The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 101-94 on Apr 21, 2026 in the playoffs at crypto.com Arena.
Final · Playoffs · crypto.com Arena
Top performers
- Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
- LeBron James led the Lakers with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 7 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 41 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 8-9 | 4 |
| Alperen Sengun | 35 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9-20 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 39 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-16 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Amen Thompson | 42 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 4 |
| Tari Eason | 27 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-14 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Josh Okogie | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Reed Sheppard | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Clint Capela | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 233 | 94 | 41 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 36-86 | 7-26 | 15-19 | 22 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 39 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8-20 | 2-5 | 10-14 | 3 |
| Marcus Smart | 35 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8-13 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 3 |
| Luke Kennard | 42 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8-13 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Rui Hachimura | 43 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Deandre Ayton | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jake LaRavia | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Bronny James | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 101 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 33-72 | 13-28 | 22-28 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2025-26 season · Previous Apr 18, 2026: HOU 98, LAL 107 · Next Apr 24, 2026: LAL 112, HOU 108
- Lakers · 2025-26 season · Previous Apr 18, 2026: HOU 98, LAL 107 · Next Apr 24, 2026: LAL 112, HOU 108