Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets, West 1st Round Game 6
Lead tracker
LAL leadsBiggest lead LAL 29, HOU 5HOU leads
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LAL | 23 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 98 |
 HOU | 18 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 78 |
Who won: Lakers 98-78
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 98-78 in West 1st Round Game 6 on Friday, May 1, 2026 at Toyota Center (Houston). The Lakers win the series 2-1. The Lakers outscored the Rockets 26-13 in the 2nd quarter. LeBron James led the Lakers in points (28). Amen Thompson led the Rockets in points (18).
HOU
Player of the game
LeBron James
LAL · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST
7.7
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr.F5.9 | 42 | 9 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | -24 | 6.3 |
| Tari EasonF6.7 | 37 | 14 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -14 | 11.2 |
| Alperen SengunC6.6 | 38 | 17 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | -27 | 10.4 |
| Amen ThompsonG7.0 | 45 | 18 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -26 | 13.2 |
| Reed SheppardG5.0 | 36 | 10 | 4-19 | 1-10 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -24 | 0.6 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||||
| Dorian Finney-SmithF4.3 | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -13 | -2.8 |
| Jae'Sean TateF | 6 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +10 | 1.8 |
| Clint CapelaC | 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 2.4 |
| Aaron HolidayG5.5 | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| Josh OkogieG5.3 | 13 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 |
| JD DavisonG | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 0 |
