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Doncic leads Lakers to a 100-92 victory over the Rockets for their sixth straight victory

By AP•Mar 17, 2026

Game Recap

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets: Game Highlights

HOUSTON -- — Luka Doncic scored 36 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 100-92 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night in the opener of a two-game series between teams fighting for Western Conference playoff position.

Los Angeles moved 1 1/2 games ahead of Houston for third in the West standings. There were 13 lead changes in a game that had a playoff atmosphere, but the Lakers ultimately won their sixth straight.

LeBron James found Marcus Smart for a corner 3-pointer that put Los Angeles up 94-90 with 2 minutes remaining. James finished with 18 points, five rebounds and five assists.

Doncic hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the fading minutes of the third quarter to give the Lakers an 83-80 lead after trailing 57-51 at halftime. Doncic was 4 for 12 on 3s in the game and needs 11 more to match D’Angelo Russell’s franchise record of 226 in a season.

Doncic had his sixth straight game with 30 or more points but fell just short of his 12th 40-point game this season. He went 14 for 27 from the field.

Jabari Smith Jr. led Houston with 22 points. Amen Thompson had 19 and Kevin Durant added 18 for the Rockets, who committed 24 turnovers compared with just 12 for Los Angeles.

Houston was without Alperen Sengun, who was dealing with lower back pain. Sengun is averaging 20.2 points, second only to Durant for the Rockets.

The Rockets took the first meeting between the two teams this season, 119-96, in Los Angeles on Dec. 25.

Up next

The teams meet again in Houston on Wednesday.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

LAL lead series 1-0

Playoff Series

HOU at LAL

Sun, Apr 19

98 - 107

Final

HOU at LAL

5:43 - 3rd Quarter

60 - 67

Live

LAL at HOU

Sat, Apr 25

12:00 AM

Scheduled

LAL at HOU

Mon, Apr 27

1:30 AM

Scheduled

HOU at LAL

Wed, Apr 29

4:00 AM

Scheduled

LAL at HOU

Fri, May 1

4:00 AM

Scheduled

HOU at LAL

Sun, May 3

4:00 AM

Scheduled

Series tied 1-1

Regular Season Series

HOU at LAL

Fri, Dec 26

119 - 96

Final

LAL at HOU

Tue, Mar 17

100 - 92

Final

LAL at HOU

Thu, Mar 19

124 - 116

Final

Statistics visualization

Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

LAL

HOU

37-84FG38-79

44Field Goal %48

8-343PT5-26

24Three Point %19

18-22FT11-15

12Offensive Rebounds15

20Defensive Rebounds29

17Assists21

14Steals9

2Blocks3

11Turnovers22

0Technical Fouls1

14Points Conceded Off Turnovers21

16Fast Break Points4

18Fouls18

10Largest Lead10

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	LAL
12:00	Deandre Ayton vs. Clint Capela (Tari Eason gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Marcus Smart shooting foul	0	0
11:39	Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
11:39	Rockets offensive team rebound	0	0
11:39	Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2	1	0
11:27	Luka Doncic misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	1	0
11:25	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	1	0
11:15	Clint Capela makes 1-foot dunk (Amen Thompson assists)	3	0
10:58	Luka Doncic makes 9-foot fade away jump shot	3	2
10:44	Amen Thompson bad pass turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	3	2
10:39	LeBron James makes 1-foot running dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	3	4
10:22	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Tari Eason assists)	5	4
10:21	Rockets delay of game violation	5	4
10:08	Austin Reaves misses driving layup	5	4
10:06	Clint Capela defensive rebound	5	4
9:54	Kevin Durant misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	5	4
9:52	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	5	4
9:43	Deandre Ayton misses 10-foot jumper	5	4
9:40	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	5	4
9:24	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 10-foot fade away jump shot (Clint Capela assists)	7	4
9:08	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	7	4
9:06	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	7	4
8:55	Amen Thompson makes 2-foot dunk (Tari Eason assists)	9	4
8:37	Luka Doncic makes 28-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	9	7
8:21	Kevin Durant makes 13-foot jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	11	7
7:59	Luka Doncic makes 9-foot two point shot	11	9
7:33	Tari Eason misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	9
7:31	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	11	9
7:15	Luka Doncic makes 12-foot two point shot	11	11
6:57	Tari Eason misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	11
6:54	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	11	11
6:50	LeBron James makes 3-foot running dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	11	13
6:40	LeBron James personal foul	11	13
6:40	Rockets Full timeout	11	13
6:40	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Amen Thompson	11	13
6:40	Josh Okogie enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	11	13
6:40	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart	11	13
6:28	Kevin Durant makes 12-foot two point shot	13	13
6:08	Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	13
6:04	Tari Eason defensive rebound	13	13
5:52	Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Deandre Ayton steals)	13	13
5:48	Rui Hachimura makes running layup (LeBron James assists)	13	15
5:27	Kevin Durant makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	15	15
5:15	Luka Doncic makes 24-foot three pointer	15	18
5:02	Clint Capela misses 7-foot two point shot	15	18
5:01	Lakers defensive team rebound	15	18
5:01	Tari Eason loose ball foul	15	18
5:01	Amen Thompson enters the game for Tari Eason	15	18
5:01	Luke Kennard enters the game for LeBron James	15	18
4:57	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Josh Okogie steals)	15	18
4:55	Amen Thompson makes 3-foot dunk (Josh Okogie assists)	17	18
4:37	Luka Doncic makes 16-foot fade away jump shot	17	20
4:24	Reed Sheppard misses 31-foot three point jumper	17	20
4:22	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	17	20
4:09	Austin Reaves makes 10-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	17	22
3:56	Kevin Durant makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	19	22
3:34	Deandre Ayton lost ball turnover (Josh Okogie steals)	19	22
3:10	Amen Thompson misses 11-foot fade away jump shot	19	22
3:08	Clint Capela offensive rebound	19	22
3:07	Clint Capela bad pass turnover (Rui Hachimura steals)	19	22
2:56	Luke Kennard misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	22
2:53	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	19	22
2:47	Amen Thompson misses running pullup jump shot	19	22
2:45	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	19	22
2:36	Rui Hachimura makes 2-foot driving dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	19	24
2:16	Amen Thompson makes 2-foot dunk (Josh Okogie assists)	21	24
2:16	Lakers Full timeout	21	24
2:16	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Kevin Durant	21	24
2:16	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Josh Okogie	21	24
2:16	Tari Eason enters the game for Clint Capela	21	24
2:16	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	21	24
2:16	Marcus Smart enters the game for Austin Reaves	21	24
1:54	Marcus Smart makes 22-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)	21	27
1:28	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 9-foot fade away jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)	23	27
1:10	Luka Doncic makes 8-foot two point shot	23	29
46.2	Amen Thompson misses 21-foot jumper	23	29
44.4	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	23	29
42.7	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	29
40.4	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	23	29
37.4	Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	26	29
29.1	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	26	29
25.1	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	26	29
7.3	Reed Sheppard makes 3-foot driving dunk	28	29
0.9	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper	28	29
0.9	Lakers offensive team rebound	28	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	29

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	LAL
12:00	Clint Capela enters the game for Tari Eason	28	29
12:00	Austin Reaves enters the game for Rui Hachimura	28	29
12:00	LeBron James enters the game for Luka Doncic	28	29
11:40	LeBron James misses two point shot	28	29
11:37	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	28	29
11:31	Reed Sheppard misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	28	29
11:28	LeBron James defensive rebound	28	29
11:23	Austin Reaves makes running layup	28	31
11:00	Amen Thompson misses 22-foot three point jumper	28	31
11:00	Rockets offensive team rebound	28	31
11:00	Jaxson Hayes loose ball foul	28	31
11:00	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Luke Kennard	28	31
10:48	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	31	31
10:36	Amen Thompson personal foul	31	31
10:29	Amen Thompson blocks Austin Reaves 's 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	31	31
10:27	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	31	31
10:21	Amen Thompson bad pass turnover (LeBron James steals)	31	31
10:16	Austin Reaves makes 2-foot layup (LeBron James assists)	31	33
9:55	Amen Thompson lost ball turnover (Jaxson Hayes steals)	31	33
9:42	Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper	31	33
9:39	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	31	33
9:37	Jake LaRavia makes two point shot	31	35
9:37	Rockets Full timeout	31	35
9:22	Clint Capela bad pass turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	31	35
9:20	Jake LaRavia lost ball turnover (Clint Capela steals)	31	35
9:16	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper	34	35
8:53	Clint Capela shooting foul	34	35
8:53	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2	34	36
8:53	Kevin Durant enters the game for Amen Thompson	34	36
8:53	Tari Eason enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	34	36
8:53	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2	34	37
8:28	Tari Eason misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	34	37
8:25	Clint Capela offensive rebound	34	37
8:24	Clint Capela makes driving layup	36	37
8:24	LeBron James shooting foul	36	37
8:24	Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 1	37	37
8:14	Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul	37	37
8:14	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	37	37
8:07	Clint Capela shooting foul	37	37
8:07	Rockets Full timeout	37	37
8:07	(08:07) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Rockets] charged with a timeout	37	37
8:07	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2	37	38
8:07	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2	37	39
7:56	Austin Reaves kicked ball violation	37	39
7:45	Tari Eason misses 25-foot three point jumper	37	39
7:42	Lakers defensive team rebound	37	39
7:31	LeBron James misses 8-foot two point shot	37	39
7:28	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	37	39
7:25	Tari Eason personal foul	37	39
7:25	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	37	40
7:25	Luka Doncic enters the game for LeBron James	37	40
7:25	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart	37	40
7:25	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	37	41
7:15	Rui Hachimura shooting foul	37	41
7:15	Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2	38	41
7:15	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	38	41
7:15	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Reed Sheppard	38	41
7:15	Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2	38	41
7:12	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	38	41
7:04	Luka Doncic misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	38	41
7:01	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	38	41
6:41	Kevin Durant makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	40	41
6:26	Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot	40	41
6:24	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	40	41
6:15	Dorian Finney-Smith bad pass turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	40	41
6:10	Austin Reaves misses running pullup jump shot	40	41
6:07	Rui Hachimura offensive rebound	40	41
6:06	Rui Hachimura offensive foul	40	41
6:06	Rui Hachimura offensive foul turnover	40	41
6:06	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Clint Capela	40	41
5:55	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	40	41
5:53	Tari Eason offensive rebound	40	41
5:52	Tari Eason misses tip shot	40	41
5:51	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	40	41
5:50	Dorian Finney-Smith makes tip shot	42	41
5:35	Luka Doncic makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	42	43
5:15	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	42	43
5:14	Rockets offensive team rebound	42	43
5:14	Deandre Ayton loose ball foul	42	43
5:14	Luke Kennard enters the game for Jake LaRavia	42	43
5:00	Kevin Durant misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	42	43
4:57	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	42	43
4:57	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 3-foot dunk	44	43
4:40	Marcus Smart enters the game for Austin Reaves	44	43
4:34	Luka Doncic misses 13-foot fade away jump shot	44	43
4:30	Tari Eason defensive rebound	44	43
4:23	Kevin Durant misses two point shot	44	43
4:22	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	44	43
4:12	Luka Doncic makes 8-foot jumper	44	45
3:57	Marcus Smart personal foul	44	45
3:57	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	45	45
3:57	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	46	45
3:41	Tari Eason personal foul	46	45
3:41	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	46	45
3:41	Lakers offensive team rebound	46	45
3:41	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Tari Eason	46	45
3:41	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	46	46
3:30	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper	46	46
3:27	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	46	46
3:18	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	46	46
3:14	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	46	46
3:11	Luke Kennard misses 24-foot three point jumper	46	46
3:09	Rockets defensive team rebound	46	46
2:51	Reed Sheppard misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	46	46
2:48	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	46	46
2:46	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	49	46
2:45	Lakers Full timeout	49	46
2:45	LeBron James enters the game for Deandre Ayton	49	46
2:33	Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	49	49
2:07	Kevin Durant makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	51	49
1:57	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	51	49
1:55	Amen Thompson makes 2-foot running dunk (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	53	49
1:35	Reed Sheppard personal foul	53	49
1:35	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	53	50
1:35	Austin Reaves enters the game for Luke Kennard	53	50
1:35	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	53	51
1:16	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Kevin Durant assists)	55	51
58.6	Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Austin Reaves 's 3-foot layup	55	51
56.0	LeBron James offensive rebound	55	51
48.7	Luka Doncic misses layup	55	51
47.3	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	55	51
43.3	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot running jump shot	55	51
39.5	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	55	51
33.8	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	55	51
24.7	Kevin Durant makes 2-foot two point shot	57	51
1.0	Austin Reaves misses 24-foot three point jumper	57	51
1.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	57	51
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	57	51

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	LAL
12:00	Tari Eason enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	57	51
12:00	Clint Capela enters the game for Reed Sheppard	57	51
12:00	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Rui Hachimura	57	51
11:47	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point jumper	57	51
11:43	Austin Reaves offensive rebound	57	51
11:42	LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper	57	51
11:39	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	57	51
11:30	LeBron James personal foul	57	51
11:24	Austin Reaves blocks Tari Eason 's 3-foot driving layup	57	51
11:21	Tari Eason offensive rebound	57	51
11:21	Amen Thompson makes 2-foot reverse layup (Tari Eason assists)	59	51
11:09	Marcus Smart makes 3-foot fade away jump shot	59	53
10:50	Amen Thompson makes 2-foot dunk (Clint Capela assists)	61	53
10:32	Deandre Ayton misses 8-foot two point shot	61	53
10:30	Clint Capela defensive rebound	61	53
10:22	Deandre Ayton blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 12-foot pullup jump shot	61	53
10:19	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	61	53
10:13	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 15-foot two point shot	63	53
9:59	Austin Reaves makes 2-foot two point shot	63	55
9:43	Kevin Durant misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	63	55
9:41	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	63	55
9:36	Austin Reaves misses 24-foot running jump shot	63	55
9:33	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	63	55
9:23	Amen Thompson makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	65	55
9:08	LeBron James makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	65	57
8:50	Clint Capela makes 5-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)	67	57
8:33	Clint Capela shooting foul	67	57
8:33	Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 2	67	57
8:33	Lakers offensive team rebound	67	57
8:33	Deandre Ayton makes free throw 2 of 2	67	58
8:14	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	67	58
8:12	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	67	58
8:08	Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	67	58
7:57	LeBron James makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	67	61
7:40	Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	67	61
7:20	Luka Doncic misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	67	61
7:18	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	67	61
7:07	Tari Eason makes 1-foot layup (Amen Thompson assists)	69	61
6:56	Austin Reaves bad pass turnover (Tari Eason steals)	69	61
6:53	Luka Doncic shooting foul	69	61
6:53	Rockets Full timeout	69	61
6:53	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	69	61
6:53	Tari Eason misses free throw 1 of 2	69	61
6:53	Rockets offensive team rebound	69	61
6:53	Tari Eason makes free throw 2 of 2	70	61
6:37	Deandre Ayton misses 9-foot floating jump shot	70	61
6:35	Clint Capela defensive rebound	70	61
6:24	Reed Sheppard offensive charge	70	61
6:24	Reed Sheppard offensive foul turnover	70	61
6:24	Josh Okogie enters the game for Amen Thompson	70	61
6:12	Luka Doncic makes 16-foot step back jumpshot	70	63
5:46	Kevin Durant misses 9-foot two point shot	70	63
5:44	LeBron James defensive rebound	70	63
5:43	Luka Doncic makes running layup (LeBron James assists)	70	65
5:43	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	70	65
5:43	Luke Kennard enters the game for Marcus Smart	70	65
5:43	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1	70	66
5:20	Tari Eason makes 12-foot step back jumpshot (Reed Sheppard assists)	72	66
5:08	Luka Doncic traveling turnover	72	66
5:08	Amen Thompson enters the game for Tari Eason	72	66
5:08	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Clint Capela	72	66
4:55	Kevin Durant flagrant foul type 1	72	66
4:55	Kevin Durant offensive foul turnover	72	66
4:55	(04:55) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	72	66
4:55	Austin Reaves makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2	72	67
4:55	Austin Reaves makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2	72	68
4:55	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Deandre Ayton	72	68
4:46	LeBron James makes 2-foot layup (Luka Doncic assists)	72	70
4:46	Rockets Full timeout	72	70
4:27	Amen Thompson misses driving layup	72	70
4:26	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	72	70
4:17	Rui Hachimura makes 16-foot jumper (Luke Kennard assists)	72	72
3:52	Kevin Durant lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals)	72	72
3:50	Josh Okogie shooting foul	72	72
3:50	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	72	72
3:50	Lakers offensive team rebound	72	72
3:50	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Josh Okogie	72	72
3:50	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	72	73
3:29	Reed Sheppard makes 2-foot two point shot	74	73
3:11	Austin Reaves makes 8-foot fade away jump shot (LeBron James assists)	74	75
2:51	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	74	75
2:50	Rockets offensive team rebound	74	75
2:50	Rui Hachimura loose ball foul	74	75
2:50	Tari Eason enters the game for Kevin Durant	74	75
2:50	Jake LaRavia enters the game for LeBron James	74	75
2:49	Tari Eason bad pass turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	74	75
2:44	Rui Hachimura misses running layup	74	75
2:43	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	74	75
2:43	Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul	74	75
2:43	Amen Thompson technical foul	74	75
2:43	Austin Reaves makes technical free throw	74	76
2:43	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2	74	77
2:43	Marcus Smart enters the game for Austin Reaves	74	77
2:43	Jake LaRavia misses free throw 2 of 2	74	77
2:41	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	74	77
2:27	Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	74	77
2:24	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	74	77
2:18	Luka Doncic makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	74	80
2:02	Amen Thompson out of bounds bad pass turnover	74	80
1:43	Luka Doncic misses 23-foot fade away jump shot	74	80
1:41	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	74	80
1:41	Rui Hachimura personal foul	74	80
1:24	Amen Thompson makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)	76	80
1:05	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Tari Eason steals)	76	80
1:02	Reed Sheppard makes 2-foot running dunk	78	80
47.7	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	78	83
33.2	Marcus Smart personal foul	78	83
33.2	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	79	83
33.2	Josh Okogie enters the game for Reed Sheppard	79	83
33.2	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	80	83
15.3	Jake LaRavia bad pass turnover (Dorian Finney-Smith steals)	80	83
13.6	Dorian Finney-Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover	80	83
13.6	Austin Reaves enters the game for Jake LaRavia	80	83
0.0	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot fade away jump shot	80	83
0.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	80	83
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	80	83

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	LAL
12:00	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Tari Eason	80	83
12:00	Clint Capela enters the game for Josh Okogie	80	83
12:00	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Luke Kennard	80	83
12:00	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Rui Hachimura	80	83
12:00	LeBron James enters the game for Luka Doncic	80	83
11:44	Jabari Smith Jr. lost ball turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	80	83
11:39	Jake LaRavia lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	80	83
11:24	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper	80	83
11:21	LeBron James defensive rebound	80	83
11:17	LeBron James makes 2-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	80	85
10:59	LeBron James shooting foul	80	85
10:59	Lakers Full timeout	80	85
10:59	(10:59) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Lakers] charged with a timeout	80	85
10:59	Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2	80	85
10:59	Rockets offensive team rebound	80	85
10:59	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	81	85
10:36	LeBron James misses 29-foot three point jumper	81	85
10:33	Clint Capela defensive rebound	81	85
10:23	Marcus Smart personal foul	81	85
10:12	Reed Sheppard makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	83	85
9:46	Jaxson Hayes misses layup	83	85
9:44	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	83	85
9:36	Marcus Smart misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	83	85
9:33	Clint Capela defensive rebound	83	85
9:32	Clint Capela offensive foul	83	85
9:32	Clint Capela offensive foul turnover	83	85
9:32	(09:32) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	83	85
9:32	Kevin Durant enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	83	85
9:22	Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point jumper	83	85
9:18	Clint Capela defensive rebound	83	85
9:12	Reed Sheppard out of bounds bad pass turnover	83	85
8:57	LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper	83	85
8:56	Rockets defensive team rebound	83	85
8:56	Jake LaRavia loose ball foul	83	85
8:56	Tari Eason enters the game for Amen Thompson	83	85
8:56	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Clint Capela	83	85
8:44	Kevin Durant back court turnover	83	85
8:24	Jake LaRavia misses driving floating jump shot	83	85
8:20	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	83	85
8:09	Dorian Finney-Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover	83	85
8:09	Luka Doncic enters the game for Jake LaRavia	83	85
7:51	Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper	83	85
7:46	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	83	85
7:30	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	83	85
7:26	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	83	85
7:20	Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot	83	85
7:18	Tari Eason defensive rebound	83	85
6:59	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 3-foot dunk (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	85	85
6:46	Marcus Smart misses 24-foot three point jumper	85	85
6:45	Rockets defensive team rebound	85	85
6:45	Amen Thompson enters the game for Reed Sheppard	85	85
6:45	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart	85	85
6:27	Austin Reaves personal foul	85	85
6:27	Luke Kennard enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	85	85
6:15	Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point shot	85	85
6:14	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	85	85
6:12	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	88	85
5:52	Amen Thompson shooting foul	88	85
5:52	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	88	86
5:52	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	88	87
5:35	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper	88	87
5:31	Tari Eason offensive rebound	88	87
5:30	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper	88	87
5:27	Tari Eason offensive rebound	88	87
5:25	Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper	88	87
5:25	Tari Eason offensive rebound	88	87
5:10	Tari Eason misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	88	87
5:05	LeBron James defensive rebound	88	87
5:01	Austin Reaves misses 23-foot running jump shot	88	87
4:58	Tari Eason defensive rebound	88	87
4:52	8 second turnover	88	87
4:52	Lakers Full timeout	88	87
4:52	Marcus Smart enters the game for LeBron James	88	87
4:52	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Luke Kennard	88	87
4:39	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	88	87
4:36	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	88	87
4:14	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 31-foot three point jumper	88	87
4:14	Rockets offensive team rebound	88	87
4:14	shot clock turnover	88	87
4:14	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	88	87
3:56	Reed Sheppard personal foul	88	87
3:47	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper	88	87
3:45	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	88	87
3:32	Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	88	87
3:23	Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper	88	87
3:21	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	88	87
3:17	Austin Reaves misses driving layup	88	87
3:16	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	88	87
3:16	Deandre Ayton makes tip shot	88	89
3:16	Tari Eason defensive goaltending violation	88	89
3:02	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	88	89
2:58	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	88	89
2:49	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	88	89
2:47	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	88	89
2:46	Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point jumper	88	89
2:45	Lakers offensive team rebound	88	89
2:45	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	88	89
2:38	Luka Doncic makes 6-foot two point shot	88	91
2:22	Marcus Smart personal foul	88	91
2:22	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	89	91
2:22	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	90	91
2:13	Amen Thompson personal foul	90	91
2:00	Marcus Smart makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	90	94
1:39	Tari Eason misses 21-foot jumper	90	94
1:39	Rockets offensive team rebound	90	94
1:37	Reed Sheppard misses 22-foot three point jumper	90	94
1:33	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	90	94
1:16	Jabari Smith Jr. blocks LeBron James 's 3-foot driving layup	90	94
1:15	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	90	94
1:15	Deandre Ayton makes dunk	90	96
56.6	Tari Eason misses driving floating jump shot	90	96
55.4	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	90	96
43.4	Deandre Ayton makes 5-foot two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)	90	98
43.4	Rockets Full timeout	90	98
43.4	Clint Capela enters the game for Amen Thompson	90	98
42.0	Tari Eason bad pass turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	90	98
39.9	LeBron James makes 2-foot running dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	90	100
29.8	Kevin Durant makes driving layup	92	100
5.7	shot clock turnover	92	100
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	92	100
0.0	End of Game	92	100

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Toyota Center (Houston)

Houston, TX

Date & Time

1:30 AM, March 17, 2026

Coverage

Peacock, Spectrum Sports Net, Space City Home Network, Spectrum Sports Net +, NBCSN

Attendance

18,055

Referees

James Williams, Jason Goldenberg, Ray Acosta

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

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

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