Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets
West 1st Round - Game 3 • LAL lead series 3-0
53-29, 25-16 Away
112
53-29, 25-16 Away
52-30, 30-11 Home
108
52-30, 30-11 Home
Los Angeles Lakers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 45 | 29 | 10-22 | 4-9 | 5-6 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| 44 | 22 | 8-14 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 33 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -6 | |
| 39 | 21 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 9-11 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +3 | |
| 45 | 14 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -3 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 15 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +6 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +9 | |
| 20 | 12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-LEFT OBLIQUE | ||||||||||||||
112 | 38-79 | 12-29 | 24-32 | 45 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 23 | |||
48% | 41% | 75% | ||||||||||||
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 44 | 24 | 8-16 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +4 | |
| 46 | 5 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +6 | |
| 47 | 33 | 15-27 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | +10 | |
| 48 | 26 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 10-13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | +6 | |
| 46 | 17 | 6-21 | 4-13 | 1-2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -9 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -11 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -13 | |
| DNP-LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
108 | 40-98 | 11-39 | 17-23 | 49 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 20 | |||
41% | 28% | 74% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
LAL @ HOU Videos
LeBron nearly gets a game-winning 3 to go down
LeBron nails huge game-tying 3 late for Lakers
LeBron James hits an improbable shot off the glass
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Prime Video
Referee:Zach Zarba
Referee:Tre Maddox
Referee:Nate Green
Referee:Ray Acosta
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| 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 |
| 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 |
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