Los Angeles
Lakers
100
–
92
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Monday, March 16, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 29 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 100 |
| HOU | 28 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 92 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
LeBron James
LAL
18
PTS
5
REB
5
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots3
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending42.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.14
Impact Composite55.6
Hustle: 8.0Defense: 45.4Impact: 2.1
+13 plus/minusonly 7 pts allowed on 49.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Luka Dončić
LAL
36
PTS
6
REB
4
AST
+6
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-27 (51.9%)
3PT4-12
FT4-5
TS%61.6%
eFG%59.3%
STL2
TOV4
ORTG112
DRTG107
NET+5
36 points4-12 from 33 deflectionsonly 27 pts allowed on 67.2 possessions
Box Score
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 35:58 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Deandre Ayton | 27:10 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +11 |
| LeBron James | 33:22 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-13 | 54% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | +13 |
| Austin Reaves | 40:10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-18 | 28% | 0-8 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | +11 |
| Luka Dončić | 39:34 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14-27 | 52% | 4-12 | 33% | 4-5 | 80% | +6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Luke Kennard | 16:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Jake LaRavia | 12:13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | -1 |
| Rui Hachimura | 23:00 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 11:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 100 | 32 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 37-84 | 44% | 8-34 | 24% | 18-22 | 82% | — |
Bronny James —
Adou Thiero —
Dalton Knecht —
Jarred Vanderbilt —
Kobe Bufkin —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 40:06 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-17 | 53% | 2-8 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| Kevin Durant | 37:19 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8-16 | 50% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Tari Eason | 33:05 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-11 | 18% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| Amen Thompson | 40:33 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8-13 | 62% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -6 |
| Clint Capela | 26:17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-5 | 60% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Reed Sheppard | 30:55 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Josh Okogie | 7:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 24:14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| TOTAL | — | 92 | 44 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 38-79 | 48% | 5-26 | 19% | 11-15 | 73% | — |
Aaron Holiday —
Jae'Sean Tate —
Jeff Green —
Isaiah Crawford —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
LAL37/84 (44%)
Paint
24/42 (57%)
Mid
12/24 (50%)
3PT
8/34 (24%)
ATB3 25%RA 65%Paint 48%Corner 3 20%Mid 67%
HOU38/79 (48%)
Paint
28/42 (67%)
Mid
12/24 (50%)
3PT
5/27 (19%)
RA 79%ATB3 24%Paint 50%Mid 50%Corner 3 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Clint Capela
defended Deandre Ayton
5.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Clint Capela
held Deandre Ayton
5.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Kevin Durant
vs Austin Reaves
3.4 min • 10 pts • 83%
| HOU Defense | Austin Reaves | Deandre Ayton | Jake LaRavia | Jaxson Hayes | LeBron James | Luka Dončić | Luke Kennard | Marcus Smart | Rui Hachimura |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 2.1m 6pts 75% | — | 1.9m 3pts 100% | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | 4.0m 2pts 33% | — | 1.9m 4pts 100% | 3.4m 5pts 100% |
| Kevin Durant | 3.4m 10pts 83% | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 5.7m 8pts 60% | 2.0m 4pts 50% |
| Amen Thompson | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 4pts 100% | — | — | 3.7m 5pts 100% | 2.5m 6pts 60% | — | 2.2m 4pts 33% | 1.8m 0pts 0% |
| Tari Eason | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | 3.0m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Reed Sheppard | 3.1m 2pts 25% | — | — | 1.1m 5pts 67% | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Clint Capela | — | 5.9m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | 2.0m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 2.3m 5pts 67% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Josh Okogie | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 3.2m 8pts 44% | — | — | — | — | 3.8m 3pts 33% | — | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = LAL leads
HOU Largest Lead
10
Q3 1:47
LAL Largest Lead
10
Q4 11:20
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 8-0 run
Q2 10:03 – Q2 10:05
+2 → +4
LAL 8-0 run
Q2 2:40 – Q2 2:40
-4 → -4
HOU 8-0 run
Q4 1:01 – Q4 5:48
-4 → +3
LAL 9-0 run
Q4 10:00 – Q4 11:20
-4 → -10