Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets, Postseason
Postseason
NBAApril 26, 2026Toyota Center (Houston)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 21 | 26 | 18 | 31 | 96 |
| HOU | 26 | 30 | 34 | 25 | 115 |
Game leaders
LakersLos Angeles
- PointsDeandre Ayton19 pts9-12 FG
- ReboundsDeandre Ayton10 reb2 off8 def
- AssistsLeBron James9 ast8 TO33 min
RocketsHouston
- PointsAmen Thompson23 pts10-16 FG
- ReboundsJabari Smith Jr.8 reb1 off7 def
- AssistsAmen Thompson7 ast4 TO41 min
Box score
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James F | 33 | 10 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | -18 | 0 | 4 |
| Luke Kennard G | 32 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -13 | 0 | 3 |
| Marcus Smart G | 31 | 9 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -20 | 1 | 1 |
| Rui Hachimura F | 30 | 13 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -18 | 0 | 3 |
| Deandre Ayton C | 25 | 19 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -19 | 2 | 8 |
| Jake LaRavia F | 16 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -14 | 2 | 1 |
| Bronny James G | 15 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt F | 14 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 |
| Dalton Knecht F | 7 | 8 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 3 |
| Maxi Kleber F | 7 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Smith Jr. G | 7 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 0 |
| Adou Thiero F | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 0 | 0 |
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 42 | 16 | 4-15 | 2-10 | 6-6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +24 | 1 | 7 |
| Amen Thompson G | 41 | 23 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +21 | 2 | 2 |
| Alperen Sengun C | 33 | 19 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 7-13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +7 | 3 | 3 |
| Tari Eason F | 30 | 20 | 7-10 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +31 | 1 | 7 |
| Reed Sheppard G | 29 | 17 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +22 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Holiday G | 19 | 9 | 3-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith F | 19 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -13 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Okogie G | 19 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +20 | 3 | 1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate F | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 1 | 0 |
| JD Davison G | 3 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Green F | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
Video
1:12Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets: Game Highlights
0:15Aaron Holiday splashes a step-back trey for the Rockets
0:18Reed Sheppard shows off his range with deep 3 for Rockets
0:20Alperen Sengun gets and-1 bucket to go for Rockets
0:44Deandre Ayton ejected after elbowing Alperen Sengun in the headAll 13 clips
- Amen Thompson makes an athletic play inside0:27
- Alperen Sengun gets up for the beautiful jam0:21
- Jaxson Hayes throws down a lob inside paint for Lakers0:20
- Deandre Ayton fights off defender for and-10:23
- Alperen Sengun with the massive swat at the rim0:17
- Tari Eason throws it down for the Rockets0:24
- Bronny James finds Adou Thiero for an alley-oop0:28
- Adou Thiero and Aaron Holiday get tangled up, ejected late in 4th quarter1:05
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