The Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 115-96 on April 26, 2026 at Toyota Center (Houston). A crowd of 18,055 witnessed the Houston Rockets secure the victory in this matchup.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 26 | 30 | 34 | 25 | 115 |
| LAL | 21 | 26 | 18 | 31 | 96 |
Game Officials
James Williams (Referee), Kevin Scott (Referee), J.B. DeRosa (Referee), Nate Green (Referee)
Injury Report
| Team | Player | Position | Status | Injury | Expected Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | Kevin Durant | F | Day-To-Day | Ankle – Sprain | 2026-04-29 |
| HOU | Steven Adams | C | Out | Ankle – Surgery | 2026-10-01 |
| HOU | Fred VanVleet | G | Out | Knee – Surgery | 2026-06-01 |
| LAL | Austin Reaves | G | Out | Oblique – Strain | 2026-04-29 |
| LAL | Luka Doncic | G | Out | Hamstring – Strain | 2026-05-01 |
Team Statistics
| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 50 | 23 | 81 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 96 |
| HOU | 48 | 40 | 81 | 35 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 115 |
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 | 33 | 10 | 2-9 | 22.2 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | -18 |
| Rui Hachimura | F | 30 | 13 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -18 |
| Deandre Ayton | C | 25 | 19 | 9-12 | 75.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -19 |
| Marcus Smart | G | 31 | 9 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -20 |
| Luke Kennard | G | 32 | 7 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -13 |
| Maxi Kleber | F | 7 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | F | 14 | 8 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Jake LaRavia | F | 16 | 6 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -14 |
| Dalton Knecht | F | 7 | 8 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 |
| Adou Thiero | F | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 |
| Jaxson Hayes | C | 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | G | 7 | 5 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 |
| Bronny James | G | 15 | 5 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
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 | 42 | 16 | 4-15 | 26.7 | 2-10 | 20.0 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +24 |
| Tari Eason | F | 30 | 20 | 7-10 | 70.0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +31 |
| Alperen Sengun | C | 33 | 19 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 7-13 | 53.8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +7 |
| Amen Thompson | G | 41 | 23 | 10-16 | 62.5 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +21 |
| Reed Sheppard | G | 29 | 17 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +22 |
| Jeff Green | F | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | F | 19 | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -13 |
| Jae’Sean Tate | F | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 |
| Aaron Holiday | G | 19 | 9 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Josh Okogie | G | 19 | 5 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +20 |
| JD Davison | G | 3 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -6 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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