NBA 2025-26Playoffs

Final

Houston Rockets98–107Los Angeles Lakers

Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Saturday 18 April 2026
Arena: Crypto.com Arena19,057 fans
Season: NBA 2025-26Playoffs
Meeting: 280th meetingof 285 played

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
Player	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	+/−
Amen Thompson	7–18	0–1	3–6	4	3	7	7	3	1	2	4	17	0
Reed Sheppard	6–20	5–14	0–0	0	1	1	8	1	1	4	2	17	-7
Jabari Smith Jr.	5–14	3–9	3–5	5	7	12	0	2	0	1	1	16	-7
Tari Eason	7–7	2–2	0–1	3	7	10	2	3	0	1	4	16	-6
Josh Okogie	2–4	1–2	2–2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	7	-10
Jae'Sean Tate	1–5	0–1	2–2	4	0	4	0	1	0	0	2	4	-5
Clint Capela	1–2	0–0	0–0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	-7
Aaron Holiday	0–4	0–2	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	-1
Team totals	29–74	11–31	10–16	17	19	36	18	12	2	10	17	79	—

Incomplete box score: the players’ points add up to 79 of 98.

Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers box score
Player	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	+/−
Luke Kennard	9–13	5–5	4–6	0	4	4	3	0	0	3	1	27	+7
Deandre Ayton	8–10	0–0	3–3	3	8	11	2	0	1	3	1	19	+7
LeBron James	9–15	1–2	0–2	0	8	8	13	2	1	2	3	19	+11
Marcus Smart	5–12	1–5	4–8	0	2	2	8	1	2	5	4	15	-5
Rui Hachimura	6–10	2–4	0–0	0	2	2	0	3	2	2	3	14	+7
Jake LaRavia	1–3	0–1	4–4	0	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	6	+9
Jaxson Hayes	1–1	0–0	2–3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	4	4	+2
Jarred Vanderbilt	1–2	1–2	0–0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	5	3	+4
Bronny James	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	+3
Team totals	40–66	10–19	17–26	3	32	35	29	7	8	18	25	107	—

This season

Los Angeles Lakers 6, Houston Rockets 3 in NBA 2025-26.

25 Dec 2025Houston Rockets 119–96 Los Angeles Lakers
16 Mar 2026Los Angeles Lakers 100–92 Houston Rockets
18 Mar 2026Los Angeles Lakers 124–116 Houston Rockets
18 Apr 202698–107 this game
21 Apr 2026Houston Rockets 94–101 Los Angeles Lakers
24 Apr 2026Los Angeles Lakers 112–108 Houston Rockets
26 Apr 2026Los Angeles Lakers 96–115 Houston Rockets
29 Apr 2026Houston Rockets 99–93 Los Angeles Lakers
1 May 2026Los Angeles Lakers 98–78 Houston Rockets

Records going in

Houston Rockets: 52–30
Los Angeles Lakers: 53–29

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Los Angeles Lakers 179, Houston Rockets 106.

18 Mar 2026Los Angeles Lakers 124–116 Houston Rockets
21 Apr 2026Houston Rockets 94–101 Los Angeles Lakers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.