Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets: player stats
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Los Angeles Lakers 98, Houston Rockets 78
Toyota Center · Houston, TX
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Assists
The Los Angeles Lakers routed the Houston Rockets 98-78 on May 1, 2026 at Toyota Center. That won the Los Angeles Lakers the series 4-2. LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers with 28 points; Amen Thompson scored 18 for the Houston Rockets.
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| LeBron JamesF | 37:00 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 10-25 | 2-5 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +26 |
| Rui HachimuraF | 35:00 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 8-15 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +20 |
| Marcus SmartG | 35:00 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +25 |
| Austin ReavesG | 31:00 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +3 |
| Deandre AytonC | 28:00 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +5 |
| Luke KennardG | 29:00 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +22 |
| Jaxson HayesC | 17:00 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +21 |
| Jake LaRaviaF | 16:00 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 |
| Bronny JamesG | 3:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Dalton KnechtF | 3:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Nick Smith Jr.G | 3:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Adou ThieroG | 3:00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 |
| Team | 240 | 98 | 54 | 19 | 36-89 | 12-28 | 14-24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
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| Amen ThompsonG-F | 45:00 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -26 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.F | 42:00 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -24 |
| Alperen SengunF-C | 38:00 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -27 |
| Tari EasonF | 37:00 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -14 |
| Reed SheppardG | 36:00 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4-19 | 1-10 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -24 |
| Josh OkogieG | 13:00 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron HolidayG | 12:00 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 |
| Dorian Finney-SmithF | 8:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -13 |
| Jae'Sean TateF | 5:00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 |
| JD DavisonG | 2:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 |
| Clint CapelaC | 2:00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 |
| Team | 240 | 78 | 45 | 13 | 28-80 | 5-28 | 17-24 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 23 |
Keel projection
How the projections do →Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.
LAL 39%HOU 61%
- Expected margin
- HOU by 3.6
- Result: LAL by 20
- The projection missed.
Playoff series
LAL 4, HOU 2- Game 1 · Apr 18Houston 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 · this gameLos Angeles Lakers 98, Houston Rockets 78
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