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HOU52-30

HOU

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53-29LAL

LAL

LAL
SeriesLAL win series 2-1VegasHOU -5.5

Recap · NBA

os Angeles Lakers held off Houston Rockets, 101–94.

LAL +5.5 cashed (HOU lost outright). Total stayed UNDER 209.5 by 14.5.

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FINALFinal
HOU
HOU52-3094
FINAL
LAL
LALWIN53-29101

Playoff series

LAL lead series 2-0

Apr 19HOUHOU98@LALLAL107
Apr 22HOUHOU94@LALLAL101today
Apr 25LALLAL112@HOUHOU108
Apr 27LALLAL96@HOUHOU115
Apr 30HOUHOU99@LALLAL93
May 2LALLAL98@HOUHOU78

Vegas line center

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Spread

HOU -5.5

Half-pt above key 5

Total

209.5

Defensive · -16.5 vs avg

Moneyline

HOUHOU-23070%
LALLAL+19034%

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

SpreadBet HOU -5.5↗SpreadBet HOU -5.5↗

Line movement · 4 snapshots

ESPN-tracked · 21+

Spread

5.5

0.0 since open

Total

209.5

0.0 since open

Headlines · top performers

Game flowHOU ↔ LAL

Biggest swing: 21pp · 2nd Quarter · 12:00

HOUHOU
A. Sengun

A. Sengun

C

Game leader · 35 min

20 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST

LALLAL
M. Smart

M. Smart

G

Game leader · 35 min

25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST

How it ended

LAL beat HOU 101-94. M. Smart paced them with 25 PTS, 2 REB, 7 AST. Bronny James's play in the 2nd quarter drove the biggest swing of the night (21pp).

Last play

End of Game

Win probability

LAL vs HOU

0255075100Q2Q3Q4

Score progression

6 lead changes

HOU94
LAL101

Starters vs bench

production by unit
HOUHOUstarters 89% of pts

Starters(5)

84 PTS · 30 REB · 19 AST

GS 65

Bench(5)

10 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST

GS 4

LALLALstarters 94% of pts

Starters(5)

95 PTS · 26 REB · 19 AST

GS 81

Bench(4)

6 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST

GS 4

Clutch moments · top swings

ranked by WP impact
LAL2nd Quarter · 12:00 · 26-33
+21pp→ 69% WP

Bronny James · enters the game for Marcus Smart

HOU4th Quarter · 6:38 · 82-85
+9pp→ 26% WP

Josh Okogie · makes 23-foot running jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)

HOU4th Quarter · 4:37 · 84-89
+10pp→ 24% WP

Rui Hachimura · shooting foul

Linescore (quarters)

Team1234T
HOU2625172694
LAL33212126101

Period scoring

HOU won 1 · LAL won 2

26
33

Q1

Durant 11

Smart 14

25
21

Q2

Durant 9

James 9

17
21

Q3

Jr. 6

Kennard 5

26
26

Q4

Sengun 9

James 9

HOU
LAL

Shooting comparison

HOU
LAL

40%

36-89

FG

46%

33-72

24%

7-29

3PT

46%

13-28

79%

15-19

FT

79%

22-28

Game flow · key plays

  1. Q4 · 3:58

    Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Luke Kennard steals)

    HOU 85·LAL 89

    +8pp

  2. Q4 · 4:13

    Marcus Smart personal foul

    HOU 85·LAL 89

    −8pp

  3. Q4 · 4:37

    Rui Hachimura shooting foul

    HOU 84·LAL 89

    −10pp

  4. Q4 · 6:38

    Josh Okogie makes 23-foot running jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)

    HOU 82·LAL 85

    −9pp

  5. Q3 · 9:50

    Luke Kennard makes 26-foot running jump shot (LeBron James assists)

    HOU 55·LAL 57

    +8pp

  6. Q1 · 2:22

    Tari Eason misses tip shot

    HOU 24·LAL 24

    −19pp

Team stats

HOU

Away

Stat

LAL

Home

36-89

fieldGoalsMade-fieldGoalsAttempted

33-72

40

FG %

46

7-29

threePointFieldGoalsMade-threePointFieldGoalsAttempted

13-28

15-19

freeThrowsMade-freeThrowsAttempted

22-28

23

Assists

21

15

Turnovers

12

Player box score

HOU

HOU

52-30

94
K. Durant

K. Durant★

F · #7

GMSC

13.5

MIN

41

PTS

23

REB

6

AST

4

J. Smith Jr.

J. Smith Jr.★

F · #10

GMSC

11.0

MIN

39

PTS

18

REB

6

AST

1

A. Sengun

A. Sengun★

C · #28

GMSC

20.8

MIN

35

PTS

20

REB

11

AST

5

J. Okogie

J. Okogie★

G · #20

GMSC

3.8

MIN

24

PTS

7

REB

2

AST

0

A. Thompson

A. Thompson★

G · #1

GMSC

15.6

MIN

42

PTS

16

REB

5

AST

9

J. Tate

J. Tate

F · #8

GMSC

-1.2

MIN

9

PTS

0

REB

1

AST

0

T. Eason

T. Eason

F · #17

GMSC

5.8

MIN

27

PTS

10

REB

8

AST

1

R. Sheppard

R. Sheppard

G · #15

GMSC

0.3

MIN

11

PTS

0

REB

0

AST

3

Team total

MIN

PTS

94

REB

42

AST

23

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

Betting line

HOU -5.5·O/U 209.5·HOU -230/LAL +190

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