Top Performers
Points
28
James
LAL

Rebounds
16
Ayton
LAL

Assists
8
James
LAL

Threes
5
Hachimura
LAL

36-89 (40.4%)
FG%
28-80 (35.0%)
12-28 (42.9%)
3PM
5-28 (17.9%)
14-24 (58.3%)
FTM
17-24 (70.8%)
54
Rebounds
45
15
Offensive Rebounds
8
39
Defensive Rebounds
37
19
Assists
13
4
Steals
6
9
Blocks
9
11
Turnovers
14
19
Points Off Turnovers
10
19
Fastbreak Points
8
46
Points In Paint
44
7
Second Chance Points
9
19
Fouls
23
1
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
29
Biggest Lead
5
12
Longest Unanswered Run
6
Lead Changes
5
Ties
0
2025-26 Western Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | 18 | .780 | ||
| 2 | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | |
| 5 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 | |
| 8 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 13 | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | |
| 14 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 | |
| 15 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
Game Summary
The Houston Rockets were easily defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers, 98 to 78, in Game 6 of the 2026 First Round on Friday.
Game Info
Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
#48 Scott Foster (Head Official)
#77 Karl Lane
#74 Curtis Blair
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. James #23 | 37 | 28 | 7 (1) | 8 | 0 | 0 | +26 | 3 | 2 | 10-25 | 2-5 | 6-8 | 49.1 |
R. Hachimura #28 | 35 | 21 | 6 (1) | 2 | 0 | 1 | +20 | 0 | 2 | 8-15 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 70.0 |
D. Ayton #5 | 28 | 7 | 16 (3) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 0 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 38.5 |
A. Reaves #15 | 31 | 15 | 3 (0) | 2 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 2 | 3 | 7-14 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 51.9 |
M. Smart #36 | 35 | 7 | 7 (1) | 1 | 2 | 2 | +25 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 44.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kennard #10 | 29 | 3 | 3 (2) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +22 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
J. Hayes #11 | 17 | 5 | 4 (2) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +21 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 90.6 |
J. LaRavia #12 | 16 | 7 | 5 (3) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 43.8 |
N. Smith Jr. #20 | 3 | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
D. Knecht #4 | 3 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
B. James #9 | 3 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
A. Thiero #1 | 3 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 53.2 |
M. Kleber #14 | |||||||||||||
L. Dončić #77 | |||||||||||||
J. Vanderbilt #2 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAL | 98 | 54 (15) | 19 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 36-89 | 12-28 | 14-24 | 49.2 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Thompson #1 | 45 | 18 | 8 (1) | 3 | 0 | 3 | -26 | 2 | 5 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 54.1 |
J. Smith Jr. #10 | 42 | 9 | 12 (2) | 3 | 0 | 1 | -24 | 1 | 5 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 36.5 |
T. Eason #17 | 37 | 14 | 5 (0) | 2 | 3 | 1 | -14 | 0 | 4 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 47.0 |
A. Sengun #28 | 38 | 17 | 11 (3) | 1 | 0 | 2 | -27 | 4 | 4 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 51.8 |
R. Sheppard #15 | 36 | 10 | 0 (0) | 1 | 2 | 2 | -24 | 1 | 2 | 4-19 | 1-10 | 1-1 | 25.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Okogie #20 | 13 | 3 | 4 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
A. Holiday #0 | 12 | 2 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
D. Finney-Smith #2 | 8 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
J. Tate #8 | 6 | 3 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 38.7 |
C. Capela #30 | 2 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
JD Davison #4 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
S. Adams #12 | |||||||||||||
K. Durant #7 | |||||||||||||
J. Green #32 | |||||||||||||
F. VanVleet #5 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU | 78 | 45 (8) | 13 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28-80 | 5-28 | 17-24 | 43.1 |
T. Eason makes 25' three
Assisted by R. Sheppard
1Q 11:43
L. James makes driving finger roll
1Q 11:21
2-3
R. Hachimura makes layup
Assisted by L. James
1Q 10:23
4-3
T. Eason makes cutting layup
Assisted by A. Thompson
1Q 10:09
4-5
A. Thompson makes running layup
1Q 09:50
4-7
L. James makes driving layup
Assisted by R. Hachimura
1Q 08:54
6-7
J. Smith Jr. makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Thompson
1Q 08:41
6-10
A. Reaves makes driving finger roll
1Q 08:25
8-10
1Q 07:29
9-10
R. Hachimura makes running dunk
Assisted by L. James
1Q 06:53
11-10
A. Sengun makes driving finger roll
1Q 06:29
11-12
T. Eason makes running dunk
Assisted by A. Thompson
1Q 06:12
11-14
A. Sengun makes 1' driving hook shot
1Q 05:13
11-16
A. Reaves makes 10' driving bank floater
1Q 04:51
13-16
1Q 04:51
14-16
L. Kennard makes 23' running three
Assisted by L. James
1Q 04:23
17-16
J. LaRavia makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Reaves
1Q 03:31
20-16
R. Hachimura makes 24' three
Assisted by L. Kennard
1Q 02:34
23-16
1Q 02:18
23-17
1Q 02:18
23-18
L. James makes 10' turnaround fadeaway
2Q 11:09
25-18
J. LaRavia makes running finger roll
Assisted by L. James
2Q 10:47
27-18
L. James makes 25' stepback three
2Q 10:19
30-18
L. James makes driving finger roll
2Q 09:26
32-18
2Q 09:10
32-19
J. LaRavia makes running dunk
Assisted by J. Hayes
2Q 08:59
34-19
2Q 08:18
35-19
2Q 08:18
36-19
L. James makes running layup
2Q 08:02
38-19
R. Sheppard makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Smith Jr.
2Q 06:55
38-21
R. Sheppard makes 13' floater
2Q 06:28
38-23
J. Smith Jr. makes tip dunk
2Q 06:07
38-25
A. Reaves makes driving finger roll
2Q 05:14
40-25
A. Sengun makes driving finger roll
2Q 03:43
40-27
2Q 03:25
41-27
2Q 03:25
42-27
2Q 03:11
42-28
2Q 03:11
42-29
A. Thompson makes driving layup
2Q 02:37
42-31
2Q 01:53
43-31
R. Hachimura makes 26' three
Assisted by L. James
2Q 01:15
46-31
L. James makes 24' running pullup three
Assisted by A. Reaves
2Q 00:53
49-31
L. James makes 13' turnaround fadeaway
3Q 11:42
51-31
A. Thompson makes 13' fadeaway
Assisted by J. Smith Jr.
3Q 11:21
51-33
R. Hachimura makes 23' three
Assisted by M. Smart
3Q 10:15
54-33
T. Eason makes 25' three
Assisted by A. Sengun
3Q 09:50
54-36
A. Reaves makes driving finger roll
3Q 09:27
56-36
3Q 09:15
56-37
D. Ayton makes cutting finger roll
Assisted by L. James
3Q 08:31
58-37
3Q 08:06
59-37
3Q 08:06
60-37
3Q 06:44
60-38
R. Hachimura makes 25' three
Assisted by D. Ayton
3Q 06:26
63-38
3Q 06:02
63-39
3Q 06:02
63-40
A. Reaves makes driving finger roll
3Q 05:45
65-40
3Q 05:31
65-41
3Q 05:31
65-42
A. Thompson makes cutting dunk
Assisted by A. Holiday
3Q 04:48
65-44
3Q 04:15
65-45
3Q 04:02
66-45
3Q 03:46
66-46
3Q 03:46
66-47
3Q 03:37
67-47
A. Reaves makes driving finger roll
3Q 02:53
69-47
J. Smith Jr. makes 5' driving bank floater
3Q 02:27
69-49
A. Reaves makes driving layup
3Q 02:03
71-49
A. Thompson makes 22' jump shot
Assisted by T. Eason
3Q 01:43
71-51
3Q 01:06
71-52
3Q 01:06
71-53
A. Sengun makes 10' turnaround hook shot
Assisted by J. Okogie
3Q 00:37
71-55
R. Hachimura makes 25' three
Assisted by L. Kennard
4Q 11:35
74-55
R. Sheppard makes 10' jump shot
Assisted by J. Smith Jr.
4Q 11:20
74-57
L. James makes 5' driving hook shot
4Q 10:51
76-57
D. Ayton makes tip layup
4Q 09:05
78-57
4Q 08:46
78-58
4Q 07:53
79-58
R. Hachimura makes 14' turnaround jump shot
4Q 07:09
81-58
A. Sengun makes tip dunk
4Q 07:00
81-60
T. Eason makes running dunk
4Q 06:36
81-62
L. James makes driving finger roll
Assisted by L. Kennard
4Q 06:06
83-62
M. Smart makes 25' three
Assisted by R. Hachimura
4Q 05:36
86-62
4Q 05:03
87-62
4Q 05:03
88-62
R. Sheppard makes 30' three
Assisted by T. Eason
4Q 04:55
88-65
M. Smart makes 26' three
Assisted by L. James
4Q 04:30
91-65
A. Thompson makes driving dunk
4Q 04:19
91-67
J. Hayes makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by L. James
4Q 03:30
93-67
A. Thompson makes driving reverse layup
4Q 02:50
93-69
N. Smith Jr. makes 28' running pullup three
Assisted by B. James
4Q 02:25
96-69
A. Thiero makes tip dunk
4Q 01:58
98-69
J. Okogie makes 25' three
Assisted by A. Holiday
4Q 01:46
98-72
J. Tate makes running layup
4Q 01:19
98-74
A. Holiday makes driving layup
4Q 00:50
98-76
C. Capela makes putback layup
4Q 00:21
98-78
36-89 (40.4%)
FG%
28-80 (35.0%)
12-28 (42.9%)
3PM
5-28 (17.9%)
14-24 (58.3%)
FTM
17-24 (70.8%)
54
Rebounds
45
15
Offensive Rebounds
8
39
Defensive Rebounds
37
19
Assists
13
4
Steals
6
9
Blocks
9
11
Turnovers
14
19
Points Off Turnovers
10
19
Fastbreak Points
8
46
Points In Paint
44
7
Second Chance Points
9
19
Fouls
23
1
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
29
Biggest Lead
5
12
Longest Unanswered Run
6
Lead Changes
5
Ties
0