NBA 2025-26Playoffs

Final

Houston Rockets94–101Los Angeles Lakers

Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Tuesday 21 April 2026
Arena: Crypto.com Arena19,057 fans
Season: NBA 2025-26Playoffs
Meeting: 281st meetingof 285 played

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
Player	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	+/−
Kevin Durant	7–12	1–4	8–9	2	4	6	4	1	1	9	4	23	-2
Jabari Smith Jr.	7–16	3–7	1–2	1	5	6	1	0	1	1	2	18	-11
Amen Thompson	6–10	0–1	4–5	1	4	5	9	1	0	3	4	16	+1
Tari Eason	4–14	2–6	0–0	5	3	8	1	0	1	1	2	10	-4
Josh Okogie	3–6	1–3	0–0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	7	-4
Aaron Holiday	0–3	0–3	0–0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	-4
Clint Capela	0–3	0–0	0–0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	-9
Jae'Sean Tate	0–1	0–1	0–0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	-4
Reed Sheppard	0–4	0–3	0–0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	+1
Team totals	27–69	7–28	13–16	12	19	31	18	4	4	14	18	74	—

Incomplete box score: the players’ points add up to 74 of 94.

Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers box score
Player	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	+/−
LeBron James	8–20	2–5	10–14	1	7	8	7	1	0	3	3	28	+6
Marcus Smart	8–13	5–7	4–5	1	1	2	7	5	1	3	3	25	+3
Luke Kennard	8–13	3–6	4–4	1	5	6	2	3	0	2	1	23	+2
Rui Hachimura	5–10	3–6	0–0	1	4	5	2	0	0	0	3	13	0
Deandre Ayton	3–8	0–0	0–0	1	4	5	1	0	1	1	1	6	-5
Jaxson Hayes	1–2	0–1	4–5	2	2	4	1	1	2	0	2	6	+12
Bronny James	0–1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	+1
Jake LaRavia	0–2	0–1	0–0	1	1	2	0	0	1	2	5	0	+8
Jarred Vanderbilt	0–3	0–2	0–0	1	4	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	+8
Team totals	33–72	13–28	22–28	9	28	37	21	11	5	12	20	101	—

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 2026Houston Rockets 98–107 Los Angeles Lakers
21 Apr 202694–101 this game
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 Apr 2026Houston Rockets 98–107 Los Angeles Lakers
24 Apr 2026Los Angeles Lakers 112–108 Houston Rockets

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.