Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets

May 1, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	23	26	22	27	98
HOU	18	13	24	23	78

Game Recap

The Lakers defeated the Rockets, 98-78, to win the series 4-2 and advance to the Western Conference Semifinals.

Player Stats

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23LeBron JamesSF	37	10-25	2-5	6-8	7	8	0	0	3	2	+26	28
28Rui HachimuraPF	34	8-15	5-7	0-0	6	2	0	1	0	2	+20	21
5Deandre AytonC	28	2-6	0-0	3-7	16	1	0	1	0	5	+5	7
15Austin ReavesSG	30	7-14	0-4	1-1	3	2	0	3	2	3	+3	15
36Marcus SmartPG	34	2-7	2-4	1-2	7	1	2	2	1	1	+25	7
10Luke Kennard	29	1-6	1-2	0-0	3	3	1	0	1	1	+22	3
11Jaxson Hayes	16	1-1	0-0	3-4	4	1	0	1	1	2	+21	5
12Jake LaRavia	16	3-8	1-2	0-0	5	0	0	1	2	2	+2	7
9Bronny James	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	-6	0
20Nick Smith Jr.	3	1-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6	3
1Adou Thiero	3	1-1	0-0	0-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	-6	2
4Dalton Knecht	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-6	0
14Maxi Kleber	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jarred Vanderbilt	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-8940.4%	12-2842.9%	14-2458.3%	54	19	4	9	10	19	-	98

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
17Tari EasonSF	36	5-14	2-7	2-2	5	2	3	1	0	4	-14	14
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	41	3-11	1-6	2-3	12	3	0	1	1	5	-24	9
28Alperen SengunC	37	5-12	0-0	7-10	11	1	0	2	4	4	-27	17
15Reed SheppardSG	36	4-19	1-10	1-1	0	1	2	2	1	2	-24	10
1Amen ThompsonPG	44	7-14	0-0	4-6	8	3	0	3	2	5	-26	18
20Josh Okogie	13	1-3	1-2	0-0	4	1	1	0	2	1	0	3
2Dorian Finney-Smith	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-13	0
0Aaron Holiday	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	1	+4	2
8Jae'Sean Tate	5	1-3	0-2	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	+10	3
4JD Davison	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+7	0
30Clint Capela	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+7	2
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	28-8035.0%	5-2817.9%	17-2470.8%	45	13	6	9	11	23	-	78

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLALHOU

(12:00) Jump Ball A. Sengun vs. D. Ayton: Tip to R. Sheppard
+3 (11:43) T. Eason 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (R. Sheppard 1 AST)
03
+2 (11:21) L. James driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
23
(10:57) MISS A. Thompson 21' Jump Shot
(10:57) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(10:45) MISS A. Reaves 8' driving floating Shot - blocked
(10:45) A. Thompson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:44) R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:39) MISS D. Ayton 9' turnaround fadeaway Shot - blocked
(10:39) A. Sengun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:38) T. Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:32) MISS R. Sheppard 29' running 3PT
(10:31) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:23) R. Hachimura Layup (2 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
43
+2 (10:09) T. Eason cutting Layup (5 PTS) (A. Thompson 1 AST)
45
(9:56) MISS M. Smart 16' step back Shot
(9:55) T. Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:50) A. Thompson running Layup (2 PTS)
47
(9:50) A. Reaves shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Thompson 1 FT)
(9:50) MISS A. Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1
(9:50) M. Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:28) J. Smith Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
(9:18) MISS M. Smart 10' driving floating Shot
(9:17) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:05) MISS T. Eason 3PT
(9:04) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:54) L. James driving Layup (4 PTS) (R. Hachimura 1 AST)
67
+3 (8:41) J. Smith Jr. 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Thompson 2 AST)
610
+2 (8:25) A. Reaves 7' driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
810
(8:12) MISS R. Sheppard 26' pullup 3PT
(8:10) R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:02) MISS L. James 6' driving finger roll Layup
(8:01) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:01) MISS D. Ayton tip Layup
(8:00) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:52) MISS R. Sheppard 3PT
(7:51) A. Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:29) T. Eason shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Ayton 2 FT)
+1 (7:29) D. Ayton Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
910
(7:29) MISS D. Ayton Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:29) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:14) MISS J. Smith Jr. 25' 3PT
(7:13) R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:05) MISS L. James reverse Layup
(7:04) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(7:00) MISS A. Thompson running Layup - blocked
(7:00) A. Reaves BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:59) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (6:53) R. Hachimura running DUNK (4 PTS) (L. James 2 AST)
1110
+2 (6:29) A. Sengun driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
1112
(6:16) MISS R. Hachimura driving Layup - blocked
(6:16) R. Sheppard BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:15) A. Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:12) T. Eason running DUNK (7 PTS) (A. Thompson 3 AST)
1114
(6:11) LAL Timeout
(5:58) MISS L. Kennard 19' pullup Shot
(5:57) J. Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:42) MISS J. Smith Jr. cutting Layup - blocked
(5:42) R. Hachimura BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:42) L. Kennard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:34) MISS R. Hachimura 25' 3PT
(5:32) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+2 (5:13) A. Sengun driving Hook (4 PTS)
1116
+2 (4:51) A. Reaves 10' driving floating bank Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1316
(4:51) T. Eason shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Reaves 1 FT)
+1 (4:51) A. Reaves Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1416
(4:29) MISS A. Sengun driving Hook
(4:28) A. Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (4:23) L. Kennard 3PT running (3 PTS) (L. James 3 AST)
1716
(3:53) MISS R. Sheppard 13' driving floating Shot
(3:52) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:31) J. LaRavia 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Reaves 1 AST)
2016
(3:07) MISS J. Smith Jr. 13' driving floating Shot
(3:04) J. LaRavia REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:56) J. LaRavia lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:56) R. Sheppard STEAL (1 STL)
(2:50) A. Thompson bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:50) HOU Timeout
+3 (2:34) R. Hachimura 24' 3PT (7 PTS) (L. Kennard 1 AST)
2316
(2:18) J. Hayes shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Smith Jr. 3 FT)
+1 (2:18) J. Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 3 (4 PTS)
2317
+1 (2:18) J. Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 3 (5 PTS)
2318
(2:18) MISS J. Smith Jr. Free Throw 3 of 3
(2:18) J. Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:57) MISS R. Hachimura cutting Layup - blocked
(1:57) A. Thompson BLOCK (2 BLK)
(1:56) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(1:56) J. LaRavia loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(1:39) J. Okogie charge offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(1:39) J. Okogie offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:22) MISS L. Kennard 11' fadeaway Shot
(1:20) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(1:20) A. Holiday loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(1:07) MISS J. LaRavia 3PT
(1:06) J. Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:02) J. Okogie lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(1:02) M. Smart STEAL (1 STL)
(0:58) MISS M. Smart 25' 3PT
(0:57) J. Hayes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:50) MISS L. James 3PT
(0:48) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:24) MISS D. Finney-Smith 6' cutting Layup - blocked
(0:24) J. Hayes BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:24) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(0:24) HOU shot clock Team TURNOVER
(0:00) MISS L. James 12' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(0:00) A. Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

HOU

98Points78

36-89(40.4%)Field Goal(%)28-80(35.0%)

12-28(42.9%)3-Point(%)5-28(17.9%)

14-24(58.3%)Free Throw(%)17-24(70.8%)

54(15)Rebounds(Offensive)45(8)

19Assists13

4Steals6

9Blocks9

10Turnovers11

19Fouls23

46Pts In The Paint44

19Fast Break Pts8

19Pts Off Turnovers10

20Bench Pts10

29Largest Lead5

Game Details

Friday, May 1, 2026 · 9:30 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)

tv: Prime Video