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Amen Thompson sparks Rockets' 115-96 rout to stave off elimination against Lakers

By AP•Apr 27, 2026

Game Recap

Marcus Smart gives the officials an earful after the final buzzer sounds between the Lakers and Rockets.

HOUSTON -- — Amen Thompson scored 23 points, Tari Eason added 20 and the Houston Rockets avoided elimination with a 115-96 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the Western Conference playoff series Sunday night.

Game 5 is Wednesday night in Los Angeles.

The Rockets got their first win in the series after falling into an 0-3 hole despite missing Kevin Durant for a third game thanks to a balanced scoring attack. Durant sat out a second straight game with a sprained left ankle after missing Game 1 with a bruised right knee.

“I’m proud of the guys,” Thompson said. “Backs against the wall, us coming to perform, but we know we can do that all the time. And I feel like today we were making shots. It’s the first time we were really making shots and we were capitalizing on the turnovers.”

Houston’s entire starting lineup scored at least 16 points with Alperen Sengun adding 19, Reed Sheppard 17 and Jabari Smith Jr. 16.

The Lakers were led by Deandre Ayton, who had 19 points and 10 rebounds before being ejected with about 5½ minutes left in the third quarter for a flagrant foul 2 on a hit to Sengun’s head. His output wasn’t nearly enough to allow the Lakers to close the series out on a night when LeBron James didn’t have his best game.

He had 10 points on 2-of-9 shooting with nine assists and eight turnovers before sitting with about 7½ minutes to go after scoring 19, 28 and 29 points in the first three games. But he wasn’t the only Laker who struggled. Los Angeles made just five 3-pointers after combining for 35 through the first three games.

James was 0 for 3 from long range, Marcus Smart missed both of his attempts and Luke Kennard was 0 for 3.

The Lakers had 23 turnovers Sunday night.

“If we want to win this series, we have to protect the ball and we have to defensive rebound and we have to be able to obviously bring that toughness which we did tonight,” James said. “I’m not worried about that. But the turnovers obviously killed us from start to finish.”

Houston looked good from the start in this one after squandering a six-point lead in the final 26 seconds of regulation in a devastating 112-108 overtime loss Friday night.

“The focus was good today and I think just in general guys have pride,” coach Ime Udoka said. “You obviously don’t want to get swept. And we understood how well we played last game and that was a big picture and the perspective we had was we played a really good three quarters, don’t let that last 30 seconds take away from what you did and I think it was a good carryover tonight.”

The Rockets led by nine at halftime and used a 12-4 run to start the third and make it 68-51 with about 8½ minutes to go in the quarter. They were up by 19 later in the quarter before going on a 9-3 run to end the quarter and push the lead to 90-65 entering the fourth.

Houston led by 23 with about 7½ minutes remaining when coach JJ Redick cleared the Lakers' bench.

Ayton was ejected with about 5½ minutes left in the third quarter after receiving a flagrant foul 2 for hitting Sengun in the face with his elbow and forearm. The referee announcing the foul called the contact “unnecessary and excessive.”

Durant was on the bench Sunday night to support his team after he was absent Friday night because Udoka said he was receiving treatment on his injured ankle.

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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 3-1

Playoff Series

HOU at LAL

Sun, Apr 19

98 - 107

Final

HOU at LAL

Wed, Apr 22

94 - 101

Final

LAL at HOU

Sat, Apr 25

112 - 108

Final

LAL at HOU

Mon, Apr 27

96 - 115

Final

HOU at LAL

Thu, Apr 30

99 - 93

Final

LAL at HOU

Sat, May 2

98 - 78

Final

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 Stats

LAL

HOU

37-74FG39-81

50Field Goal %48

5-223PT12-30

23Three Point %40

17-21FT25-31

10Offensive Rebounds11

27Defensive Rebounds24

23Assists19

6Steals17

7Blocks4

23Turnovers13

3Technical Fouls2

30Points Conceded Off Turnovers19

18Fast Break Points23

20Fouls22

5Largest Lead28

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	LAL
12:00	Deandre Ayton vs. Alperen Sengun (Marcus Smart gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Tari Eason kicked ball violation	0	0
11:39	Rui Hachimura makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)	0	2
11:20	Reed Sheppard makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	2	2
10:59	Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:58	Marcus Smart offensive rebound	2	2
10:47	Marcus Smart misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	2	2
10:46	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	2	2
10:35	Amen Thompson out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	2
10:21	Deandre Ayton makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)	2	4
10:05	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	2	4
10:04	Luke Kennard defensive rebound	2	4
9:55	Luke Kennard makes 15-foot fade away jump shot	2	6
9:36	Marcus Smart blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 14-foot pullup jump shot	2	6
9:33	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	2	6
9:30	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	6
9:28	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	2	6
9:15	Luke Kennard misses 14-foot two point shot	2	6
9:14	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	2	6
9:01	Amen Thompson misses driving layup	2	6
8:58	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	2	6
8:56	Jabari Smith Jr. transition take foul	2	6
8:56	Luke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 1	2	7
8:41	Rui Hachimura misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	2	7
8:38	Tari Eason defensive rebound	2	7
8:27	Tari Eason misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	7
8:24	LeBron James defensive rebound	2	7
8:20	LeBron James bad pass turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	2	7
8:17	Tari Eason makes two point shot (Amen Thompson assists)	4	7
7:53	Marcus Smart bad pass turnover (Alperen Sengun steals)	4	7
7:44	Alperen Sengun bad pass turnover	4	7
7:44	Alperen Sengun loose ball foul	4	7
7:33	LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot	4	9
7:13	Alperen Sengun makes 12-foot two point shot	6	9
7:03	Reed Sheppard personal take foul	6	9
7:03	Josh Okogie enters the game for Amen Thompson	6	9
6:52	Rui Hachimura bad pass turnover (Tari Eason steals)	6	9
6:48	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 3-foot running dunk (Josh Okogie assists)	8	9
6:29	Tari Eason shooting foul	8	9
6:29	Rockets Full timeout	8	9
6:29	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Marcus Smart	8	9
6:29	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	8	10
6:29	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	8	11
6:19	Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three pointer	11	11
5:59	Luke Kennard makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	11	13
5:35	Alperen Sengun misses driving floating jump shot	11	13
5:34	LeBron James defensive rebound	11	13
5:23	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	11	13
5:23	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2	11	14
5:23	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Reed Sheppard	11	14
5:23	Amen Thompson enters the game for Tari Eason	11	14
5:23	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2	11	15
5:13	Aaron Holiday misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	15
5:12	Rockets offensive team rebound	11	15
5:12	Deandre Ayton loose ball foul	11	15
5:08	LeBron James shooting foul	11	15
5:08	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	12	15
5:08	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	12	15
5:08	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	13	15
4:56	Luke Kennard bad pass turnover (Aaron Holiday steals)	13	15
4:51	Aaron Holiday misses two point shot	13	15
4:48	LeBron James defensive rebound	13	15
4:46	Amen Thompson shooting foul	13	15
4:46	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	13	16
4:46	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	13	17
4:30	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	13	17
4:30	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	14	17
4:30	Tari Eason enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	14	17
4:30	Marcus Smart enters the game for LeBron James	14	17
4:30	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2	14	17
4:30	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	14	17
4:14	Amen Thompson shooting foul	14	17
4:14	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2	14	17
4:14	Lakers offensive team rebound	14	17
4:14	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2	14	17
4:14	Tari Eason defensive rebound	14	17
4:02	Jake LaRavia blocks Amen Thompson 's 3-foot layup	14	17
4:01	Jake LaRavia vs. Amen Thompson (Alperen Sengun gains possession)	14	17
4:01	Rockets offensive team rebound	14	17
3:53	Marcus Smart personal foul	14	17
3:47	Amen Thompson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	16	17
3:25	Jaxson Hayes misses alley oop layup	16	17
3:24	Tari Eason defensive rebound	16	17
3:19	Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot running dunk (Tari Eason assists)	18	17
2:59	Tari Eason blocks Jake LaRavia 's 3-foot driving layup	18	17
2:59	Lakers offensive team rebound	18	17
2:59	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Josh Okogie	18	17
2:59	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Rui Hachimura	18	17
2:59	Lakers Full timeout	18	17
2:57	Marcus Smart bad pass turnover (Jabari Smith Jr. steals)	18	17
2:51	Aaron Holiday bad pass turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	18	17
2:45	Luke Kennard misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	17
2:43	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	18	17
2:43	Jake LaRavia makes two point shot	18	19
2:20	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	18	19
2:20	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	19	19
2:20	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	19	19
2:20	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2	19	19
2:20	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	19	19
1:55	shot clock turnover	19	19
1:55	LeBron James enters the game for Luke Kennard	19	19
1:42	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	21	19
1:20	Jake LaRavia misses driving floating jump shot	21	19
1:17	Tari Eason defensive rebound	21	19
1:12	Aaron Holiday makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Tari Eason assists)	24	19
56.7	Marcus Smart makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	24	21
43.9	Amen Thompson out of bounds lost ball turnover	24	21
43.9	Josh Okogie enters the game for Amen Thompson	24	21
29.8	Marcus Smart misses driving layup	24	21
27.6	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	24	21
27.6	Deandre Ayton misses tip shot	24	21
27.0	Tari Eason defensive rebound	24	21
7.2	Tari Eason misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	21
5.2	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	24	21
3.6	Deandre Ayton bad pass turnover (Tari Eason steals)	24	21
0.9	Josh Okogie makes layup	26	21
0.9	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Josh Okogie	26	21
0.9	Marcus Smart inbound turnover	26	21
0.0	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	21
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	26	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	21

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	LAL
12:00	Amen Thompson enters the game for Alperen Sengun	26	21
12:00	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Reed Sheppard	26	21
12:00	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jake LaRavia	26	21
12:00	Bronny James enters the game for Marcus Smart	26	21
11:46	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	29	21
11:35	Tari Eason personal foul	29	21
11:24	Rui Hachimura misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	29	21
11:23	Lakers offensive team rebound	29	21
11:23	Dorian Finney-Smith loose ball foul	29	21
11:08	Deandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (Bronny James assists)	29	23
10:50	Amen Thompson misses two point shot	29	23
10:49	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	29	23
10:30	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 23-foot three point jumper	29	23
10:28	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	29	23
10:10	Tari Eason misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	23
10:09	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	29	23
10:01	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Jabari Smith Jr. steals)	29	23
9:57	Tari Eason makes 2-foot running dunk (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	31	23
9:31	LeBron James misses 19-foot two point shot	31	23
9:30	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	31	23
9:13	Amen Thompson makes two point shot	33	23
8:52	Deandre Ayton makes 16-foot jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)	33	25
8:29	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	33	25
8:25	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	33	25
8:12	Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bronny James assists)	33	28
7:47	Amen Thompson makes 13-foot jumper (Aaron Holiday assists)	35	28
7:29	LeBron James misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	35	28
7:25	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	35	28
7:14	LeBron James misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	35	28
7:12	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	35	28
7:11	Jarred Vanderbilt out of bounds bad pass turnover	35	28
7:11	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Aaron Holiday	35	28
7:11	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Tari Eason	35	28
7:11	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	35	28
7:11	Luke Kennard enters the game for Bronny James	35	28
6:54	Reed Sheppard misses driving floating jump shot	35	28
6:51	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	35	28
6:44	Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Rui Hachimura 's 3-foot layup	35	28
6:41	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	35	28
6:35	Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot layup (Reed Sheppard assists)	37	28
6:35	Luke Kennard shooting foul	37	28
6:35	Rockets Full timeout	37	28
6:35	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 1	38	28
6:15	Marcus Smart out of bounds lost ball turnover	38	28
6:00	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	38	28
5:56	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	38	28
5:47	Deandre Ayton makes 5-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	38	30
5:18	Marcus Smart blocks Dorian Finney-Smith 's 9-foot driving floating jump shot	38	30
5:16	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	38	30
5:14	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	38	30
5:14	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	38	31
5:14	Tari Eason enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	38	31
5:14	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	38	31
5:14	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Rui Hachimura	38	31
5:14	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	38	32
5:01	Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point jumper	38	32
4:58	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	38	32
4:57	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	38	32
4:57	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2	38	32
4:57	Rockets offensive team rebound	38	32
4:57	Rui Hachimura enters the game for LeBron James	38	32
4:57	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2	38	32
4:56	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	38	32
4:40	Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists)	38	34
4:24	Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	41	34
4:05	Rui Hachimura makes driving layup	41	36
3:45	Alperen Sengun misses 4-foot two point shot	41	36
3:44	Luke Kennard defensive rebound	41	36
3:39	Jake LaRavia makes running layup (Luke Kennard assists)	41	38
3:38	Rockets Full timeout	41	38
3:38	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	41	38
3:38	Josh Okogie enters the game for Alperen Sengun	41	38
3:28	Amen Thompson misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	41	38
3:28	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	41	38
3:12	Luke Kennard bad pass turnover (Josh Okogie steals)	41	38
3:09	Rui Hachimura shooting foul	41	38
3:09	Tari Eason makes free throw 1 of 2	42	38
3:09	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	42	38
3:09	Tari Eason makes free throw 2 of 2	43	38
2:54	Deandre Ayton makes 6-foot floating jump shot	43	40
2:42	Josh Okogie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	46	40
2:24	Deandre Ayton misses 7-foot two point shot	46	40
2:21	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	46	40
2:20	Jake LaRavia bad pass turnover (Tari Eason steals)	46	40
1:57	Amen Thompson makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)	48	40
1:44	Lakers Full timeout	48	40
1:44	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Josh Okogie	48	40
1:44	LeBron James enters the game for Jake LaRavia	48	40
1:40	Tari Eason personal foul	48	40
1:40	Josh Okogie enters the game for Tari Eason	48	40
1:25	Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot driving dunk	48	42
1:14	Rui Hachimura blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 13-foot pullup jump shot	48	42
1:12	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	48	42
1:12	Amen Thompson makes tip shot	50	42
1:12	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	50	42
1:12	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 1	51	42
56.6	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	51	42
53.1	Reed Sheppard makes running layup	53	42
41.2	Deandre Ayton makes 4-foot two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)	53	44
41.2	Josh Okogie shooting foul	53	44
41.2	Alperen Sengun lane violation	53	44
41.2	Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 1	53	45
29.0	Rui Hachimura personal foul	53	45
29.0	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2	53	45
29.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	53	45
29.0	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Reed Sheppard	53	45
29.0	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	54	45
19.6	Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul	54	45
19.6	Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2	54	46
19.6	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Josh Okogie	54	46
19.6	Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2	54	47
2.2	Alperen Sengun misses 3-foot reverse layup	54	47
2.0	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	54	47
2.0	Alperen Sengun makes tip shot	56	47
0.0	LeBron James misses heave jump shot	56	47
0.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	56	47
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	56	47

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	LAL
12:00	Tari Eason enters the game for Aaron Holiday	56	47
11:37	Amen Thompson makes driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	58	47
11:16	LeBron James misses driving layup	58	47
11:15	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	58	47
11:10	Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot	61	47
10:49	Luke Kennard misses 25-foot three point jumper	61	47
10:48	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	61	47
10:36	Reed Sheppard misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	61	47
10:35	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	61	47
10:22	Reed Sheppard kicked ball violation	61	47
10:10	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	61	47
10:08	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	61	47
9:55	Amen Thompson bad pass turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	61	47
9:53	Luke Kennard makes running layup	61	49
9:26	Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	64	49
9:19	Deandre Ayton bad pass turnover (Tari Eason steals)	64	49
9:13	Tari Eason bad pass turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	64	49
9:10	Alperen Sengun blocks Marcus Smart 's 1-foot driving layup	64	49
9:08	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	64	49
9:03	Reed Sheppard bad pass turnover (Rui Hachimura steals)	64	49
8:58	Rui Hachimura makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)	64	51
8:47	Luke Kennard shooting foul	64	51
8:47	Tari Eason makes free throw 1 of 2	65	51
8:47	Tari Eason makes free throw 2 of 2	66	51
8:31	Deandre Ayton misses 18-foot jumper	66	51
8:30	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	66	51
8:21	Amen Thompson makes 7-foot two point shot	68	51
8:20	Lakers Full timeout	68	51
8:02	LeBron James misses two point shot	68	51
7:59	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	68	51
7:59	Deandre Ayton makes tip shot	68	53
7:39	Tari Eason makes driving layup	70	53
7:19	Deandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (LeBron James assists)	70	55
7:00	Amen Thompson misses driving layup	70	55
6:59	Luke Kennard defensive rebound	70	55
6:56	LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover	70	55
6:36	Tari Eason makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	73	55
6:24	LeBron James bad pass turnover (Tari Eason steals)	73	55
6:20	Alperen Sengun makes running layup	75	55
6:20	Marcus Smart shooting foul	75	55
6:20	Josh Okogie enters the game for Tari Eason	75	55
6:20	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Marcus Smart	75	55
6:20	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 1	76	55
5:57	Rui Hachimura makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)	76	57
5:41	Deandre Ayton flagrant foul type 2	76	57
5:41	(05:41) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	76	57
5:41	Deandre Ayton ejected	76	57
5:41	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	76	57
5:41	Alperen Sengun misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2	76	57
5:41	Rockets offensive team rebound	76	57
5:41	Alperen Sengun makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2	77	57
5:34	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	77	57
5:32	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	77	57
5:30	Josh Okogie misses two point shot	77	57
5:28	LeBron James defensive rebound	77	57
5:22	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Josh Okogie steals)	77	57
5:22	LeBron James personal foul	77	57
5:07	Alperen Sengun misses 7-foot two point shot	77	57
5:06	Lakers defensive team rebound	77	57
5:06	Josh Okogie loose ball foul	77	57
4:45	Rui Hachimura makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (LeBron James assists)	77	59
4:28	Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	77	59
4:25	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	77	59
4:19	Josh Okogie misses 25-foot three point jumper	77	59
4:17	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	77	59
4:02	Jake LaRavia misses 25-foot three point jumper	77	59
3:59	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	77	59
3:53	Jaxson Hayes personal foul	77	59
3:53	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	78	59
3:53	Tari Eason enters the game for Amen Thompson	78	59
3:53	Jabari Smith Jr. lane violation turnover	78	59
3:41	Luke Kennard misses 23-foot three point jumper	78	59
3:39	Tari Eason defensive rebound	78	59
3:24	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	78	59
3:23	Lakers defensive team rebound	78	59
3:23	Alperen Sengun loose ball foul	78	59
3:23	Jaxson Hayes technical foul	78	59
3:23	Reed Sheppard makes technical free throw	79	59
3:13	Jake LaRavia lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	79	59
3:10	Tari Eason makes 2-foot driving dunk	81	59
3:10	Lakers Full timeout	81	59
3:10	Bronny James enters the game for LeBron James	81	59
3:10	Marcus Smart enters the game for Rui Hachimura	81	59
2:52	Bronny James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)	81	62
2:35	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)	84	62
2:14	Bronny James misses 28-foot three point jumper	84	62
2:12	Tari Eason defensive rebound	84	62
1:57	Tari Eason offensive charge	84	62
1:57	Tari Eason offensive foul turnover	84	62
1:57	Amen Thompson enters the game for Tari Eason	84	62
1:57	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Alperen Sengun	84	62
1:37	Luke Kennard misses driving floating jump shot	84	62
1:36	Rockets defensive team rebound	84	62
1:36	LeBron James enters the game for Luke Kennard	84	62
1:23	Reed Sheppard misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	84	62
1:21	Rockets offensive team rebound	84	62
1:21	Bronny James loose ball foul	84	62
1:21	Dorian Finney-Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	85	62
1:21	Dorian Finney-Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	86	62
1:06	LeBron James misses driving layup	86	62
1:03	Bronny James offensive rebound	86	62
1:02	Bronny James out of bounds lost ball turnover	86	62
51.2	Bronny James shooting foul	86	62
51.2	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	87	62
51.2	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	88	62
38.5	Marcus Smart makes driving layup	88	64
38.5	Josh Okogie shooting foul	88	64
38.5	(00:38.5) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	88	64
38.5	Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 1	88	65
31.0	Amen Thompson makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	90	65
9.1	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Josh Okogie steals)	90	65
4.9	Marcus Smart blocks Josh Okogie 's 5-foot running layup	90	65
4.9	Lakers defensive team rebound	90	65
0.2	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	90	65
0.1	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	90	65
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	90	65

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	LAL
12:00	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Reed Sheppard	90	65
12:00	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Josh Okogie	90	65
12:00	Luke Kennard enters the game for Bronny James	90	65
12:00	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jake LaRavia	90	65
11:46	LeBron James misses 29-foot three point jumper	90	65
11:45	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	90	65
11:28	Amen Thompson makes 2-foot reverse layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	92	65
11:19	Marcus Smart makes 8-foot two point shot	92	67
10:50	Luke Kennard shooting foul	92	67
10:50	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	93	67
10:50	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	94	67
10:33	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 5-foot two point shot (Luke Kennard assists)	94	69
10:08	Aaron Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	97	69
9:53	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 6-foot layup (LeBron James assists)	97	71
9:34	Alperen Sengun misses 15-foot jumper	97	71
9:33	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	97	71
9:24	LeBron James bad pass turnover (Jabari Smith Jr. steals)	97	71
9:11	Jaxson Hayes blocks Alperen Sengun 's 4-foot driving layup	97	71
9:08	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	97	71
8:57	Jabari Smith Jr. kicked ball violation	97	71
8:52	Rockets Full timeout	97	71
8:52	(08:52) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Rockets] retain their timeout	97	71
8:52	Aaron Holiday blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 2-foot layup	97	71
8:52	Lakers offensive team rebound	97	71
8:52	Jaxson Hayes vs. Alperen Sengun (Jarred Vanderbilt gains possession)	97	71
8:36	LeBron James makes driving layup (Marcus Smart assists)	97	73
8:22	Lakers Full timeout	97	73
8:22	(08:22) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	97	73
8:22	Amen Thompson out of bounds lost ball turnover	97	73
8:02	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists)	97	75
7:39	Aaron Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	100	75
7:25	Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)	100	77
7:25	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	100	77
7:25	Adou Thiero enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	100	77
7:25	Dalton Knecht enters the game for LeBron James	100	77
7:25	Bronny James enters the game for Marcus Smart	100	77
7:25	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Luke Kennard	100	77
7:25	Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 1 of 1	100	77
7:24	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	100	77
7:06	Aaron Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper	100	77
7:03	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	100	77
6:51	Alperen Sengun lost ball turnover (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	100	77
6:49	Adou Thiero makes 1-foot dunk (Bronny James assists)	100	79
6:49	Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul	100	79
6:49	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	100	79
6:49	Adou Thiero makes free throw 1 of 1	100	80
6:32	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	100	80
6:28	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	100	80
6:23	Dalton Knecht makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot	100	83
6:23	Rockets Full timeout	100	83
6:23	Josh Okogie enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	100	83
6:23	Tari Eason enters the game for Alperen Sengun	100	83
6:04	Adou Thiero shooting foul	100	83
6:04	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	101	83
6:04	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Aaron Holiday	101	83
6:04	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	102	83
5:51	Adou Thiero out of bounds bad pass turnover	102	83
5:28	Amen Thompson misses two point shot	102	83
5:26	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	102	83
5:26	Jabari Smith Jr. makes tip shot	104	83
5:10	Bronny James misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	104	83
5:08	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	104	83
4:47	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	104	83
4:45	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	104	83
4:32	Amen Thompson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	106	83
4:18	Nick Smith Jr. lost ball turnover (Amen Thompson steals)	106	83
4:14	Tari Eason makes 2-foot running dunk (Amen Thompson assists)	108	83
3:51	Nick Smith Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Bronny James assists)	108	86
3:30	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	108	86
3:28	Tari Eason offensive rebound	108	86
3:26	Tari Eason makes 23-foot three point jumper	111	86
3:21	Double technical foul: Maxi Kleber and Josh Okogie	111	86
3:21	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	111	86
3:08	Nick Smith Jr. misses 13-foot fade away jump shot	111	86
3:07	Lakers offensive team rebound	111	86
3:07	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Amen Thompson	111	86
3:07	Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Reed Sheppard	111	86
3:07	JD Davison enters the game for Tari Eason	111	86
3:07	Rockets delay of game violation	111	86
3:07	Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul	111	86
3:01	Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul	111	86
3:01	Dalton Knecht makes free throw 1 of 2	111	87
3:01	Jeff Green enters the game for Josh Okogie	111	87
3:01	Dalton Knecht makes free throw 2 of 2	111	88
2:47	Nick Smith Jr. blocks Aaron Holiday 's 3-foot layup	111	88
2:44	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	111	88
2:34	Nick Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	111	88
2:33	JD Davison defensive rebound	111	88
2:20	JD Davison lost ball turnover (Maxi Kleber steals)	111	88
2:16	Nick Smith Jr. makes two point shot (Maxi Kleber assists)	111	90
1:54	Aaron Holiday misses two point shot	111	90
1:53	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	111	90
1:43	Jae'Sean Tate personal foul	111	90
1:43	Maxi Kleber misses free throw 1 of 2	111	90
1:43	Lakers offensive team rebound	111	90
1:43	Maxi Kleber makes free throw 2 of 2	111	91
1:27	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper	111	91
1:26	Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound	111	91
1:26	Jae'Sean Tate makes two point shot	113	91
1:16	Bronny James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	113	91
1:12	Maxi Kleber offensive rebound	113	91
1:11	Dalton Knecht makes 25-foot three point jumper (Maxi Kleber assists)	113	94
1:11	Double technical foul: Aaron Holiday and Adou Thiero	113	94
1:11	Adou Thiero ejected	113	94
1:11	Aaron Holiday ejected	113	94
57.6	Josh Okogie enters the game for Aaron Holiday	113	94
57.6	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Adou Thiero	113	94
57.6	JD Davison back court turnover	113	94
49.3	Bronny James makes driving layup	113	96
32.6	Maxi Kleber shooting foul	113	96
32.6	JD Davison makes free throw 1 of 2	114	96
32.6	JD Davison makes free throw 2 of 2	115	96
20.0	Dalton Knecht misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	115	96
17.5	Bronny James offensive rebound	115	96
6.7	Nick Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	115	96
3.2	JD Davison defensive rebound	115	96
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	115	96
0.0	End of Game	115	96

Time, Location & Referees

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Toyota Center (Houston)

Houston, TX

Date & Time

1:30 AM, April 27, 2026

Coverage

NBC, Peacock

Attendance

18,055

Referees

James Williams, Kevin Scott, J.B. DeRosa, Nate Green

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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