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Lakers

Luka scores 39 points, Lakers wrap up Pacific title and No. 3 seed with win over resting Rockets

By AP•Apr 12, 2025

Game Recap

Luka Doncic cooks the Rockets for 39 points to lead the Lakers to a 140-109 win.

LOS ANGELES -- — Luka Doncic had 39 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 140-109 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night.

Austin Reaves scored 23 points for the Lakers, who also clinched the Pacific Division title for only the second time in the last 13 seasons and won 50 games for just the second time in 14 years.

LeBron James scored 14 points before sitting out the final 19 minutes of Los Angeles' sixth win in eight games. Doncic played only the first three quarters.

Taking care of business against Houston likely means James and Doncic will get at least a full week off between this game and the start of the playoffs.

Alperen Sengun, Dillon Brooks, Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason and Jae’Sean Tate all sat out for the Rockets, leaving Houston without six of its top seven scorers.

Cam Whitmore scored a career-high 34 points for Houston, which clinched the No. 2 seed in the West on Tuesday when the Lakers lost at Oklahoma City. Four starters then sat out Wednesday while the Rockets lost to the Clippers.

Bronny James played the final 4:23.

Takeaways

Rockets: “The argument is rest versus rust, I guess — getting them what they need with the layoff that’s coming,” Houston coach Ime Udoka said. “But we want to be smart about it. What I told the group was, you’ve earned the right to choose the path you want to take.”

Lakers: Dorian Finney-Smith had another strong perimeter game, hitting six 3-pointers.

Key moment

When Udoka decided to rest four starters and two key reserves.

Key stat

The Lakers have won 25 Pacific Division titles since the NBA began divisional play in 1970.

Up next

The Lakers visit Portland on Sunday, and the Rockets host Denver.

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Mon, Jan 6

115 - 119

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Tue, Apr 1

98 - 104

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Sat, Apr 12

109 - 140

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HOU

LAL

41-90FG53-87

46Field Goal %61

18-513PT19-37

35Three Point %51

9-12FT15-25

7Offensive Rebounds4

30Defensive Rebounds38

22Assists28

8Steals11

5Blocks1

18Turnovers12

0Technical Fouls0

25Points Conceded Off Turnovers8

15Fast Break Points9

17Fouls15

6Largest Lead31

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	HOU
12:00	Jock Landale vs. Jaxson Hayes (Luka Doncic gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Luka Doncic misses driving layup	0	0
11:43	Jeff Green defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)	0	3
11:17	LeBron James makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Luka Doncic assists)	2	3
10:59	Cam Whitmore makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	2	6
10:51	LeBron James makes 26-foot three pointer	5	6
10:39	Cam Whitmore misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	6
10:37	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	5	6
10:35	Luka Doncic out of bounds bad pass turnover	5	6
10:13	Reed Sheppard misses driving floating jump shot	5	6
10:10	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	5	6
10:00	Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)	7	6
9:41	Jalen Green makes 4-foot two point shot	7	8
9:33	Austin Reaves misses driving layup	7	8
9:30	Jeff Green defensive rebound	7	8
9:29	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	7	8
9:29	Jeff Green makes free throw 1 of 2	7	9
9:29	Jeff Green makes free throw 2 of 2	7	10
9:17	LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper	7	10
9:14	Jalen Green defensive rebound	7	10
9:07	Jalen Green makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	7	13
8:47	Luka Doncic makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	9	13
8:34	Jalen Green misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	9	13
8:31	LeBron James defensive rebound	9	13
8:25	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	13
8:20	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	9	13
8:16	Austin Reaves makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)	12	13
7:55	Jock Landale traveling	12	13
7:55	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	12	13
7:44	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	13
7:41	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	12	13
7:33	Cam Whitmore makes 19-foot step back jumpshot	12	15
7:17	Luka Doncic bad pass (Cam Whitmore steals)	12	15
7:13	Cam Whitmore makes dunk	12	17
7:13	Lakers Full timeout	12	17
7:13	Nate Williams enters the game for Jalen Green	12	17
7:01	LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	14	17
6:46	Cam Whitmore misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	17
6:42	Cam Whitmore offensive rebound	14	17
6:41	Jeff Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (Cam Whitmore assists)	14	20
6:29	LeBron James misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	20
6:29	Lakers offensive team rebound	14	20
6:23	Austin Reaves bad pass (Jock Landale steals)	14	20
6:19	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	14	20
6:15	Reed Sheppard misses 11-foot jumper	14	20
6:13	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	14	20
6:07	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	16	20
6:07	Jeff Green shooting foul	16	20
6:07	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1	17	20
5:52	Nate Williams makes driving layup	17	22
5:39	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	20	22
5:29	Jock Landale makes 6-foot two point shot (Jeff Green assists)	20	24
5:20	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	20	24
5:17	Jock Landale defensive rebound	20	24
5:14	Nate Williams bad pass (Dorian Finney-Smith steals)	20	24
5:00	Austin Reaves makes driving layup	22	24
5:00	Jock Landale shooting foul	22	24
5:00	David Roddy enters the game for Jeff Green	22	24
5:00	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 1	23	24
4:47	David Roddy misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	24
4:44	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	23	24
4:40	Austin Reaves lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	23	24
4:36	Nate Williams traveling	23	24
4:36	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Austin Reaves	23	24
4:24	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	26	24
4:09	N'Faly Dante enters the game for Jock Landale	26	24
4:09	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Reed Sheppard	26	24
4:09	Cam Whitmore vs. Jordan Goodwin (Nate Williams gains possession)	26	24
3:58	Nate Williams misses 5-foot two point shot	26	24
3:54	N'Faly Dante offensive rebound	26	24
3:54	N'Faly Dante misses tip shot	26	24
3:53	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	26	24
3:47	Luka Doncic makes 6-foot two point shot	28	24
3:34	Nate Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	24
3:30	Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound	28	24
3:18	Jordan Goodwin misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	28	24
3:14	Nate Williams defensive rebound	28	24
3:11	Cam Whitmore makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Nate Williams assists)	28	27
2:58	Aaron Holiday shooting foul	28	27
2:58	Rockets Full timeout	28	27
2:58	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Rui Hachimura	28	27
2:58	LeBron James enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	28	27
2:58	Jalen Green enters the game for Cam Whitmore	28	27
2:58	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	29	27
2:58	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	30	27
2:45	Nate Williams makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (N'Faly Dante assists)	30	29
2:31	Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (LeBron James assists)	32	29
2:12	David Roddy makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)	32	32
1:56	Luka Doncic makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	35	32
1:41	Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	35	32
1:36	Jalen Green offensive rebound	35	32
1:34	David Roddy misses 25-foot three point jumper	35	32
1:31	Rockets offensive team rebound	35	32
1:31	Austin Reaves enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	35	32
1:21	Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Jalen Green 's 5-foot driving layup	35	32
1:19	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	35	32
1:17	Austin Reaves lost ball turnover (Nate Williams steals)	35	32
1:12	Jalen Green misses two point shot	35	32
1:09	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	35	32
54.1	N'Faly Dante personal foul	35	32
43.1	LeBron James misses 12-foot two point shot	35	32
39.1	N'Faly Dante defensive rebound	35	32
31.1	Nate Williams misses 5-foot two point shot	35	32
28.0	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	35	32
10.0	Austin Reaves makes 25-foot jump bank shot (LeBron James assists)	38	32
6.1	Gabe Vincent personal foul	38	32
6.1	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Luka Doncic	38	32
1.0	Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	38	32
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	38	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	38	32

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	HOU
12:00	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Gabe Vincent	38	32
12:00	Cam Whitmore enters the game for Jalen Green	38	32
12:00	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Nate Williams	38	32
12:00	Jeff Green enters the game for David Roddy	38	32
11:50	Cam Whitmore out of bounds bad pass turnover	38	32
11:31	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 2-foot layup (Austin Reaves assists)	40	32
11:19	Aaron Holiday misses 30-foot three point jumper	40	32
11:16	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	40	32
10:55	LeBron James makes two point shot	42	32
10:31	Aaron Holiday makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Jeff Green assists)	42	34
10:13	Austin Reaves makes 27-foot three pointer	45	34
10:12	Rockets Full timeout	45	34
10:12	Jock Landale enters the game for N'Faly Dante	45	34
9:54	LeBron James shooting foul	45	34
9:54	Jock Landale misses free throw 1 of 2	45	34
9:54	Rockets offensive team rebound	45	34
9:54	Jock Landale makes free throw 2 of 2	45	35
9:32	Jordan Goodwin makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	48	35
9:24	Rui Hachimura kicked ball violation	48	35
9:24	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Rui Hachimura	48	35
9:20	Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper	48	35
9:17	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	48	35
9:09	Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	48	35
9:06	Jock Landale defensive rebound	48	35
8:59	Aaron Holiday makes 28-foot three pointer	48	38
8:38	LeBron James misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot	48	38
8:35	Jock Landale defensive rebound	48	38
8:26	Aaron Holiday makes 31-foot three pointer (Jeff Green assists)	48	41
8:12	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper	48	41
8:09	Jock Landale defensive rebound	48	41
8:04	Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	48	41
8:00	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	48	41
7:54	LeBron James makes dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	50	41
7:45	Reed Sheppard bad pass (LeBron James steals)	50	41
7:39	Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (LeBron James assists)	52	41
7:20	Jock Landale misses 4-foot two point shot	52	41
7:16	Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound	52	41
7:13	Reed Sheppard personal foul	52	41
7:13	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	52	41
7:13	Luka Doncic enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	52	41
7:13	Jalen Green enters the game for Jock Landale	52	41
7:05	Jaxson Hayes makes dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	54	41
6:53	Austin Reaves personal foul	54	41
6:48	Reed Sheppard makes 28-foot three pointer	54	44
6:33	Austin Reaves makes two point shot	56	44
6:17	Aaron Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper	56	44
6:14	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	56	44
6:08	LeBron James makes driving layup	58	44
6:08	Jeff Green shooting foul	58	44
6:08	Nate Williams enters the game for Aaron Holiday	58	44
6:08	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1	59	44
5:45	Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	59	44
5:44	Rockets offensive team rebound	59	44
5:44	shot clock turnover	59	44
5:44	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	59	44
5:22	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	62	44
5:06	Cam Whitmore misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	62	44
5:03	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	62	44
4:54	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	65	44
4:53	Rockets Full timeout	65	44
4:53	Jock Landale enters the game for Jeff Green	65	44
4:39	Jalen Green makes 4-foot two point shot	65	46
4:20	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 13-foot two point shot	65	46
4:17	Jalen Green defensive rebound	65	46
4:01	Nate Williams lost ball turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	65	46
3:57	Nate Williams shooting foul	65	46
3:57	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	65	46
3:57	Lakers offensive team rebound	65	46
3:57	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Austin Reaves	65	46
3:57	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	65	46
3:51	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	65	46
3:47	Cam Whitmore makes 2-foot layup (Jalen Green assists)	65	48
3:47	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	65	48
3:47	Cam Whitmore makes free throw 1 of 1	65	49
3:35	Luka Doncic bad pass (Jock Landale steals)	65	49
3:27	Jalen Green misses driving floating jump shot	65	49
3:25	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	65	49
3:16	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	67	49
3:07	Cam Whitmore misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	67	49
2:59	Nate Williams offensive rebound	67	49
2:59	Nate Williams makes two point shot	67	51
2:39	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	67	51
2:39	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2	68	51
2:39	LeBron James enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	68	51
2:39	David Roddy enters the game for Cam Whitmore	68	51
2:39	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 2 of 2	69	51
2:26	Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	69	51
2:22	LeBron James defensive rebound	69	51
2:18	LeBron James bad pass (Jalen Green steals)	69	51
2:15	Nate Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover	69	51
1:54	Luka Doncic makes 10-foot two point shot	71	51
1:45	Reed Sheppard misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot	71	51
1:41	LeBron James defensive rebound	71	51
1:38	Gabe Vincent misses 25-foot three point shot	71	51
1:34	David Roddy defensive rebound	71	51
1:28	Nate Williams misses 22-foot three point jumper	71	51
1:25	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	71	51
1:16	Luka Doncic misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	71	51
1:14	Jalen Green defensive rebound	71	51
1:02	Jalen Green bad pass (Dorian Finney-Smith steals)	71	51
59.1	Rui Hachimura makes dunk (LeBron James assists)	73	51
47.1	Reed Sheppard makes two point shot	73	53
37.1	Reed Sheppard personal foul	73	53
37.1	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	74	53
37.1	Austin Reaves enters the game for Gabe Vincent	74	53
37.1	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	75	53
29.1	Nate Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)	75	56
11.0	Rui Hachimura makes 28-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	78	56
9.1	Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul	78	56
3.2	Nate Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper	78	56
0.1	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	78	56
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	78	56

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	HOU
12:00	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	78	56
12:00	Jeff Green enters the game for Jalen Green	78	56
12:00	Cam Whitmore enters the game for David Roddy	78	56
11:42	Jock Landale traveling	78	56
11:26	Jock Landale shooting foul	78	56
11:26	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2	78	56
11:26	Lakers offensive team rebound	78	56
11:26	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2	78	56
11:21	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	78	56
11:13	Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	78	56
11:10	LeBron James defensive rebound	78	56
10:56	LeBron James misses 18-foot two point shot	78	56
10:53	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	78	56
10:43	Cam Whitmore makes 7-foot two point shot	78	58
10:25	Luka Doncic steps out of bounds turnover	78	58
10:17	Luka Doncic personal foul	78	58
10:07	Nate Williams makes driving layup	78	60
9:53	Luka Doncic makes 5-foot two point shot	80	60
9:42	Reed Sheppard makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)	80	63
9:26	Cam Whitmore shooting foul	80	63
9:26	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2	80	63
9:26	Lakers offensive team rebound	80	63
9:26	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	81	63
9:16	Jock Landale makes 26-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)	81	66
8:58	Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)	83	66
8:46	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	83	66
8:40	Reed Sheppard out of bounds lost ball turnover	83	66
8:17	Luka Doncic misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot	83	66
8:15	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	83	66
8:10	Nate Williams misses 23-foot three point shot	83	66
8:08	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	83	66
8:02	Rui Hachimura makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)	85	66
7:49	Cam Whitmore out of bounds lost ball turnover	85	66
7:38	Austin Reaves bad pass (Reed Sheppard steals)	85	66
7:34	Cam Whitmore makes two point shot	85	68
7:27	Lakers Full timeout	85	68
7:27	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	85	68
7:20	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 30-foot three point jumper	85	68
7:18	Jeff Green defensive rebound	85	68
7:15	Rui Hachimura shooting foul	85	68
7:15	Jeff Green misses free throw 1 of 2	85	68
7:15	Rockets offensive team rebound	85	68
7:15	Jeff Green makes free throw 2 of 2	85	69
6:57	Jock Landale shooting foul	85	69
6:57	Rui Hachimura misses free throw 1 of 2	85	69
6:57	Lakers offensive team rebound	85	69
6:57	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Nate Williams	85	69
6:57	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 2 of 2	86	69
6:37	Jeff Green misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	86	69
6:37	Rockets offensive team rebound	86	69
6:37	Rui Hachimura loose ball foul	86	69
6:30	Jeff Green misses 22-foot three point jumper	86	69
6:26	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	86	69
6:17	Rui Hachimura misses dunk	86	69
6:14	Aaron Holiday defensive rebound	86	69
6:10	Cam Whitmore makes 23-foot three point shot (Aaron Holiday assists)	86	72
5:47	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 22-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	89	72
5:31	Cam Whitmore makes 28-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)	89	75
5:21	Luka Doncic makes 31-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	92	75
5:09	Reed Sheppard bad pass (Gabe Vincent steals)	92	75
5:05	Austin Reaves misses two point shot	92	75
5:02	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	92	75
4:53	Cam Whitmore bad pass (Austin Reaves steals)	92	75
4:50	Austin Reaves makes dunk	94	75
4:30	Aaron Holiday misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	94	75
4:24	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	94	75
4:18	Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	94	75
4:15	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	94	75
4:12	Austin Reaves personal foul	94	75
4:12	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Austin Reaves	94	75
4:12	David Roddy enters the game for Jeff Green	94	75
3:53	Cam Whitmore misses layup	94	75
3:49	Jock Landale offensive rebound	94	75
3:49	Jock Landale makes tip shot	94	77
3:38	Luka Doncic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	96	77
3:22	Jock Landale misses two point shot	96	77
3:20	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	96	77
3:13	Jock Landale shooting foul	96	77
3:13	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	96	77
3:13	Lakers offensive team rebound	96	77
3:13	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Rui Hachimura	96	77
3:13	N'Faly Dante enters the game for Jock Landale	96	77
3:13	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	96	77
3:09	N'Faly Dante defensive rebound	96	77
2:55	Reed Sheppard misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	96	77
2:50	Gabe Vincent defensive rebound	96	77
2:43	David Roddy shooting foul	96	77
2:43	Rockets Full timeout	96	77
2:43	Nate Williams enters the game for Reed Sheppard	96	77
2:43	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	96	77
2:43	Lakers offensive team rebound	96	77
2:43	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	97	77
2:27	David Roddy misses 30-foot three point jumper	97	77
2:22	N'Faly Dante offensive rebound	97	77
2:22	N'Faly Dante makes two point shot	97	79
2:05	Gabe Vincent misses 24-foot three point jumper	97	79
2:02	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	97	79
1:55	Cam Whitmore makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot	97	82
1:35	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	100	82
1:21	Cam Whitmore makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	100	85
1:09	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	103	85
57.1	Cam Whitmore bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	103	85
51.1	Jordan Goodwin misses running pullup jump shot	103	85
49.0	David Roddy defensive rebound	103	85
39.1	David Roddy bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	103	85
28.1	Luka Doncic makes 14-foot two point shot (Gabe Vincent assists)	105	85
12.0	N'Faly Dante makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Aaron Holiday assists)	105	87
0.0	Nate Williams shooting foul	105	87
0.0	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 3	106	87
0.0	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 3	106	87
0.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	106	87
0.0	Luka Doncic makes free throw 3 of 3	107	87
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	107	87

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	HOU
12:00	Austin Reaves enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	107	87
12:00	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Luka Doncic	107	87
12:00	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Cam Whitmore	107	87
12:00	Jack McVeigh enters the game for Nate Williams	107	87
11:48	Gabe Vincent misses 28-foot three point jumper	107	87
11:46	N'Faly Dante defensive rebound	107	87
11:32	David Roddy makes 7-foot two point shot (Aaron Holiday assists)	107	89
11:17	Austin Reaves bad pass (N'Faly Dante steals)	107	89
11:09	N'Faly Dante makes 1-foot dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)	107	91
10:49	Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	107	91
10:46	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	107	91
10:38	Aaron Holiday bad pass (Austin Reaves steals)	107	91
10:27	Austin Reaves makes driving layup	109	91
10:12	Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point jumper	109	91
10:08	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	109	91
9:55	Rui Hachimura makes 10-foot step back jumpshot	111	91
9:39	David Roddy misses 24-foot three point jumper	111	91
9:36	Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound	111	91
9:32	Austin Reaves makes driving layup	113	91
9:32	N'Faly Dante shooting foul	113	91
9:32	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Gabe Vincent	113	91
9:32	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 1	114	91
9:17	Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Aaron Holiday assists)	114	94
9:06	Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	114	94
9:03	N'Faly Dante defensive rebound	114	94
8:54	Aaron Holiday bad pass (Dorian Finney-Smith steals)	114	94
8:39	N'Faly Dante blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 3-foot layup	114	94
8:36	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	114	94
8:34	Jordan Goodwin misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	114	94
8:29	David Roddy defensive rebound	114	94
8:21	Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul	114	94
8:21	David Roddy makes free throw 1 of 2	114	95
8:21	David Roddy makes free throw 2 of 2	114	96
8:13	Aaron Holiday blocks Austin Reaves 's 9-foot driving layup	114	96
8:13	Aaron Holiday defensive rebound	114	96
8:08	Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point shot	114	96
8:06	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	114	96
7:58	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	117	96
7:46	Reed Sheppard misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	117	96
7:41	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	117	96
7:27	Austin Reaves makes 13-foot step back jumpshot	119	96
7:05	N'Faly Dante makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (David Roddy assists)	119	98
6:49	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive foul	119	98
6:49	Jarred Vanderbilt turnover	119	98
6:49	Cam Whitmore enters the game for N'Faly Dante	119	98
6:49	Lakers Full timeout	119	98
6:40	Jack McVeigh misses 26-foot three point jumper	119	98
6:36	Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound	119	98
6:22	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot driving dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	121	98
6:11	Aaron Holiday makes 2-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)	121	100
6:11	Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul	121	100
6:11	Aaron Holiday makes free throw 1 of 1	121	101
5:56	Rui Hachimura makes driving layup	123	101
5:35	David Roddy makes 5-foot two point shot	123	103
5:16	Jack McVeigh personal foul	123	103
5:16	Nate Williams enters the game for Aaron Holiday	123	103
4:59	Rui Hachimura makes 11-foot two point shot	125	103
4:40	Cam Whitmore misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	125	103
4:37	Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound	125	103
4:32	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 23-foot three point shot (Jordan Goodwin assists)	128	103
4:23	Jordan Goodwin personal foul	128	103
4:23	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Austin Reaves	128	103
4:23	Bronny James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	128	103
4:13	Cam Whitmore makes 1-foot driving dunk (David Roddy assists)	128	105
3:57	Jack McVeigh blocks Bronny James 's 4-foot driving layup	128	105
3:57	Lakers offensive team rebound	128	105
3:57	Shake Milton enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	128	105
3:57	Trey Jemison III enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	128	105
3:48	Bronny James misses 13-foot two point shot	128	105
3:48	Lakers offensive team rebound	128	105
3:48	shot clock turnover	128	105
3:36	Nate Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper	128	105
3:29	Jack McVeigh offensive rebound	128	105
3:29	Jack McVeigh misses two point shot	128	105
3:29	Shake Milton defensive rebound	128	105
3:22	Jordan Goodwin out of bounds bad pass turnover	128	105
3:14	Reed Sheppard misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	128	105
3:14	Trey Jemison III defensive rebound	128	105
3:14	Lakers Full timeout	128	105
2:59	Reed Sheppard blocks Shake Milton 's 8-foot two point shot	128	105
2:57	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	128	105
2:51	Cam Whitmore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)	128	108
2:34	Shake Milton makes driving layup (Bronny James assists)	130	108
2:10	Jack McVeigh misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	130	108
2:07	Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound	130	108
1:48	Bronny James makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jordan Goodwin assists)	133	108
1:36	Jack McVeigh misses 23-foot three point jumper	133	108
1:33	Trey Jemison III defensive rebound	133	108
1:18	Dalton Knecht makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jordan Goodwin assists)	136	108
1:12	Dalton Knecht shooting foul	136	108
1:12	Nate Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	136	108
1:12	Rockets offensive team rebound	136	108
1:12	Nate Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	136	109
1:01	Cam Whitmore blocks Bronny James 's 4-foot driving layup	136	109
1:00	Dalton Knecht offensive rebound	136	109
59.0	Dalton Knecht misses 3-foot tip shot	136	109
59.0	Trey Jemison III offensive rebound	136	109
58.0	Trey Jemison III makes two point shot	138	109
33.0	Jack McVeigh lost ball turnover (Shake Milton steals)	138	109
24.1	Dalton Knecht makes dunk (Trey Jemison III assists)	140	109
10.0	David Roddy misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	140	109
7.1	Bronny James defensive rebound	140	109
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	140	109
0.0	End of Game	140	109

Time, Location & Referees

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crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

2:30 AM, April 12, 2025

Coverage

NBA TV, Spectrum Sports Net, Space City Home Network

Attendance

18,997

Referees

Kevin Cutler, Kevin Scott, Nate Green

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	L1

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