Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
West 1st Round - Game 1 • LAL lead series 1-0
52-30, 22-19 Away
98
52-30, 22-19 Away
53-29, 28-13 Home
107
53-29, 28-13 Home
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 43 | 16 | 5-14 | 3-9 | 3-5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | -7 | |
| 36 | 19 | 6-19 | 0-2 | 7-9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -2 | |
| 26 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 | |
| 43 | 17 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 36 | 17 | 6-20 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 10 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -5 | |
| 24 | 16 | 7-7 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | -6 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -7 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | |
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98 | 35-93 | 11-33 | 17-25 | 44 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 22 | |||
38% | 33% | 68% | ||||||||||||
Los Angeles Lakers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 38 | 19 | 9-15 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +11 | |
| 42 | 14 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +7 | |
| 35 | 19 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | +7 | |
| 34 | 15 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 4-8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -5 | |
| 38 | 27 | 9-13 | 5-5 | 4-6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +7 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 18 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +4 | |
| 18 | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +9 | |
| 13 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3 | |
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107 | 40-66 | 10-19 | 17-26 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 25 | |||
61% | 53% | 65% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
HOU @ LAL Videos
LeBron, Kennard hit back-to-back 3s as Lakers' lead balloons to 16
LeBron records 8 assists in the 1st quarter
LeBron somehow gets off-hand floater to fall over defender
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:James Capers
Referee:Ed Malloy
Referee:Tyler Ford
Referee:John Butler
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | W3 |
| Phoenix | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | L3 |
| Sacramento | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | L1 |
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