The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets 107-98 on April 18, 2026 at crypto.com Arena. A crowd of 19,057 witnessed the Los Angeles Lakers secure the victory in this matchup.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 33 | 17 | 25 | 32 | 107 |
| HOU | 29 | 19 | 18 | 32 | 98 |
Game Officials
James Capers (Referee), Ed Malloy (Referee), Tyler Ford (Referee), John Butler (Referee)
Injury Report
| Team | Player | Position | Status | Injury | Expected Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | Austin Reaves | G | Out | Oblique – Strain | 2026-05-01 |
| LAL | Luka Doncic | G | Out | Hamstring – Strain | 2026-05-01 |
| HOU | Kevin Durant | F | Out | Knee – Bruise | 2026-04-21 |
| HOU | Steven Adams | C | Out | Ankle – Surgery | 2026-10-01 |
| HOU | Fred VanVleet | G | Out | Knee – Surgery | 2026-06-01 |
Team Statistics
| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 38 | 33 | 68 | 44 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 98 |
| LAL | 61 | 53 | 65 | 35 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 107 |
Houston Rockets Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | F | 43 | 16 | 5-14 | 35.7 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 |
| Alperen Sengun | C | 36 | 19 | 6-19 | 31.6 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 7-9 | 77.8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| Josh Okogie | G | 26 | 7 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 |
| Amen Thompson | G | 43 | 17 | 7-18 | 38.9 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Reed Sheppard | G | 36 | 17 | 6-20 | 30.0 | 5-14 | 35.7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -7 |
| Jae’Sean Tate | F | 10 | 4 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 |
| Tari Eason | F | 24 | 16 | 7-7 | 100.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -6 |
| Clint Capela | C | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -7 |
| Aaron Holiday | G | 11 | 0 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
Los Angeles Lakers Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | F | 38 | 19 | 9-15 | 60.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +11 |
| Rui Hachimura | F | 42 | 14 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +7 |
| Deandre Ayton | C | 35 | 19 | 8-10 | 80.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +7 |
| Marcus Smart | G | 34 | 15 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -5 |
| Luke Kennard | G | 38 | 27 | 9-13 | 69.2 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +7 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | F | 18 | 3 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +4 |
| Jake LaRavia | F | 18 | 6 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +9 |
| Jaxson Hayes | C | 13 | 4 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +2 |
| Bronny James | G | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +3 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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