NBA Final Intelligence
Houston Rockets 132, Los Angeles Lakers 140 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 132, Los Angeles Lakers 140. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 35-37 LAL; Q2 HOU 26-36 LAL; Q3 HOU 37-29 LAL; Q4 HOU 34-38 LAL.
Top performers (box score): LeBron James (LAL) 48 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 threes on 16-of-26 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 33 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 14-of-17 shooting; Russell Westbrook (LAL) 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists on 9-of-16 shooting; Jalen Green (HOU) 23 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-20 shooting; Eric Gordon (HOU) 19 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists on 5-of-11 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · LAL
48 PTS, 8 REB, 9 AST, 5 3PM · 16-26 FG
Scoring · HOU
33 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 14-17 FG
Scoring · LAL
24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-16 FG
Season highs
LeBron James · Season-high 48 pointsAlperen Sengun · Season-high 33 pointsEric Gordon · Season-high 8 assists
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 35 | 26 | 37 | 34 | 132 | |
| LAL | 37 | 36 | 29 | 38 | 140 |
🧮 How They Scored
HOULAL
72Points in the paint60
7Fast-break points27
21Second-chance points15
4Points off turnovers12
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
54.5%Effective FG%60.4%
6.6%Turnover %1.8%
36.2%Offensive rebound %22.5%
0.310Free-throw rate0.385
Box Score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green G | 39 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-20 | 3-10 | 6-8 | -16 |
| Alperen Sengun F-C | 37 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14-17 | 2-2 | 3-5 | -6 |
| Eric Gordon G | 32 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 9-11 | -9 |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. F | 30 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 1-2 | -13 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 28 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 3-4 | -15 |
| Tari Eason F | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Jae'Sean Tate F | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | +5 |
| Garrison Mathews G | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Usman Garuba F | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Josh Christopher G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James F | 36 | 48 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-26 | 5-10 | 11-12 | +19 |
| Dennis Schroder G | 33 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 3-5 | +10 |
| Russell Westbrook G | 32 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-3 | 6-8 | +17 |
| Troy Brown Jr. F | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Kendrick Nunn G | 24 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Wenyen Gabriel F | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 | +15 |
| Patrick Beverley G | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Thomas Bryant C | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 | -10 |
| Juan Toscano-Anderson F | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Max Christie G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | Bench | 37 | 33 | 85.9 | 21.5 | -7.5 | 20.8 |
| Jalen Green | Bench | 39 | 23 | 48.9 | 26.3 | -16.3 | 5.7 |
| Eric Gordon | Bench | 32 | 19 | 60.0 | 17.6 | -11.0 | 11.8 |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | Bench | 30 | 17 | 53.5 | 23.4 | -17.5 | 5.6 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Bench | 28 | 14 | 54.9 | 19.7 | -20.0 | 5.9 |
| Tari Eason | Bench | 20 | 9 | 75.0 | 13.7 | +18.4 | 8.7 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Bench | 18 | 7 | 41.5 | 17.8 | +22.8 | 4.1 |
| Garrison Mathews | Bench | 14 | 6 | 60.0 | 16.2 | +16.7 | 7.6 |
| Usman Garuba | Bench | 11 | 4 | 66.7 | 10.0 | -10.0 | 9.9 |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Bruno Fernando | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Boban Marjanovic | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Josh Christopher | Bench | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 14.8 | +21.1 | -5.0 |
| Daishen Nix | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | Bench | 36 | 48 | 76.7 | 37.3 | +23.1 | 27.6 |
| Russell Westbrook | Bench | 32 | 24 | 61.5 | 25.6 | +23.5 | 13.2 |
| Kendrick Nunn | Bench | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 21.1 | -10.0 | 10.9 |
| Wenyen Gabriel | Bench | 24 | 14 | 71.7 | 16.1 | +37.3 | 11.9 |
| Patrick Beverley | Bench | 22 | 11 | 79.9 | 14.9 | +2.1 | 8.2 |
| Dennis Schroder | Bench | 33 | 9 | 40.2 | 15.1 | +12.3 | 1.8 |
| Juan Toscano-Anderson | Bench | 16 | 7 | 87.5 | 12.8 | -13.4 | 10.7 |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 18 | 6 | 38.7 | 20.5 | -29.3 | 5.1 |
| Troy Brown Jr. | Bench | 30 | 6 | 75.0 | 7.2 | -9.3 | 5.7 |
| Scotty Pippen Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Max Christie | Bench | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +25.0 | 0.0 |
| Cole Swider | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Damian Jones | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2022-23 season series
HOU 0
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Last 8 meetings · since 2020-21
HOU 1
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7 LAL
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- LAL 130@HOU 139 Recap
- LAL 132@HOU 123 Recap
- HOU 117@LAL 119 Recap
- HOU 85@LAL 95 Recap
- HOU 122@LAL 124 Recap
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