Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Apr 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	26	25	17	26	94
LAL	33	21	21	26	101

Game Recap

The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Houston Rockets, 101-94, to take a 2-0 series lead.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kevin DurantSF	40	7-12	1-4	8-9	6	4	1	1	9	4	-2	23
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	39	7-16	3-7	1-2	6	1	0	1	1	2	-11	18
28Alperen SengunC	35	9-20	0-1	2-3	11	5	4	2	1	4	+1	20
1Amen ThompsonSG	42	6-10	0-1	4-5	5	9	1	0	3	4	+1	16
20Josh OkogiePG	24	3-6	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	-4	7
17Tari Eason	27	4-14	2-6	0-0	8	1	0	1	1	2	-4	10
30Clint Capela	4	0-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	0	-9	0
15Reed Sheppard	10	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	3	1	0	0	0	+1	0
0Aaron Holiday	7	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	-4	0
8Jae'Sean Tate	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	-4	0
4JD Davison	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Dorian Finney-Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-8940.4%	7-2924.1%	15-1978.9%	42	23	8	6	15	22	-	94

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23LeBron JamesSF	39	8-20	2-5	10-14	8	7	1	0	3	3	+6	28
28Rui HachimuraPF	42	5-10	3-6	0-0	5	2	0	0	0	3	0	13
5Deandre AytonC	26	3-8	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1	1	1	-5	6
36Marcus SmartSG	35	8-13	5-7	4-5	2	7	5	1	3	3	+3	25
10Luke KennardPG	41	8-13	3-6	4-4	6	2	3	0	2	1	+2	23
12Jake LaRavia	15	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	2	5	+8	0
11Jaxson Hayes	21	1-2	0-1	4-5	4	1	1	2	0	2	+12	6
2Jarred Vanderbilt	13	0-3	0-2	0-0	5	1	1	0	0	2	+8	0
9Bronny James	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+1	0
14Maxi Kleber	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Dalton Knecht	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Nick Smith Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Adou Thiero	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	33-7245.8%	13-2846.4%	22-2878.6%	37	21	11	5	12	20	-	101

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOULAL

(11:56) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Sengun: Tip to Hachimura
(11:34) MISS Kennard 16' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:34) Durant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:31) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:27) MISS Sengun 4' Running Layup
(11:27) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (11:24) Smith Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
30
(11:03) MISS Smart 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(11:01) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:48) MISS Okogie 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:45) Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:43) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:43) L. James STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:37) L. James 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
32
+2 (10:11) Thompson 7' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
52
+2 (9:58) Smart 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
54
(9:58) Thompson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Van Duyne)
+1 (9:58) Smart Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
55
(9:50) Durant Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(9:50) Smart STEAL (1 STL)
(9:47) Durant S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Tiven)
(9:47) MISS L. James Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:47) LAKERS Rebound
+1 (9:47) L. James Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
56
(9:24) MISS Okogie 4' Layup
(9:21) Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:21) Okogie Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
76
(9:10) L. James Double Dribble Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:56) Thompson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(8:56) Smart STEAL (2 STL)
(8:51) MISS Hachimura 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:47) Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:42) Durant 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
96
+3 (8:23) Smart 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
99
(8:00) MISS Sengun 8' Floating Jump Shot
(7:57) Hachimura REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:49) Smart 28' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (L. James 2 AST)
912
+2 (7:24) Durant 17' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1112
(7:03) MISS Smart 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:00) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (6:56) Durant 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1412
(6:40) MISS L. James 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:38) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:29) MISS Sengun 8' Turnaround Hook Shot
(6:27) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:10) L. James Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(6:10) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (5:54) Thompson 2' Dunk (4 PTS) (Eason 1 AST)
1612
+3 (5:32) Smart 25' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Kennard 1 AST)
1615
+2 (5:10) Sengun 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
1815
+2 (4:46) Kennard 20' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ayton 1 AST)
1817
+2 (4:36) Thompson 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
2017
+2 (4:14) L. James 16' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)
2019
(3:55) MISS Sengun 8' Driving Bank Hook Shot
(3:54) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:49) L. James Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T3)
(3:49) Durant STEAL (1 STL)
(3:45) Kennard S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Tiven)
+1 (3:45) Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2119
+1 (3:45) Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2219
+2 (3:33) Kennard 10' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
2221
+2 (3:08) Durant 13' Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)
2421
+3 (2:57) Kennard 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
2424
(2:36) Smart P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Van Duyne)
(2:36) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:25) MISS Capela 3' Reverse Layup
(2:24) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:23) MISS Eason Tip Layup Shot
(2:22) Capela REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:22) MISS Capela Tip Layup Shot
(2:22) Eason REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(2:22) MISS Eason 1' Tip Layup Shot
(2:21) Eason REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+2 (2:21) Eason Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
2624
(1:55) LAKERS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#4)
(1:38) MISS Capela 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(1:38) Hayes BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:36) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:33) Kennard 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Vanderbilt 1 AST)
2627
(1:14) Vanderbilt P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Van Duyne)
(1:05) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T4)
(1:05) Vanderbilt STEAL (1 STL)
(1:00) MISS Vanderbilt 4' Running Dunk
(1:00) Capela BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:59) Hayes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:59) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Van Duyne)
+1 (0:59) Hayes Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2628
(0:59) MISS Hayes Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:58) Eason REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(0:41) MISS Durant 18' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(0:37) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:34) MISS Kennard 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:31) Hayes REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(0:31) Sengun S.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (0:31) Hayes Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
2629
+1 (0:31) Hayes Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2630
(0:10) MISS Eason 27' 3PT Jump Bank Shot
(0:08) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:04) Durant S.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Tiven)
+1 (0:04) L. James Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2631
(0:04) MISS L. James Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:02) Smart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:02) Smart Tip Layup Shot (14 PTS)
2633
(0:00) MISS Thompson 35' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Rockets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

LAL

94Points101

36-89(40.4%)Field Goal(%)33-72(45.8%)

7-29(24.1%)3-Point(%)13-28(46.4%)

15-19(78.9%)Free Throw(%)22-28(78.6%)

42(17)Rebounds(Offensive)37(9)

23Assists21

8Steals11

6Blocks5

15Turnovers12

22Fouls20

54Pts In The Paint34

20Fast Break Pts17

15Pts Off Turnovers16

10Bench Pts6

4Largest Lead15

Game Details

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 · 10:30 PM

Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 19,057 (99.9%)

tv: NBC