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Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers44-25
124-116
Final
March 18, 2026 · Toyota Center (Houston)
Houston RocketsHouston Rockets41-27

Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets · March 18, 2026

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 124-116 on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 on the road. Luka Doncic led the Lakers with 40 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists. Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 27 points and 10 assists. The Lakers are 44-25 and the Rockets 41-27.

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Top performers · fantasy points · tap for shot chart

Luka DoncicLAL · 40 pts · 9 reb · 10 ast25.9 Alperen SengunHOU · 27 pts · 4 reb · 10 ast25.0 LeBron JamesLAL · 30 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast24.7 Amen ThompsonHOU · 26 pts · 11 reb · 4 ast24.5 Deandre AytonLAL · 16 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast15.9 Austin ReavesLAL · 14 pts · 3 reb · 8 ast14.8

Shot charts

Lakers · 46/76 FG

Q1 11:46 · LeBron James makes 22-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists) Q1 9:14 · LeBron James makes 27-foot three pointer Q1 5:30 · LeBron James makes running dunk (Austin Reaves assists) Q2 10:52 · LeBron James makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists) Q2 8:54 · LeBron James makes 4-foot running dunk (Jake LaRavia assists) Q2 7:51 · LeBron James makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists) Q2 1:35 · LeBron James makes layup (Luka Doncic assists) Q2 53.2 · LeBron James makes tip in dunk Q3 4:17 · LeBron James makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Austin Reaves assists) Q4 10:39 · Tari Eason blocks LeBron James 's 5-foot driving layup Q4 9:30 · LeBron James makes 3-foot two point shot Q4 9:03 · LeBron James makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists) Q4 6:17 · LeBron James makes 8-foot fade away jump shot Q4 1:22 · LeBron James makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists) Q1 11:13 · Luka Doncic misses 10-foot pullup jump shot Q1 8:33 · Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot Q1 5:56 · Luka Doncic misses 16-foot fade away jump shot Q1 4:57 · Luka Doncic makes 28-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists) Q1 4:15 · Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot Q1 2:55 · Luka Doncic makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot Q1 1:11 · Luka Doncic makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot Q1 29.9 · Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot Q1 10.9 · Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists) Q2 5:10 · Luka Doncic makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists) Q2 3:17 · Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot Q2 2:38 · Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot Q2 29.1 · Luka Doncic misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot Q2 17.3 · Luka Doncic makes two point shot (Marcus Smart assists) Q3 10:03 · Luka Doncic misses 16-foot step back jumpshot Q3 9:36 · Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists) Q3 8:47 · Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 2:45 · Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot Q3 1:45 · Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three pointer Q3 15.4 · Luka Doncic makes 1-foot two point shot Q3 0.5 · Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot Q4 5:03 · Luka Doncic makes 13-foot two point shot Q4 3:14 · Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot Q4 1:56 · Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot Q4 58.4 · Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot Q1 10:51 · Deandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (Luka Doncic assists) Q1 7:36 · Deandre Ayton makes tip shot Q1 6:53 · Deandre Ayton misses 12-foot floating jump shot Q1 6:27 · Deandre Ayton makes 8-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists) Q2 6:21 · Deandre Ayton makes 2-foot layup (Jake LaRavia assists) Q2 5:26 · Deandre Ayton makes driving dunk (Luka Doncic assists) Q2 2:10 · Deandre Ayton makes 6-foot two point shot Q2 54.3 · Deandre Ayton misses 7-foot fade away jump shot Q3 5:08 · Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists) Q4 8:40 · Deandre Ayton makes 10-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists) Q1 10:14 · Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot Q1 8:01 · Austin Reaves misses 13-foot two point shot Q2 10:23 · Austin Reaves makes 5-foot two point shot Q2 7:08 · Austin Reaves misses two point shot Q2 5:57 · Austin Reaves misses 24-foot running jump shot Q2 1:50 · Austin Reaves makes two point shot (Luka Doncic assists) Q4 11:43 · Austin Reaves makes 22-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) Q4 10:28 · Austin Reaves makes 2-foot two point shot Q4 8:05 · Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot Q1 7:37 · Marcus Smart misses 24-foot three point jumper Q2 3:49 · Marcus Smart makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists) Q3 11:20 · Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 6:09 · Marcus Smart makes 12-foot pullup jump shot Q3 5:39 · Marcus Smart misses 25-foot jump bank shot Q3 33.6 · Marcus Smart misses 8-foot pullup jump shot Q4 4:22 · Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper Q1 3:31 · Rui Hachimura makes 22-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists) Q2 5:55 · Rui Hachimura misses tip shot Q4 3:53 · Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists) Q4 2:36 · Rui Hachimura makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists) Q1 2:00 · Luke Kennard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists) Q1 1:32 · Luke Kennard makes 10-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists) Q3 3:36 · Luke Kennard misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot Q2 9:21 · Jake LaRavia makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists) Q2 6:43 · Jake LaRavia misses two point shot Q4 11:14 · Jake LaRavia makes 1-foot running dunk (Deandre Ayton assists) Q4 10:35 · Jake LaRavia misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
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Rockets · 45/91 FG

Q1 11:31 · Amen Thompson misses driving layup Q1 11:28 · Amen Thompson makes dunk Q1 10:35 · Amen Thompson misses tip shot Q1 8:58 · Austin Reaves blocks Amen Thompson 's 11-foot driving floating jump shot Q1 8:50 · Amen Thompson makes 2-foot dunk (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) Q1 2:44 · Amen Thompson makes 1-foot two point shot Q1 45.3 · Amen Thompson makes 5-foot two point shot Q1 0.0 · Amen Thompson misses two point shot Q2 10:13 · Amen Thompson makes driving layup Q2 8:16 · Amen Thompson makes 1-foot running dunk (Reed Sheppard assists) Q2 5:49 · Jake LaRavia blocks Amen Thompson's running layup Q2 4.5 · Deandre Ayton blocks Amen Thompson 's 3-foot driving layup Q2 0.0 · Amen Thompson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q3 10:14 · Amen Thompson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot Q3 9:55 · Amen Thompson makes 1-foot reverse layup (Kevin Durant assists) Q4 9:53 · Amen Thompson makes 1-foot running dunk (Tari Eason assists) Q4 4:47 · Amen Thompson makes dunk (Kevin Durant assists) Q4 4:15 · Amen Thompson makes two point shot Q4 2:53 · Amen Thompson makes alley oop layup (Alperen Sengun assists) Q1 11:05 · Alperen Sengun misses layup Q1 8:22 · Alperen Sengun makes 13-foot two point shot Q1 6:15 · Alperen Sengun makes layup (Kevin Durant assists) Q1 3:15 · Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot driving dunk Q2 8:36 · Alperen Sengun makes 8-foot two point shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) Q2 6:37 · Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Amen Thompson assists) Q3 11:10 · Alperen Sengun misses 3-foot hook shot Q3 8:29 · Alperen Sengun makes 23-foot jumper Q3 6:35 · Alperen Sengun makes 8-foot two point shot Q3 2:37 · Alperen Sengun makes driving layup Q4 9:09 · Alperen Sengun misses driving floating jump shot Q4 6:39 · Alperen Sengun makes two point shot Q4 2:58 · Rui Hachimura blocks Alperen Sengun 's 10-foot driving layup Q4 22.9 · Alperen Sengun makes 27-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists) Q4 9.7 · Alperen Sengun misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 10:37 · Tari Eason misses two point shot Q1 10:07 · Tari Eason makes two point shot Q1 7:12 · Tari Eason misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot Q1 6:45 · Tari Eason makes 2-foot dunk (Amen Thompson assists) Q2 6:02 · Tari Eason misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 5:40 · Tari Eason makes 1-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) Q2 4:16 · Tari Eason makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot Q2 3:27 · Tari Eason misses 23-foot three point jumper Q2 2:28 · Tari Eason misses 4-foot hook shot Q2 1:10 · Deandre Ayton blocks Tari Eason 's 5-foot driving layup Q3 8:41 · Tari Eason misses driving layup Q4 5:20 · Tari Eason misses 13-foot two point shot Q4 3:25 · Tari Eason misses 18-foot pullup jump shot Q1 9:24 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot Q2 10:34 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 8-foot pullup jump shot Q2 7:23 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three pointer (Alperen Sengun assists) Q2 6:51 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper Q2 3:04 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 19-foot jumper Q2 2:34 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses running pullup jump shot Q2 39.8 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists) Q3 9:16 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists) Q3 7:53 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 20-foot turnaround jump shot Q3 2:04 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 17-foot running pullup jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) Q4 10:59 · LeBron James blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 3-foot layup Q4 8:25 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 8-foot two point shot (Alperen Sengun assists) Q4 6:43 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper Q4 5:43 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper Q4 5:27 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 7:52 · Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper Q1 3:53 · Kevin Durant makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) Q2 1:55 · Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper Q3 11:38 · Kevin Durant makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) Q3 10:55 · Kevin Durant makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot Q3 7:05 · Kevin Durant makes 1-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) Q3 5:56 · Kevin Durant makes 18-foot pullup jump shot Q3 4:53 · Kevin Durant makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) Q3 26.3 · Kevin Durant misses running pullup jump shot Q4 7:14 · Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three pointer (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) Q4 5:52 · Kevin Durant misses 20-foot jumper Q1 5:19 · Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three pointer Q1 2:18 · Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists) Q1 1:48 · Reed Sheppard misses driving floating jump shot Q2 11:16 · Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 9:38 · Reed Sheppard misses 16-foot pullup jump shot Q2 9:01 · Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot Q3 4:02 · Reed Sheppard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists) Q3 3:10 · Reed Sheppard misses running pullup jump shot Q3 1:23 · Reed Sheppard misses 24-foot three point jumper Q4 8:51 · Deandre Ayton blocks Reed Sheppard 's 3-foot two point shot Q4 7:43 · Reed Sheppard makes 1-foot two point shot Q4 2:18 · Reed Sheppard misses 24-foot three point jumper Q1 1:19 · Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper Q2 11:03 · Jaxson Hayes blocks Dorian Finney-Smith 's 27-foot three point jumper Q3 55.1 · Dorian Finney-Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists) Q2 1:40 · Josh Okogie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) Q3 2:54 · Josh Okogie misses 24-foot three point jumper Q3 1:17 · Josh Okogie misses two point shot
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Los Angeles Lakers box score

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFTPF+/-FP
Austin Reaves › 391438011 4-91-35-63+614.8
Luka Doncic › 3840910105 12-257-179-143+225.9
LeBron James › 343052112 13-142-22-33024.7
Deandre Ayton › 341642031 8-100-00-03+115.9
Marcus Smart › 34534201 2-71-50-02+76.1
Rui Hachimura › 21830010 3-42-20-01+88.6
Luke Kennard › 18511103 2-31-20-02+71.4
Jaxson Hayes › 14131010 0-00-01-41+63.6
Jake LaRavia › 10532110 2-41-10-02+38.6
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Houston Rockets box score

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFTPF+/-FP
Amen Thompson › 4226114200 11-190-14-44-824.5
Kevin Durant › 381864204 7-112-52-33-213.4
Jabari Smith Jr. › 381854000 7-153-81-24-211.9
Alperen Sengun › 3727410102 10-151-26-62+725.0
Tari Eason › 321061112 4-130-32-2203.9
Reed Sheppard › 271123203 4-123-80-03-83.8
Josh Okogie › 14320200 1-31-20-03-85.2
Dorian Finney-Smith › 10320000 1-31-30-00-131.8
Clint Capela › 3000000 0-00-00-00-60.0
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Rotation · who was on the floor, quarter by quarter

Los Angeles Lakers
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MIN
A. Reaves S
38
L. Doncic S
38
L. James S
34
M. Smart S
34
D. Ayton S
34
R. Hachimura
21
L. Kennard
18
J. Hayes
14
J. LaRavia
10
Houston Rockets
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MIN
A. Thompson S
42
J. Smith Jr. S
38
K. Durant S
38
A. Sengun S
37
T. Eason S
32
R. Sheppard
27
J. Okogie
14
D. Finney-Smith
10
C. Capela
3

Bars show when each player was on the court (hover or tap for the exact clock). S = starter. Rebuilt from the play-by-play substitutions.

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