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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron JamesF8.3 | 38 | 19 | 9-15 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +11 | 22.3 |
| Rui HachimuraF6.7 | 42 | 14 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +7 | 11.2 |
| Deandre AytonC7.8 | 35 | 19 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 18.4 |
| Marcus SmartG6.4 | 34 | 15 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 4-8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 9 |
| Luke KennardG8.0 | 38 | 27 | 9-13 | 5-5 | 4-6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +7 | 20.6 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||||
| Jarred VanderbiltF5.1 | 18 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +4 | 1.5 |
| Jake LaRaviaF6.1 | 18 | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +9 | 6.9 |
| Jaxson HayesC5.2 | 13 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 1.7 |
| Bronny JamesG | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3 | -1.8 |
