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124-116

Final

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Rockets

Doncic drops 40, James adds 30 as Lakers stretch their streak to 7 with 124-116 win over Rockets

By AP•Mar 19, 2026

Game Recap

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HOUSTON -- — Luka Doncic had 40 points and LeBron James added 30 as the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 124-116 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.

It’s the 10th win in 11 games for the Lakers, who also beat Houston 100-92 on Monday night.

The Lakers led by 4 with about 90 seconds remaining when Doncic found James for an alley-oop dunk. Kevin Durant had a turnover on the other end and Doncic made a 3-pointer to push the lead to 120-111 with less than a minute left.

Doncic had 10 assists and nine rebounds to finish one rebound shy of a triple-double. James was 13 of 14 from the floor — tying the best single-game shooting effort of his career — and had five rebounds to give him 12,002, making him the 23rd player in NBA history to reach 12,000 rebounds. James also shot 13 of 14 for Miami against Charlotte on Feb. 4, 2013.

Alperen Sengun had 27 points and 10 assists for the Rockets in his return after missing two games with a back issue. Amen Thompson added 26 points and 11 rebounds as Houston lost for the third time in four games.

Durant had just two points in the first half and finished with 18 points and six rebounds.

The Lakers trailed by 2 before Rui Hachimura and Doncic made consecutive 3-pointers to take a 113-109 lead with about three minutes to go.

Thompson made a layup for the Rockets before a dunk by Hachimura left the Lakers up by 4 with less than two minutes left.

The game was tied early in the fourth quarter before James scored the first four points in a 6-0 run that gave the Lakers a 102-96 lead with less than nine minutes to go.

But the Rockets scored the next nine points, with a 3 from Durant, to take a 105-102 lead with about 6½ minutes remaining.

Up next

Lakers: Visit Miami on Thursday night.

Rockets: Host Atlanta on Friday night.

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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

Wed, Apr 22

2:30 AM

Scheduled

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

LAL win series 2-1

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

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

LAL

HOU

46-76FG45-91

61Field Goal %49

15-323PT11-32

47Three Point %34

17-27FT15-17

5Offensive Rebounds12

29Defensive Rebounds26

30Assists26

6Steals10

8Blocks1

13Turnovers11

0Technical Fouls0

26Points Conceded Off Turnovers23

21Fast Break Points15

20Fouls21

13Largest Lead6

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	LAL
12:00	Deandre Ayton vs. Alperen Sengun (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:46	LeBron James makes 22-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)	0	3
11:31	Amen Thompson misses driving layup	0	3
11:30	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	0	3
11:28	Amen Thompson makes dunk	2	3
11:13	Luka Doncic misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	2	3
11:13	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	2	3
11:05	Alperen Sengun misses layup	2	3
11:04	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	2	3
10:51	Deandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (Luka Doncic assists)	2	5
10:37	Tari Eason misses two point shot	2	5
10:35	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	2	5
10:35	Amen Thompson misses tip shot	2	5
10:34	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	2	5
10:27	Amen Thompson personal foul	2	5
10:14	Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	2	5
10:14	Tari Eason defensive rebound	2	5
10:07	Tari Eason makes two point shot	4	5
9:50	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	4	5
9:50	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 3	4	5
9:50	Lakers offensive team rebound	4	5
9:50	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 3	4	5
9:50	Lakers offensive team rebound	4	5
9:50	Luka Doncic misses free throw 3 of 3	4	5
9:50	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	4	5
9:24	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot	4	5
9:23	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	4	5
9:14	LeBron James makes 27-foot three pointer	4	8
8:58	Austin Reaves blocks Amen Thompson 's 11-foot driving floating jump shot	4	8
8:55	Tari Eason offensive rebound	4	8
8:50	Amen Thompson makes 2-foot dunk (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	6	8
8:33	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	6	8
8:33	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	6	8
8:22	Alperen Sengun makes 13-foot two point shot	8	8
8:01	Austin Reaves misses 13-foot two point shot	8	8
8:01	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	8	8
7:52	Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	8
7:51	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	8	8
7:37	Marcus Smart misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	8
7:36	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	8	8
7:36	Deandre Ayton makes tip shot	8	10
7:12	Tari Eason misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	8	10
7:11	Lakers defensive team rebound	8	10
7:11	Jabari Smith Jr. loose ball foul	8	10
7:11	Josh Okogie enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	8	10
6:53	Deandre Ayton misses 12-foot floating jump shot	8	10
6:52	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	8	10
6:45	Tari Eason makes 2-foot dunk (Amen Thompson assists)	10	10
6:27	Deandre Ayton makes 8-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	10	12
6:23	Luka Doncic personal foul	10	12
6:23	Rockets Full timeout	10	12
6:23	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Amen Thompson	10	12
6:23	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart	10	12
6:15	Alperen Sengun makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)	12	12
5:56	Luka Doncic misses 16-foot fade away jump shot	12	12
5:55	Tari Eason defensive rebound	12	12
5:46	Rui Hachimura personal foul	12	12
5:35	Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (LeBron James steals)	12	12
5:30	LeBron James makes running dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	12	14
5:19	Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three pointer	15	14
4:57	Luka Doncic makes 28-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	15	17
4:46	Reed Sheppard bad pass turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	15	17
4:42	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	15	17
4:42	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	15	18
4:42	Amen Thompson enters the game for Tari Eason	15	18
4:42	Luke Kennard enters the game for Deandre Ayton	15	18
4:42	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for LeBron James	15	18
4:42	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	15	19
4:32	Reed Sheppard out of bounds bad pass turnover	15	19
4:15	Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	15	19
4:13	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	15	19
3:53	Kevin Durant makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	17	19
3:31	Rui Hachimura makes 22-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	17	22
3:15	Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot driving dunk	19	22
2:55	Luka Doncic makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	19	24
2:44	Amen Thompson makes 1-foot two point shot	21	24
2:44	Lakers Full timeout	21	24
2:44	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Josh Okogie	21	24
2:44	Clint Capela enters the game for Alperen Sengun	21	24
2:44	Marcus Smart enters the game for Austin Reaves	21	24
2:29	Kevin Durant shooting foul	21	24
2:29	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2	21	24
2:29	Lakers offensive team rebound	21	24
2:29	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2	21	24
2:29	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	21	24
2:18	Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	24	24
2:00	Luke Kennard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)	24	27
1:48	Reed Sheppard misses driving floating jump shot	24	27
1:45	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	24	27
1:32	Luke Kennard makes 10-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	24	29
1:19	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	29
1:18	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	24	29
1:11	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot	24	32
1:01	Luke Kennard personal foul	24	32
1:01	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	24	32
45.3	Amen Thompson makes 5-foot two point shot	26	32
29.9	Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	26	32
28.6	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	26	32
16.3	Kevin Durant lost ball turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	26	32
10.9	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)	26	35
0.0	Amen Thompson misses two point shot	26	35
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	26	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	35

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	LAL
12:00	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Kevin Durant	26	35
12:00	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Clint Capela	26	35
12:00	Austin Reaves enters the game for Luka Doncic	26	35
11:47	Marcus Smart shooting foul	26	35
11:47	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	27	35
11:47	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	28	35
11:33	Luke Kennard bad pass turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	28	35
11:16	Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	28	35
11:15	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	28	35
11:03	Jaxson Hayes blocks Dorian Finney-Smith 's 27-foot three point jumper	28	35
11:02	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	28	35
11:02	shot clock turnover	28	35
11:02	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Luke Kennard	28	35
10:52	LeBron James makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists)	28	37
10:34	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 8-foot pullup jump shot	30	37
10:23	Austin Reaves makes 5-foot two point shot	30	39
10:13	Amen Thompson makes driving layup	32	39
9:53	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	32	39
9:53	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2	32	39
9:53	Lakers offensive team rebound	32	39
9:53	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	32	40
9:38	Reed Sheppard misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	32	40
9:36	LeBron James defensive rebound	32	40
9:21	Jake LaRavia makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists)	32	43
9:01	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	32	43
8:59	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	32	43
8:54	LeBron James makes 4-foot running dunk (Jake LaRavia assists)	32	45
8:54	Rockets Full timeout	32	45
8:54	Tari Eason enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	32	45
8:36	Alperen Sengun makes 8-foot two point shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	34	45
8:20	Austin Reaves bad pass turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	34	45
8:16	Amen Thompson makes 1-foot running dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)	36	45
7:58	Amen Thompson personal foul	36	45
7:58	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart	36	45
7:51	LeBron James makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	36	47
7:38	Jake LaRavia personal foul	36	47
7:38	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	36	47
7:23	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three pointer (Alperen Sengun assists)	39	47
7:08	Austin Reaves misses two point shot	39	47
7:07	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	39	47
6:51	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	39	47
6:49	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	39	47
6:43	Jake LaRavia misses two point shot	39	47
6:42	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	39	47
6:37	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Amen Thompson assists)	41	47
6:21	Deandre Ayton makes 2-foot layup (Jake LaRavia assists)	41	49
6:02	Tari Eason misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	41	49
6:00	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	41	49
5:57	Austin Reaves misses 24-foot running jump shot	41	49
5:55	Rui Hachimura offensive rebound	41	49
5:55	Rui Hachimura misses tip shot	41	49
5:54	Tari Eason defensive rebound	41	49
5:49	Jake LaRavia blocks Amen Thompson's running layup	41	49
5:49	Rockets offensive team rebound	41	49
5:49	Kevin Durant enters the game for Amen Thompson	41	49
5:49	Josh Okogie enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	41	49
5:49	Luka Doncic enters the game for Jake LaRavia	41	49
5:49	Luke Kennard enters the game for LeBron James	41	49
5:40	Tari Eason makes 1-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	43	49
5:26	Deandre Ayton makes driving dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	43	51
5:13	Reed Sheppard bad pass turnover (Luke Kennard steals)	43	51
5:10	Luka Doncic makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	43	53
4:49	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	43	53
4:49	Tari Eason makes free throw 1 of 2	44	53
4:49	Tari Eason makes free throw 2 of 2	45	53
4:37	Luke Kennard offensive foul	45	53
4:37	Luke Kennard offensive foul turnover	45	53
4:37	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Reed Sheppard	45	53
4:37	Amen Thompson enters the game for Alperen Sengun	45	53
4:37	Marcus Smart enters the game for Austin Reaves	45	53
4:16	Tari Eason makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	47	53
3:49	Marcus Smart makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)	47	56
3:27	Tari Eason misses 23-foot three point jumper	47	56
3:24	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	47	56
3:17	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	47	56
3:16	Tari Eason defensive rebound	47	56
3:04	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 19-foot jumper	49	56
2:38	Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	49	56
2:37	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	49	56
2:34	Jabari Smith Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	49	56
2:30	Tari Eason offensive rebound	49	56
2:28	Tari Eason misses 4-foot hook shot	49	56
2:23	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	49	56
2:23	Josh Okogie personal foul	49	56
2:23	Lakers Full timeout	49	56
2:23	Austin Reaves enters the game for Luke Kennard	49	56
2:23	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	49	56
2:10	Deandre Ayton makes 6-foot two point shot	49	58
1:55	Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper	49	58
1:52	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	49	58
1:50	Austin Reaves makes two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	49	60
1:40	Josh Okogie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	52	60
1:35	LeBron James makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)	52	62
1:10	Deandre Ayton blocks Tari Eason 's 5-foot driving layup	52	62
1:09	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	52	62
54.3	Deandre Ayton misses 7-foot fade away jump shot	52	62
53.2	LeBron James offensive rebound	52	62
53.2	LeBron James makes tip in dunk	52	64
39.8	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)	55	64
29.1	Luka Doncic misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	55	64
28.9	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	55	64
19.8	Tari Eason bad pass turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	55	64
17.3	Luka Doncic makes two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)	55	66
17.3	Josh Okogie shooting foul	55	66
17.3	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Tari Eason	55	66
17.3	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Josh Okogie	55	66
17.3	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1	55	67
8.0	LeBron James personal take foul	55	67
4.5	Deandre Ayton blocks Amen Thompson 's 3-foot driving layup	55	67
3.6	Rockets offensive team rebound	55	67
0.0	Amen Thompson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	55	67
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	55	67
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	55	67

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	LAL
12:00	Tari Eason enters the game for Reed Sheppard	55	67
11:38	Kevin Durant makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	57	67
11:20	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	57	67
11:19	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	57	67
11:10	Alperen Sengun misses 3-foot hook shot	57	67
11:08	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	57	67
11:01	Deandre Ayton lost ball turnover (Amen Thompson steals)	57	67
10:55	Kevin Durant makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot	60	67
10:37	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	60	67
10:37	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	60	68
10:37	Austin Reaves misses free throw 2 of 2	60	68
10:37	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	60	68
10:14	Amen Thompson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	60	68
10:13	LeBron James defensive rebound	60	68
10:03	Luka Doncic misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	60	68
10:02	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	60	68
9:55	Amen Thompson makes 1-foot reverse layup (Kevin Durant assists)	62	68
9:38	Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul	62	68
9:36	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	62	71
9:16	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	65	71
8:47	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point jumper	65	71
8:47	Lakers offensive team rebound	65	71
8:47	shot clock turnover	65	71
8:41	Tari Eason misses driving layup	65	71
8:41	Rockets offensive team rebound	65	71
8:41	Deandre Ayton loose ball foul	65	71
8:29	Alperen Sengun makes 23-foot jumper	67	71
8:17	Tari Eason shooting foul	67	71
8:17	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	67	71
8:17	Lakers offensive team rebound	67	71
8:17	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	67	72
7:53	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 20-foot turnaround jump shot	67	72
7:48	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	67	72
7:44	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	67	72
7:44	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	68	72
7:44	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	69	72
7:30	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Kevin Durant steals)	69	72
7:30	Austin Reaves shooting foul	69	72
7:30	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	70	72
7:30	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	71	72
7:13	LeBron James offensive foul	71	72
7:13	LeBron James offensive foul turnover	71	72
7:05	Kevin Durant makes 1-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	73	72
7:05	Lakers Full timeout	73	72
6:48	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Kevin Durant steals)	73	72
6:35	Alperen Sengun makes 8-foot two point shot	75	72
6:09	Marcus Smart makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	75	74
5:56	Kevin Durant makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	77	74
5:39	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot jump bank shot	77	74
5:38	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	77	74
5:29	Tari Eason traveling turnover	77	74
5:29	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart	77	74
5:08	Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	77	76
4:53	Kevin Durant makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	79	76
4:53	Luka Doncic shooting foul	79	76
4:53	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 1	80	76
4:41	Kevin Durant shooting foul	80	76
4:41	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	80	77
4:41	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	80	77
4:41	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	80	78
4:31	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	80	78
4:31	Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2	80	78
4:31	Rockets offensive team rebound	80	78
4:31	Josh Okogie enters the game for Tari Eason	80	78
4:31	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	81	78
4:17	LeBron James makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	81	80
4:17	Amen Thompson shooting foul	81	80
4:17	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Amen Thompson	81	80
4:17	Luke Kennard enters the game for Austin Reaves	81	80
4:17	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1	81	81
4:02	Reed Sheppard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	84	81
3:36	Luke Kennard misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	84	81
3:32	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	84	81
3:20	LeBron James personal foul	84	81
3:20	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	85	81
3:20	Marcus Smart enters the game for LeBron James	85	81
3:20	Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2	85	81
3:18	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	85	81
3:14	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Josh Okogie steals)	85	81
3:10	Reed Sheppard misses running pullup jump shot	85	81
3:08	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	85	81
3:07	Josh Okogie personal foul	85	81
3:07	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	85	82
3:07	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	85	83
2:54	Josh Okogie misses 24-foot three point jumper	85	83
2:53	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	85	83
2:45	Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot	85	83
2:43	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	85	83
2:37	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup	87	83
2:08	Marcus Smart bad pass turnover (Josh Okogie steals)	87	83
2:04	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 17-foot running pullup jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)	89	83
1:45	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three pointer	89	86
1:23	Reed Sheppard misses 24-foot three point jumper	89	86
1:20	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	89	86
1:17	Josh Okogie misses two point shot	89	86
1:16	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	89	86
1:13	Reed Sheppard personal foul	89	86
1:13	Rockets Full timeout	89	86
1:13	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	89	86
1:13	Tari Eason enters the game for Josh Okogie	89	86
1:13	Amen Thompson enters the game for Alperen Sengun	89	86
1:13	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	89	87
1:13	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	89	87
1:13	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	89	87
55.1	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	92	87
33.6	Marcus Smart misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	92	87
31.6	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	92	87
26.3	Kevin Durant misses running pullup jump shot	92	87
24.2	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	92	87
15.4	Luka Doncic makes 1-foot two point shot	92	89
7.5	Kevin Durant offensive foul	92	89
7.5	Kevin Durant offensive foul turnover	92	89
7.5	Josh Okogie enters the game for Reed Sheppard	92	89
7.5	Austin Reaves enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	92	89
0.5	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	92	89
0.1	Lakers offensive team rebound	92	89
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	92	89

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	LAL
12:00	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	92	89
12:00	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Kevin Durant	92	89
12:00	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Josh Okogie	92	89
12:00	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Rui Hachimura	92	89
12:00	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Marcus Smart	92	89
12:00	LeBron James enters the game for Luka Doncic	92	89
11:43	Austin Reaves makes 22-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	92	92
11:19	Alperen Sengun lost ball turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	92	92
11:14	Jake LaRavia makes 1-foot running dunk (Deandre Ayton assists)	92	94
10:59	LeBron James blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 3-foot layup	92	94
10:56	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	92	94
10:39	Tari Eason blocks LeBron James 's 5-foot driving layup	92	94
10:38	Lakers offensive team rebound	92	94
10:35	Jake LaRavia misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	92	94
10:33	Luke Kennard offensive rebound	92	94
10:28	Austin Reaves makes 2-foot two point shot	92	96
10:12	Austin Reaves shooting foul	92	96
10:12	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	93	96
10:12	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	94	96
9:56	Luke Kennard bad pass turnover (Tari Eason steals)	94	96
9:53	Amen Thompson makes 1-foot running dunk (Tari Eason assists)	96	96
9:30	LeBron James makes 3-foot two point shot	96	98
9:09	Alperen Sengun misses driving floating jump shot	96	98
9:09	LeBron James defensive rebound	96	98
9:03	LeBron James makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	96	100
8:51	Deandre Ayton blocks Reed Sheppard 's 3-foot two point shot	96	100
8:48	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	96	100
8:40	Deandre Ayton makes 10-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	96	102
8:40	Rockets Full timeout	96	102
8:25	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 8-foot two point shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	98	102
8:05	Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot	98	102
8:04	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	98	102
8:02	LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover	98	102
7:52	Austin Reaves personal foul	98	102
7:52	Luka Doncic enters the game for Luke Kennard	98	102
7:52	Kevin Durant enters the game for Tari Eason	98	102
7:43	Reed Sheppard makes 1-foot two point shot	100	102
7:24	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Amen Thompson steals)	100	102
7:14	Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three pointer (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	103	102
6:59	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Alperen Sengun steals)	103	102
6:57	Jake LaRavia personal foul	103	102
6:57	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jake LaRavia	103	102
6:43	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	103	102
6:41	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	103	102
6:39	Alperen Sengun makes two point shot	105	102
6:17	LeBron James makes 8-foot fade away jump shot	105	104
5:52	Kevin Durant misses 20-foot jumper	105	104
5:50	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	105	104
5:43	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	105	104
5:41	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	105	104
5:39	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	105	104
5:39	(05:39) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	105	104
5:39	Tari Eason enters the game for Reed Sheppard	105	104
5:39	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Alperen Sengun	105	104
5:39	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	105	104
5:39	Lakers offensive team rebound	105	104
5:39	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Austin Reaves	105	104
5:39	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	105	105
5:27	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	105	105
5:24	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	105	105
5:20	Tari Eason misses 13-foot two point shot	105	105
5:18	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	105	105
5:18	Lakers Full timeout	105	105
5:18	Austin Reaves enters the game for LeBron James	105	105
5:03	Luka Doncic makes 13-foot two point shot	105	107
4:47	Amen Thompson makes dunk (Kevin Durant assists)	107	107
4:22	Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper	107	107
4:21	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	107	107
4:15	Amen Thompson makes two point shot	109	107
3:53	Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	109	110
3:25	Tari Eason misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	109	110
3:24	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	109	110
3:14	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	109	113
3:12	Rockets Full timeout	109	113
3:12	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	109	113
3:12	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Tari Eason	109	113
3:12	Lakers Full timeout	109	113
2:58	Rui Hachimura blocks Alperen Sengun 's 10-foot driving layup	109	113
2:54	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	109	113
2:53	Amen Thompson makes alley oop layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	111	113
2:36	Rui Hachimura makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	111	115
2:18	Reed Sheppard misses 24-foot three point jumper	111	115
2:16	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	111	115
1:56	Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	111	115
1:55	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	111	115
1:51	Luka Doncic personal foul	111	115
1:51	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	111	115
1:40	Alperen Sengun out of bounds bad pass turnover	111	115
1:22	LeBron James makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	111	117
1:19	Kevin Durant out of bounds bad pass turnover	111	117
58.4	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	111	120
58.4	Rockets Full timeout	111	120
53.6	Marcus Smart shooting foul	111	120
53.6	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	112	120
53.6	Tari Eason enters the game for Reed Sheppard	112	120
53.6	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	113	120
39.2	Amen Thompson personal foul	113	120
39.2	Josh Okogie enters the game for Alperen Sengun	113	120
32.5	Rockets Full timeout	113	120
32.5	(00:32.5) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Rockets] retain their timeout	113	120
32.5	Luke Kennard enters the game for Deandre Ayton	113	120
30.8	Tari Eason personal take foul	113	120
30.8	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	113	121
30.8	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Tari Eason	113	121
30.8	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Josh Okogie	113	121
30.8	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	113	122
22.9	Alperen Sengun makes 27-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)	116	122
20.6	Reed Sheppard personal take foul	116	122
20.6	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	116	123
20.6	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Luke Kennard	116	123
20.6	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	116	124
9.7	Alperen Sengun misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	116	124
8.5	LeBron James defensive rebound	116	124
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	116	124
0.0	End of Game	116	124

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Toyota Center (Houston)

Houston, TX

Date & Time

1:30 AM, March 19, 2026

Coverage

ESPN, Spectrum Sports Net, Spectrum Sports Net +

Attendance

18,055

Referees

Brent Barnaky, Sean Wright, Mousa Dagher

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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