Top Performers
Points
40
Dončić
LAL
Rebounds
11
Thompson
HOU
Assists
10
Dončić
LAL
Threes
7
Dončić
LAL
46-76 (60.5%)
FG%
45-91 (49.5%)
15-32 (46.9%)
3PM
11-32 (34.4%)
17-27 (63.0%)
FTM
15-17 (88.2%)
34
Rebounds
38
5
Offensive Rebounds
12
29
Defensive Rebounds
26
30
Assists
26
6
Steals
10
8
Blocks
1
14
Turnovers
12
23
Points Off Turnovers
26
21
Fastbreak Points
15
62
Points In Paint
56
6
Second Chance Points
14
20
Fouls
21
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
13
Biggest Lead
6
9
Longest Unanswered Run
9
Lead Changes
8
Ties
9
2025-26 Western Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - x | 57 | 16 | .781 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 55 | 18 | .753 | 2.0 |
| 3 | 47 | 26 | .644 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 46 | 28 | .622 | 11.5 | |
| 5 | 45 | 28 | .616 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 43 | 29 | .597 | 13.5 | |
| 7 | 40 | 33 | .548 | 17.0 | |
| 8 | 37 | 36 | .507 | 20.0 | |
| 9 | 37 | 37 | .500 | 20.5 | |
| 10 | 35 | 38 | .479 | 22.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 25 | 49 | .338 | 32.5 |
| 12 |  Grizzlies - e | 24 | 48 | .333 | 32.5 |
| 13 |  Mavericks - e | 23 | 50 | .315 | 34.0 |
| 14 |  Jazz - e | 21 | 52 | .288 | 36.0 |
| 15 |  Kings - e | 19 | 55 | .257 | 38.5 |
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WarriorsGame Summary
The Houston Rockets fell to the Los Angeles Lakers, 124 to 116, last Wednesday.
Game Info
March 18, 2026
ESPN
Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
#4 Sean Wright (Head Official)
#28 Mousa Dagher
#36 Brent Barnaky
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. James #23 | 34 | 30 | 5 (1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13-14 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 97.9 |
D. Ayton #5 | 34 | 16 | 4 (1) | 2 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 1 | 3 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 80.0 |
A. Reaves #15 | 39 | 14 | 3 (0) | 8 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 1 | 3 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 60.1 |
M. Smart #36 | 34 | 5 | 3 (0) | 4 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 1 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 35.7 |
L. Dončić #77 | 38 | 40 | 9 (0) | 10 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 5 | 3 | 12-25 | 7-17 | 9-14 | 64.2 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Hachimura #28 | 21 | 8 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
L. Kennard #10 | 18 | 5 | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 3 | 2 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
J. Hayes #11 | 14 | 1 | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 28.4 |
J. LaRavia #12 | 10 | 5 | 3 (1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 62.5 |
M. Kleber #14 | |||||||||||||
J. Vanderbilt #2 | |||||||||||||
N. Smith Jr. #20 | |||||||||||||
K. Bufkin #18 | |||||||||||||
D. Timme #17 | |||||||||||||
D. Knecht #4 | |||||||||||||
B. James #9 | |||||||||||||
A. Thiero #1 | |||||||||||||
C. Mañon #30 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAL | 124 | 34 (5) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 46-76 | 15-32 | 17-27 | 70.6 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Thompson #1 | 42 | 26 | 11 (4) | 4 | 2 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 4 | 11-19 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 62.6 |
K. Durant #7 | 38 | 18 | 6 (0) | 4 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 3 | 7-11 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 73.1 |
J. Smith Jr. #10 | 38 | 18 | 5 (2) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 7-15 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 56.7 |
T. Eason #17 | 32 | 10 | 6 (2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 36.0 |
A. Sengun #28 | 37 | 27 | 4 (2) | 10 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 2 | 2 | 10-15 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 76.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Sheppard #15 | 27 | 11 | 2 (0) | 3 | 2 | 0 | -8 | 3 | 3 | 4-12 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 45.8 |
J. Okogie #20 | 14 | 3 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
D. Finney-Smith #2 | 10 | 3 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
C. Capela #30 | 3 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
S. Adams #12 | |||||||||||||
J. Green #32 | |||||||||||||
F. VanVleet #5 | |||||||||||||
A. Holiday #0 | |||||||||||||
J. Tate #8 | |||||||||||||
JD Davison #4 | |||||||||||||
I. Crawford #27 | |||||||||||||
T. Newton #00 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HOU | 116 | 38 (12) | 26 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 45-91 | 11-32 | 15-17 | 58.9 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
L. James makes 22' three
Assisted by D. Ayton
1Q 11:46
A. Thompson makes putback dunk
1Q 11:28
3-2
D. Ayton makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by L. Dončić
1Q 10:51
5-2
T. Eason makes running finger roll
1Q 10:07
5-4
L. James makes 27' pullup three
1Q 09:14
8-4
A. Thompson makes cutting dunk
Assisted by J. Smith Jr.
1Q 08:50
8-6
A. Sengun makes 14' driving hook shot
1Q 08:22
8-8
D. Ayton makes tip layup
1Q 07:36
10-8
T. Eason makes cutting dunk
Assisted by A. Thompson
1Q 06:45
10-10
D. Ayton makes 8' turnaround hook shot
Assisted by L. Dončić
1Q 06:27
12-10
A. Sengun makes cutting finger roll
Assisted by K. Durant
1Q 06:15
12-12
L. James makes running dunk
Assisted by A. Reaves
1Q 05:30
14-12
R. Sheppard makes 25' pullup three
1Q 05:19
14-15
L. Dončić makes 29' three
Assisted by A. Reaves
1Q 04:57
17-15
L. Dončić makes free throw 1/2
1Q 04:42
18-15
L. Dončić makes free throw 2/2
1Q 04:42
19-15
K. Durant makes 12' pullup
Assisted by A. Sengun
1Q 03:53
19-17
R. Hachimura makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Reaves
1Q 03:31
22-17
A. Sengun makes driving dunk
1Q 03:15
22-19
L. Dončić makes 9' driving floater
1Q 02:55
24-19
A. Thompson makes driving finger roll
1Q 02:44
24-21
R. Sheppard makes 26' three
Assisted by A. Thompson
1Q 02:18
24-24
L. Kennard makes 25' three
Assisted by M. Smart
1Q 02:00
27-24
L. Kennard makes 10' bank stepback
Assisted by L. Dončić
1Q 01:32
29-24
L. Dončić makes 26' running pullup three
1Q 01:11
32-24
A. Thompson makes driving finger roll
1Q 00:45
32-26
L. Dončić makes 26' three
Assisted by M. Smart
1Q 00:10
35-26
A. Thompson makes free throw 1/2
2Q 11:47
35-27
A. Thompson makes free throw 2/2
2Q 11:47
35-28
L. James makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by M. Smart
2Q 10:52
37-28
J. Smith Jr. makes 8' pullup
2Q 10:34
37-30
A. Reaves makes driving finger roll
2Q 10:23
39-30
A. Thompson makes driving layup
2Q 10:13
39-32
J. Hayes makes free throw 2/2
2Q 09:53
40-32
J. LaRavia makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Hayes
2Q 09:21
43-32
L. James makes running dunk
Assisted by J. LaRavia
2Q 08:54
45-32
A. Sengun makes 8' turnaround hook shot
Assisted by J. Smith Jr.
2Q 08:36
45-34
A. Thompson makes running dunk
Assisted by R. Sheppard
2Q 08:16
45-36
L. James makes driving finger roll
Assisted by A. Reaves
2Q 07:51
47-36
J. Smith Jr. makes 24' pullup three
Assisted by A. Sengun
2Q 07:23
47-39
A. Sengun makes driving layup
Assisted by A. Thompson
2Q 06:37
47-41
D. Ayton makes cutting layup
Assisted by J. LaRavia
2Q 06:21
49-41
T. Eason makes cutting dunk
Assisted by A. Sengun
2Q 05:40
49-43
D. Ayton makes driving dunk
Assisted by L. Dončić
2Q 05:26
51-43
L. Dončić makes running finger roll
Assisted by A. Reaves
2Q 05:10
53-43
T. Eason makes free throw 1/2
2Q 04:49
53-44
T. Eason makes free throw 2/2
2Q 04:49
53-45
T. Eason makes 10' driving floater
2Q 04:16
53-47
M. Smart makes 25' three
Assisted by L. Kennard
2Q 03:49
56-47
J. Smith Jr. makes 19' jump shot
2Q 03:04
56-49
D. Ayton makes 6' turnaround hook shot
2Q 02:10
58-49
A. Reaves makes running finger roll
Assisted by L. Dončić
2Q 01:50
60-49
J. Okogie makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Smith Jr.
2Q 01:40
60-52
L. James makes cutting finger roll
Assisted by L. Dončić
2Q 01:35
62-52
L. James makes tip dunk
2Q 00:53
64-52
J. Smith Jr. makes 24' three
Assisted by K. Durant
2Q 00:39
64-55
L. Dončić makes running finger roll
Assisted by M. Smart
2Q 00:17
66-55
L. Dončić makes free throw 1/1
2Q 00:17
67-55
K. Durant makes 17' pullup
Assisted by A. Sengun
3Q 11:38
67-57
K. Durant makes 25' running pullup three
3Q 10:55
67-60
A. Reaves makes free throw 1/2
3Q 10:37
68-60
A. Thompson makes reverse layup
Assisted by K. Durant
3Q 09:55
68-62
L. Dončić makes 26' three
Assisted by A. Reaves
3Q 09:36
71-62
J. Smith Jr. makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Sengun
3Q 09:16
71-65
A. Sengun makes 23' jump shot
3Q 08:29
71-67
L. Dončić makes free throw 2/2
3Q 08:17
72-67
A. Sengun makes free throw 1/2
3Q 07:44
72-68
A. Sengun makes free throw 2/2
3Q 07:44
72-69
A. Thompson makes free throw 1/2
3Q 07:30
72-70
A. Thompson makes free throw 2/2
3Q 07:30
72-71
K. Durant makes cutting dunk
Assisted by A. Sengun
3Q 07:05
72-73
A. Sengun makes 9' turnaround fadeaway
3Q 06:35
72-75
M. Smart makes 12' pullup
3Q 06:09
74-75
K. Durant makes 19' pullup
3Q 05:56
74-77
D. Ayton makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by L. Dončić
3Q 05:08
76-77
K. Durant makes 13' pullup
Assisted by A. Sengun
3Q 04:53
76-79
K. Durant makes free throw 1/1
3Q 04:53
76-80
A. Reaves makes free throw 1/2
3Q 04:41
77-80
A. Reaves makes free throw 2/2
3Q 04:41
78-80
K. Durant makes free throw 2/2
3Q 04:31
78-81
L. James makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by A. Reaves
3Q 04:17
80-81
L. James makes free throw 1/1
3Q 04:17
81-81
R. Sheppard makes 24' three
Assisted by A. Sengun
3Q 04:02
81-84
J. Smith Jr. makes free throw 1/2
3Q 03:20
81-85
L. Dončić makes free throw 1/2
3Q 03:07
82-85
L. Dončić makes free throw 2/2
3Q 03:07
83-85
A. Sengun makes driving layup
3Q 02:37
83-87
J. Smith Jr. makes 17' running pullup
Assisted by R. Sheppard
3Q 02:04
83-89
L. Dončić makes 26' pullup three
3Q 01:45
86-89
L. Dončić makes free throw 1/2
3Q 01:13
87-89
D. Finney-Smith makes 24' three
Assisted by A. Thompson
3Q 00:55
87-92
L. Dončić makes driving finger roll
3Q 00:15
89-92
A. Reaves makes 23' three
Assisted by L. James
4Q 11:43
92-92
J. LaRavia makes running dunk
Assisted by D. Ayton
4Q 11:14
94-92
A. Reaves makes driving finger roll
4Q 10:28
96-92
A. Sengun makes free throw 1/2
4Q 10:12
96-93
A. Sengun makes free throw 2/2
4Q 10:12
96-94
A. Thompson makes running dunk
Assisted by T. Eason
4Q 09:53
96-96
L. James makes 3' driving bank floater
4Q 09:30
98-96
L. James makes running finger roll
Assisted by A. Reaves
4Q 09:03
100-96
D. Ayton makes 10' turnaround fadeaway
Assisted by L. James
4Q 08:40
102-96
J. Smith Jr. makes 9' turnaround fadeaway
Assisted by A. Sengun
4Q 08:25
102-98
R. Sheppard makes driving finger roll
4Q 07:43
102-100
K. Durant makes 26' pullup three
Assisted by J. Smith Jr.
4Q 07:14
102-103
A. Sengun makes putback layup
4Q 06:39
102-105
L. James makes 9' fadeaway
4Q 06:17
104-105
L. James makes free throw 2/2
4Q 05:39
105-105
L. Dončić makes 14' turnaround fadeaway
4Q 05:03
107-105
A. Thompson makes cutting dunk
Assisted by K. Durant
4Q 04:47
107-107
A. Thompson makes running finger roll
4Q 04:15
107-109
R. Hachimura makes 23' three
Assisted by L. Dončić
4Q 03:53
110-109
L. Dončić makes 26' stepback three
4Q 03:14
113-109
A. Thompson makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by A. Sengun
4Q 02:53
113-111
R. Hachimura makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by L. Dončić
4Q 02:36
115-111
L. James makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by L. Dončić
4Q 01:22
117-111
L. Dončić makes 25' stepback three
4Q 00:58
120-111
A. Sengun makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:53
120-112
A. Sengun makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:53
120-113
L. Dončić makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:30
121-113
L. Dončić makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:30
122-113
A. Sengun makes 27' three
Assisted by R. Sheppard
4Q 00:22
122-116
A. Reaves makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:20
123-116
A. Reaves makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:20
124-116
46-76 (60.5%)
FG%
45-91 (49.5%)
15-32 (46.9%)
3PM
11-32 (34.4%)
17-27 (63.0%)
FTM
15-17 (88.2%)
34
Rebounds
38
5
Offensive Rebounds
12
29
Defensive Rebounds
26
30
Assists
26
6
Steals
10
8
Blocks
1
14
Turnovers
12
23
Points Off Turnovers
26
21
Fastbreak Points
15
62
Points In Paint
56
6
Second Chance Points
14
20
Fouls
21
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
13
Biggest Lead
6
9
Longest Unanswered Run
9
Lead Changes
8
Ties
9
