Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers, Postseason
Postseason
NBAApril 21, 2026crypto.com Arena
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 26 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 94 |
| LAL | 33 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 101 |
Game leaders
RocketsHouston
- PointsKevin Durant23 pts7-12 FG1-4 3PT
- ReboundsAlperen Sengun11 reb5 off6 def
- AssistsAmen Thompson9 ast3 TO42 min
LakersLos Angeles
- PointsLeBron James28 pts8-20 FG2-5 3PT
- ReboundsLeBron James8 reb1 off7 def
- AssistsLeBron James7 ast3 TO39 min
Box score
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson G | 42 | 16 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 1 | 4 |
| Kevin Durant F | 41 | 23 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 8-9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 39 | 18 | 7-16 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -11 | 1 | 5 |
| Alperen Sengun C | 35 | 20 | 9-20 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 5 | 6 |
| Tari Eason F | 27 | 10 | 4-14 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 5 | 3 |
| Josh Okogie G | 24 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 | 1 |
| Reed Sheppard G | 11 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate F | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Holiday G | 7 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 |
| Clint Capela C | 5 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 1 | 1 |
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rui Hachimura F | 43 | 13 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Luke Kennard G | 42 | 23 | 8-13 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 5 |
| LeBron James F | 39 | 28 | 8-20 | 2-5 | 10-14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +6 | 1 | 7 |
| Marcus Smart G | 35 | 25 | 8-13 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 1 |
| Deandre Ayton C | 27 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 1 | 4 |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 21 | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +12 | 2 | 2 |
| Jake LaRavia F | 16 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +8 | 1 | 1 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt F | 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +8 | 1 | 4 |
| Bronny James G | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
Video
0:23Lakers turn defense into offense with incredible alley-oop sequence
0:16LeBron takes Smith Jr. 1-on-1 to the rim for layup
0:16Kennard spins, steps back and drills triple over Sheppard
0:17Capela meets Vanderbilt at the rim for huge blockAll 10 clips
- Durant hop-steps for tough and-1 floater0:22
- LeBron hits tough one-legged fadeaway over Thompson0:16
- Ayton posterizes Capela off alley-oop from Smart0:16
- LeBron blows past KD for double-clutch reverse jam0:16
- KD finds Sengun for clutch and-1 with under 5 minutes left0:16
- LeBron cuts for emphatic dunk in final minute of Lakers' Game 2 win0:23
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