Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets

Apr 24, 2026

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
LAL	39	24	17	21	11	112
HOU	32	20	23	26	7	108

Game Recap

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets, 112-108 in OT and now lead the series 3-0.

Player Stats

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23LeBron JamesSF	45	10-22	4-9	5-6	13	6	3	1	8	1	0	29
28Rui HachimuraPF	43	8-14	4-7	2-4	4	2	1	0	1	5	0	22
5Deandre AytonC	32	1-3	0-0	0-0	6	2	1	1	3	3	-6	2
36Marcus SmartSG	39	5-9	2-4	9-11	4	10	5	2	3	2	+3	21
10Luke KennardPG	45	4-12	1-6	5-6	6	6	0	0	3	3	-3	14
12Jake LaRavia	14	1-4	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	3	+9	2
11Jaxson Hayes	19	5-8	0-0	2-3	4	0	1	2	1	2	+7	12
9Bronny James	9	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+4	5
2Jarred Vanderbilt	14	2-5	0-2	1-2	6	1	0	0	0	3	+6	5
20Nick Smith Jr.	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Maxi Kleber	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Dalton Knecht	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Austin Reaves	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Adou Thiero	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-7948.1%	12-2941.4%	24-3275.0%	45	28	12	6	20	23	-	112

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
17Tari EasonSF	45	2-9	0-4	1-1	4	2	4	0	1	3	+6	5
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	43	8-16	6-10	2-2	6	1	1	0	2	4	+4	24
28Alperen SengunC	46	15-27	1-5	2-3	16	6	3	1	3	2	+10	33
15Reed SheppardSG	45	6-21	4-13	1-2	4	7	3	2	5	5	-2	17
1Amen ThompsonPG	48	8-14	0-1	10-13	11	4	3	3	1	2	+6	26
20Josh Okogie	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-13	0
30Clint Capela	3	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	-11	2
2Dorian Finney-Smith	11	0-5	0-4	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	1	-6	0
0Aaron Holiday	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0
8Jae'Sean Tate	3	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	-9	1
32Jeff Green	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-4	0
4JD Davison	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Kevin Durant	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	40-9840.8%	11-3928.2%	17-2373.9%	49	21	15	6	15	20	-	108

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLALHOU

(11:56) Jump Ball Sengun vs. Ayton: Tip to Hachimura
+3 (11:45) Hachimura 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
30
+3 (11:24) Sheppard 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
33
+3 (11:05) L. James 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ayton 1 AST)
63
+3 (10:39) Smith Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
66
(10:18) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Acosta)
+1 (10:18) Hachimura Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
76
(10:18) MISS Hachimura Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:18) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:03) Sheppard 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
78
(9:37) Sengun Violation:Kicked Ball (Z.Zarba)
+2 (9:26) Hachimura 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (6 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
98
+2 (9:07) Sengun 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)
910
+3 (8:53) Hachimura 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Smart 2 AST)
1210
(8:38) MISS Sheppard 3PT Jump Shot
(8:36) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:34) Ayton Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:34) Eason STEAL (1 STL)
(8:20) MISS Thompson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:19) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:14) MISS Smith Jr. 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(8:12) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:01) Kennard 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (L. James 2 AST)
1510
+3 (7:41) Smith Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Eason 1 AST)
1513
+2 (7:28) Hachimura 3' Alley Oop Dunk (11 PTS) (Ayton 2 AST)
1713
(7:15) MISS Sheppard 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:14) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:12) MISS Sheppard 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:10) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:57) MISS Ayton 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(6:56) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:53) Kennard S.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Acosta)
(6:53) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:53) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1714
(6:53) MISS Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:53) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:35) LaRavia OFF.Foul (P1) (R.Acosta)
(6:35) LaRavia Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (6:17) Eason 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Sengun 2 AST)
1716
(6:08) MISS Kennard 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:06) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:54) Sengun 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1718
(5:54) Hachimura S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Maddox)
+1 (5:54) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1719
+2 (5:33) L. James 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Kennard 1 AST)
1919
(5:19) MISS Sengun 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:17) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:11) MISS Ayton 19' Running Jump Shot
(5:10) LaRavia REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:06) MISS Kennard 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:06) Lakers Rebound
(5:00) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P2.T2) (T.Maddox)
+1 (5:00) Kennard Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2019
+1 (5:00) Kennard Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2119
(4:45) MISS Smith Jr. 9' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:44) Capela REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:43) Capela Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
2121
(4:36) Smith Jr. P.FOUL (P3.T3) (R.Acosta)
(4:36) Smith Jr. T.FOUL (P3.T3) (R.Acosta)
(4:36) MISS Kennard Free Throw Technical
(4:36) Lakers Rebound
(4:29) MISS Smart 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:29) Thompson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:29) Lakers Rebound
+2 (4:23) Hayes 4' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Kennard 2 AST)
2321
(4:16) Hayes S.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Maddox)
+1 (4:16) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
2322
+1 (4:16) Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2323
+2 (4:03) Hayes 4' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Smart 3 AST)
2523
(4:03) Capela S.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Maddox)
+1 (4:03) Hayes Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2623
(3:46) Sheppard Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(3:46) Hayes STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (3:40) Hachimura 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Kennard 3 AST)
2923
(3:31) MISS Thompson 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(3:30) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:29) MISS Finney-Smith Tip Layup Shot
(3:29) Capela REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(3:28) MISS Capela Tip Layup Shot
(3:28) Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:28) MISS Okogie 1' Tip Layup Shot
(3:27) Kennard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:12) Jump Ball Finney-Smith vs. Hayes: Tip to Sengun
(3:12) Smart Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:12) Finney-Smith STEAL (1 STL)
(3:03) MISS Finney-Smith 26' 3PT Jump Bank Shot
(3:02) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (2:53) Smart 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (LaRavia 1 AST)
3223
(2:31) Okogie Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:31) Smart STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:21) Hayes 3' Alley Oop Dunk (7 PTS) (Kennard 4 AST)
3423
(2:21) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+2 (2:12) Sengun 7' Driving Hook Shot (7 PTS)
3425
(2:12) LaRavia P.FOUL (P2.T4) (R.Acosta)
+1 (2:12) Eason Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
3426
(2:12) Hayes L.B.FOUL (P2.PN) (R.Acosta)
+1 (2:12) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
3427
(2:04) Smart Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(2:04) Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
(2:01) MISS Sengun 2' Running Layup
(2:01) Smart BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:00) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:00) Eason 5' Putback Layup (5 PTS)
3429
(1:57) ROCKETS Violation: Delay of game Violation
(1:36) MISS Kennard 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot
(1:36) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:31) MISS Holiday 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:30) Hachimura REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:24) Kennard 1' Running Layup (7 PTS) (Hachimura 1 AST)
3629
+3 (1:13) Sengun 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
3632
+2 (0:54) Hachimura 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (16 PTS) (Smart 4 AST)
3832
(0:37) Sengun Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:37) Hachimura STEAL (1 STL)
(0:32) MISS Kennard 3' Running Reverse Layup
(0:31) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:23) Holiday Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:23) Smart STEAL (2 STL)
(0:23) Finney-Smith Transition Take Foul (P1.PN) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (0:23) Kennard Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
3932
(0:00) MISS Kennard 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Lakers Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

LAL

HOU

112Points108

38-79(48.1%)Field Goal(%)40-98(40.8%)

12-29(41.4%)3-Point(%)11-39(28.2%)

24-32(75.0%)Free Throw(%)17-23(73.9%)

45(9)Rebounds(Offensive)49(18)

28Assists21

12Steals15

6Blocks6

20Turnovers15

23Fouls20

50Pts In The Paint54

9Fast Break Pts15

22Pts Off Turnovers17

24Bench Pts3

15Largest Lead6

Game Details

Friday, April 24, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)

tv: Prime Video