The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 124-116 on Mar 18, 2026 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Luka Doncic led the Lakers with 40 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists.
- Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 10 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 | 38 | 40 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12-25 | 7-17 | 9-14 | 3 |
| LeBron James | 34 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13-14 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Deandre Ayton | 34 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Austin Reaves | 39 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Rui Hachimura | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Marcus Smart | 34 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jake LaRavia | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Luke Kennard | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 |
| Team | 242 | 124 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 46-76 | 15-32 | 17-27 | 20 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 37 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10-15 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 2 |
| Amen Thompson | 42 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-19 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 4 |
| Kevin Durant | 38 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7-11 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 38 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Reed Sheppard | 27 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-12 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Tari Eason | 32 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Josh Okogie | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Clint Capela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 241 | 116 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 45-91 | 11-32 | 15-17 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Lakers · 2025-26 season · Previous Mar 16, 2026: LAL 100, HOU 92 · Next Mar 19, 2026: LAL 134, MIA 126
- Rockets · 2025-26 season · Previous Mar 16, 2026: LAL 100, HOU 92 · Next Mar 20, 2026: ATL 95, HOU 117