Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers, West 1st Round Game 2
Lead tracker
HOU leadsBiggest lead HOU 4, LAL 15LAL leads
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HOU | 26 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 94 |
 LAL | 33 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 101 |
Who won: Lakers 101-94
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 101-94 in West 1st Round Game 2 on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at crypto.com Arena. The Lakers win the series 2-1. LeBron James led the Lakers in points (28). Kevin Durant led the Rockets in points (23).
LAL
Player of the game
Marcus Smart
LAL · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL
8.8
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin DurantF7.1 | 41 | 23 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 8-9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 13.5 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.F6.7 | 39 | 18 | 7-16 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -11 | 11 |
| Alperen SengunC8.1 | 35 | 20 | 9-20 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | +1 | 20.8 |
| Josh OkogieG5.6 | 24 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 3.8 |
| Amen ThompsonG7.4 | 42 | 16 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 15.6 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||||
| Jae'Sean TateF4.7 | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | -1.2 |
| Tari EasonF5.9 | 27 | 10 | 4-14 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 5.8 |
| Clint CapelaC | 5 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -9 | -0.4 |
| Aaron HolidayG | 7 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | -0.8 |
| Reed SheppardG5.0 | 11 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.3 |
