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LAL

LAL53-29

LAL

@

52-30HOU

HOU

HOU
SeriesLAL win series 2-1VegasHOU -5.5

Recap · NBA

os Angeles Lakers went into Houston Rockets and beat them, 98–78. It was a wire-to-wire rout.

LAL +5.5 cashed (HOU lost outright). Total stayed UNDER 203.5 by 27.5.

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FINALFinal
LAL
LALWIN53-2998
FINAL
HOU
HOU52-3078

Playoff series

LAL win series 4-2

Apr 19HOUHOU98@LALLAL107
Apr 22HOUHOU94@LALLAL101
Apr 25LALLAL112@HOUHOU108
Apr 27LALLAL96@HOUHOU115
Apr 30HOUHOU99@LALLAL93
May 2LALLAL98@HOUHOU78today

Vegas line center

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Spread

HOU -5.5

Half-pt above key 5

Total

203.5

Defensive · -22.5 vs avg

Moneyline

LALLAL+16038%
HOUHOU-19266%

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 · 49 snapshots

ESPN-tracked · 21+

Spread

5.5

+2.0 since open

Total

203.5

-2.0 since open

Headlines · top performers

Game flowLAL ↔ HOU

Biggest swing: 8pp · 2nd Quarter · 9:48

LALLAL
L. James

L. James

F

Game leader · 37 min

28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST

HOUHOU
A. Thompson

A. Thompson

G

Game leader · 45 min

18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST

How it ended

LAL beat HOU 98-78. L. James paced them with 28 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST. LAL outscored the other side 26-13 in the 2nd quarter.

Last play

End of Game

Win probability

HOU vs LAL

0255075100Q2Q3Q4

Score progression

5 lead changes

LAL98
HOU78

Starters vs bench

production by unit
LALLALstarters 80% of pts

Starters(5)

78 PTS · 39 REB · 14 AST

GS 60

Bench(7)

20 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST

GS 15

HOUHOUstarters 87% of pts

Starters(5)

68 PTS · 36 REB · 10 AST

GS 42

Bench(6)

10 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST

GS 7

Clutch moments · top swings

ranked by WP impact
LAL1st Quarter · 1:39 · 23-18
+7pp→ 53% WP

Josh Okogie · offensive charge

HOU1st Quarter · 1:07 · 23-18
+7pp→ 50% WP

Jake LaRavia · misses 23-foot three point jumper

HOU2nd Quarter · 9:48 · 30-18
+8pp→ 28% WP

Marcus Smart · out of bounds lost ball turnover

Linescore (quarters)

Team1234T
LAL2326222798
HOU1813242378

Period scoring

LAL won 3 · HOU won 1

23
18

Q1

Hachimura 7

Eason 7

26
13

Q2

James 14

Kennard 7

22
24

Q3

Reaves 8

Thompson 10

27
23

Q4

James 6

Sheppard 5

LAL
HOU

Shooting comparison

LAL
HOU

40%

36-89

FG

35%

28-80

43%

12-28

3PT

18%

5-28

58%

14-24

FT

71%

17-24

Game flow · key plays

  1. Q2 · 9:48

    Marcus Smart out of bounds lost ball turnover

    LAL 30·HOU 18

    +8pp

  2. Q2 · 10:19

    LeBron James makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot

    LAL 30·HOU 18

    −6pp

  3. Q1 · 1:07

    Jake LaRavia misses 23-foot three point jumper

    LAL 23·HOU 18

    +7pp

  4. Q1 · 1:39

    Josh Okogie offensive charge

    LAL 23·HOU 18

    −7pp

  5. Q1 · 2:34

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

    LAL 23·HOU 16

    −6pp

  6. Q1 · 3:31

    Jake LaRavia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)

    LAL 20·HOU 16

    −5pp

Team stats

LAL

Away

Stat

HOU

Home

36-89

fieldGoalsMade-fieldGoalsAttempted

28-80

40

FG %

35

12-28

threePointFieldGoalsMade-threePointFieldGoalsAttempted

5-28

14-24

freeThrowsMade-freeThrowsAttempted

17-24

19

Assists

13

10

Turnovers

11

Player box score

LAL

LAL

53-29

98
L. James

L. James★

F · #23

GMSC

18.0

MIN

37

PTS

28

REB

7

AST

8

R. Hachimura

R. Hachimura★

F · #28

GMSC

17.2

MIN

35

PTS

21

REB

6

AST

2

D. Ayton

D. Ayton★

C · #5

GMSC

7.4

MIN

28

PTS

7

REB

16

AST

1

M. Smart

M. Smart★

G · #36

GMSC

7.7

MIN

35

PTS

7

REB

7

AST

1

A. Reaves

A. Reaves★

G · #15

GMSC

9.2

MIN

31

PTS

15

REB

3

AST

2

J. LaRavia

J. LaRavia

F · #12

GMSC

3.2

MIN

16

PTS

7

REB

5

AST

0

J. Hayes

J. Hayes

C · #11

GMSC

5.9

MIN

17

PTS

5

REB

4

AST

1

L. Kennard

L. Kennard

G · #10

GMSC

2.6

MIN

29

PTS

3

REB

3

AST

3

Team total

MIN

PTS

98

REB

54

AST

19

DNP: M. Kleber, J. Vanderbilt

Betting line

HOU -5.5·O/U 203.5·LAL +160/HOU -192

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