	1	0	0	1	1	1-1	0-0	2-3	+2
Bronny James	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	+3
Team		107	46	29	7	8	18	40-66	10-19	17-26

DNP: Maxi Kleber, Dalton Knecht, Nick Smith Jr., Adou Thiero, Luka Dončić (injury), Austin Reaves (injury)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · LAL: 16
Biggest lead · HOU: 2
Times tied: 3
Lead changes: 3
Longest run · HOU: 9

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How they entered this matchup

Travel tax: HOUBody clock: HOUNational TV

HOU is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,373 mi from its previous stop.
HOU is dealing with west-to-east pressure: -2h on the body clock and -2h of zone shift.
HOU is in game 1 of 2 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	HOU	LAL
Days rest	5 days	5 days
Hours rest	144h	144h
Rest swing	0h	0h
Travel in	1,373 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	-2h	0h
Body clock	-2h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 2	Homestand · 3 of 4
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	4	0 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

HOU carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 4 vs. LAL's 0.

How each side got here1,373 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

HOU

1,373 mi

Houston, TXLos Angeles, CA

HOU came from Houston, TX with 1,373 mi of travel and -2h of time-zone change.

Houston, TX to Los Angeles, CA

LAL

0 mi

Los Angeles, CANo travel

LAL stayed in Los Angeles, CA between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Los Angeles, CA

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 2 vs homestand 3 of 4

Where this game sits in the run

HOU

Road trip

HOU is on game 1 of 2 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles1,373 mi

LAL

Homestand

LAL is in game 3 of 4 on this homestand.

Game in segment3 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: ABC
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Radio: HOU790 AM / S: KLTN TUDNLALESPN LA 710/980 KFWBESPN RadioSiriusXM

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