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HOU52-30

HOU

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53-29LAL

LAL

LAL
SeriesLAL win series 2-1VegasHOU -2.5

Recap · NBA

os Angeles Lakers held off Houston Rockets, 107–98.

LAL +2.5 cashed (HOU lost outright). Total stayed UNDER 208.5 by 3.5.

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FINALFinal
HOU
HOU52-3098
FINAL
LAL
LALWIN53-29107

Playoff series

LAL lead series 1-0

Apr 19HOUHOU98@LALLAL107today
Apr 22HOUHOU94@LALLAL101
Apr 25LALLAL112@HOUHOU108
Apr 27LALLAL96@HOUHOU115
Apr 30HOUHOU99@LALLAL93
May 2LALLAL98@HOUHOU78

Vegas line center

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Spread

HOU -2.5

Between — and 5

Total

208.5

Defensive · -17.5 vs avg

Moneyline

HOUHOU-13557%
LALLAL+11447%

Implied probabilities back-computed from American odds — break-even win % a moneyline bet needs to be +EV.

SpreadBet HOU -2.5↗SpreadBet HOU -2.5↗

Line movement · 3 snapshots

ESPN-tracked · 21+

Spread

2.5

0.0 since open

Total

208.5

0.0 since open

Headlines · top performers

Game flowHOU ↔ LAL

Biggest swing: 17pp · 3rd Quarter · 3:15

HOUHOU
T. Eason

T. Eason

F

Game leader · 24 min

16 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST

LALLAL
L. James

L. James

F

Game leader · 38 min

19 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST

How it ended

LAL beat HOU 107-98. L. James led with 19 PTS, 8 REB, 13 AST.

Last play

End of Game

Win probability

LAL vs HOU

0255075100Q2Q3Q4

Score progression

2 lead changes

HOU98
LAL107

Starters vs bench

production by unit
HOUHOUstarters 78% of pts

Starters(5)

76 PTS · 28 REB · 22 AST

GS 56

Bench(4)

22 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST

GS 20

LALLALstarters 88% of pts

Starters(5)

94 PTS · 27 REB · 26 AST

GS 82

Bench(4)

13 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST

GS 8

Clutch moments · top swings

ranked by WP impact
HOU3rd Quarter · 11:41 · 51-50
+9pp→ 53% WP

Reed Sheppard · makes 27-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)

LAL3rd Quarter · 6:54 · 56-60
+8pp→ 63% WP

Luke Kennard · makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)

LAL3rd Quarter · 3:15 · 60-67
+17pp→ 84% WP

Tari Eason · personal foul

Linescore (quarters)

Team1234T
HOU2919183298
LAL33172532107

Period scoring

HOU won 1 · LAL won 2

29
33

Q1

Jr. 8

Kennard 11

19
17

Q2

Thompson 6

Ayton 6

18
25

Q3

Thompson 7

Kennard 7

32
32

Q4

Eason 14

Kennard 9

HOU
LAL

Shooting comparison

HOU
LAL

38%

35-93

FG

61%

40-66

33%

11-33

3PT

53%

10-19

68%

17-25

FT

65%

17-26

Game flow · key plays

  1. Q3 · 3:15

    Tari Eason personal foul

    HOU 60·LAL 67

    +17pp

  2. Q3 · 6:09

    Amen Thompson lost ball turnover (Rui Hachimura steals)

    HOU 56·LAL 60

    −12pp

  3. Q3 · 5:00

    Tari Eason personal foul

    HOU 56·LAL 63

    +8pp

  4. Q3 · 6:54

    Luke Kennard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)

    HOU 56·LAL 60

    +8pp

  5. Q3 · 8:24

    Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)

    HOU 54·LAL 57

    +7pp

  6. Q3 · 11:41

    Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)

    HOU 51·LAL 50

    −9pp

Team stats

HOU

Away

Stat

LAL

Home

35-93

fieldGoalsMade-fieldGoalsAttempted

40-66

38

FG %

61

11-33

threePointFieldGoalsMade-threePointFieldGoalsAttempted

10-19

17-25

freeThrowsMade-freeThrowsAttempted

17-26

24

Assists

29

13

Turnovers

18

Player box score

HOU

HOU

52-30

98
J. Smith Jr.

J. Smith Jr.★

F · #10

GMSC

13.6

MIN

43

PTS

16

REB

12

AST

0

A. Sengun

A. Sengun★

C · #28

GMSC

12.2

MIN

36

PTS

19

REB

8

AST

6

J. Okogie

J. Okogie★

G · #20

GMSC

6.9

MIN

26

PTS

7

REB

0

AST

1

A. Thompson

A. Thompson★

G · #1

GMSC

14.7

MIN

43

PTS

17

REB

7

AST

7

R. Sheppard

R. Sheppard★

G · #15

GMSC

8.2

MIN

36

PTS

17

REB

1

AST

8

J. Tate

J. Tate

F · #8

GMSC

3.9

MIN

10

PTS

4

REB

4

AST

0

T. Eason

T. Eason

F · #17

GMSC

19.5

MIN

24

PTS

16

REB

10

AST

2

C. Capela

C. Capela

C · #30

GMSC

1.0

MIN

11

PTS

2

REB

2

AST

0

A. Holiday

A. Holiday

G · #0

GMSC

-4.6

MIN

11

PTS

0

REB

0

AST

0

Team total

MIN

PTS

98

REB

44

AST

24

DNP: K. Durant, J. Green, D. Finney-Smith, J. Davison

Betting line

HOU -2.5·O/U 208.5·HOU -135/LAL +114

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