Los Angeles Lakers 100, Houston Rockets 92 — Recap

March 16, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Los Angeles Lakers 100, Houston Rockets 92. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAL 29-28 HOU; Q2 LAL 22-29 HOU; Q3 LAL 32-23 HOU; Q4 LAL 17-12 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Luka Doncic (LAL) 36 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 14-of-27 shooting; Jabari Smith Jr. (HOU) 22 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 19 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists on 8-of-13 shooting; Kevin Durant (HOU) 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists on 8-of-16 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

Luka Doncic

36 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 14-27 FG

Scoring · HOU

Jabari Smith Jr.

22 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST, 2 3PM · 9-17 FG

Scoring · HOU

Amen Thompson

19 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 8-13 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

LAL 6 largest lead Q1 1:54 (LAL 27, HOU 21) · 7-0 run, Q2 10:16–Q2 8:53

HOU 10 largest lead Q3 10:13 (LAL 53, HOU 63) · 8-0 run, Q2 7:15–Q2 5:14

Swings 11 lead changes Tied 9 times

Ahead for good: Austin Reaves makes 8-foot fade away jump shot (LeBron James assists) (Q3 3:11, LAL 75, HOU 74).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
LAL	29	22	32	17		100
HOU	28	29	23	12		92

🧮 How They Scored

LALHOU

48Points in the paint56

16Fast-break points4

11Second-chance points23

21Points off turnovers14

13Bench points19

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

48.8%Effective FG%51.3%

10.5%Turnover %20.4%

29.3%Offensive rebound %42.9%

0.262Free-throw rate0.190

Box Score

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Luka Doncic F-G	40	36	6	4	2	0	4	14-27	4-12	4-5	+6
Austin Reaves G	40	15	3	5	4	1	1	5-18	0-8	5-5	+11
Marcus Smart G	36	11	0	1	0	0	0	4-9	3-7	0-0	+6
LeBron James F	33	18	5	5	2	0	1	7-13	1-3	3-4	+13
Deandre Ayton C	27	7	11	0	1	1	1	3-6	0-0	1-2	+11
Rui Hachimura F	23	6	3	0	1	0	1	3-6	0-2	0-0	-3
Luke Kennard G	17	0	0	2	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	+3
Jake LaRavia F	12	7	4	0	3	0	3	1-2	0-0	5-6	-1
Jaxson Hayes C	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-6

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	41	19	12	5	0	1	4	8-13	0-1	3-4	-6
Jabari Smith Jr. F	40	22	8	0	0	1	1	9-17	2-8	2-2	-6
Kevin Durant F	37	18	5	2	0	0	7	8-16	0-3	2-2	-7
Tari Eason F	33	5	9	3	2	0	2	2-11	0-3	1-2	-6
Reed Sheppard G	31	11	0	3	3	0	2	5-11	1-6	0-0	-13
Clint Capela C	26	9	8	2	1	0	3	3-4	0-0	3-5	-2
Dorian Finney-Smith F	24	8	2	4	1	1	3	3-7	2-5	0-0	+11
Josh Okogie G	8	0	0	2	2	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-11

🔬 Advanced Stats

Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Luka Doncic	Starter	40	36	61.6	37.1	+5.0	20.5
LeBron James	Starter	33	18	61.0	21.9	+16.8	15.8
Austin Reaves	Starter	40	15	37.1	22.0	+11.7	10.6
Marcus Smart	Starter	36	11	61.1	10.6	+4.2	1.8
Deandre Ayton	Starter	27	7	50.9	12.7	+18.6	11.0
Jake LaRavia	Bench	12	7	75.4	27.6	+6.5	35.1
Rui Hachimura	Bench	23	6	50.0	13.0	-9.4	2.1
Luke Kennard	Bench	17	0	0.0	5.4	+5.5	0.0
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	12	0	0.0	4.0	-31.8	-4.5
Kobe Bufkin	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dalton Knecht	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bronny James	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Adou Thiero	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jabari Smith Jr.	Starter	40	22	61.5	20.0	-9.4	14.9
Amen Thompson	Starter	41	19	64.4	19.6	-6.3	16.0
Kevin Durant	Starter	37	18	53.3	27.3	-9.9	7.8
Clint Capela	Starter	26	9	72.6	15.0	-5.6	9.7
Tari Eason	Starter	33	5	21.0	17.9	-7.9	1.5
Reed Sheppard	Bench	31	11	50.0	18.6	-22.8	5.1
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	24	8	57.1	16.9	+26.2	14.8
Jeff Green	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Aaron Holiday	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Okogie	Bench	08	0	0.0	0.0	-52.8	9.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Isaiah Crawford	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0