Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Apr 29, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	21	30	25	23	99
LAL	28	19	20	26	93

Game Recap

The Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 99-93, in Game 5 to cut the series deficit to 3-2.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
17Tari EasonSF	31	6-11	2-6	4-5	5	1	0	1	0	5	-3	18
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	42	6-13	4-9	6-8	7	3	0	2	0	2	+5	22
28Alperen SengunC	43	5-9	0-0	4-4	9	8	2	1	5	3	+8	14
1Amen ThompsonSG	45	4-14	2-5	5-8	7	4	4	0	3	2	+5	15
15Reed SheppardPG	35	5-12	2-7	0-0	0	6	3	0	1	3	+2	12
20Josh Okogie	18	3-6	1-4	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	3	+3	7
0Aaron Holiday	12	2-5	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	+4	5
2Dorian Finney-Smith	11	2-5	2-5	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	1	+6	6
30Clint Capela	— did not play —												— did not play —
4JD Davison	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Jae'Sean Tate	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	33-7544.0%	14-4035.0%	19-2576.0%	34	25	10	4	10	22	-	99

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23LeBron JamesSF	39	9-20	0-6	7-10	3	7	2	0	2	1	-5	25
28Rui HachimuraPF	36	5-11	2-3	0-0	4	0	1	0	1	4	+5	12
5Deandre AytonC	38	9-14	0-0	0-0	17	0	0	2	1	3	+2	18
36Marcus SmartSG	36	3-7	3-7	2-2	5	2	0	0	6	2	-7	11
10Luke KennardPG	31	0-4	0-2	1-2	3	2	2	1	1	2	-3	1
15Austin Reaves	33	4-16	2-8	12-13	4	6	0	1	3	3	-5	22
12Jake LaRavia	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	2	-1	2
11Jaxson Hayes	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	-8	0
2Jarred Vanderbilt	5	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	-8	2
9Bronny James	— did not play —												— did not play —
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	-	32-7642.1%	7-2725.9%	22-2781.5%	41	19	5	5	15	20	-	93

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOULAL

(11:56) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Sengun: Tip to Hachimura
+3 (11:37) Smart 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
03
+2 (11:10) Smith Jr. 10' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)
23
(10:53) MISS Ayton 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(10:53) Sengun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:51) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:43) MISS Smith Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(10:41) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:33) MISS Ayton 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:30) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:13) Eason 3' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
43
(9:54) Kennard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:54) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
(9:45) MISS Sheppard 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:41) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:33) Eason S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
+1 (9:33) Smart Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
44
+1 (9:33) Smart Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
45
(9:10) MISS Sengun 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(9:08) Kennard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:55) MISS Hachimura 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:51) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:49) MISS L. James 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:48) Rockets Rebound
(8:48) Kennard L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
+2 (8:31) Sengun 9' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
65
(8:17) Smart Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:02) Sheppard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:02) Kennard STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:58) Hachimura 3' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (L. James 2 AST)
67
(7:49) MISS Sheppard 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:49) Kennard BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:49) Rockets Rebound
(7:47) Sengun Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (7:35) Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (L. James 3 AST)
610
+3 (7:19) Smith Jr. 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
910
(6:55) MISS L. James 5' Driving Layup
(6:54) Ayton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(6:53) MISS Ayton Tip Dunk Shot
(6:52) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:43) MISS Thompson 3' Driving Layup
(6:42) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:29) MISS Thompson 3PT Jump Shot
(6:26) Kennard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:11) Ayton 3' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
912
(5:58) MISS Sheppard 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:54) Kennard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:42) MISS Hachimura 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(5:39) Ayton REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
+2 (5:39) Ayton Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
914
(5:39) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(5:29) MISS Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:28) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:28) Sengun Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1114
(5:28) Hachimura Violation:Defensive Goaltending (T.Brothers)
(5:16) Okogie P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Ervin)
(5:04) MISS Ayton 4' Cutting Dunk Shot
(5:04) Smith Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:04) Ayton REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)
+2 (4:58) Ayton 4' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Reaves 1 AST)
1116
(4:42) Sengun Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(4:42) Kennard STEAL (2 STL)
(4:35) Reaves Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:35) Thompson STEAL (2 STL)
(4:29) Thompson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:29) L. James STEAL (1 STL)
(4:25) MISS Kennard 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:23) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:15) L. James S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brothers)
+1 (4:15) Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1216
+1 (4:15) Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1316
+3 (3:59) Reaves 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1319
+2 (3:41) Okogie 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Sengun 2 AST)
1519
(3:41) Ayton Violation:Defensive Goaltending (T.Brothers)
(3:26) Sengun Violation:Kicked Ball (P.Fraher)
(3:17) MISS Hachimura 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:13) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:50) MISS Holiday 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:50) LAKERS Rebound
(2:50) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:36) Hayes OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Brothers)
(2:36) Hayes Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:26) MISS Eason 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:26) LAKERS Rebound
(2:26) Thompson L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (P.Fraher)
+2 (2:09) Reaves 4' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Hayes 1 AST)
1521
(1:57) Reaves S.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Brothers)
(1:57) MISS Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:57) Rockets Rebound
(1:57) MISS Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:54) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:41) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Ervin)
+1 (1:41) Reaves Free Throw 1 of 3 (6 PTS)
1522
+1 (1:41) Reaves Free Throw 2 of 3 (7 PTS)
1523
+1 (1:41) Reaves Free Throw 3 of 3 (8 PTS)
1524
(1:26) Finney-Smith OFF.Foul (P1) (M.Ervin)
(1:26) Finney-Smith Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:12) MISS Reaves 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:07) LaRavia REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:06) L. James 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (LaRavia 1 AST)
1526
+3 (0:48) Thompson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
1826
+2 (0:33) L. James 3' Alley Oop Layup (4 PTS) (Reaves 2 AST)
1828
+2 (0:13) Eason 2' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Finney-Smith 1 AST)
2028
(0:13) Hayes S.FOUL (P2.PN) (M.Ervin)
+1 (0:13) Eason Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2128
(0:01) MISS L. James 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) LAKERS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

LAL

99Points93

33-75(44.0%)Field Goal(%)32-76(42.1%)

14-40(35.0%)3-Point(%)7-27(25.9%)

19-25(76.0%)Free Throw(%)22-27(81.5%)

34(6)Rebounds(Offensive)41(13)

25Assists19

10Steals5

4Blocks5

10Turnovers15

22Fouls20

36Pts In The Paint44

12Fast Break Pts10

18Pts Off Turnovers13

18Bench Pts26

13Largest Lead11

Game Details

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 · 10:00 PM

Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 19,057 (99.9%)

tv: ESPN