First round · Game 2

Final

Houston Rockets94atLos Angeles Lakers101 winner

Tue, Apr 21, 10:30 PM EDTCrypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CAPeacock · NBC

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The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
HOU	26	25	17	26	94
LAL	33	21	21	26	101

Houston Rockets

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)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · LAL: 15
Biggest lead · HOU: 4
Times tied: 3
Lead changes: 7
Longest run · LAL: 15

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How they entered this matchup

Out: Austin ReavesBody clock: HOUNational TV

LAL is missing Austin Reaves and their 24.7 points per game (heel).
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.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	HOU	LAL
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	—	—
Fatigue Index	3	0 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

HOU carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 3 vs. LAL's 0.

How each side got here0 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

HOU

0 mi

Los Angeles, CANo travel

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

Stayed in 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 2 of 2 vs homestand 4 of 4

Where this game sits in the run

HOU

Road trip

HOU is on game 2 of 2 on the road, with 1,373 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 2

Miles before tip1,373 mi

Segment miles1,373 mi

LAL

Homestand

LAL is in game 4 of 4 on this homestand.

Game in segment4 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: streamingPeacockNBC
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: HOU790 AM / S: KLTN TUDNLALESPN LA 710/980 KFWBSiriusXM

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