The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets 101-94 on April 21, 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 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 101 |
| HOU | 26 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 94 |
Game Officials
Courtney Kirkland (Referee), Josh Tiven (Referee), Justin Van Duyne (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 | 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 | 40 | 24 | 79 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 94 |
| LAL | 46 | 46 | 79 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 101 |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | F | 41 | 23 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 8-9 | 88.9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | -2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | F | 39 | 18 | 7-16 | 43.8 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -11 |
| Alperen Sengun | C | 35 | 20 | 9-20 | 45.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +1 |
| Josh Okogie | G | 24 | 7 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 |
| Amen Thompson | G | 42 | 16 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +1 |
| Jae’Sean Tate | F | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 |
| Tari Eason | F | 27 | 10 | 4-14 | 28.6 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 |
| Clint Capela | C | 5 | 0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -9 |
| Aaron Holiday | G | 7 | 0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Reed Sheppard | G | 11 | 0 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +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 | 39 | 28 | 8-20 | 40.0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 10-14 | 71.4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +6 |
| Rui Hachimura | F | 43 | 13 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Deandre Ayton | C | 27 | 6 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 |
| Marcus Smart | G | 35 | 25 | 8-13 | 61.5 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +3 |
| Luke Kennard | G | 42 | 23 | 8-13 | 61.5 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | F | 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +8 |
| Jake LaRavia | F | 16 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +8 |
| Jaxson Hayes | C | 21 | 6 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +12 |
| Bronny James | G | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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