May 1, 2026
HOUSTON ROCKETS lost to LOS ANGELES LAKERS 78-98 on May 1, 2026 in the NBA PLAYOFFS 2025-2026. LOS ANGELES LAKERS won by a 20-point margin. Lebron James led all scorers with 28 points. HOUSTON ROCKETS shot 35.0% from the field while LOS ANGELES LAKERS managed 40.4%. HOUSTON ROCKETS collected 45 rebounds and LOS ANGELES LAKERS grabbed 54. This game was played as part of the NBA PLAYOFFS 2025-2026 season in United States.
41 yrs (1984) 6'9″ - 2.06m
41 yrs (1984) 6'9″ - 2.06m
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * Amen Thompson | 44:33 | 18 | 7/14 | 7/14 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | * Jabari Smith Ii | 41:59 | 9 | 3/11 | 2/5 | 1/6 | 2/3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 28 | * Alperen Sengun | 37:35 | 17 | 5/12 | 5/12 | 0/0 | 7/10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 17 | * Tari Eason | 36:59 | 14 | 5/14 | 3/7 | 2/7 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | * Reed Sheppard | 36:29 | 10 | 4/19 | 3/9 | 1/10 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| 20 | Josh Okogie | 13:25 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 0 | Aaron Holiday | 11:31 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Dorian Finney-Smith | 07:45 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| 8 | Jae'sean Tate | 05:30 | 3 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Clint Ndumba-Capela | 02:07 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | J.d. Davison | 02:07 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 240:00 | 78 | 28/80 | 23/52 | 5/28 | 17/24 | 37 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 81 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | * Lebron James | 37:07 | 28 | 10/25 | 8/20 | 2/5 | 6/8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| 36 | * Marcus Smart | 34:53 | 7 | 2/7 | 0/3 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 28 | * Rui Hachimura | 34:44 | 21 | 8/15 | 3/8 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| 15 | * Austin Reaves | 30:41 | 15 | 7/14 | 7/10 | 0/4 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | * Deandre Ayton | 28:10 | 7 | 2/6 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 3/7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Luke Kennard | 29:00 | 3 | 1/6 | 0/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Jaxson Hayes | 16:43 | 5 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Jake Laravia | 16:15 | 7 | 3/8 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Dalton Knecht | 03:07 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Nick Smith Jr | 03:07 | 3 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Adou Thiero | 03:07 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Bronny James | 03:07 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 240:01 | 98 | 36/89 | 24/61 | 12/28 | 14/24 | 39 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 111 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
