Lakers vs Rockets Live Score (17 Mar, 2026)

Lakers vs Rockets Live Score (17 Mar, 2026)
Final
VS
100 - 92
VS

Quarter Scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
29223217100
2829231292

Play-by-Play

Q4
0.0
End of Game
100–92
Q4
0.0
End of the 4th Quarter
100–92
Q4
5.7
shot clock turnover
100–92
Q4
29.8
Kevin Durant makes driving layup
100–92
Q4
39.9
LeBron James makes 2-foot running dunk (Austin Reaves assists)
100–90
Q4
42.0
Tari Eason bad pass turnover (Austin Reaves steals)
98–90
Q4
43.4
Clint Capela enters the game for Amen Thompson
98–90
Q4
43.4
Rockets Full timeout
98–90
Q4
43.4
Deandre Ayton makes 5-foot two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
98–90
Q4
55.4
Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
96–90
Q4
56.6
Tari Eason misses driving floating jump shot
96–90
Q4
1:15
Deandre Ayton makes dunk
96–90
Q4
1:15
Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
94–90
Q4
1:16
Jabari Smith Jr. blocks LeBron James 's 3-foot driving layup
94–90
Q4
1:33
Luka Doncic defensive rebound
94–90
Q4
1:37
Reed Sheppard misses 22-foot three point jumper
94–90
Q4
1:39
Rockets offensive team rebound
94–90
Q4
1:39
Tari Eason misses 21-foot jumper
94–90
Q4
2:00
Marcus Smart makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
94–90
Q4
2:13
Amen Thompson personal foul
91–90
Q4
2:22
Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
91–90
Q4
2:22
Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
91–89
Q4
2:22
Marcus Smart personal foul
91–88
Q4
2:38
Luka Doncic makes 6-foot two point shot
91–88
Q4
2:45
LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura
89–88
Q4
2:45
Lakers offensive team rebound
89–88
Q4
2:46
Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point jumper
89–88
Q4
2:47
Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
89–88
Q4
2:49
Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot
89–88
Q4
2:58
Rui Hachimura defensive rebound
89–88
Q4
3:02
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
89–88
Q4
3:16
Tari Eason defensive goaltending violation
89–88
Q4
3:16
Deandre Ayton makes tip shot
89–88
Q4
3:16
Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
87–88
Q4
3:17
Austin Reaves misses driving layup
87–88
Q4
3:21
Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
87–88
Q4
3:23
Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper
87–88
Q4
3:32
Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Luka Doncic steals)
87–88
Q4
3:45
Amen Thompson defensive rebound
87–88
Q4
3:47
Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper
87–88
Q4
3:56
Reed Sheppard personal foul
87–88
Q4
4:14
Reed Sheppard enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith
87–88
Q4
4:14
shot clock turnover
87–88
Q4
4:14
Rockets offensive team rebound
87–88
Q4
4:14
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 31-foot three point jumper
87–88
Q4
4:36
Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
87–88
Q4
4:39
Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
87–88
Q4
4:52
Deandre Ayton enters the game for Luke Kennard
87–88
Q4
4:52
Marcus Smart enters the game for LeBron James
87–88
Q4
4:52
Lakers Full timeout
87–88
Q4
4:52
8 second turnover
87–88
Q4
4:58
Tari Eason defensive rebound
87–88
Q4
5:01
Austin Reaves misses 23-foot running jump shot
87–88
Q4
5:05
LeBron James defensive rebound
87–88
Q4
5:10
Tari Eason misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
87–88
Q4
5:25
Tari Eason offensive rebound
87–88
Q4
5:25
Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper
87–88
Q4
5:27
Tari Eason offensive rebound
87–88
Q4
5:30
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
87–88
Q4
5:31
Tari Eason offensive rebound
87–88
Q4
5:35
Dorian Finney-Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
87–88
Q4
5:52
LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
87–88
Q4
5:52
LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
86–88
Q4
5:52
Amen Thompson shooting foul
85–88
Q4
6:12
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)
85–88
Q4
6:14
Amen Thompson offensive rebound
85–85
Q4
6:15
Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point shot
85–85
Q4
6:27
Luke Kennard enters the game for Jaxson Hayes
85–85
Q4
6:27
Austin Reaves personal foul
85–85
Q4
6:45
Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart
85–85
Q4
6:45
Amen Thompson enters the game for Reed Sheppard
85–85
Q4
6:45
Rockets defensive team rebound
85–85
Q4
6:46
Marcus Smart misses 24-foot three point jumper
85–85
Q4
6:59
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 3-foot dunk (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)
85–85
Q4
7:18
Tari Eason defensive rebound
85–83
Q4
7:20
Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot
85–83
Q4
7:26
Luka Doncic defensive rebound
85–83
Q4
7:30
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
85–83
Q4
7:46
Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound
85–83
Q4
7:51
Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper
85–83
Q4
8:09
Luka Doncic enters the game for Jake LaRavia
85–83
Q4
8:09
Dorian Finney-Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover
85–83
Q4
8:20
Kevin Durant defensive rebound
85–83
Q4
8:24
Jake LaRavia misses driving floating jump shot
85–83
Q4
8:44
Kevin Durant back court turnover
85–83
Q4
8:56
Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Clint Capela
85–83
Q4
8:56
Tari Eason enters the game for Amen Thompson
85–83
Q4
8:56
Jake LaRavia loose ball foul
85–83
Q4
8:56
Rockets defensive team rebound
85–83
Q4
8:57
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
85–83
Q4
9:12
Reed Sheppard out of bounds bad pass turnover
85–83
Q4
9:18
Clint Capela defensive rebound
85–83
Q4
9:22
Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point jumper
85–83
Q4
9:32
Kevin Durant enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.
85–83
Q4
9:32
(09:32) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)
85–83
Q4
9:32
Clint Capela offensive foul turnover
85–83
Q4
9:32
Clint Capela offensive foul
85–83
Q4
9:33
Clint Capela defensive rebound
85–83
Q4
9:36
Marcus Smart misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
85–83
Q4
9:44
Jake LaRavia offensive rebound
85–83
Q4
9:46
Jaxson Hayes misses layup
85–83
Q4
10:12
Reed Sheppard makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
85–83
Q4
10:23
Marcus Smart personal foul
85–81
Q4
10:33
Clint Capela defensive rebound
85–81
Q4
10:36
LeBron James misses 29-foot three point jumper
85–81
Q4
10:59
Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
85–81
Q4
10:59
Rockets offensive team rebound
85–80
Q4
10:59
Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
85–80
Q4
10:59
(10:59) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Lakers] charged with a timeout
85–80
Q4
10:59
Lakers Full timeout
85–80
Q4
10:59
LeBron James shooting foul
85–80
Q4
11:17
LeBron James makes 2-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)
85–80
Q4
11:21
LeBron James defensive rebound
83–80
Q4
11:24
Dorian Finney-Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
83–80
Q4
11:39
Jake LaRavia lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)
83–80
Q4
11:44
Jabari Smith Jr. lost ball turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)
83–80
Q4
12:00
LeBron James enters the game for Luka Doncic
83–80
Q4
12:00
Jake LaRavia enters the game for Rui Hachimura
83–80
Q4
12:00
Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Luke Kennard
83–80
Q4
12:00
Clint Capela enters the game for Josh Okogie
83–80
Q4
12:00
Reed Sheppard enters the game for Tari Eason
83–80
Q3
0.0
End of the 3rd Quarter
83–80
Q3
0.0
Lakers offensive team rebound
83–80
Q3
0.0
Luka Doncic misses 25-foot fade away jump shot
83–80
Q3
13.6
Austin Reaves enters the game for Jake LaRavia
83–80
Q3
13.6
Dorian Finney-Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover
83–80
Q3
15.3
Jake LaRavia bad pass turnover (Dorian Finney-Smith steals)
83–80
Q3
33.2
Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
83–80
Q3
33.2
Josh Okogie enters the game for Reed Sheppard
83–79
Q3
33.2
Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
83–79
Q3
33.2
Marcus Smart personal foul
83–78
Q3
47.7
Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
83–78
Q3
1:02
Reed Sheppard makes 2-foot running dunk
80–78
Q3
1:05
Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Tari Eason steals)
80–76
Q3
1:24
Amen Thompson makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
80–76
Q3
1:41
Rui Hachimura personal foul
80–74
Q3
1:41
Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
80–74
Q3
1:43
Luka Doncic misses 23-foot fade away jump shot
80–74
Q3
2:02
Amen Thompson out of bounds bad pass turnover
80–74
Q3
2:18
Luka Doncic makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
80–74
Q3
2:24
Jake LaRavia defensive rebound
77–74
Q3
2:27
Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
77–74
Q3
2:41
Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
77–74
Q3
2:43
Jake LaRavia misses free throw 2 of 2
77–74
Q3
2:43
Marcus Smart enters the game for Austin Reaves
77–74
Q3
2:43
Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2
77–74
Q3
2:43
Austin Reaves makes technical free throw
76–74
Q3
2:43
Amen Thompson technical foul
75–74
Q3
2:43
Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul
75–74
Q3
2:43
Jake LaRavia offensive rebound
75–74
Q3
2:44
Rui Hachimura misses running layup
75–74
Q3
2:49
Tari Eason bad pass turnover (Austin Reaves steals)
75–74
Q3
2:50
Jake LaRavia enters the game for LeBron James
75–74
Q3
2:50
Tari Eason enters the game for Kevin Durant
75–74
Q3
2:50
Rui Hachimura loose ball foul
75–74
Q3
2:50
Rockets offensive team rebound
75–74
Q3
2:51
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
75–74
Q3
3:11
Austin Reaves makes 8-foot fade away jump shot (LeBron James assists)
75–74
Q3
3:29
Reed Sheppard makes 2-foot two point shot
73–74
Q3
3:50
LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
73–72
Q3
3:50
Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Josh Okogie
72–72
Q3
3:50
Lakers offensive team rebound
72–72
Q3
3:50
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
72–72
Q3
3:50
Josh Okogie shooting foul
72–72
Q3
3:52
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals)
72–72
Q3
4:17
Rui Hachimura makes 16-foot jumper (Luke Kennard assists)
72–72
Q3
4:26
Luka Doncic defensive rebound
70–72
Q3
4:27
Amen Thompson misses driving layup
70–72
Q3
4:46
Rockets Full timeout
70–72
Q3
4:46
LeBron James makes 2-foot layup (Luka Doncic assists)
70–72
Q3
4:55
Rui Hachimura enters the game for Deandre Ayton
68–72
Q3
4:55
Austin Reaves makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2
68–72
Q3
4:55
Austin Reaves makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2
67–72
Q3
4:55
(04:55) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)
66–72
Q3
4:55
Kevin Durant offensive foul turnover
66–72
Q3
4:55
Kevin Durant flagrant foul type 1
66–72
Q3
5:08
Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Clint Capela
66–72
Q3
5:08
Amen Thompson enters the game for Tari Eason
66–72
Q3
5:08
Luka Doncic traveling turnover
66–72
Q3
5:20
Tari Eason makes 12-foot step back jumpshot (Reed Sheppard assists)
66–72
Q3
5:43
Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1
66–70
Q3
5:43
Luke Kennard enters the game for Marcus Smart
65–70
Q3
5:43
Reed Sheppard shooting foul
65–70
Q3
5:43
Luka Doncic makes running layup (LeBron James assists)
65–70
Q3
5:44
LeBron James defensive rebound
63–70
Q3
5:46
Kevin Durant misses 9-foot two point shot
63–70
Q3
6:12
Luka Doncic makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
63–70
Q3
6:24
Josh Okogie enters the game for Amen Thompson
61–70
Q3
6:24
Reed Sheppard offensive foul turnover
61–70
Q3
6:24
Reed Sheppard offensive charge
61–70
Q3
6:35
Clint Capela defensive rebound
61–70
Q3
6:37
Deandre Ayton misses 9-foot floating jump shot
61–70
Q3
6:53
Tari Eason makes free throw 2 of 2
61–70
Q3
6:53
Rockets offensive team rebound
61–69
Q3
6:53
Tari Eason misses free throw 1 of 2
61–69
Q3
6:53
Reed Sheppard enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.
61–69
Q3
6:53
Rockets Full timeout
61–69
Q3
6:53
Luka Doncic shooting foul
61–69
Q3
6:56
Austin Reaves bad pass turnover (Tari Eason steals)
61–69
Q3
7:07
Tari Eason makes 1-foot layup (Amen Thompson assists)
61–69
Q3
7:18
Amen Thompson defensive rebound
61–67
Q3
7:20
Luka Doncic misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
61–67
Q3
7:40
Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Austin Reaves steals)
61–67
Q3
7:57
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
61–67
Q3
8:08
Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Austin Reaves steals)
58–67
Q3
8:12
Amen Thompson offensive rebound
58–67
Q3
8:14
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
58–67
Q3
8:33
Deandre Ayton makes free throw 2 of 2
58–67
Q3
8:33
Lakers offensive team rebound
57–67
Q3
8:33
Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 2
57–67
Q3
8:33
Clint Capela shooting foul
57–67
Q3
8:50
Clint Capela makes 5-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)
57–67
Q3
9:08
LeBron James makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
57–65
Q3
9:23
Amen Thompson makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
55–65
Q3
9:33
Amen Thompson defensive rebound
55–63
Q3
9:36
Austin Reaves misses 24-foot running jump shot
55–63
Q3
9:41
Luka Doncic defensive rebound
55–63
Q3
9:43
Kevin Durant misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
55–63
Q3
9:59
Austin Reaves makes 2-foot two point shot
55–63
Q3
10:13
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 15-foot two point shot
53–63
Q3
10:19
Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound
53–61
Q3
10:22
Deandre Ayton blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 12-foot pullup jump shot
53–61
Q3
10:30
Clint Capela defensive rebound
53–61
Q3
10:32
Deandre Ayton misses 8-foot two point shot
53–61
Q3
10:50
Amen Thompson makes 2-foot dunk (Clint Capela assists)
53–61
Q3
11:09
Marcus Smart makes 3-foot fade away jump shot
53–59
Q3
11:21
Amen Thompson makes 2-foot reverse layup (Tari Eason assists)
51–59
Q3
11:21
Tari Eason offensive rebound
51–57
Q3
11:24
Austin Reaves blocks Tari Eason 's 3-foot driving layup
51–57
Q3
11:30
LeBron James personal foul
51–57
Q3
11:39
Amen Thompson defensive rebound
51–57
Q3
11:42
LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
51–57
Q3
11:43
Austin Reaves offensive rebound
51–57
Q3
11:47
Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point jumper
51–57
Q3
12:00
Deandre Ayton enters the game for Rui Hachimura
51–57
Q3
12:00
Clint Capela enters the game for Reed Sheppard
51–57
Q3
12:00
Tari Eason enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith
51–57
Q2
0.0
End of the 2nd Quarter
51–57
Q2
1.0
Lakers offensive team rebound
51–57
Q2
1.0
Austin Reaves misses 24-foot three point jumper
51–57
Q2
24.7
Kevin Durant makes 2-foot two point shot
51–57
Q2
33.8
LeBron James lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)
51–55
Q2
39.5
Rui Hachimura defensive rebound
51–55
Q2
43.3
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot running jump shot
51–55
Q2
47.3
Kevin Durant defensive rebound
51–55
Q2
48.7
Luka Doncic misses layup
51–55
Q2
56.0
LeBron James offensive rebound
51–55
Q2
58.6
Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Austin Reaves 's 3-foot layup
51–55
Q2
1:16
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
51–55
Q2
1:35
Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
51–53

Team Stats

Los Angeles Lakers logoLAL
Game Comparison
HOUHouston logo
-Points-
-Rebounds-
17Assists21
44Field Goal %48
-3-Point %-
82Free Throw %73

Game Leaders

Los Angeles Lakers logoLAL
HOUHouston logo
Luka Doncic Luka Doncic#77 G
36
Points
22
Jabari Smith Jr.#10 F Jabari Smith Jr.
Deandre Ayton Deandre Ayton#6 C
11
Rebounds
12
Amen Thompson#1 G Amen Thompson
LeBron James LeBron James#23 F
5
Assists
5
Amen Thompson#1 G Amen Thompson

Player Box Score

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF+/-
33187-131-33-455120144+13
2773-60-01-2110111651+11
36114-93-70-001000005+6
403614-274-124-564420061+6
40155-180-85-535141121+11
2363-60-20-030110124-3
1271-20-05-640330311-1
1200-10-00-000010001-6
1700-20-20-002000000+3
COACH'S DECISION
COACH'S DECISION
COACH'S DECISION
COACH'S DECISION
COACH'S DECISION

Houston Rockets

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF+/-
37188-160-32-252700051-7
40229-172-82-280101262-6
3352-110-31-293220543-6
2693-40-03-582310264-2
41198-130-13-4125401573-6
2483-72-50-024311110+11
800-00-00-002020001-11
31115-111-60-003230004-13
COACH'S DECISION
RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN
COACH'S DECISION
COACH'S DECISION

Injury Report

Los Angeles Lakers logoLos Angeles Lakers

Arthur Kaluma
Arthur Kaluma
F • Lower Body • Not Specified
DTD
Collin Sexton
Collin Sexton
G • Lower Body
DTD
Austin Reaves
Austin Reaves
G • Ankle • Not Specified
DTD
Walker Kessler
Walker Kessler
C • Finger
DTD

H2H / Season Series

Houston logoHOU
119–96Dec 25, 2025
LALLos Angeles Lakers logo
Houston logoHOU
109–140Apr 11, 2025
LALLos Angeles Lakers logo
Houston logoHOU
98–104Mar 31, 2025
LALLos Angeles Lakers logo
Los Angeles Lakers logoLAL
115–119Jan 5, 2025
HOUHouston logo
Los Angeles Lakers logoLAL
119–135Jan 29, 2024
HOUHouston logo
Houston logoHOU
97–107Dec 2, 2023
LALLos Angeles Lakers logo
Houston logoHOU
104–105Nov 19, 2023
LALLos Angeles Lakers logo
Los Angeles Lakers logoLAL
94–128Nov 8, 2023
HOUHouston logo
Los Angeles Lakers logoLAL
134–109Apr 2, 2023
HOUHouston logo
Los Angeles Lakers logoLAL
110–114Mar 15, 2023
HOUHouston logo

Last 5 Games

NBA Standings

Western Conference — Pacific

TeamWLPCTGBSTRK
LA Lakers101.000-W1
LA Clippers101.000-W1
Phoenix01.0001L1
Golden State01.0001L1
Sacramento01.0001L1

Western Conference — Southwest

TeamWLPCTGBSTRK
Memphis101.000-W1
New Orleans00.0000.5-
Dallas00.0000.5-
Houston00.0000.5-
San Antonio00.0000.5-

Game Information

League
NBA
Stage
Regular Season
Season
2026
Date
March 16, 2026
Tipoff
9:30 PM EDT
Status
Final
Venue
Toyota Center (Houston)
Location
Houston, TX
Attendance
18,055
Officials
James Williams, Jason Goldenberg, Ray Acosta
Period
Q4

Rosters

Lakers
1st in Pacific Division
VS
Rockets
2nd in Western Conference Division

Guard

#10
Collin Sexton
Collin SextonG276' 3"190 lbs
#43
Cameron Carr
Cameron CarrG216' 5"184 lbs

Forward

#1
Adou Thiero
Adou ThieroF226' 8"220 lbs

Forward

#3
Julian Phillips
Julian PhillipsF226' 6"198 lbs

Center

#12
Steven Adams
Steven AdamsC336' 11"265 lbs

Team Statistics

No statistics available.