Game completed
Los Angeles Lakers3-196at
Houston Rockets1-3115
Sun, Apr 26, 9:30 PM EDTToyota Center, Houston, TXPeacock · NBC
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 21 | 26 | 18 | 31 | 96 |
| HOU | 26 | 30 | 34 | 25 | 115 |
Los Angeles Lakers
96| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron JamesSF | 33 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 6-6 | -18 |
| Rui HachimuraPF | 30 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -18 |
| Deandre AytonC | 25 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -19 |
| Marcus SmartSG | 31 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 3-3 | -20 |
| Luke KennardPG | 32 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | -13 |
| Jake LaRavia | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -14 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -4 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | -1 |
| Bronny James | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Adou Thiero | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | +4 |
| Dalton Knecht | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Maxi Kleber | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Team | 96 | 47 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 37-74 | 5-22 | 17-21 |
DNP: Austin Reaves (injury), Luka Dončić (injury)
Houston Rockets
115| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tari EasonSF | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7-10 | 2-5 | 4-4 | +31 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.PF | 42 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-15 | 2-10 | 6-6 | +24 |
| Alperen SengunC | 33 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 7-13 | +7 |
| Reed SheppardSG | 29 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 1-1 | +22 |
| Amen ThompsonPG | 41 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 | +21 |
| Josh Okogie | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +20 |
| Aaron Holiday | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -13 |
| JD Davison | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -6 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Jeff Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Team | 115 | 43 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 39-81 | 12-30 | 25-31 |
DNP: Clint Capela, Steven Adams (injury), Kevin Durant (injury), Fred VanVleet (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · HOU
- 28
- Biggest lead · LAL
- 5
- Times tied
- 3
- Lead changes
- 3
- Longest run · LAL
- 8
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- LAL is dealing with minimal pressure: 2h on the body clock and 0h of zone shift.
- LAL 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 | LAL | HOU |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 3-1 | 1-3 |
| Days rest | 1 day | 1 day |
| Hours rest | 49.5h | 49.5h |
| 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 · 2 of 2 |
| Miles before tip | 1,373 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
LAL
0 miLAL stayed in Houston, TX between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.
Stayed in 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 2 of 2 on the road, with 1,373 mi already behind it.
HOU
HomestandHOU is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.
Where it aired
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