Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers, West 1st Round Game 1

NBA

Rockets

52-30

98-107

Final

Lakers

53-29

crypto.com Arena

TV: TSN / Sportsnet

Lead tracker

HOU leadsBiggest lead HOU 2, LAL 16

LAL leads

Team	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	29	19	18	32	98
LAL	33	17	25	32	107

Who won: Lakers 107-98

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 107-98 in West 1st Round Game 1 on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at crypto.com Arena. The Lakers win the series 2-1. Luke Kennard led the Lakers in points (27). Alperen Sengun led the Rockets in points (19).

Player of the game

LeBron James

LAL · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 13 AST

8.3

Win probability

100%LAL final

HOULAL

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Play by play

End of Game
End of the 4th Quarter
Q4 15.8LAL
Full timeout
Lakers Full timeout
Q4 15.8
+2
Running layup
Tari Eason makes running layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
T. Eason · 16 PTS · ast R. Sheppard
HOU 98 - 107 LAL
Q4 18.4
TO
Bad pass turnover
Luke Kennard bad pass turnover (Tari Eason steals)
L. Kennard · 27 PTS
Q4 32.9
Defensive rebound
Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
Q4 36.6
Misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
R. Sheppard · 17 PTS
Q4 42.1
+2
Layup
LeBron James makes layup (Luke Kennard assists)
L. James · 19 PTS · ast L. Kennard
HOU 96 - 107 LAL
THREEQ4 50.2
Three! Jumper, 26 ft
R. Sheppard · 17 PTS · ast T. Eason
Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)
HOU 96 - 105 LAL
Q4 51.8
Offensive rebound
Tari Eason offensive rebound
T. Eason · 16 PTS
Q4 54.5
Misses 27-foot three point jumper
Alperen Sengun misses 27-foot three point jumper
A. Sengun · 19 PTS
Q4 1:04
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 1
Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 1
D. Ayton · 19 PTS
HOU 93 - 105 LAL
Q4 1:04
Shooting foul
Alperen Sengun shooting foul
A. Sengun · 19 PTS
Q4 1:04
+2
Reverse layup
Deandre Ayton makes reverse layup (Marcus Smart assists)
D. Ayton · 19 PTS · ast M. Smart
HOU 93 - 104 LAL
SLAMQ4 1:18
Tip in dunk
J. Smith Jr. · 16 PTS
Jabari Smith Jr. makes tip in dunk
HOU 93 - 102 LAL
Q4 1:19
Offensive rebound
Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound
Q4 1:20
Misses 26-foot three point jumper
Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper
R. Sheppard · 17 PTS
Q4 1:23
Deandre Ayton blocks Reed Sheppard 's 26-foot three...
Deandre Ayton blocks Reed Sheppard 's 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
R. Sheppard · 17 PTS
Q4 1:31
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
M. Smart · 15 PTS
HOU 91 - 102 LAL
Q4 1:31
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
M. Smart · 15 PTS
HOU 91 - 101 LAL
Q4 1:31
Shooting foul
Amen Thompson shooting foul
A. Thompson · 17 PTS
SLAMQ4 1:40
Dunk, 3 ft
A. Thompson · 17 PTS · ast A. Sengun
Amen Thompson makes 3-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
HOU 91 - 100 LAL
Q4 1:48
+2
Floating jump shot, 2 ft
Deandre Ayton makes 2-foot floating jump shot (LeBron James assists)
D. Ayton · 19 PTS · ast L. James
HOU 89 - 100 LAL
SLAMQ4 2:06
Running dunk, 3 ft
T. Eason · 16 PTS · ast A. Sengun
Tari Eason makes 3-foot running dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
HOU 89 - 98 LAL
Q4 2:12
TO
Lost ball turnover
Marcus Smart lost ball turnover (Amen Thompson steals)
M. Smart · 15 PTS