Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets

Mar 16, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	29	22	32	17	100
HOU	28	29	23	12	92

Game Recap

Luka Doncic scores 36 and the Lakers close out a 6th consecutive victory on a 14-4 run, defeating the Houston Rockets, 100-92.

Player Stats

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23LeBron JamesSF	33	7-13	1-3	3-4	5	5	2	0	1	4	+13	18
36Marcus SmartPF	35	4-9	3-7	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	5	+6	11
5Deandre AytonC	27	3-6	0-0	1-2	11	0	1	1	1	1	+11	7
15Austin ReavesSG	40	5-18	0-8	5-5	3	5	4	1	1	1	+11	15
77Luka DoncicPG	39	14-27	4-12	4-5	6	4	2	0	4	1	+6	36
28Rui Hachimura	23	3-6	0-2	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	4	-3	6
10Luke Kennard	16	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	+3	0
11Jaxson Hayes	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-6	0
12Jake LaRavia	12	1-2	0-0	5-6	4	0	3	0	3	1	-1	7
44Kobe Bufkin	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Bronny James	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Dalton Knecht	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Adou Thiero	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jarred Vanderbilt	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8444.0%	8-3423.5%	18-2281.8%	32	17	14	2	11	18	-	100

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Jabari Smith Jr.SF	40	9-17	2-8	2-2	8	0	0	1	1	2	-6	22
7Kevin DurantPF	37	8-16	0-3	2-2	5	2	0	0	7	1	-7	18
30Clint CapelaC	26	3-4	0-0	3-5	8	2	1	0	3	4	-2	9
17Tari EasonSG	33	2-11	0-3	1-2	9	3	2	0	2	3	-6	5
1Amen ThompsonPG	40	8-13	0-1	3-4	12	5	0	1	4	3	-6	19
15Reed Sheppard	30	5-11	1-6	0-0	0	3	3	0	2	4	-13	11
20Josh Okogie	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	1	-11	0
2Dorian Finney-Smith	24	3-7	2-5	0-0	2	4	1	1	3	0	+11	8
27Isaiah Crawford	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Aaron Holiday	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Jae'Sean Tate	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	38-7948.1%	5-2619.2%	11-1573.3%	44	21	9	3	22	18	-	92

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLALHOU

(11:56) Jump Ball Capela vs. Ayton: Tip to Eason
(11:39) Smart S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
(11:39) MISS Capela Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:39) ROCKETS Rebound
+1 (11:39) Capela Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
(11:27) MISS Doncic 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:25) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:15) Capela 2' Dunk (3 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
03
+2 (10:58) Doncic 9' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
23
(10:44) Thompson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:44) Doncic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:39) L. James 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Reaves 1 AST)
43
+2 (10:22) Smith Jr. 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Eason 1 AST)
45
(10:21) ROCKETS Violation: Delay of game Violation
(10:08) MISS Reaves 7' Driving Layup
(10:06) Capela REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:54) MISS Durant 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:52) Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:43) MISS Ayton 11' Jump Shot
(9:40) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:24) Smith Jr. 11' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS) (Capela 1 AST)
47
(9:08) MISS Doncic 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:06) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:55) Thompson 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Eason 2 AST)
49
+3 (8:37) Doncic 28' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Reaves 2 AST)
79
+2 (8:21) Durant 13' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
711
+2 (7:59) Doncic 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (7 PTS)
911
(7:33) MISS Eason 3PT Jump Shot
(7:31) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:15) Doncic 13' Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1111
(6:57) MISS Eason 3PT Jump Shot
(6:54) Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:50) L. James 3' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Reaves 3 AST)
1311
(6:40) L. James P.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Acosta)
(6:40) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:28) Durant 13' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)
1313
(6:08) MISS Reaves 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:04) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:52) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:52) Ayton STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:48) Hachimura 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
1513
+2 (5:27) Durant 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1515
+3 (5:15) Doncic 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
1815
(5:02) MISS Capela 8' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:01) Lakers Rebound
(5:01) Eason L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
(4:57) Doncic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:57) Okogie STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:55) Thompson 4' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Okogie 1 AST)
1817
+2 (4:37) Doncic 16' Fadeaway Jumper (14 PTS)
2017
(4:24) MISS Sheppard 31' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:22) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:09) Reaves 10' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
2217
+2 (3:56) Durant 16' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2219
(3:34) Ayton Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:34) Okogie STEAL (2 STL)
(3:10) MISS Thompson 12' Fadeaway Jumper
(3:08) Capela REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:07) Capela Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:07) Hachimura STEAL (1 STL)
(2:56) MISS Kennard 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:53) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:47) MISS Thompson 7' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(2:45) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:36) Hachimura 3' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
2419
+2 (2:16) Thompson 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Okogie 2 AST)
2421
(2:16) Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (1:54) Smart 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kennard 1 AST)
2721
+2 (1:28) Smith Jr. 9' Fadeaway Jumper (6 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)
2723
+2 (1:10) Doncic 8' Driving Finger Roll Layup (16 PTS)
2923
(0:46) MISS Thompson 21' Jump Shot
(0:44) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:42) MISS Sheppard 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:40) Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (0:37) Sheppard 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 3 AST)
2926
(0:29) MISS Doncic 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:25) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:07) Sheppard 4' Driving Dunk (5 PTS)
2928
(0:00) MISS Hachimura 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Lakers Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

HOU

100Points92

37-84(44.0%)Field Goal(%)38-79(48.1%)

8-34(23.5%)3-Point(%)5-26(19.2%)

18-22(81.8%)Free Throw(%)11-15(73.3%)

32(12)Rebounds(Offensive)44(15)

17Assists21

14Steals9

2Blocks3

11Turnovers22

18Fouls18

48Pts In The Paint56

16Fast Break Pts4

23Pts Off Turnovers14

13Bench Pts19

10Largest Lead10

Game Details

Monday, March 16, 2026 · 9:30 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)

tv: NBC Sports Network