Game completed
Houston Rockets0-294at
Los Angeles Lakers2-0101
Tue, Apr 21, 10:30 PM EDTCrypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CAPeacock · NBC
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 26 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 94 |
| LAL | 33 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 101 |
Houston Rockets
94| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin DurantSF | 41 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 8-9 | -2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.PF | 39 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-16 | 3-7 | 1-2 | -11 |
| Alperen SengunC | 35 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9-20 | 0-1 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Amen ThompsonSG | 42 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 4-5 | +1 |
| Josh OkogiePG | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Tari Eason | 27 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-14 | 2-6 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Reed Sheppard | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Clint Capela | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Aaron Holiday | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Team | 94 | 54 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 36-89 | 7-29 | 15-19 |
DNP: JD Davison, Dorian Finney-Smith, Jeff Green, Steven Adams (injury), Fred VanVleet (injury)
Los Angeles Lakers
101| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron JamesSF | 39 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8-20 | 2-5 | 10-14 | +6 |
| Rui HachimuraPF | 43 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Deandre AytonC | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Marcus SmartSG | 35 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8-13 | 5-7 | 4-5 | +3 |
| Luke KennardPG | 42 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8-13 | 3-6 | 4-4 | +2 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 4-5 | +12 |
| Jake LaRavia | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Bronny James | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Team | 101 | 48 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 33-72 | 13-28 | 22-28 |
DNP: Maxi Kleber, Dalton Knecht, Nick Smith Jr., Adou Thiero, Luka Dončić (injury), Austin Reaves (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · LAL
- 15
- Biggest lead · HOU
- 4
- Times tied
- 3
- Lead changes
- 7
- Longest run · LAL
- 15
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- HOU is dealing with minimal pressure: -2h on the body clock and 0h of zone shift.
- HOU is in game 2 of 2 on the road with 1,373 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 | HOU | LAL |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 0-2 | 2-0 |
| Days rest | 2 days | 2 days |
| Hours rest | 74h | 74h |
| Rest swing | 0h | 0h |
| Travel in | 0 mi | 0 mi |
| Zone change | 0h | 0h |
| Body clock | -2h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 2 of 2 | Homestand · 4 of 4 |
| Miles before tip | 1,373 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
HOU
0 miHOU stayed in Los Angeles, CA between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.
Stayed in Los Angeles, CA
LAL
0 miLAL 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 sits in the run
Trip context
HOU
Road tripHOU is on game 2 of 2 on the road, with 1,373 mi already behind it.
LAL
HomestandLAL is in game 4 of 4 on this homestand.
Where it aired
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