Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers, West 1st Round Game 1
Lead tracker
HOU leadsBiggest lead HOU 2, LAL 16LAL 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).
LAL
Player of the game
LeBron James
LAL · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 13 AST
8.3
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr.F7.1 | 43 | 16 | 5-14 | 3-9 | 3-5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | -7 | 13.6 |
| Alperen SengunC6.9 | 36 | 19 | 6-19 | 0-2 | 7-9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 12.2 |
| Josh OkogieG6.1 | 26 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 | 6.9 |
| Amen ThompsonG7.2 | 43 | 17 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14.7 |
| Reed SheppardG6.2 | 36 | 17 | 6-20 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 8.2 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||||
| Jae'Sean TateF5.6 | 10 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3.9 |
| Tari EasonF8.0 | 24 | 16 | 7-7 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | -6 | 19.5 |
| Clint CapelaC5.1 | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 1 |
| Aaron HolidayG3.9 | 11 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -4.6 |
