The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 100-92 on Mar 16, 2026 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Luka Doncic led the Lakers with 36 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Jabari Smith Jr. led the Rockets with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.
Los Angeles Lakers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic | 40 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14-27 | 4-12 | 4-5 | 1 |
| LeBron James | 33 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 4 |
| Austin Reaves | 40 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5-18 | 0-8 | 5-5 | 1 |
| Marcus Smart | 36 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Jake LaRavia | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 |
| Deandre Ayton | 27 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Rui Hachimura | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Luke Kennard | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 100 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 37-84 | 8-34 | 18-22 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Houston Rockets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 40 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-17 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Amen Thompson | 41 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Kevin Durant | 37 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8-16 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Reed Sheppard | 31 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Clint Capela | 26 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 4 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tari Eason | 33 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Josh Okogie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 240 | 92 | 44 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 38-79 | 5-26 | 11-15 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Lakers · 2025-26 season · Previous Mar 14, 2026: DEN 125, LAL 127 · Next Mar 18, 2026: LAL 124, HOU 116
- Rockets · 2025-26 season · Previous Mar 13, 2026: NO 105, HOU 107 · Next Mar 18, 2026: LAL 124, HOU 116