Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
West 1st Round - Game 1 • LAL lead series 1-0
52-30, 22-19 Away
98
52-30, 22-19 Away
53-29, 28-13 Home
107
53-29, 28-13 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Josh Okogie makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Okogie makes free throw 2 of 2
- Deandre Ayton makes 4-foot two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
- Amen Thompson makes driving layup
- Luke Kennard makes 21-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Amen Thompson misses driving floating jump shot
- Rui Hachimura makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
- LeBron James makes 21-foot step back jumpshot
- Marcus Smart misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Alperen Sengun misses 9-foot two point shot
- Marcus Smart makes running layup (LeBron James assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
- LeBron James makes 13-foot fade away jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)
- Deandre Ayton makes 13-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Alperen Sengun makes 13-foot two point shot
- Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Josh Okogie makes 27-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Amen Thompson assists)
- Luke Kennard makes 4-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Reed Sheppard makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Jake LaRavia makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
- Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
- Deandre Ayton makes 7-foot alley oop dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Clint Capela makes 4-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Luke Kennard makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jake LaRavia assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Amen Thompson misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Luke Kennard makes 10-foot running pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- Jaxson Hayes makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)
- Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 1
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses layup
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Luke Kennard makes 14-foot fade away jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists)
- Alperen Sengun misses 3-foot two point shot
- Aaron Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot layup (Amen Thompson assists)
- Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 1
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 10-foot two point shot
- Jae'Sean Tate misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
- Alperen Sengun misses 2-foot two point shot
- Jae'Sean Tate makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jae'Sean Tate makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot
- Aaron Holiday misses driving floating jump shot
- LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot
- Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Deandre Ayton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Amen Thompson makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
- Deandre Ayton makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Rui Hachimura makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luke Kennard misses 20-foot fade away jump shot
- Clint Capela misses two point shot
- Luke Kennard misses free throw 1 of 1
- Marcus Smart makes 13-foot fade away jump shot
- Reed Sheppard misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Alperen Sengun misses 16-foot two point shot
- Deandre Ayton makes 5-foot alley oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 2 of 3
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3
- Rui Hachimura misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Alperen Sengun misses 9-foot two point shot
- Marcus Smart misses driving layup
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
- Josh Okogie makes 2-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Marcus Smart makes driving layup
- Alperen Sengun misses driving layup
- Alperen Sengun misses two point shot
- Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot running jump shot
- Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Amen Thompson makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Luke Kennard misses driving floating jump shot
- Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
- Marcus Smart misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Reed Sheppard misses 31-foot three point jumper
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Smart misses 4-foot two point shot
- Deandre Ayton misses two point shot
- Deandre Ayton makes tip shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 11-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot
- Alperen Sengun misses 3-foot two point shot
- Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Okogie assists)
- Josh Okogie misses layup
- Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)
- Amen Thompson misses 19-foot jumper
- Josh Okogie misses 26-foot running jump shot
- Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Amen Thompson makes 12-foot jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Luke Kennard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses two point shot
- Amen Thompson misses driving layup
- LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot
- Reed Sheppard misses driving floating jump shot
- Luke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 15-foot two point shot
- Reed Sheppard misses two point shot
- Jae'Sean Tate misses tip shot
- Jae'Sean Tate misses tip shot
- Jae'Sean Tate makes running layup (Tari Eason assists)
- Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tari Eason makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
- Luke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luke Kennard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jae'Sean Tate misses 4-foot two point shot
- Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Smart makes 2-foot layup (Jake LaRavia assists)
- Alperen Sengun misses 13-foot two point shot
- Amen Thompson makes tip shot
- Marcus Smart misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Aaron Holiday misses driving floating jump shot
- Luke Kennard makes technical free throw
- Luke Kennard misses technical free throw
- Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Amen Thompson makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
- Jake LaRavia misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Amen Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Reed Sheppard makes 28-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (LeBron James assists)
- Amen Thompson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rui Hachimura makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Luke Kennard assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Luke Kennard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)
- Tari Eason makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
- LeBron James makes 27-foot three pointer
- Reed Sheppard misses 6-foot two point shot
- Luke Kennard makes 26-foot three pointer
- Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
- Alperen Sengun misses 6-foot two point shot
- Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot driving dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Luke Kennard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)
- Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2
- Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luke Kennard misses driving layup
- Tari Eason makes 23-foot running jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Marcus Smart makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (LeBron James assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 6-foot two point shot
- Tari Eason makes two point shot
- LeBron James misses 6-foot two point shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Deandre Ayton misses 6-foot two point shot
- Tari Eason makes driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Tari Eason misses free throw 1 of 1
- LeBron James makes 9-foot two point shot
- Alperen Sengun misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Amen Thompson misses two point shot
- Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
- Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Tari Eason makes 3-foot running dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Deandre Ayton makes 2-foot floating jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- Amen Thompson makes 3-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
- Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes tip in dunk
- Deandre Ayton makes reverse layup (Marcus Smart assists)
- Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 1
- Alperen Sengun misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)
- LeBron James makes layup (Luke Kennard assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Tari Eason makes running layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: LAL, 50.3
Win %: HOU, 51.7
Win %: HOU, 56.3
Win %: HOU, 54.5
Win %: HOU, 55.7
Win %: HOU, 51.8
Win %: HOU, 54.5
Win %: HOU, 51.8
Win %: LAL, 50/50
Win %: LAL, 50.6
Win %: LAL, 53.3
Win %: LAL, 55.2
Win %: LAL, 53.3
Win %: LAL, 53.3
Win %: LAL, 55.3
Win %: LAL, 56.0
Win %: LAL, 58.3
Win %: LAL, 60.8
Win %: LAL, 59.0
Win %: LAL, 58.4
Win %: LAL, 60.3
Win %: LAL, 60.9
Win %: LAL, 63.6
Win %: LAL, 58.6
Win %: LAL, 61.0
HOU @ LAL Videos
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Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:James Capers
Referee:Ed Malloy
Referee:Tyler Ford
Referee:John Butler
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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