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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron JamesF7.7 | 37 | 28 | 10-25 | 2-5 | 6-8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +26 | 18 |
| Rui HachimuraF7.6 | 35 | 21 | 8-15 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +20 | 17.2 |
| Deandre AytonC6.1 | 28 | 7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | +5 | 7.4 |
| Marcus SmartG6.2 | 35 | 7 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +25 | 7.7 |
| Austin ReavesG6.4 | 31 | 15 | 7-14 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 9.2 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||||
| Jake LaRaviaF5.5 | 16 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3.2 |
| Dalton KnechtF | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -6 | -0.4 |
| Adou ThieroF | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 1.2 |
| Jaxson HayesC6.0 | 17 | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +21 | 5.9 |
| Luke KennardG5.3 | 29 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +22 | 2.6 |
| Nick Smith Jr.G | 3 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0.6 |
| Bronny JamesG | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1.7 |
