HOU52-30
HOU
53-29LAL
LAL
Recap · NBA
ouston Rockets went into Los Angeles Lakers and beat them, 99–93.
HOU +3.5 cashed (LAL lost outright). Total stayed UNDER 209.5 by 17.5.
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Playoff series
LAL lead series 3-2
HOU98@LAL107HOU94@LAL101LAL112@HOU108LAL96@HOU115HOU99@LAL93todayLAL98@HOU78Vegas line center
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Spread
LAL -3.5
Between — and 5
Total
209.5
Defensive · -16.5 vs avg
Moneyline
HOU+13043%LAL-15561%Implied probabilities back-computed from American odds — break-even win % a moneyline bet needs to be +EV.
Line movement
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Headlines · top performers
Biggest swing: 10pp · 4th Quarter · 10:30
HOU
J. Smith Jr.
FGame leader · 42 min
22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
LAL
D. Ayton
CGame leader · 38 min
18 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
How it ended
HOU beat LAL 99-93. J. Smith Jr. led with 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST. HOU outscored the other side 30-19 in the 2nd quarter.
Last play
End of Game
Win probability
LAL vs HOU
Score progression
4 lead changes
Starters vs bench
production by unitHOUstarters 82% of ptsStarters(5)
81 PTS · 28 REB · 22 AST
GS 71
Bench(3)
18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
GS 11
LALstarters 72% of ptsStarters(5)
67 PTS · 32 REB · 11 AST
GS 50
Bench(4)
26 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
GS 17
Clutch moments · top swings
ranked by WP impactAustin Reaves · misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Amen Thompson · makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
Austin Reaves · makes free throw 1 of 2
Linescore (quarters)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 21 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 99 |
| LAL | 28 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 93 |
Period scoring
HOU won 2 · LAL won 2
Q1
Jr. 7
Smart 8
Q2
Finney-Smith 6
Hachimura 5
Q3
Jr. 6
James 6
Q4
Thompson 6
James 11
Shooting comparison
44%
33-75
FG
42%
32-76
35%
14-40
3PT
26%
7-27
76%
19-25
FT
81%
22-27
Game flow · key plays
- Q4 · 1:00
Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2
HOU 96·LAL 90
+9pp
- Q4 · 2:37
Reed Sheppard makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
HOU 90·LAL 85
−7pp
- Q4 · 10:30
Amen Thompson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
HOU 79·LAL 69
−10pp
- Q3 · 2:52
Aaron Holiday makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
HOU 72·LAL 64
−7pp
- Q3 · 10:26
Reed Sheppard makes 29-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
HOU 56·LAL 51
−7pp
- Q2 · 0.4
Austin Reaves misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
HOU 51·LAL 47
−8pp
Team stats
HOU
Away
Stat
LAL
Home
33-75
fieldGoalsMade-fieldGoalsAttempted
32-76
44
FG %
42
14-40
threePointFieldGoalsMade-threePointFieldGoalsAttempted
7-27
19-25
freeThrowsMade-freeThrowsAttempted
22-27
25
Assists
19
10
Turnovers
15
Player box score
HOU
52-30
J. Smith Jr.★
F · #10
GMSC
20.1
MIN
42
PTS
22
REB
7
AST
3
T. Eason★
F · #17
GMSC
13.6
MIN
31
PTS
18
REB
5
AST
1
A. Sengun★
C · #28
GMSC
14.9
MIN
43
PTS
14
REB
9
AST
8
A. Thompson★
G · #1
GMSC
11.5
MIN
46
PTS
15
REB
7
AST
4
R. Sheppard★
G · #15
GMSC
10.6
MIN
35
PTS
12
REB
0
AST
6
D. Finney-Smith
F · #2
GMSC
3.5
MIN
11
PTS
6
REB
3
AST
1
A. Holiday
G · #0
GMSC
1.1
MIN
13
PTS
5
REB
0
AST
0
J. Okogie
G · #20
GMSC
6.1
MIN
18
PTS
7
REB
3
AST
2
MIN
PTS
99
REB
34
AST
25
DNP: J. Green, J. Tate, C. Capela, J. Davison
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | GMSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith Jr.★F · #10 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 20.1 |
T. Eason★F · #17 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 13.6 |
A. Sengun★C · #28 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 14.9 |
A. Thompson★G · #1 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 11.5 |
R. Sheppard★G · #15 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 10.6 |
D. Finney-SmithF · #2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3.5 |
A. HolidayG · #0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
J. OkogieG · #20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6.1 |
| Team | 99 | 34 | 25 | — | |
| DNP: J. Green, J. Tate, C. Capela, J. Davison | |||||
LAL
53-29
L. James★
F · #23
GMSC
18.8
MIN
39
PTS
25
REB
3
AST
7
R. Hachimura★
F · #28
GMSC
6.3
MIN
37
PTS
12
REB
4
AST
0
D. Ayton★
C · #5
GMSC
20.1
MIN
38
PTS
18
REB
17
AST
0
M. Smart★
G · #36
GMSC
3.4
MIN
37
PTS
11
REB
5
AST
2
L. Kennard★
G · #10
GMSC
1.0
MIN
31
PTS
1
REB
3
AST
2
J. LaRavia
F · #12
GMSC
3.3
MIN
9
PTS
2
REB
2
AST
1
J. Hayes
C · #11
GMSC
-0.4
MIN
10
PTS
0
REB
1
AST
1
A. Reaves
G · #15
GMSC
13.9
MIN
34
PTS
22
REB
4
AST
6
MIN
PTS
93
REB
41
AST
19
DNP: M. Kleber, D. Knecht, A. Thiero, N. Smith Jr., B. James
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | GMSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. James★F · #23 | 39 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 18.8 |
R. Hachimura★F · #28 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6.3 |
D. Ayton★C · #5 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 20.1 |
M. Smart★G · #36 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3.4 |
L. Kennard★G · #10 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 |
J. LaRaviaF · #12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.3 |
J. HayesC · #11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.4 |
A. ReavesG · #15 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 13.9 |
| Team | 93 | 41 | 19 | — | |
| DNP: M. Kleber, D. Knecht, A. Thiero, N. Smith Jr., B. James | |||||
Betting line
LAL -3.5·O/U 209.5·HOU +130/LAL -155