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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron JamesF8.0 | 39 | 28 | 8-20 | 2-5 | 10-14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +6 | 20.1 |
| Rui HachimuraF6.5 | 43 | 13 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10.1 |
| Deandre AytonC5.5 | 27 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -5 | 3.5 |
| Marcus SmartG8.8 | 35 | 25 | 8-13 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 26.1 |
| Luke KennardG8.2 | 42 | 23 | 8-13 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +2 | 21.3 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||||
| Jarred VanderbiltF5.0 | 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +8 | 0.7 |
| Jake LaRaviaF4.1 | 16 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +8 | -3.7 |
| Jaxson HayesC6.5 | 21 | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +12 | 8.9 |
| Bronny JamesG | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | -1.7 |
