Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets

Apr 26, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	21	26	18	31	96
HOU	26	30	34	25	115

Game Recap

The Rockets defeat the Lakers, 115-96, advancing the series to 3-1.

Player Stats

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23LeBron JamesSF	33	2-9	0-3	6-6	4	9	0	0	8	2	-18	10
28Rui HachimuraPF	29	6-10	1-2	0-0	3	1	1	1	1	2	-18	13
5Deandre AytonC	25	9-12	0-0	1-1	10	0	0	0	2	3	-19	19
36Marcus SmartSG	30	3-8	0-2	3-3	2	5	3	3	4	2	-20	9
10Luke KennardPG	32	3-8	0-3	1-1	3	2	0	0	2	3	-13	7
12Jake LaRavia	16	2-5	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	1	2	0	-14	6
11Jaxson Hayes	15	1-2	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	1	0	4	-4	2
2Jarred Vanderbilt	13	4-6	0-1	0-1	4	0	1	0	1	0	-1	8
9Bronny James	15	2-5	1-4	0-0	2	4	0	0	1	2	-1	5
1Adou Thiero	6	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	1	1	+4	3
4Dalton Knecht	7	2-3	2-3	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	+4	8
20Nick Smith Jr.	7	2-5	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	+4	5
14Maxi Kleber	6	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	2	1	0	0	1	+1	1
15Austin Reaves	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-7450.0%	5-2222.7%	17-2181.0%	37	23	6	7	23	20	-	96

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
17Tari EasonSF	30	7-10	2-5	4-4	8	2	5	1	2	4	+31	20
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	41	4-15	2-10	6-6	8	3	3	0	1	3	+24	16
28Alperen SengunC	32	6-12	0-0	7-13	6	2	1	1	2	3	+7	19
15Reed SheppardSG	28	6-12	4-7	1-1	1	3	3	0	1	2	+22	17
1Amen ThompsonPG	40	10-16	0-0	3-3	4	7	1	0	4	2	+21	23
20Josh Okogie	18	2-5	1-2	0-0	4	1	3	0	0	3	+20	5
0Aaron Holiday	18	3-8	3-5	0-0	0	1	1	1	1	0	-1	9
2Dorian Finney-Smith	19	0-2	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	1	0	3	-13	2
8Jae'Sean Tate	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	-6	2
4JD Davison	3	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	2	0	-6	2
32Jeff Green	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
30Clint Capela	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	39-8148.1%	12-3040.0%	25-3180.6%	35	19	17	4	13	22	-	115

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLALHOU

(11:55) Jump Ball Sengun vs. Ayton: Tip to Smart
(11:46) Eason Violation:Kicked Ball (K.Scott)
+2 (11:39) Hachimura 19' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:20) Sheppard 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
(10:59) MISS Hachimura 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:58) Smart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:47) MISS Smart 22' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:46) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:35) Thompson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:21) Ayton 4' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (L. James 2 AST)
42
(10:05) MISS Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:04) Kennard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:55) Kennard 15' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
62
(9:36) MISS Smith Jr. 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:36) Smart BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:33) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:30) MISS Smith Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:28) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:15) MISS Kennard 15' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(9:14) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:01) MISS Thompson 3' Driving Layup
(8:58) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:56) Smith Jr. Transition Take Foul (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
+1 (8:56) Kennard Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
72
(8:41) MISS Hachimura 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:38) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:27) MISS Eason 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:24) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:20) L. James Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:20) Sheppard STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:17) Eason 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
74
(7:53) Smart Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:53) Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
(7:44) Sengun Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:44) Sengun L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.DeRosa)
+2 (7:33) L. James 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
94
+2 (7:13) Sengun 13' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
96
(7:03) Sheppard Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (K.Scott)
(6:52) Hachimura Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:52) Eason STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:48) Smith Jr. 4' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Okogie 1 AST)
98
(6:29) Eason S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.DeRosa)
(6:29) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:29) L. James Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
108
+1 (6:29) L. James Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
118
+3 (6:19) Sheppard 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1111
+2 (5:59) Kennard 15' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1311
(5:35) MISS Sengun 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:34) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:23) Sheppard S.FOUL (P2.PN) (K.Scott)
+1 (5:23) LaRavia Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1411
+1 (5:23) LaRavia Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1511
(5:13) MISS Holiday 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:12) ROCKETS Rebound
(5:12) Ayton L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.DeRosa)
(5:08) L. James S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Scott)
+1 (5:08) Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1512
+1 (5:08) Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1513
(4:56) Kennard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:56) Holiday STEAL (1 STL)
(4:51) MISS Holiday 2' Running Finger Roll Layup
(4:48) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:46) Thompson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (K.Scott)
+1 (4:46) L. James Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1613
+1 (4:46) L. James Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1713
(4:30) Hayes S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Scott)
+1 (4:30) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1714
(4:30) MISS Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:30) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:14) Thompson S.FOUL (P2.PN) (K.Scott)
(4:14) MISS Hayes Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:14) Lakers Rebound
(4:14) MISS Hayes Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:14) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:02) MISS Thompson 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(4:02) LaRavia BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:01) ROCKETS Rebound
(4:01) Jump Ball Thompson vs. LaRavia: Tip to Sengun
(3:53) Smart P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.DeRosa)
+2 (3:47) Thompson 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1716
(3:25) MISS Hayes 2' Alley Oop Layup
(3:24) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:19) Sengun 3' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Eason 1 AST)
1718
(2:59) MISS LaRavia 4' Driving Layup
(2:59) Eason BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:59) Lakers Rebound
(2:59) Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:57) Smart Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(2:57) Smith Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(2:51) Holiday Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:51) Smart STEAL (1 STL)
(2:45) MISS Kennard 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:43) LaRavia REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:43) LaRavia 2' Putback Layup (4 PTS)
1918
(2:20) Hayes S.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Williams)
+1 (2:20) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1919
(2:20) MISS Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:20) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:55) Lakers Turnover: Shot Clock (T#6)
+2 (1:42) Sengun 4' Driving Layup (8 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
1921
(1:20) MISS LaRavia 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:17) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (1:12) Holiday 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Eason 2 AST)
1924
+2 (0:56) Smart 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2124
(0:43) Thompson Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(0:29) MISS Smart 1' Driving Layup
(0:27) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:27) MISS Ayton Tip Layup Shot
(0:27) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(0:07) MISS Eason 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:05) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(0:03) Ayton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
(0:03) Eason STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (0:00) Okogie 3' Layup (2 PTS)
2126
(0:00) Smart Inbound Turnover (P3.T8)
(0:00) MISS Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) ROCKETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

HOU

96Points115

37-74(50.0%)Field Goal(%)39-81(48.1%)

5-22(22.7%)3-Point(%)12-30(40.0%)

17-21(81.0%)Free Throw(%)25-31(80.6%)

37(10)Rebounds(Offensive)35(11)

23Assists19

6Steals17

7Blocks4

23Turnovers13

20Fouls22

54Pts In The Paint46

18Fast Break Pts23

19Pts Off Turnovers30

38Bench Pts20

5Largest Lead28

Game Details

Sunday, April 26, 2026 · 9:30 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)

tv: NBC