Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
PLAYOFFS • LAL lead series 1-0
45-37, 18-23 Away
71
45-37, 18-23 Away
56-26, 34-7 Home
72
56-26, 34-7 Home
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 46 | 11 | 5-19 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | 10 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | 18 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 5-8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | 10 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
71 | 29-76 | 2-12 | 11-16 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 22 | ||
38% | 17% | 69% |
Los Angeles Lakers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 38 | 7 | 3-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | 16 | 4-19 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | 20 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 4-14 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | 11 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 8 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
72 | 25-76 | 6-15 | 16-28 | 41 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 20 | ||
33% | 40% | 57% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Ron Garretson
Referee:Steve Javie
Referee:Blane Reichelt
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | W3 |
| Phoenix | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | L3 |
| Sacramento | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | L1 |
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