Apr 18, 2026West First Round · Game 1
HOUHouston Rockets98@LALLos Angeles Lakers107
HOU box score
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen ThompsonF | 43:04 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.F | 43:01 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-14 | 3-9 | 3-5 | -7 |
| Alperen ŞengünC | 35:35 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6-19 | 0-2 | 7-9 | -2 |
| Reed SheppardG | 35:33 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6-20 | 5-14 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Josh OkogieG | 26:15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -10 |
| Tari Eason | 23:33 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-7 | 2-2 | 0-1 | -6 |
| Clint Capela | 11:12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Aaron Holiday | 10:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 9:18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -5 |
| Team | 238 | 98 | 44 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 35-93 | 11-33 | 17-25 | — |
Did not play: Dorian Finney-Smith (Coach's Decision), JD Davison (Coach's Decision), Jeff Green (Coach's Decision), Kevin Durant (Injury/Illness)
LAL box score
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rui HachimuraF | 41:18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +7 |
| LeBron JamesF | 38:16 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9-15 | 1-2 | 0-2 | +11 |
| Luke KennardG | 38:10 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9-13 | 5-5 | 4-6 | +7 |
| Deandre AytonC | 35:02 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | +7 |
| Marcus SmartG | 33:23 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 4-8 | -5 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 18:16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Jake LaRavia | 18:05 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | +9 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 12:25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Bronny James | 3:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Team | 238 | 107 | 35 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 40-66 | 10-19 | 17-26 | — |
Did not play: Adou Thiero (Coach's Decision), Dalton Knecht (Coach's Decision), Maxi Kleber (Coach's Decision), Nick Smith Jr. (Coach's Decision)
Four factors
| Team | eFG% | TOV% | ORB% | FT/FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 43.5 | 11.1 | 39.6 | .183 |
| LAL | 68.2 | 18.9 | 11.5 | .258 |