The Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-96 on Apr 26, 2026 in the playoffs at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Playoffs · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Deandre Ayton led the Lakers with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 0 assists.
- Amen Thompson led the Rockets with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 7 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | 25 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Rui Hachimura | 30 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| LeBron James | 33 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 2 |
| Marcus Smart | 31 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Dalton Knecht | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Luke Kennard | 32 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Jake LaRavia | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Bronny James | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Adou Thiero | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 |
| Team | 224 | 90 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 35-69 | 4-19 | 16-19 | 19 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | 41 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Tari Eason | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7-10 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 4 |
| Alperen Sengun | 33 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 7-13 | 3 |
| Reed Sheppard | 29 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 42 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-15 | 2-10 | 6-6 | 3 |
| Josh Okogie | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 |
| JD Davison | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jeff Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 222 | 106 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 36-73 | 9-25 | 25-31 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Lakers · 2025-26 season · Previous Apr 24, 2026: LAL 112, HOU 108 · Next Apr 29, 2026: HOU 99, LAL 93
- Rockets · 2025-26 season · Previous Apr 24, 2026: LAL 112, HOU 108 · Next Apr 29, 2026: HOU 99, LAL 93