Houston Rockets 98, Los Angeles Lakers 104 — Recap

March 31, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 98, Los Angeles Lakers 104. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 19-16 LAL; Q2 HOU 29-32 LAL; Q3 HOU 29-34 LAL; Q4 HOU 21-22 LAL.

Top performers (box score): Luka Doncic (LAL) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-16 shooting; Dorian Finney-Smith (LAL) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Gabe Vincent (LAL) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 6 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 16 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

Luka Doncic

20 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 1 3PM · 6-16 FG

Scoring · LAL

Dorian Finney-Smith

20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 6 3PM · 6-13 FG

Scoring · HOU

Amen Thompson

20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 8-14 FG

Season highs

Dorian Finney-Smith · Season-high 20 pointsDorian Finney-Smith · Season-high 6 threes

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	19	29	29	21		98
LAL	16	32	34	22		104

🧮 How They Scored

HOULAL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

47.2%Effective FG%48.3%

13.5%Turnover %10.1%

22.2%Offensive rebound %19.6%

0.191Free-throw rate0.225

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Fred VanVleet G	40	7	4	9	—	—	1	2-14	1-7	2-3	-3
Dillon Brooks G-F	36	16	5	1	1	1	1	5-14	3-9	3-4	-8
Alperen Sengun F-C	35	14	7	6	—	1	2	5-11	—	4-4	-2
Amen Thompson G-F	34	20	5	4	2	2	2	8-14	1-3	3-4	-2
Jalen Green G	31	9	9	5	1	1	2	4-13	1-4	—	-11
Jabari Smith Jr. F	27	15	11	1	1	—	2	6-10	3-6	—	+2
Tari Eason F	22	13	3	—	1	—	2	6-11	1-2	—	-3
Steven Adams C	16	4	7	—	1	—	3	1-2	0-1	2-2	-3

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Austin Reaves G	39	12	8	3	2	—	1	5-11	0-3	2-2	+8
Luka Doncic F-G	38	20	6	9	2	—	3	6-16	1-7	7-9	+7
LeBron James F	38	16	8	4	2	2	3	5-12	2-4	4-4	+9
Dorian Finney-Smith F	32	20	6	3	2	3	1	6-13	6-11	2-2	+16
Rui Hachimura F	31	7	2	—	2	—	—	3-10	1-6	—	—
Gabe Vincent G	24	20	4	1	1	1	—	6-14	6-13	2-2	+8
Jaxson Hayes C	14	3	3	1	—	—	2	1-2	—	1-1	-9
Jordan Goodwin G	12	4	2	1	—	—	1	2-5	0-2	—	-4
Jarred Vanderbilt F	10	2	6	—	—	—	—	1-6	—	—	-4
Dalton Knecht F	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1

🔬 Advanced Stats

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Amen Thompson	Bench	34	20	63.5	22.0	-2.8	12.5
Dillon Brooks	Bench	36	16	50.8	20.5	-9.7	7.4
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	27	15	75.0	17.9	+5.4	16.4
Alperen Sengun	Bench	35	14	54.9	17.2	-5.6	9.3
Tari Eason	Bench	22	13	59.1	23.2	-2.2	6.9
Jalen Green	Bench	31	9	34.6	21.1	-14.3	11.6
Fred VanVleet	Bench	40	7	22.8	17.6	-5.0	2.0
Steven Adams	Bench	16	4	69.4	14.6	-6.2	14.1
Jeff Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Aaron Holiday	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cam Whitmore	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Reed Sheppard	Bench	00	—	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
Luka Doncic	Bench	38	20	50.1	25.9	+10.0	12.6
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	32	20	72.0	21.1	+25.5	19.6
Gabe Vincent	Bench	24	20	67.2	26.3	+15.7	19.1
LeBron James	Bench	38	16	58.1	19.3	+11.4	12.2
Austin Reaves	Bench	39	12	50.5	14.8	+10.0	10.5
Rui Hachimura	Bench	31	7	35.0	14.7	-3.0	2.6
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	12	4	40.0	19.4	-24.0	3.3
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	14	3	61.5	11.8	-36.2	3.2
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	10	2	16.7	24.0	-21.1	0.0
Trey Jemison	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dalton Knecht	Bench	4	—	0.0	0.0	-14.3	0.0
Bronny James	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0