Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers: player stats
PlayoffsFinal
Houston Rockets 98, Los Angeles Lakers 107
Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA
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The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 107-98 on April 18, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. That put the Los Angeles Lakers ahead 1-0 in the series. Luke Kennard led the Los Angeles Lakers with 27 points; Alperen Sengun scored 19 for the Houston Rockets.
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| Amen ThompsonG-F | 43:00 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.F | 43:00 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 5-14 | 3-9 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 |
| Reed SheppardG | 36:00 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 6-20 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -7 |
| Alperen SengunF-C | 36:00 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6-19 | 0-2 | 7-9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| Josh OkogieG | 26:00 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 |
| Tari EasonF | 24:00 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 7-7 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -6 |
| Aaron HolidayG | 11:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Clint CapelaC | 11:00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -7 |
| Jae'Sean TateF | 10:00 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 |
| Team | 240 | 98 | 44 | 24 | 35-93 | 11-33 | 17-25 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
DNP: JD Davison, Dorian Finney-Smith, Jeff Green, Fred VanVleet, Steven Adams, Kevin Durant
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| Rui HachimuraF | 42:00 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +7 |
| LeBron JamesF | 38:00 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 9-15 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +11 |
| Luke KennardG | 38:00 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 9-13 | 5-5 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +7 |
| Deandre AytonC | 35:00 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +7 |
| Marcus SmartG | 34:00 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 4-8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -5 |
| Jake LaRaviaF | 18:00 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +9 |
| Jarred VanderbiltF | 18:00 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +4 |
| Jaxson HayesC | 13:00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +2 |
| Bronny JamesG | 4:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +3 |
| Team | 240 | 107 | 35 | 29 | 40-66 | 10-19 | 17-26 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 25 |
DNP: Dalton Knecht, Nick Smith Jr., Adou Thiero, Maxi Kleber, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves
Keel projection
How the projections do →Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.
HOU 54%LAL 46%
- Expected margin
- HOU by 1.4
- Result: LAL by 9
- The projection missed.
Playoff series
HOU 2, LAL 4- Game 1 · this gameHouston Rockets 98, Los Angeles Lakers 107
- Game 2 · Apr 21Houston Rockets 94, Los Angeles Lakers 101
- Game 3 · Apr 24Los Angeles Lakers 112, Houston Rockets 108
- Game 4 · Apr 26Los Angeles Lakers 96, Houston Rockets 115
- Game 5 · Apr 29Houston Rockets 99, Los Angeles Lakers 93
- Game 6 · May 1Los Angeles Lakers 98, Houston Rockets 78
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