April 18, 2026
LOS ANGELES LAKERS defeated HOUSTON ROCKETS 107-98 on April 18, 2026 in the NBA PLAYOFFS 2025-2026. LOS ANGELES LAKERS won by a 9-point margin. Luke Kennard led all scorers with 27 points. LOS ANGELES LAKERS shot 60.6% from the field while HOUSTON ROCKETS managed 37.6%. LOS ANGELES LAKERS collected 35 rebounds and HOUSTON ROCKETS grabbed 44. This game was played as part of the NBA PLAYOFFS 2025-2026 season in United States.
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| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | * Rui Hachimura | 41:30 | 14 | 6/10 | 4/6 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 23 | * Lebron James | 38:26 | 19 | 9/15 | 8/13 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | * Luke Kennard | 38:16 | 27 | 9/13 | 4/8 | 5/5 | 4/6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | * Deandre Ayton | 35:03 | 19 | 8/10 | 8/10 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| 36 | * Marcus Smart | 33:38 | 15 | 5/12 | 4/7 | 1/5 | 4/8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Jarred Vanderbilt | 18:27 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Jake Laravia | 18:09 | 6 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Jaxson Hayes | 12:41 | 4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Bronny James | 03:50 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| Totals | 240:00 | 107 | 40/66 | 30/47 | 10/19 | 17/26 | 32 | 3 | 29 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 133 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * Amen Thompson | 43:07 | 17 | 7/18 | 7/17 | 0/1 | 3/6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | * Jabari Smith Ii | 43:02 | 16 | 5/14 | 2/5 | 3/9 | 3/5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 28 | * Alperen Sengun | 35:59 | 19 | 6/19 | 6/17 | 0/2 | 7/9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 | * Reed Sheppard | 35:55 | 17 | 6/20 | 1/6 | 5/14 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 20 | * Josh Okogie | 26:25 | 7 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Tari Eason | 23:55 | 16 | 7/7 | 5/5 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
| 30 | Clint Ndumba-Capela | 11:20 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | Aaron Holiday | 10:47 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 |
| 8 | Jae'sean Tate | 09:30 | 4 | 1/5 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 240:00 | 98 | 35/93 | 24/60 | 11/33 | 17/25 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 103 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
