Rockets at Lakers · Sat, Apr 18 · Playoffs

Lakers beat Houston, 107⁠-⁠98. Here is how the win chance moved.

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Above the middle line the home team is favored, below it the road team. How this works

Updated 1:15 PM ET

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	43	17	7	7	3	1	2	7-18	0-1	3-6	0
Jabari Smith Jr. F	43	16	12	0	2	0	1	5-14	3-9	3-5	-7
Alperen Sengun F-C	36	19	8	6	1	1	3	6-19	0-2	7-9	-2
Reed Sheppard G	36	17	1	8	1	1	4	6-20	5-14	0-0	-7
Josh Okogie G	26	7	0	1	2	0	0	2-4	1-2	2-2	-10
Tari Eason F	24	16	10	2	3	0	1	7-7	2-2	0-1	-6
Aaron Holiday G	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-4	0-2	0-0	-1
Clint Capela C	11	2	2	0	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	-7
Jae'Sean Tate F	10	4	4	0	1	0	0	1-5	0-1	2-2	-5
Team		98	44	24	13	3	13	35-93	11-33	17-25

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	+/-
Rui Hachimura F	42	14	2	0	3	2	2	6-10	2-4	0-0	+7
LeBron James F	38	19	8	13	2	1	2	9-15	1-2	0-2	+11
Luke Kennard G	38	27	4	3	0	0	3	9-13	5-5	4-6	+7
Deandre Ayton C	35	19	11	2	0	1	3	8-10	0-0	3-3	+7
Marcus Smart G	34	15	2	8	1	2	5	5-12	1-5	4-8	-5
Jarred Vanderbilt F	18	3	5	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	+4
Jake LaRavia F	18	6	2	3	1	1	1	1-3	0-1	4-4	+9
Jaxson Hayes C	13	4	1	0	0	1	1	1-1	0-0	2-3	+2
Bronny James G	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	+3
Team		107	35	29	7	8	18	40-66	10-19	17-26

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No clear mismatch in Houston's favor.

No clear mismatch in Los Angeles' favor.

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