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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron JamesF7.9 | 39 | 25 | 9-20 | 0-6 | 7-10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -5 | 18.8 |
| Rui HachimuraF6.0 | 37 | 12 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +5 | 6.3 |
| Deandre AytonC8.0 | 38 | 18 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | +2 | 20.1 |
| Marcus SmartG5.5 | 37 | 11 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -7 | 3.4 |
| Luke KennardG5.0 | 31 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||||
| Jarred VanderbiltF | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -8 | 0.5 |
| Jake LaRaviaF5.5 | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3.3 |
| Jaxson HayesC4.8 | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -8 | -0.4 |
| Austin ReavesG7.2 | 34 | 22 | 4-16 | 2-8 | 12-13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 13.9 |
