The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 98-78 on May 1, 2026 in the playoffs at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Playoffs · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- LeBron James led the Lakers with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.
- Amen Thompson led the Rockets with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 37 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10-25 | 2-5 | 6-8 | 2 |
| Rui Hachimura | 35 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Austin Reaves | 31 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Deandre Ayton | 28 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 5 |
| Marcus Smart | 35 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Jake LaRavia | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Luke Kennard | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Adou Thiero | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 |
| Bronny James | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Dalton Knecht | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 237 | 95 | 54 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 35-85 | 11-26 | 14-24 | 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 | 45 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 |
| Alperen Sengun | 38 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 4 |
| Tari Eason | 37 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Reed Sheppard | 36 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4-19 | 1-10 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 42 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 5 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Josh Okogie | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Clint Capela | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| JD Davison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 229 | 76 | 44 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 27-79 | 5-28 | 17-24 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Lakers · 2025-26 season · Previous Apr 29, 2026: HOU 99, LAL 93 · Next May 5, 2026: LAL 90, OKC 108
- Rockets · 2025-26 season · Previous Apr 29, 2026: HOU 99, LAL 93 · Next Oct 9, 2026: HOU at DAL