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Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers53-29
98-78
Final
May 1, 2026 · Toyota Center (Houston)
Houston RocketsHouston Rockets52-30

Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets · May 1, 2026

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 98-78 on Friday, May 1, 2026 on the road. LeBron James led the Lakers with 28 points and 8 assists. Amen Thompson led the Rockets with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks. The Lakers are 53-29 and the Rockets 52-30.

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LAL2326222798
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Top performers · fantasy points · tap for shot chart

Rui HachimuraLAL · 21 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast16.4 Amen ThompsonHOU · 18 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast14.9 Tari EasonHOU · 14 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast14.0 LeBron JamesLAL · 28 pts · 7 reb · 8 ast13.0 Deandre AytonLAL · 7 pts · 16 reb · 1 ast11.9 Marcus SmartLAL · 7 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast10.9

Shot charts

Lakers · 36/89 FG

Q1 11:21 · LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot Q1 8:54 · LeBron James makes driving layup (Rui Hachimura assists) Q1 8:02 · LeBron James misses two point shot Q1 7:05 · LeBron James misses 4-foot reverse layup Q1 50.6 · LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper Q1 0.5 · LeBron James misses 12-foot two point shot Q2 11:09 · LeBron James makes 10-foot two point shot Q2 10:19 · LeBron James makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot Q2 9:26 · LeBron James makes 4-foot two point shot Q2 8:02 · LeBron James makes running layup Q2 5:49 · Amen Thompson blocks LeBron James 's 3-foot layup Q2 2:47 · LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot Q2 53.6 · LeBron James makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) Q2 23.7 · LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 11:42 · LeBron James makes 13-foot two point shot Q3 10:37 · LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper Q3 8:58 · LeBron James misses 7-foot two point shot Q3 7:40 · Jabari Smith Jr. blocks LeBron James 's 4-foot running dunk Q3 5:10 · LeBron James misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot Q3 1.8 · LeBron James misses 13-foot two point shot Q4 10:51 · LeBron James makes 4-foot two point shot Q4 9:40 · LeBron James misses 6-foot two point shot Q4 9:06 · LeBron James misses tip shot Q4 8:22 · LeBron James misses 10-foot two point shot Q4 6:06 · LeBron James makes 4-foot two point shot (Luke Kennard assists) Q1 10:45 · Amen Thompson blocks Austin Reaves 's 9-foot driving floating jump shot Q1 8:25 · Austin Reaves makes 7-foot two point shot Q1 4:51 · Austin Reaves makes 10-foot two point shot Q2 5:27 · Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 5:14 · Austin Reaves makes 8-foot two point shot Q2 4:53 · Austin Reaves misses running layup Q2 4:05 · Austin Reaves misses two point shot Q3 11:02 · Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot Q3 9:27 · Austin Reaves makes 5-foot two point shot Q3 5:45 · Austin Reaves makes 9-foot two point shot Q3 4:30 · Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q3 2:53 · Austin Reaves makes 6-foot two point shot Q3 2:03 · Austin Reaves makes driving layup Q3 51.8 · Austin Reaves misses 29-foot three point jumper Q1 10:39 · Alperen Sengun blocks Deandre Ayton 's 9-foot two point shot Q1 8:01 · Deandre Ayton misses tip shot Q2 4:02 · Deandre Ayton misses 2-foot two point shot Q3 8:31 · Deandre Ayton makes layup (LeBron James assists) Q3 6:58 · Deandre Ayton misses 7-foot two point shot Q4 9:05 · Deandre Ayton makes tip shot Q1 10:23 · Rui Hachimura makes layup (LeBron James assists) Q1 6:53 · Rui Hachimura makes 2-foot running dunk (LeBron James assists) Q1 6:16 · Reed Sheppard blocks Rui Hachimura 's 6-foot driving layup Q1 5:34 · Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 2:34 · Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists) Q1 1:57 · Amen Thompson blocks Rui Hachimura 's 3-foot layup Q2 6:13 · Rui Hachimura misses driving layup Q2 1:15 · Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) Q3 10:15 · Rui Hachimura makes 22-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists) Q3 6:26 · Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists) Q4 11:35 · Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists) Q4 9:56 · Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper Q4 9:07 · Rui Hachimura misses 10-foot pullup jump shot Q4 7:09 · Rui Hachimura makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot Q4 3:54 · Reed Sheppard blocks Rui Hachimura 's 19-foot pullup jump shot Q1 9:56 · Marcus Smart misses 16-foot step back jumpshot Q1 9:18 · Marcus Smart misses driving floating jump shot Q1 58.8 · Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 4:14 · Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper Q4 7:54 · Marcus Smart misses two point shot Q4 5:36 · Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists) Q4 4:30 · Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) Q1 5:58 · Luke Kennard misses 19-foot pullup jump shot Q1 4:23 · Luke Kennard makes 22-foot running jump shot (LeBron James assists) Q1 1:22 · Luke Kennard misses 11-foot fade away jump shot Q2 5:35 · Alperen Sengun blocks Luke Kennard's driving layup Q3 1:32 · Luke Kennard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 10:20 · Luke Kennard misses 13-foot fade away jump shot Q1 3:31 · Jake LaRavia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists) Q1 1:07 · Jake LaRavia misses 23-foot three point jumper Q2 10:47 · Jake LaRavia makes two point shot (LeBron James assists) Q2 8:59 · Jake LaRavia makes 2-foot running dunk (Jaxson Hayes assists) Q2 6:46 · Jake LaRavia misses driving layup Q4 2:38 · Tari Eason blocks Jake LaRavia 's 4-foot driving layup Q4 1:11 · Jake LaRavia misses two point shot Q4 1:09 · Jake LaRavia misses tip shot Q4 3:30 · Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (LeBron James assists) Q4 2:33 · Nick Smith Jr. misses driving floating jump shot Q4 2:25 · Nick Smith Jr. makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Bronny James assists) Q4 1:24 · Nick Smith Jr. misses 14-foot step back jumpshot Q4 29.2 · Nick Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper Q4 1:59 · Bronny James misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 1:58 · Adou Thiero makes tip in dunk Q4 1:05 · Dalton Knecht misses 26-foot three point jumper
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Rockets · 28/80 FG

Q1 11:43 · Tari Eason makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists) Q1 10:09 · Tari Eason makes 2-foot layup (Amen Thompson assists) Q1 9:05 · Tari Eason misses 23-foot three point jumper Q1 6:12 · Tari Eason makes 3-foot running dunk (Amen Thompson assists) Q2 8:46 · Jake LaRavia blocks Tari Eason 's 4-foot driving layup Q2 7:21 · Tari Eason misses 9-foot step back jumpshot Q2 6:10 · Tari Eason misses 25-foot running jump shot Q3 9:50 · Tari Eason makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists) Q3 7:47 · Tari Eason misses 14-foot fade away jump shot Q3 3:17 · Marcus Smart blocks Tari Eason 's 2-foot dunk Q3 1:15 · Tari Eason misses 24-foot three point jumper Q4 10:36 · Tari Eason misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot Q4 6:36 · Tari Eason makes 3-foot running dunk Q4 5:56 · Tari Eason misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 10:57 · Amen Thompson misses 21-foot jumper Q1 9:50 · Amen Thompson makes running layup Q1 7:00 · Austin Reaves blocks Amen Thompson 's 5-foot running layup Q2 8:09 · Amen Thompson misses driving layup Q2 2:37 · Amen Thompson makes driving layup Q2 1:35 · Austin Reaves blocks Amen Thompson 's 5-foot driving layup Q2 1:00 · Marcus Smart blocks Amen Thompson 's 5-foot driving layup Q3 11:21 · Amen Thompson makes 12-foot fade away jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) Q3 10:23 · Amen Thompson misses driving layup Q3 7:10 · Amen Thompson misses two point shot Q3 4:48 · Amen Thompson makes 3-foot dunk (Aaron Holiday assists) Q3 1:43 · Amen Thompson makes 22-foot jumper (Tari Eason assists) Q4 4:19 · Amen Thompson makes 3-foot driving dunk Q4 2:50 · Amen Thompson makes two point shot Q1 10:32 · Reed Sheppard misses 29-foot running jump shot Q1 8:12 · Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 7:52 · Reed Sheppard misses 23-foot three point jumper Q1 3:53 · Reed Sheppard misses driving floating jump shot Q2 10:54 · Reed Sheppard misses 17-foot pullup jump shot Q2 9:58 · Reed Sheppard misses driving floating jump shot Q2 9:04 · Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 7:39 · Reed Sheppard misses two point shot Q2 6:55 · Reed Sheppard makes driving layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) Q2 6:28 · Reed Sheppard makes 13-foot floating jump shot Q3 8:13 · Reed Sheppard misses 22-foot three point jumper Q3 7:18 · Reed Sheppard misses 23-foot three point jumper Q4 11:42 · Reed Sheppard misses two point shot Q4 11:20 · Reed Sheppard makes 9-foot jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) Q4 8:13 · Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper Q4 7:02 · Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 4:55 · Reed Sheppard makes 29-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists) Q4 3:18 · Reed Sheppard misses 29-foot three point jumper Q4 2:14 · Reed Sheppard misses 17-foot pullup jump shot Q1 8:41 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists) Q1 7:14 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 5:42 · Rui Hachimura blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 3-foot layup Q1 3:07 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses driving floating jump shot Q2 8:33 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper Q2 6:07 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes tip in dunk Q3 10:55 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses running pullup jump shot Q3 4:22 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper Q3 2:27 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 4-foot two point shot Q4 9:21 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper Q4 3:50 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses running pullup jump shot Q1 6:29 · Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot two point shot Q1 5:13 · Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot two point shot Q1 4:29 · Alperen Sengun misses 4-foot two point shot Q2 11:24 · Alperen Sengun misses 12-foot two point shot Q2 9:36 · Alperen Sengun misses layup Q2 9:35 · Alperen Sengun misses tip shot Q2 3:43 · Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot two point shot Q2 1:29 · Deandre Ayton blocks Alperen Sengun 's 13-foot two point shot Q3 8:47 · Alperen Sengun misses 7-foot two point shot Q3 7:16 · Austin Reaves blocks Alperen Sengun 's 5-foot driving layup Q3 37.5 · Alperen Sengun makes 10-foot two point shot (Josh Okogie assists) Q4 7:00 · Alperen Sengun makes tip in dunk Q1 24.8 · Jaxson Hayes blocks Dorian Finney-Smith 's 6-foot layup Q4 10:14 · Dorian Finney-Smith misses 24-foot running jump shot Q2 36.9 · Josh Okogie misses 22-foot three point jumper Q2 0.6 · Josh Okogie misses 8-foot jumper Q4 1:46 · Josh Okogie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Holiday assists) Q3 6:07 · Jae'Sean Tate misses 23-foot three point jumper Q4 1:19 · Jae'Sean Tate makes running layup Q4 23.6 · Jae'Sean Tate misses running pullup jump shot Q4 50.3 · Aaron Holiday makes driving layup Q4 21.3 · Clint Capela makes two point shot
Paint17/3450%Mid-range6/1833%3PT5/2818%

Green = made, red × = missed. Free throws are not shown.

Los Angeles Lakers box score

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFTPF+/-FP
LeBron James › 372878003 10-252-56-82+2613.0
Rui Hachimura › 352162010 8-155-70-02+2016.4
Marcus Smart › 35771221 2-72-41-21+2510.9
Austin Reaves › 311532032 7-140-41-13+39.1
Luke Kennard › 29333101 1-61-20-01+222.3
Deandre Ayton › 287161010 2-60-03-75+511.9
Jaxson Hayes › 17541011 1-10-03-42+217.2
Jake LaRavia › 16750012 3-81-20-02+22.1
Dalton Knecht › 3010000 0-10-10-00-6-0.3
Adou Thiero 3210000 1-10-00-21-60.8
Nick Smith Jr. › 3300000 1-41-20-00-6-0.3
Bronny James › 3011100 0-10-10-00-62.2
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Houston Rockets box score

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFTPF+/-FP
Amen Thompson › 451883032 7-140-04-65-2614.9
Jabari Smith Jr. › 429123011 3-111-62-35-249.0
Alperen Sengun › 3817111024 5-120-07-104-2710.5
Tari Eason › 371452310 5-142-72-24-1414.0
Reed Sheppard › 361001221 4-191-101-12-24-0.3
Josh Okogie › 13341102 1-31-20-0102.5
Aaron Holiday › 12212000 1-10-00-01+43.5
Dorian Finney-Smith › 8000001 0-20-10-01-13-3.3
Jae'Sean Tate › 6330000 1-30-21-20+101.8
Clint Capela › 2210000 1-10-00-00+71.9
JD Davison 2000000 0-00-00-00+70.0
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Rotation · who was on the floor, quarter by quarter

Los Angeles Lakers
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MIN
L. James S
37
M. Smart S
35
R. Hachimura S
35
A. Reaves S
31
D. Ayton S
28
L. Kennard
29
J. Hayes
17
J. LaRavia
16
D. Knecht
3
A. Thiero
3
N. Smith Jr.
3
B. James
3
Houston Rockets
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MIN
A. Thompson S
44
J. Smith Jr. S
42
A. Sengun S
38
T. Eason S
37
R. Sheppard S
36
J. Okogie
13
A. Holiday
12
D. Finney-Smith
8
J. Tate
6
C. Capela
2
J. Davison
2

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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