The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets 98-78 on May 01, 2026 at Toyota Center (Houston). A crowd of 18,055 witnessed the Los Angeles Lakers secure the victory in this matchup.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 18 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 78 |
| LAL | 23 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 98 |
Game Officials
Curtis Blair (Referee), Kevin Cutler (Referee), Scott Foster (Referee), Karl Lane (Referee)
Injury Report
| Team | Player | Position | Status | Injury | Expected Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | Kevin Durant | F | Out | Ankle – Sprain | 2026-10-01 |
| HOU | Steven Adams | C | Out | Ankle – Surgery | 2026-10-01 |
| HOU | Fred VanVleet | G | Out | Knee – Surgery | 2026-10-01 |
| LAL | Luka Doncic | G | Out | Hamstring – Strain | 2026-05-05 |
Team Statistics
| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 40 | 43 | 58 | 54 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 98 |
| HOU | 35 | 18 | 71 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 78 |
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 | 37 | 28 | 10-25 | 40.0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +26 |
| Rui Hachimura | F | 35 | 21 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +20 |
| Deandre Ayton | C | 28 | 7 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +5 |
| Marcus Smart | G | 35 | 7 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +25 |
| Austin Reaves | G | 31 | 15 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +3 |
| Jake LaRavia | F | 16 | 7 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 |
| Dalton Knecht | F | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Adou Thiero | F | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 |
| Jaxson Hayes | C | 17 | 5 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +21 |
| Luke Kennard | G | 29 | 3 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +22 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | G | 3 | 3 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Bronny James | G | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
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 | 9 | 3-11 | 27.3 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -24 |
| Tari Eason | F | 37 | 14 | 5-14 | 35.7 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -14 |
| Alperen Sengun | C | 38 | 17 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 0-0 | 0 | 7-10 | 70.0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -27 |
| Amen Thompson | G | 45 | 18 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -26 |
| Reed Sheppard | G | 36 | 10 | 4-19 | 21.1 | 1-10 | 10.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -24 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | F | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -13 |
| Jae’Sean Tate | F | 6 | 3 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 |
| Clint Capela | C | 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 |
| Aaron Holiday | G | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 |
| Josh Okogie | G | 13 | 3 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| JD Davison | G | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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