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Wed, Mar 18 · Regular season

Lakers124atRockets116

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01Box score

Updated 1:14 PM ET

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3PFT+/-
Luka Doncic F-G384091010512-257-179-14+2
Austin Reaves G3814380114-91-35-6+6
LeBron James F34305211213-142-22-30
Marcus Smart G345342012-71-50-0+7
Deandre Ayton C3416420318-100-00-0+1
Rui Hachimura F208300103-42-20-0+8
Luke Kennard G185111032-31-20-0+7
Jaxson Hayes C141310100-00-01-4+6
Jake LaRavia F105321102-41-10-0+3
Team1243430681346-7615-3217-27

Houston Rockets

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3PFT+/-
Amen Thompson G-F422611420011-190-14-4-8
Jabari Smith Jr. F3818540007-153-81-2-2
Kevin Durant F3818642047-112-52-3-2
Alperen Sengun F-C372741010210-151-26-6+7
Tari Eason F3210611124-130-32-20
Reed Sheppard G2711232034-123-80-0-8
Josh Okogie G143202001-31-20-0-8
Dorian Finney-Smith F93200001-31-30-0-13
Clint Capela C30000000-00-00-0-6
Team11638261011145-9111-3215-17

02Top performers

Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape

03Where the edges are

2025-26 so far

Lakers edges

No clear mismatch in Los Angeles' favor.

Rockets edges

No clear mismatch in Houston's favor.

Key battles

  • Los Angeles' offense gets to the line (2nd), but Houston's defense defends without fouling (5th). Watch the free throws.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

04Tale of the tape

2025-26 so far
LALRankStatRankHOU
119.09thOffensive rating8th119.6
117.219thDefensive rating7th114.2
+1.814thNet rating6th+5.4
97.621stPace29th95.2
57.32ndEffective FG %17th54.2
12.620thTurnover %20th12.6
23.922ndOffensive rebound %1st34.8
24.42ndFree throw rate19th19.9
55.522ndOpponent eFG %6th53.0
12.611thForced turnover %21st11.6
74.313thDefensive rebound %9th74.5
19.18thOpponent FT rate5th18.9