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LAL

LAL53-29

LAL

@

52-30HOU

HOU

HOU
SeriesLAL win series 2-1VegasHOU -7.5

Recap · NBA

os Angeles Lakers went into Houston Rockets and beat them, 112–108 in overtime. Decided by 4.

LAL +7.5 cashed (HOU lost outright). Total cleared the 205.5 OVER by 14.5.

ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page

FINALFinal/OT
LAL
LALWIN53-29112
FINAL
HOU
HOU52-30108

Playoff series

LAL lead series 3-0

Apr 19HOUHOU98@LALLAL107
Apr 22HOUHOU94@LALLAL101
Apr 25LALLAL112@HOUHOU108today
Apr 27LALLAL96@HOUHOU115
Apr 30HOUHOU99@LALLAL93
May 2LALLAL98@HOUHOU78

Vegas line center

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Spread

HOU -7.5

Half-pt above key 7

Total

205.5

Defensive · -20.5 vs avg

Moneyline

LALLAL+20533%
HOUHOU-25071%

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

SpreadBet HOU -7.5↗SpreadBet HOU -7.5↗

Line movement · 2 snapshots

ESPN-tracked · 21+

Spread

7.5

0.0 since open

Total

205.5

0.0 since open

Headlines · top performers

Game flowLAL ↔ HOU

Biggest swing: 28pp · 4th Quarter · 1.7

LALLAL
M. Smart

M. Smart

G

Game leader · 39 min

21 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST

HOUHOU
A. Sengun

A. Sengun

C

Game leader · 47 min30+ point game

33 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST

How it ended

LAL beat HOU 112-108. M. Smart led with 21 PTS, 4 REB, 10 AST. Alperen Sengun's play in the 4th quarter drove the biggest swing of the night (28pp).

Last play

End of Game

Win probability

HOU vs LAL

0255075100Q2Q1Q2Q3Q4OT

Score progression

6 lead changes

LAL112
HOU108

Starters vs bench

production by unit
LALLALstarters 79% of pts

Starters(5)

88 PTS · 33 REB · 26 AST

GS 74

Bench(5)

24 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST

GS 19

HOUHOUstarters 97% of pts

Starters(5)

105 PTS · 41 REB · 20 AST

GS 89

Bench(6)

3 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST

Clutch moments · top swings

ranked by WP impact
HOU2nd Quarter · 9:06 · 45-40
+22pp→ 47% WP

shot clock turnover

LAL4th Quarter · 13.6 · 101-101
+23pp→ 45% WP

LeBron James · makes 24-foot running jump shot (Luke Kennard assists)

LAL4th Quarter · 1.7 · 101-101
+28pp→ 50% WP

Alperen Sengun · misses 7-foot two point shot

Linescore (quarters)

Team1234OTT
LAL3924172111112
HOU322023267108

Period scoring

LAL won 3 · HOU won 2

39
32

Q1

Hachimura 16

Sengun 11

24
20

Q2

James 11

Thompson 13

17
23

Q3

James 4

Sengun 15

21
26

Q4

James 9

Sengun 12

11
7

OT

Smart 8

Sengun 4

LAL
HOU

Shooting comparison

LAL
HOU

48%

38-79

FG

41%

40-98

41%

12-29

3PT

28%

11-39

75%

24-32

FT

74%

17-23

Game flow · key plays

  1. OT · 35.5

    Marcus Smart technical foul

    LAL 109·HOU 105

    +16pp

  2. Q4 · 1.7

    Alperen Sengun misses 7-foot two point shot

    LAL 101·HOU 101

    −28pp

  3. Q4 · 11.3

    Rui Hachimura personal take foul

    LAL 101·HOU 101

    +23pp

  4. Q4 · 13.6

    LeBron James makes 24-foot running jump shot (Luke Kennard assists)

    LAL 101·HOU 101

    −23pp

  5. Q4 · 19.8

    Reed Sheppard lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals)

    LAL 98·HOU 101

    −19pp

  6. Q2 · 9:06

    shot clock turnover

    LAL 45·HOU 40

    +22pp

Team stats

LAL

Away

Stat

HOU

Home

38-79

fieldGoalsMade-fieldGoalsAttempted

40-98

48

FG %

41

12-29

threePointFieldGoalsMade-threePointFieldGoalsAttempted

11-39

24-32

freeThrowsMade-freeThrowsAttempted

17-23

28

Assists

21

20

Turnovers

15

Player box score

LAL

LAL

53-29

112
L. James

L. James★

F · #23

GMSC

20.6

MIN

45

PTS

29

REB

13

AST

6

R. Hachimura

R. Hachimura★

F · #28

GMSC

15.6

MIN

44

PTS

22

REB

4

AST

2

D. Ayton

D. Ayton★

C · #5

GMSC

1.8

MIN

33

PTS

2

REB

6

AST

2

M. Smart

M. Smart★

G · #36

GMSC

27.1

MIN

39

PTS

21

REB

4

AST

10

L. Kennard

L. Kennard★

G · #10

GMSC

8.6

MIN

45

PTS

14

REB

6

AST

6

J. Vanderbilt

J. Vanderbilt

F · #2

GMSC

3.6

MIN

15

PTS

5

REB

6

AST

1

J. LaRavia

J. LaRavia

F · #12

GMSC

0.5

MIN

15

PTS

2

REB

2

AST

1

J. Hayes

J. Hayes

C · #11

GMSC

10.6

MIN

20

PTS

12

REB

4

AST

0

B. James

B. James

G · #9

GMSC

4.0

MIN

9

PTS

5

REB

0

AST

0

Team total

MIN

PTS

112

REB

45

AST

28

DNP: M. Kleber, D. Knecht, A. Thiero, A. Reaves

Betting line

HOU -7.5·O/U 205.5·LAL +205/HOU -250

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