01Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 36 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | +25 |
| Kevin Durant | 33 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8-14 | 4-6 | 5-5 | +26 |
| Amen Thompson | 32 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12-19 | 0-2 | 2-3 | +26 |
| Alperen Sengun | 31 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | +24 |
| Tari Eason | 26 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 0-2 | +23 |
| Steven Adams | 25 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Reed Sheppard | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 2-3 | -8 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Josh Okogie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Clint Capela | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Jeff Green | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| JD Davison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Aaron Holiday | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Team | 119 | 48 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 48-90 | 8-24 | 15-19 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | 36 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Luka Doncic | 34 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9-17 | 3-8 | 4-7 | -25 |
| LeBron James | 33 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 3-4 | -33 |
| Marcus Smart | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Rui Hachimura | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -29 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Jake LaRavia | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Austin Reaves | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Maxi Kleber | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Bronny James | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Dalton Knecht | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Adou Thiero | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Team | 96 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 39-77 | 11-30 | 7-11 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Rockets edges
No clear mismatch in Houston's favor.
Lakers edges
No clear mismatch in Los Angeles' favor.
Key battles
- Los Angeles' offense gets to the line (2nd), but Houston's defense defends without fouling (5th). Watch the free throws.
04Tale of the tape
| HOU | Rank | Stat | Rank | LAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119.6 | 8th | Offensive rating | 9th | 119.0 |
| 114.2 | 7th | Defensive rating | 19th | 117.2 |
| +5.4 | 6th | Net rating | 14th | +1.8 |
| 95.2 | 29th | Pace | 21st | 97.6 |
| 54.2 | 17th | Effective FG % | 2nd | 57.3 |
| 12.6 | 20th | Turnover % | 20th | 12.6 |
| 34.8 | 1st | Offensive rebound % | 22nd | 23.9 |
| 19.9 | 19th | Free throw rate | 2nd | 24.4 |
| 53.0 | 6th | Opponent eFG % | 22nd | 55.5 |
| 11.6 | 21st | Forced turnover % | 11th | 12.6 |
| 74.5 | 9th | Defensive rebound % | 13th | 74.3 |
| 18.9 | 5th | Opponent FT rate | 8th | 19.1 |