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Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers Box Score & Player Stats: Lakers win 107-98, Apr 18, 2026

NBA · Final · Sat, Apr 18, 2026 · West 1st Round - Game 1
crypto.com Arenacrypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA
Summary
1
2
3
4
T
Houston Rockets1-1 · 22-19 away
29
19
18
32
98
Los Angeles Lakers2-1 · 28-13 home
33
17
25
32
107
HOU
29
19
18
32
98
LAL
33
17
25
32
107

Lakers top Rockets, 107–98

How they scored
Q4
LeBron James makes 9-foot two point shot
84–98
LAL
Q4
Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
85–98
HOU
Q4
Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
87–98
HOU
Q4
Tari Eason makes 3-foot running dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
89–98
HOU
Q4
Deandre Ayton makes 2-foot floating jump shot (LeBron James assists)
89–100
LAL
Q4
Amen Thompson makes 3-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
91–100
HOU
Q4
Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
91–101
LAL
Q4
Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
91–102
LAL
Q4
Jabari Smith Jr. makes tip in dunk
93–102
HOU
Q4
Deandre Ayton makes reverse layup (Marcus Smart assists)
93–104
LAL
Q4
Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 1
93–105
LAL
Q4
Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)
96–105
HOU
Q4
LeBron James makes layup (Luke Kennard assists)
96–107
LAL
Q4
Tari Eason makes running layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
98–107
HOU
Houston
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
Jabari Smith Jr.
43
16
5-14
3-9
3-5
12
0
Alperen Sengun
36
19
6-19
0-2
7-9
8
6
Josh Okogie
26
7
2-4
1-2
2-2
0
1
Amen Thompson
43
17
7-18
0-1
3-6
7
7
Reed Sheppard
36
17
6-20
5-14
0-0
1
8
Jae'Sean Tate
10
4
1-5
0-1
2-2
4
0
Tari Eason
24
16
7-7
2-2
0-1
10
2
Clint Capela
11
2
1-2
0-0
0-0
2
0
Aaron Holiday
11
0
0-4
0-2
0-0
0
0
Los Angeles
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
LeBron James
38
19
9-15
1-2
0-2
8
13
Rui Hachimura
42
14
6-10
2-4
0-0
2
0
Deandre Ayton
35
19
8-10
0-0
3-3
11
2
Marcus Smart
34
15
5-12
1-5
4-8
2
8
Luke Kennard
38
27
9-13
5-5
4-6
4
3
Jarred Vanderbilt
18
3
1-2
1-2
0-0
5
0
Jake LaRavia
18
6
1-3
0-1
4-4
2
3
Jaxson Hayes
13
4
1-1
0-0
2-3
1
0
Bronny James
4
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0

Questions

Who won the Rockets vs Lakers game?

The Lakers beat the Rockets 107-98 on Saturday, Apr 18, at crypto.com Arena.

What was the final score of Rockets vs Lakers?

Lakers 107, Rockets 98.

Win probability
LAL 100%
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
The marked point is Tari Eason personal foul: 66% to 83% for Lakers on one play, the biggest of the game.
Pacific
W
L
GB
Lakers
2
1
—
Warriors
2
2
0.5
Clippers
1
1
0.5
Suns
1
2
1
Kings
0
3
2
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