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LAL

LAL53-29

LAL

@

52-30HOU

HOU

HOU
SeriesLAL win series 2-1VegasHOU -3.5

Recap · NBA

ouston Rockets held off Los Angeles Lakers, 115–96.

HOU -3.5 cashed (won by 19). Total cleared the 206.5 OVER by 4.5.

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FINALFinal
LAL
LAL53-2996
FINAL
HOU
HOUWIN52-30115

Playoff series

LAL lead series 3-1

Apr 19HOUHOU98@LALLAL107
Apr 22HOUHOU94@LALLAL101
Apr 25LALLAL112@HOUHOU108
Apr 27LALLAL96@HOUHOU115today
Apr 30HOUHOU99@LALLAL93
May 2LALLAL98@HOUHOU78

Vegas line center

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Spread

HOU -3.5

Between — and 5

Total

206.5

Defensive · -19.5 vs avg

Moneyline

LALLAL+13642%
HOUHOU-16262%

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

SpreadBet HOU -3.5↗SpreadBet HOU -3.5↗

Line movement · 3 snapshots

ESPN-tracked · 21+

Spread

3.5

0.0 since open

Total

206.5

0.0 since open

Headlines · top performers

Game flowLAL ↔ HOU

Biggest swing: 10pp · 1st Quarter · 2:59

LALLAL
D. Ayton

D. Ayton

C

Game leader · 25 min

19 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST

HOUHOU
T. Eason

T. Eason

F

Game leader · 30 min

20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST

How it ended

HOU beat LAL 115-96. T. Eason led with 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST. HOU outscored the other side 34-18 in the 3rd quarter.

Last play

End of Game

Win probability

HOU vs LAL

0255075100Q2Q3Q4

Score progression

2 lead changes

LAL96
HOU115

Starters vs bench

production by unit
LALLALstarters 60% of pts

Starters(5)

58 PTS · 22 REB · 17 AST

GS 39

Bench(8)

38 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST

GS 30

HOUHOUstarters 83% of pts

Starters(5)

95 PTS · 27 REB · 17 AST

GS 82

Bench(6)

20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST

GS 16

Clutch moments · top swings

ranked by WP impact
LAL1st Quarter · 6:29 · 10-8
+7pp→ 43% WP

LeBron James · makes free throw 1 of 2

HOU2nd Quarter · 12:00 · 21-26
+10pp→ 76% WP

Amen Thompson · enters the game for Alperen Sengun

Linescore (quarters)

Team1234T
LAL2126183196
HOU26303425115

Period scoring

LAL won 1 · HOU won 3

21
26

Q1

James 6

Sengun 8

26
30

Q2

Ayton 13

Thompson 17

18
34

Q3

Hachimura 6

Eason 9

31
25

Q4

Vanderbilt 8

Jr. 6

LAL
HOU

Shooting comparison

LAL
HOU

50%

37-74

FG

48%

39-81

23%

5-22

3PT

40%

12-30

81%

17-21

FT

81%

25-31

Game flow · key plays

  1. Q2 · 2:42

    Josh Okogie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)

    LAL 40·HOU 46

    +5pp

  2. Q2 · 11:46

    Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)

    LAL 21·HOU 29

    +5pp

  3. Q1 · 2:20

    Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2

    LAL 19·HOU 19

    −5pp

  4. Q1 · 4:30

    Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2

    LAL 17·HOU 14

    −5pp

  5. Q1 · 6:19

    Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three pointer

    LAL 11·HOU 11

    +5pp

  6. Q1 · 6:29

    LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2

    LAL 10·HOU 8

    −7pp

Team stats

LAL

Away

Stat

HOU

Home

37-74

fieldGoalsMade-fieldGoalsAttempted

39-81

50

FG %

48

5-22

threePointFieldGoalsMade-threePointFieldGoalsAttempted

12-30

17-21

freeThrowsMade-freeThrowsAttempted

25-31

23

Assists

19

23

Turnovers

13

Player box score

LAL

LAL

53-29

96
L. James

L. James★

F · #23

GMSC

3.2

MIN

33

PTS

10

REB

4

AST

9

R. Hachimura

R. Hachimura★

F · #28

GMSC

9.9

MIN

30

PTS

13

REB

3

AST

1

D. Ayton

D. Ayton★

C · #5

GMSC

14.8

MIN

25

PTS

19

REB

10

AST

0

M. Smart

M. Smart★

G · #36

GMSC

9.4

MIN

31

PTS

9

REB

2

AST

5

L. Kennard

L. Kennard★

G · #10

GMSC

1.7

MIN

32

PTS

7

REB

3

AST

2

J. Vanderbilt

J. Vanderbilt

F · #2

GMSC

7.0

MIN

14

PTS

8

REB

4

AST

0

J. LaRavia

J. LaRavia

F · #12

GMSC

3.7

MIN

16

PTS

6

REB

3

AST

0

J. Hayes

J. Hayes

C · #11

GMSC

-0.1

MIN

15

PTS

2

REB

2

AST

0

B. James

B. James

G · #9

GMSC

4.7

MIN

15

PTS

5

REB

2

AST

4

Team total

MIN

PTS

96

REB

37

AST

23

DNP: A. Reaves

Betting line

HOU -3.5·O/U 206.5·LAL +136/HOU -162

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