Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets

NBA

43-25

100-92

Final

41-26

Toyota Center (Houston)

TV: League Pass

Team	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	29	22	32	17	100
HOU	28	29	23	12	92

Who won: Lakers 100-92

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 100-92 on Monday, March 16, 2026 at Toyota Center (Houston). The series is tied 1-1. The Lakers outscored the Rockets 32-23 in the 3rd quarter. Luka Doncic led the Lakers in points (36). Jabari Smith Jr. led the Rockets in points (22).

Leaders

LALHOU

Points

Luka Doncic

36

Jabari Smith Jr.

22

Assists

LeBron James

5

Amen Thompson

5

Rebounds

Deandre Ayton

11

Amen Thompson

12

Scoring

3rd Quarter

8:50

Driving Finger Roll Layup

Clint Capela makes 5-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)

57-67

8:33

Free Throw - 2 of 2

Deandre Ayton makes free throw 2 of 2

58-67

7:57

Step Back Jump Shot

LeBron James makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot

61-67

7:07

Cutting Layup Shot

Tari Eason makes 1-foot layup (Amen Thompson assists)

61-69

6:53

Free Throw - 2 of 2

Tari Eason makes free throw 2 of 2

61-70

6:12

Step Back Jump Shot

Luka Doncic makes 16-foot step back jumpshot

63-70

5:43

Running Layup Shot

Luka Doncic makes running layup (LeBron James assists)

65-70

5:43

Free Throw - 1 of 1

Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1

66-70

5:20

Step Back Jump Shot

Tari Eason makes 12-foot step back jumpshot (Reed Sheppard assists)

66-72

4:55

Free Throw - Flagrant 1 of 2

Austin Reaves makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2

67-72

4:55

Free Throw - Flagrant 2 of 2

Austin Reaves makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2

68-72

4:46

Cutting Layup Shot

LeBron James makes 2-foot layup (Luka Doncic assists)

70-72

4:17

Jump Shot

Rui Hachimura makes 16-foot jumper (Luke Kennard assists)

72-72

3:50

Free Throw - 2 of 2

LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2

73-72

3:29

Driving Finger Roll Layup

Reed Sheppard makes 2-foot two point shot

73-74

3:11

Fade Away Jump Shot

Austin Reaves makes 8-foot fade away jump shot (LeBron James assists)

75-74

2:43

Free Throw - Technical

Austin Reaves makes technical free throw

76-74

2:43

Free Throw - 1 of 2

Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2

77-74

2:18

Step Back Jump Shot

Luka Doncic makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot

80-74

1:24

Alley Oop Dunk Shot

Amen Thompson makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)

80-76

1:02

Running Dunk Shot

Reed Sheppard makes 2-foot running dunk

80-78

47.7

Step Back Jump Shot

Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot

83-78

33.2

Free Throw - 1 of 2

Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2

83-79

33.2

Free Throw - 2 of 2

Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

83-80

4th Quarter

11:17

Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot

LeBron James makes 2-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)

85-80

10:59

Free Throw - 2 of 2

Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2

85-81

10:12

Pullup Jump Shot

Reed Sheppard makes 17-foot pullup jump shot

85-83

6:59

Cutting Dunk Shot

Jabari Smith Jr. makes 3-foot dunk (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)

85-85

6:12

Jump Shot

Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)

85-88

5:52

Free Throw - 1 of 2

LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2

86-88

5:52

Free Throw - 2 of 2

LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2

87-88

3:16

Tip Shot

Deandre Ayton makes tip shot

89-88

2:38

Turnaround Fade Away Jump Shot

Luka Doncic makes 6-foot two point shot

91-88

2:22

Free Throw - 1 of 2

Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2

91-89

2:22

Free Throw - 2 of 2

Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2

91-90

2:00

Jump Shot

Marcus Smart makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)

94-90

1:15

Putback Dunk Shot

Deandre Ayton makes dunk

96-90

43.4

Turnaround Hook Shot

Deandre Ayton makes 5-foot two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)

98-90

39.9

Running Dunk Shot

LeBron James makes 2-foot running dunk (Austin Reaves assists)

100-90

29.8

Driving Layup Shot

Kevin Durant makes driving layup

100-92

Scores shown as LAL-HOU.

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