The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 107-98 on Apr 18, 2026 in the playoffs at crypto.com Arena.
Final · Playoffs · crypto.com Arena
Top performers
- Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Luke Kennard led the Lakers with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
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 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-19 | 0-2 | 7-9 | 5 |
| Reed Sheppard | 36 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6-20 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Amen Thompson | 43 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 4 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 43 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-14 | 3-9 | 3-5 | 1 |
| Tari Eason | 24 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7-7 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 4 |
| Josh Okogie | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Clint Capela | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 229 | 98 | 44 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 35-89 | 11-31 | 17-25 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kennard | 38 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-13 | 5-5 | 4-6 | 1 |
| LeBron James | 38 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9-15 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 3 |
| Deandre Ayton | 35 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Marcus Smart | 34 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 4-8 | 4 |
| Rui Hachimura | 42 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jake LaRavia | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Bronny James | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 240 | 107 | 35 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 40-66 | 10-19 | 17-26 | 25 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2025-26 season · Previous Apr 12, 2026: MEM 101, HOU 132 · Next Apr 21, 2026: HOU 94, LAL 101
- Lakers · 2025-26 season · Previous Apr 12, 2026: UTAH 107, LAL 131 · Next Apr 21, 2026: HOU 94, LAL 101