Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers, West 1st Round Game 5
Lead tracker
HOU leadsBiggest lead HOU 13, LAL 11LAL leads
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HOU | 21 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 99 |
 LAL | 28 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 93 |
Who won: Rockets 99-93
The Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 99-93 in West 1st Round Game 5 on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at crypto.com Arena. The Lakers win the series 2-1. The Rockets outscored the Lakers 30-19 in the 2nd quarter. Jabari Smith Jr. led the Rockets in points (22). LeBron James led the Lakers in points (25).
LAL
Player of the game
Jabari Smith Jr.
HOU · 22 PTS, 7 REB
8.0
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr.F8.0 | 42 | 22 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 6-8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +5 | 20.1 |
| Tari EasonF7.2 | 31 | 18 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 13.6 |
| Alperen SengunC7.3 | 43 | 14 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +8 | 14.9 |
| Amen ThompsonG6.8 | 46 | 15 | 4-14 | 2-5 | 5-8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +5 | 11.5 |
| Reed SheppardG6.7 | 35 | 12 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 10.6 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||||
| Dorian Finney-SmithF5.6 | 11 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +6 | 3.5 |
| Aaron HolidayG5.1 | 13 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 1.1 |
| Josh OkogieG6.0 | 18 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 6.1 |
