NBA Final Intelligence
Los Angeles Lakers 96, Houston Rockets 115 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (playoffs): Los Angeles Lakers 96, Houston Rockets 115. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAL 21-26 HOU; Q2 LAL 26-30 HOU; Q3 LAL 18-34 HOU; Q4 LAL 31-25 HOU.
Top performers (box score): Amen Thompson (HOU) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists on 10-of-16 shooting; Tari Eason (HOU) 20 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-10 shooting; Deandre Ayton (LAL) 19 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists on 9-of-12 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 19 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists on 6-of-12 shooting; Reed Sheppard (HOU) 17 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.
Standouts
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
Ahead for good: Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) (Q1 1:20, LAL 19, HOU 21).
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 21 | 26 | 18 | 31 | 96 | |
| HOU | 26 | 30 | 34 | 25 | 115 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James F | 33 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 6-6 | -18 |
| Luke Kennard G | 32 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | -13 |
| Marcus Smart G | 31 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 3-3 | -20 |
| Rui Hachimura F | 30 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -18 |
| Deandre Ayton C | 26 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -19 |
| Jake LaRavia F | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -14 |
| Bronny James G | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -4 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt F | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | -1 |
| Dalton Knecht F | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Nick Smith Jr. G | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Adou Thiero G | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | +4 |
| Maxi Kleber F | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +1 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson G-F | 41 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 | +21 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 41 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-15 | 2-10 | 6-6 | +24 |
| Alperen Sengun F-C | 33 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 7-13 | +7 |
| Tari Eason F | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7-10 | 2-5 | 4-4 | +31 |
| Reed Sheppard G | 29 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 1-1 | +22 |
| Aaron Holiday G | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Josh Okogie G | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +20 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith F | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -13 |
| JD Davison G | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -6 |
| Jae'Sean Tate F | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Jeff Green F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | Starter | 26 | 19 | 76.4 | 24.6 | -35.4 | 19.4 |
| Rui Hachimura | Starter | 30 | 13 | 65.0 | 16.9 | -31.0 | 10.5 |
| LeBron James | Starter | 33 | 10 | 43.0 | 27.0 | -23.6 | 5.0 |
| Marcus Smart | Starter | 31 | 9 | 48.3 | 18.3 | -31.7 | 7.2 |
| Luke Kennard | Starter | 32 | 7 | 41.5 | 14.3 | -22.2 | 1.7 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Bench | 14 | 8 | 62.1 | 21.2 | -3.8 | 14.3 |
| Dalton Knecht | Bench | 07 | 8 | 103.1 | 23.5 | +28.6 | 37.0 |
| Jake LaRavia | Bench | 16 | 6 | 51.0 | 20.5 | -37.6 | 8.3 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | Bench | 07 | 5 | 50.0 | 35.3 | +28.6 | 5.6 |
| Bronny James | Bench | 15 | 5 | 50.0 | 17.1 | -3.6 | 7.7 |
| Adou Thiero | Bench | 07 | 3 | 104.2 | 14.3 | +33.3 | 3.9 |
| Jaxson Hayes | Bench | 15 | 2 | 34.7 | 8.8 | -9.7 | -5.6 |
| Maxi Kleber | Bench | 07 | 1 | 56.8 | 6.7 | +17.9 | 10.6 |
| Austin Reaves | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | Starter | 41 | 23 | 66.4 | 23.3 | +27.3 | 14.6 |
| Tari Eason | Starter | 30 | 20 | 85.0 | 21.2 | +48.9 | 22.8 |
| Alperen Sengun | Starter | 33 | 19 | 53.6 | 25.0 | +10.4 | 7.9 |
| Reed Sheppard | Starter | 29 | 17 | 68.3 | 19.1 | +36.3 | 14.4 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Starter | 41 | 16 | 45.4 | 20.4 | +29.3 | 9.3 |
| Aaron Holiday | Bench | 19 | 9 | 56.3 | 22.0 | -2.8 | 7.9 |
| Josh Okogie | Bench | 19 | 5 | 50.0 | 10.6 | +54.9 | 10.6 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | Bench | 19 | 2 | 34.7 | 7.5 | -36.1 | -2.0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Bench | 03 | 2 | 100.0 | 12.5 | -85.7 | 5.6 |
| JD Davison | Bench | 03 | 2 | 113.6 | 37.5 | -85.7 | 22.2 |
| Clint Capela | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 03 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -76.2 | 0.0 |
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