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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 26 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 94 |
 Lakers | 33 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 101 |
HOUTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 36-8940.4% | 7-2924.1% | 15-1978.9% | 42 | 23 | 15 |
| LAL | 33-7245.8% | 13-2846.4% | 22-2878.6% | 37 | 21 | 12 |
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Los Angeles Lakers101| 43 | 13 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.2 | |||||
| 42 | 23 | 8-13 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 0 | +2 | +5.3 | |||||||
| 39 | 28 | 8-20 | 2-5 | 10-14 | 0 | +6 | +1.6 | |||||||
| 35 | 25 | 8-13 | 5-7 | 4-5 | +3 | +11.9 | ||||||||
| 27 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −5.1 | |||||||
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| 21 | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 4-5 | +12 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | −8.0 | ||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.8 | ||
| Team | 101 | 33-7245.8% | 13-2846.4% | 37 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 22-2878.6% | 9 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 6 points on 1 for 8 shooting
Did not play: Nick Smith Jr., Dalton Knecht, Adou Thiero and Maxi Kleber (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets94| 42 | 16 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 0 | +1 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 41 | 23 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 8-9 | −2 | −5.2 | ||||||||
| 39 | 18 | 7-16 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0 | −11 | −4.2 | |||||||
| 35 | 20 | 9-20 | 0-1 | 2-3 | +1 | +6.0 | ||||||||
| 24 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.1 | ||||
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| 27 | 10 | 4-14 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −4.0 | |||||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.8 | |||
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.4 | ||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.9 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | −1.9 | ||||
| Team | 94 | 36-8940.4% | 7-2924.1% | 42 | 23 | 15 | 22 | 15-1978.9% | 17 | 8 | 6 | |||
Bench 10 points on 4 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Dorian Finney-Smith, JD Davison and Jeff Green (coach’s decision).
Lakers101Rockets94ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Marcus Smart had 25 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 5 steals, and the Los Angeles Lakers went on a 13-4 run in the third quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 101-94 for a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.
The Rockets had gone on a 21-5 run to lead 55-54 when Luke Kennard’s 3-pointer put the Lakers ahead for good with 9:50 left in the third quarter. They took a 67-59 lead with 6:47 left in the quarter.
The Rockets got within 85-82 on Josh Okogie’s corner 3-pointer with 6:38 to play, but LeBron James answered with a driving layup, and the Rockets got no closer than 89-85.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Rockets 9-1. Smart scored 4 of the Lakers’ 9 on 1 for 1 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Kennard had 3 steals, and the Lakers scored 5 points off them.
LeBron James had 28 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, and Kennard added 23 points and 3 steals. The Lakers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Rockets, Kevin Durant scored 23 points (7 during a 14-0 run in the second quarter), and Alperen Sengun added 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 steals.
The Lakers shot 45.8% from the field and 46.4% from 3 to the Rockets’ 40.4% and 24.1%. The Rockets outscored the Lakers 54-34 in the paint.
Los Angeles LakersHouston RocketsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
79 points from the field on 72 shots: 2.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-17 | 82.4% | 67% |
| In the paint | 3-20 | 15.0% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 3-7 | 42.9% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-21 | 42.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 20 | 6 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Tari Eason | 14 | 6 | 2-6 | +1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 11 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Amen Thompson | 6 | 2 | 1-6 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 9 | 2-2 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | 28 | 13 | 4-5 | +8 |
| Kevin Durant | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Josh Okogie | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Alperen Sengun | 5 | 2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Okogie | 25 | 0 | 0-0 | −5 |
| Amen Thompson | 13 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | 10 | 5 | 1-4 | +3 |
| Tari Eason | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 16 | 7-9 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = HOU leads
LAL Largest Lead
15
Q2 5:34
HOU Largest Lead
4
Q1 5:54
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 15-0 run
Q1 1:33 – Q2 10:46
-2 → +13
HOU 14-0 run
Q2 4:52 – Q2 2:19
+15 → +1
