Game completed
Houston Rockets2-399at
Los Angeles Lakers3-293
Wed, Apr 29, 10:00 PM EDTCrypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CAESPN
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 21 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 99 |
| LAL | 28 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 93 |
Houston Rockets
99| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tari EasonSF | 31 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 4-5 | -3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.PF | 42 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 6-8 | +5 |
| Alperen SengunC | 43 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | +8 |
| Amen ThompsonSG | 46 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4-14 | 2-5 | 5-8 | +5 |
| Reed SheppardPG | 35 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Josh Okogie | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Aaron Holiday | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Team | 99 | 46 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 33-75 | 14-40 | 19-25 |
DNP: Clint Capela, JD Davison, Jeff Green, Jae'Sean Tate, Steven Adams (injury), Kevin Durant (injury), Fred VanVleet (injury)
Los Angeles Lakers
93| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron JamesSF | 39 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-20 | 0-6 | 7-10 | -5 |
| Rui HachimuraPF | 37 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Deandre AytonC | 38 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Marcus SmartSG | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 2-2 | -7 |
| Luke KennardPG | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -3 |
| Austin Reaves | 34 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-16 | 2-8 | 12-13 | -5 |
| Jake LaRavia | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Team | 93 | 51 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 32-76 | 7-27 | 22-27 |
DNP: Bronny James, Maxi Kleber, Dalton Knecht, Nick Smith Jr., Adou Thiero, Luka Dončić (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · LAL
- 11
- Biggest lead · HOU
- 13
- Times tied
- 3
- Lead changes
- 5
- Longest run · HOU
- 9
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- 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.
- 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 | 2-3 | 3-2 |
| Days rest | 2 days | 2 days |
| Hours rest | 72.5h | 72.5h |
| Rest swing | 0h | 0h |
| Travel in | 1,373 mi | 1,373 mi |
| Zone change | -2h | -2h |
| Body clock | -2h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 1 of 1 | Homestand · 1 of 1 |
| Miles before tip | 0 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
HOU
1,373 miHOU came from Houston, TX with 1,373 mi of travel and -2h of time-zone change.
Houston, TX to Los Angeles, CA
LAL
1,373 miLAL came from Houston, TX with 1,373 mi of travel and -2h of time-zone change.
Houston, TX to Los Angeles, CA
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
HOU
Road tripHOU is on game 1 of 1 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.
LAL
HomestandLAL is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.
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