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Lakers hold off Rockets 104-98 with 6 3-pointers apiece from Dorian Finney-Smith, Gabe Vincent

By AP•Apr 1, 2025

Game Recap

Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers: Game Highlights

LOS ANGELES -- — Luka Doncic had 20 points and nine assists, and Gabe Vincent added 20 points on six 3-pointers in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 104-98 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night.

LeBron James finished with 16 points and eight rebounds for the Lakers, who solidified their hold on fourth place in the Western Conference.

Dorian Finney-Smith also scored a season-high 20 points and hit six 3-pointers while Los Angeles sent second-place Houston to only its second loss in 14 games.

After James hit two free throws with 11.1 seconds left to put the Lakers up 102-98, he soared across the key to block Alperen Sengun's layup attempt. Dillon Brooks then missed a 3-point attempt to seal the Lakers' 29th home victory.

Amen Thompson scored 20 points and Brooks had 16 for the Rockets, who had won three straight.

The Lakers' two superstars both looked weary, and much of LA's offense consisted of Doncic and James drawing defenders before kicking to Finney-Smith and Vincent for 3-point attempts.

Neither team led by more than eight points all night, but Los Angeles nursed a small lead throughout the final 17 minutes of play.

Takeaways

Rockets: They remained defensively tenacious in the second game of a road back-to-back, but their offense was lacking. Leading scorer Jalen Green had only nine points on 4-of-13 shooting, and Sengun managed just 14.

Lakers: They sometimes looked exhausted in their 19th game in 35 days, but got the job done.

Key moment

After Brooks missed one of two free throws with 20.1 seconds left to trim Los Angeles’ lead to 100-98, the Rockets nearly tied up Finney-Smith for a jump ball — but the Lakers called a timeout first.

Key stat

Finney-Smith posted his Lakers highs in points and 3-pointers.

Up next

The Rockets host Utah on Wednesday. After their first back-to-back days off in three weeks the Lakers host Golden State on Thursday.

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Regular Season Series

LAL at HOU

Mon, Jan 6

115 - 119

Final

HOU at LAL

Tue, Apr 1

98 - 104

Final

HOU at LAL

Sat, Apr 12

109 - 140

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HOU

LAL

37-89FG35-89

42Field Goal %39

10-323PT16-46

31Three Point %35

14-17FT18-20

10Offensive Rebounds10

41Defensive Rebounds35

26Assists22

7Steals11

5Blocks6

15Turnovers11

2Technical Fouls1

10Points Conceded Off Turnovers11

13Fast Break Points10

20Fouls15

8Largest Lead7

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	HOU
12:00	Alperen Sengun vs. Jaxson Hayes (Amen Thompson gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Alperen Sengun makes 12-foot two point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)	0	2
11:29	Luka Doncic misses driving layup	0	2
11:27	Jalen Green defensive rebound	0	2
11:17	Alperen Sengun makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Green assists)	0	4
10:57	Austin Reaves lost ball turnover (Amen Thompson steals)	0	4
10:48	Jalen Green misses driving layup	0	4
10:46	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	0	4
10:42	Luka Doncic makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	2	4
10:42	Fred VanVleet shooting foul	2	4
10:42	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1	3	4
10:26	Dillon Brooks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)	3	7
10:14	Jalen Green blocks Rui Hachimura 's 8-foot two point shot	3	7
10:10	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	3	7
10:09	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	3	7
10:09	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	3	7
10:02	Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point shot	3	7
9:58	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	3	7
9:50	Austin Reaves misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	3	7
9:48	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	3	7
9:41	Jalen Green bad pass (Luka Doncic steals)	3	7
9:36	LeBron James bad pass (Jalen Green steals)	3	7
9:33	Luka Doncic kicked ball violation	3	7
9:25	Alperen Sengun makes layup (Jalen Green assists)	3	9
9:10	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	3	9
9:06	Jalen Green defensive rebound	3	9
8:49	Dillon Brooks misses 10-foot two point shot	3	9
8:46	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	3	9
8:27	Rui Hachimura makes 14-foot step back jumpshot	5	9
8:15	Fred VanVleet misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	9
8:12	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	5	9
8:00	Jaxson Hayes offensive foul	5	9
8:00	Rockets Full timeout	5	9
8:00	(08:00) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Rockets] retain their timeout	5	9
8:00	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	5	9
8:00	Jaxson Hayes turnover	5	9
7:39	Luka Doncic loose ball foul	5	9
7:32	Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	9
7:28	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	5	9
7:20	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper	5	9
7:17	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	5	9
7:13	Amen Thompson out of bounds lost ball turnover	5	9
6:59	LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	7	9
6:38	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	7	9
6:34	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	7	9
6:23	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	10	9
6:03	Jalen Green misses driving floating jump shot	10	9
6:01	LeBron James defensive rebound	10	9
5:56	Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	9
5:51	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	10	9
5:43	LeBron James blocks Amen Thompson 's 1-foot dunk	10	9
5:40	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	10	9
5:37	Luka Doncic makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	12	9
5:18	Dillon Brooks misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	9
5:14	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	12	9
5:02	Rui Hachimura misses 27-foot three point jumper	12	9
4:57	Jalen Green defensive rebound	12	9
4:49	Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Fred VanVleet 's 4-foot driving layup	12	9
4:45	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	12	9
4:37	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	9
4:34	Jalen Green defensive rebound	12	9
4:28	Amen Thompson makes layup (Jalen Green assists)	12	11
4:08	Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	11
4:05	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	12	11
4:00	Fred VanVleet misses 26-foot three point shot	12	11
3:57	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	12	11
3:55	Lakers Full timeout	12	11
3:55	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Austin Reaves	12	11
3:55	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for LeBron James	12	11
3:55	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Rui Hachimura	12	11
3:55	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Amen Thompson	12	11
3:55	Steven Adams enters the game for Dillon Brooks	12	11
3:55	Tari Eason enters the game for Alperen Sengun	12	11
3:47	Tari Eason shooting foul	12	11
3:47	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	12	11
3:47	Lakers offensive team rebound	12	11
3:47	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	13	11
3:30	Jalen Green misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	13	11
3:29	Lakers defensive team rebound	13	11
3:10	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 7-foot two point shot	13	11
3:09	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	13	11
3:06	Jordan Goodwin misses 13-foot two point shot	13	11
3:03	Steven Adams defensive rebound	13	11
2:55	Jalen Green misses two point shot	13	11
2:53	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	13	11
2:42	Jordan Goodwin misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	11
2:37	Gabe Vincent offensive rebound	13	11
2:36	Gabe Vincent misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	11
2:33	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	13	11
2:26	Fred VanVleet misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	13	11
2:21	Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound	13	11
2:11	Jaxson Hayes misses layup	13	11
2:08	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	13	11
1:54	Fred VanVleet makes 27-foot three pointer	13	14
1:43	Tari Eason personal foul	13	14
1:43	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	13	14
1:43	LeBron James enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	13	14
1:43	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jalen Green	13	14
1:43	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Fred VanVleet	13	14
1:34	Gabe Vincent misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	14
1:30	Steven Adams defensive rebound	13	14
1:22	Amen Thompson makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	13	16
1:09	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	16
1:05	Gabe Vincent offensive rebound	13	16
1:00	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	16	16
46.1	Alperen Sengun misses 10-foot jumper	16	16
46.1	Rockets offensive team rebound	16	16
46.1	Dorian Finney-Smith loose ball foul	16	16
39.1	Amen Thompson misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	16
37.0	Lakers defensive team rebound	16	16
30.2	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	16
28.1	Tari Eason defensive rebound	16	16
11.0	Tari Eason makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	16	19
5.1	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 3-foot two point shot	16	19
3.1	Steven Adams defensive rebound	16	19
2.0	Steven Adams misses 80-foot three point jumper	16	19
1.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	16	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	16	19

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	HOU
12:00	Austin Reaves enters the game for Gabe Vincent	16	19
12:00	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	16	19
12:00	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Luka Doncic	16	19
12:00	Fred VanVleet enters the game for Steven Adams	16	19
12:00	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Amen Thompson	16	19
11:36	Alperen Sengun blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 2-foot dunk	16	19
11:33	Tari Eason defensive rebound	16	19
11:29	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)	16	22
11:17	Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot	16	22
11:15	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	16	22
11:09	Tari Eason makes two point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)	16	24
10:45	LeBron James makes 28-foot three point shot (Jordan Goodwin assists)	19	24
10:25	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 5-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	19	26
10:08	Jarred Vanderbilt misses two point shot	19	26
10:05	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	19	26
10:05	Jarred Vanderbilt makes tip shot	21	26
9:51	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)	21	29
9:38	Austin Reaves makes 8-foot two point shot	23	29
9:22	Tari Eason misses 27-foot three point jumper	23	29
9:17	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	23	29
9:16	Tari Eason misses two point shot	23	29
9:15	Tari Eason offensive rebound	23	29
9:14	Tari Eason misses tip shot	23	29
9:10	LeBron James defensive rebound	23	29
9:08	Austin Reaves makes two point shot	25	29
8:45	Tari Eason makes layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	25	31
8:18	LeBron James misses 9-foot two point shot	25	31
8:16	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	25	31
8:15	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	31
8:15	Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound	25	31
8:10	Jordan Goodwin makes two point shot	27	31
8:04	Alperen Sengun offensive foul	27	31
8:04	Alperen Sengun turnover	27	31
8:04	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	27	31
8:04	Steven Adams enters the game for Tari Eason	27	31
8:04	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Dalton Knecht	27	31
7:44	LeBron James misses 4-foot two point shot	27	31
7:40	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	27	31
7:31	Alperen Sengun bad pass (LeBron James steals)	27	31
7:17	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper	27	31
7:14	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	27	31
7:04	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	31
7:00	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	27	31
6:56	Dillon Brooks personal foul	27	31
6:56	Lakers Full timeout	27	31
6:56	Luka Doncic enters the game for Austin Reaves	27	31
6:56	Amen Thompson enters the game for Fred VanVleet	27	31
6:56	Jalen Green enters the game for Dillon Brooks	27	31
6:46	Rui Hachimura misses 13-foot jumper	27	31
6:42	Jalen Green defensive rebound	27	31
6:36	Amen Thompson makes two point shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	27	33
6:19	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	27	33
6:19	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	28	33
6:19	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for LeBron James	28	33
6:19	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	28	33
6:19	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	29	33
6:06	Steven Adams bad pass (Rui Hachimura steals)	29	33
6:01	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 24-foot three point shot	29	33
5:58	Steven Adams defensive rebound	29	33
5:50	Amen Thompson misses 11-foot two point shot	29	33
5:46	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	29	33
5:36	Gabe Vincent makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	32	33
5:26	Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul	32	33
5:26	Tari Eason enters the game for Alperen Sengun	32	33
5:14	Amen Thompson makes 6-foot two point shot	32	35
4:51	Jaxson Hayes offensive foul	32	35
4:51	Jaxson Hayes turnover	32	35
4:51	Austin Reaves enters the game for Rui Hachimura	32	35
4:33	Jalen Green makes driving layup	32	37
4:12	Amen Thompson blocks Luka Doncic 's 21-foot step back jumpshot	32	37
4:09	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	32	37
4:07	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive foul	32	37
4:07	Jabari Smith Jr. turnover	32	37
3:57	Gabe Vincent makes 24-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	35	37
3:43	Steven Adams lost ball turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	35	37
3:38	Luka Doncic bad pass (Steven Adams steals)	35	37
3:32	Steven Adams makes 1-foot dunk (Jalen Green assists)	35	39
3:16	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper	35	39
3:14	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	35	39
3:09	Tari Eason makes 1-foot layup (Amen Thompson assists)	35	41
2:51	Luka Doncic makes 6-foot pullup jump shot	37	41
2:51	Tari Eason shooting foul	37	41
2:51	Rockets Full timeout	37	41
2:51	LeBron James enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	37	41
2:51	Fred VanVleet enters the game for Tari Eason	37	41
2:51	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1	38	41
2:37	Steven Adams bad pass (Dorian Finney-Smith steals)	38	41
2:21	Gabe Vincent makes 22-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	41	41
2:05	Fred VanVleet makes 10-foot two point shot	41	43
1:51	Jalen Green kicked ball violation	41	43
1:51	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	41	43
1:51	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Steven Adams	41	43
1:40	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	44	43
1:23	Dillon Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	44	46
1:09	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	47	46
53.1	Alperen Sengun misses driving floating jump shot	47	46
51.0	LeBron James defensive rebound	47	46
47.0	Gabe Vincent misses running pullup jump shot	47	46
44.2	Lakers offensive team rebound	47	46
44.2	Fred VanVleet loose ball foul	47	46
33.0	Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point jumper	47	46
29.0	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	47	46
19.0	Jalen Green makes driving layup	47	48
1.1	Amen Thompson shooting foul	47	48
1.1	(00:01.3) [Rockets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	47	48
1.1	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	47	48
1.1	Lakers offensive team rebound	47	48
1.1	Steven Adams enters the game for Jalen Green	47	48
1.1	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	48	48
0.1	Fred VanVleet misses 67-foot three point pullup jump shot	48	48
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	48	48
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	48	48

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	HOU
12:00	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Gabe Vincent	48	48
12:00	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	48	48
12:00	Jalen Green enters the game for Steven Adams	48	48
11:41	Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	50	48
11:41	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	50	48
11:41	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 1	51	48
11:27	Fred VanVleet misses driving floating jump shot	51	48
11:24	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	51	48
11:17	Fred VanVleet misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	51	48
11:17	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	51	48
11:17	LeBron James shooting foul	51	48
11:17	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	51	49
11:17	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	51	50
10:53	LeBron James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists)	54	50
10:39	Jalen Green makes 27-foot three pointer (Alperen Sengun assists)	54	53
10:26	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper	54	53
10:23	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	54	53
10:04	Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot two point shot	54	55
9:54	LeBron James misses driving layup	54	55
9:52	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	54	55
9:41	Dillon Brooks makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	54	57
9:21	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	54	57
9:19	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	54	57
9:17	Rui Hachimura shooting foul	54	57
9:17	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	54	58
9:17	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	54	58
9:17	Amen Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2	54	58
9:17	LeBron James defensive rebound	54	58
8:56	LeBron James misses driving layup	54	58
8:55	Austin Reaves offensive rebound	54	58
8:54	Austin Reaves makes tip shot	56	58
8:41	Dillon Brooks makes 27-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	56	61
8:21	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	59	61
8:12	Jalen Green makes driving layup	59	63
7:54	Luka Doncic makes 4-foot two point shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	61	63
7:42	Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	61	63
7:39	LeBron James defensive rebound	61	63
7:34	LeBron James makes two point shot	63	63
7:13	Luka Doncic shooting foul	63	63
7:13	Dillon Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2	63	64
7:13	Tari Eason enters the game for Amen Thompson	63	64
7:13	Dillon Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2	63	65
6:51	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	66	65
6:33	Jalen Green misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	66	65
6:30	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	66	65
6:26	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point shot	66	65
6:21	Jalen Green defensive rebound	66	65
6:18	Lakers Full timeout	66	65
6:18	(06:18) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	66	65
6:18	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	66	65
6:18	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	66	65
6:18	Tari Eason offensive charge	66	65
6:18	Tari Eason turnover	66	65
6:04	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper	66	65
6:01	Jalen Green defensive rebound	66	65
5:56	Fred VanVleet misses running pullup jump shot	66	65
5:55	Steven Adams offensive rebound	66	65
5:49	Dillon Brooks makes layup (Fred VanVleet assists)	66	67
5:48	Double technical foul: Steven Adams and Dorian Finney-Smith	66	67
5:21	Gabe Vincent misses layup	66	67
5:19	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	66	67
5:14	Fred VanVleet misses 30-foot three point shot	66	67
5:12	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	66	67
4:56	Gabe Vincent misses 24-foot three point jumper	66	67
4:52	Steven Adams defensive rebound	66	67
4:40	Jalen Green misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	66	67
4:40	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	66	67
4:22	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gabe Vincent assists)	69	67
4:04	Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Jalen Green 's 3-foot driving layup	69	67
4:01	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	69	67
3:58	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Tari Eason steals)	69	67
3:53	Fred VanVleet misses 29-foot three point shot	69	67
3:50	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	69	67
3:37	Gabe Vincent misses 24-foot three point jumper	69	67
3:34	Jalen Green defensive rebound	69	67
3:23	Luka Doncic personal foul	69	67
3:23	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Austin Reaves	69	67
3:23	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	69	67
3:23	Amen Thompson enters the game for Fred VanVleet	69	67
3:10	Tari Eason misses 12-foot two point shot	69	67
3:07	Gabe Vincent defensive rebound	69	67
3:02	Gabe Vincent makes 23-foot three pointer (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	72	67
3:02	Rockets Full timeout	72	67
3:02	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Jalen Green	72	67
3:02	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Dillon Brooks	72	67
2:56	Amen Thompson misses driving layup	72	67
2:54	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	72	67
2:47	Jabari Smith Jr. bad pass (Gabe Vincent steals)	72	67
2:45	Jordan Goodwin bad pass (Amen Thompson steals)	72	67
2:43	Amen Thompson makes layup	72	69
2:22	Gabe Vincent makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	75	69
1:59	Amen Thompson misses 26-foot three point jumper	75	69
1:59	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	75	69
1:58	Jabari Smith Jr. makes tip shot	75	71
1:31	LeBron James misses 15-foot two point shot	75	71
1:31	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	75	71
1:24	Amen Thompson lost ball turnover (Dorian Finney-Smith steals)	75	71
1:21	Jordan Goodwin makes two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	77	71
1:10	Alperen Sengun misses 14-foot two point shot	77	71
1:10	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	77	71
1:03	Dorian Finney-Smith bad pass (Jabari Smith Jr. steals)	77	71
1:00	Jabari Smith Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	77	71
1:00	Steven Adams offensive rebound	77	71
1:00	Luka Doncic personal foul	77	71
1:00	Steven Adams makes free throw 1 of 2	77	72
1:00	Austin Reaves enters the game for Luka Doncic	77	72
1:00	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	77	72
1:00	Steven Adams makes free throw 2 of 2	77	73
44.0	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	77	73
44.0	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	78	73
44.0	Fred VanVleet enters the game for Steven Adams	78	73
44.0	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	79	73
35.0	Alperen Sengun makes 6-foot two point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)	79	75
12.2	Rui Hachimura makes 22-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	82	75
0.1	Tari Eason makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists)	82	77
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	82	77

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	HOU
12:00	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	82	77
12:00	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Tari Eason	82	77
11:45	Amen Thompson makes 2-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	82	79
11:24	Amen Thompson shooting foul	82	79
11:24	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	83	79
11:24	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	84	79
11:12	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 14-foot jumper	84	79
11:08	LeBron James defensive rebound	84	79
11:05	Austin Reaves makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)	86	79
10:40	Gabe Vincent shooting foul	86	79
10:40	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	86	80
10:40	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	86	81
10:20	LeBron James steps out of bounds turnover	86	81
10:02	Alperen Sengun misses driving layup	86	81
10:00	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	86	81
9:56	Gabe Vincent misses 28-foot three point shot	86	81
9:55	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	86	81
9:55	Jarred Vanderbilt misses tip shot	86	81
9:53	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	86	81
9:53	Amen Thompson blocks Jarred Vanderbilt's two point shot	86	81
9:51	Rockets defensive team rebound	86	81
9:51	Jarred Vanderbilt loose ball foul	86	81
9:35	Amen Thompson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)	86	84
9:21	Gabe Vincent makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	89	84
9:05	Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper	89	84
9:02	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	89	84
8:57	Austin Reaves misses 24-foot three point shot	89	84
8:52	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	89	84
8:46	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	89	87
8:25	Austin Reaves makes driving layup	91	87
8:25	Alperen Sengun defensive goaltending violation	91	87
8:06	Alperen Sengun misses 10-foot two point shot	91	87
8:06	LeBron James defensive rebound	91	87
8:06	Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul	91	87
8:06	Lakers Full timeout	91	87
8:06	Luka Doncic enters the game for Gabe Vincent	91	87
8:06	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	91	87
8:06	Jalen Green enters the game for Amen Thompson	91	87
8:06	Tari Eason enters the game for Alperen Sengun	91	87
7:55	Luka Doncic out of bounds bad pass turnover	91	87
7:38	Dillon Brooks misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	91	87
7:34	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	91	87
7:26	LeBron James makes driving layup (Austin Reaves assists)	93	87
7:14	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	93	87
7:10	LeBron James defensive rebound	93	87
7:06	Fred VanVleet personal foul	93	87
7:06	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for LeBron James	93	87
6:51	Austin Reaves misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	93	87
6:47	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	93	87
6:40	Jalen Green lost ball turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	93	87
6:34	Jordan Goodwin misses running pullup jump shot	93	87
6:32	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	93	87
6:22	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Austin Reaves	93	87
6:22	Rockets Full timeout	93	87
6:22	(06:22) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Rockets] retain their timeout	93	87
6:22	Jordan Goodwin shooting foul	93	87
6:22	Fred VanVleet makes free throw 1 of 3	93	88
6:22	Fred VanVleet misses free throw 2 of 3	93	88
6:22	Rockets offensive team rebound	93	88
6:22	Fred VanVleet makes free throw 3 of 3	93	89
6:02	Gabe Vincent misses 25-foot three point jumper	93	89
6:00	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	93	89
5:55	Gabe Vincent blocks Tari Eason 's 6-foot two point shot	93	89
5:54	Dillon Brooks offensive rebound	93	89
5:43	Tari Eason makes 2-foot driving dunk (Dillon Brooks assists)	93	91
5:42	Tari Eason technical foul	93	91
5:42	Luka Doncic makes technical free throw	94	91
5:42	Austin Reaves enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	94	91
5:21	Jalen Green personal foul	94	91
5:21	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	94	91
5:21	Dillon Brooks personal foul	94	91
5:21	Gabe Vincent makes free throw 1 of 2	95	91
5:21	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	95	91
5:21	Gabe Vincent makes free throw 2 of 2	96	91
5:09	Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper	96	91
5:05	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	96	91
4:53	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper	96	91
4:48	Jalen Green defensive rebound	96	91
4:44	Tari Eason bad pass (LeBron James steals)	96	91
4:25	Luka Doncic misses 14-foot two point shot	96	91
4:23	Rockets defensive team rebound	96	91
4:01	Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Fred VanVleet 's 3-foot driving layup	96	91
3:57	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	96	91
3:57	Amen Thompson misses 19-foot two point shot	96	91
3:57	Rockets offensive team rebound	96	91
3:57	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Tari Eason	96	91
3:43	Dillon Brooks misses 19-foot two point shot	96	91
3:40	Gabe Vincent defensive rebound	96	91
3:34	Lakers Full timeout	96	91
3:34	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Gabe Vincent	96	91
3:34	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Jalen Green	96	91
3:18	Dillon Brooks blocks Dorian Finney-Smith 's 3-foot driving layup	96	91
3:15	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	96	91
3:13	Rockets Full timeout	96	91
3:00	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 13-foot jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	96	93
2:42	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	98	93
2:24	Luka Doncic shooting foul	98	93
2:24	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	98	94
2:24	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	98	95
2:06	Rui Hachimura makes 2-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	100	95
1:51	Fred VanVleet bad pass (Austin Reaves steals)	100	95
1:34	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	100	95
1:31	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	100	95
1:12	Amen Thompson makes driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists)	100	97
56.1	Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper	100	97
53.0	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	100	97
46.1	Dillon Brooks bad pass (Rui Hachimura steals)	100	97
22.1	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Dillon Brooks steals)	100	97
20.0	Austin Reaves shooting foul	100	97
20.0	Dillon Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2	100	97
20.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	100	97
20.0	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Austin Reaves	100	97
20.0	Tari Eason enters the game for Alperen Sengun	100	97
20.0	Dillon Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2	100	98
20.0	Lakers Full timeout	100	98
20.0	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Rui Hachimura	100	98
20.0	Austin Reaves enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	100	98
13.0	Lakers Full timeout	100	98
11.0	Amen Thompson personal take foul	100	98
11.0	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	101	98
11.0	Steven Adams enters the game for Fred VanVleet	101	98
11.0	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Dillon Brooks	101	98
11.0	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	102	98
11.0	Rockets Full timeout	102	98
11.0	Jalen Green enters the game for Amen Thompson	102	98
11.0	Fred VanVleet enters the game for Tari Eason	102	98
11.0	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Steven Adams	102	98
8.0	LeBron James blocks Alperen Sengun 's 4-foot finger roll layup	102	98
8.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	102	98
4.1	Dillon Brooks misses 23-foot three point jumper	102	98
3.0	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	102	98
3.0	Alperen Sengun personal foul	102	98
3.0	Dorian Finney-Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	103	98
3.0	Dorian Finney-Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	104	98
1.1	Fred VanVleet misses 44-foot three point pullup jump shot	104	98
1.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	104	98
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	104	98
0.0	End of Game	104	98

Time, Location & Referees

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crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

2:00 AM, April 1, 2025

Coverage

TNT, truTV, HBO Max, Spectrum Sports Net, Spectrum Sports Net +, Space City Home Network

Attendance

18,997

Referees

Josh Tiven, Tre Maddox, Brandon Schwab

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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Lakers hold off Rockets 104-98 with 6 3-pointers apiece from Dorian Finney-Smith, Gabe Vincent

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