Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers — Matchup Preview | Read The Game

Matchup Preview

HOU

HOUSTON ROCKETS

50-32

VS

LAL

LOS ANGELES LAKERS

50-32

Everything you need for Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers: head-to-head history, current rosters ranked by Net Impact, recent form, and the key player matchups that will decide the game.

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SEASON SERIES

3

HOU wins

of 9

6

LAL wins

RECENT FORM

HOU

Houston Rockets 50-32 season

LAL

LAL

LAL Apr 29 W vs

LAL

LAL Apr 26 L vs

LAL

LAL Apr 24 L vs

LAL

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers 50-32 season

OKC

OKC May 11 L vs

OKC

OKC

OKC

HOU

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY

Every HOU vs LAL meeting this season. Click any row for the full breakdown.

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ROSTERS BY NET IMPACT

Top 8 per team — who actually moves the needle on winning.

HOU

Houston Rockets

1 Kevin Durant 25.9/5.5/4.8 +15.8 2 Alperen Sengun 20.6/9.1/6.1 +13.1 3 Amen Thompson 18.3/7.7/5.3 +12.7 4 Jabari Smith Jr. 15.9/7.0/1.9 +7.7 5 Steven Adams 5.8/8.6/1.5 +2.8 6 Tari Eason 10.8/6.3/1.5 +2.7 7 Reed Sheppard 13.4/2.8/3.5 +2.1 8 JD Davison 6.7/3.8/3.2 -1.6

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers

1 Luka Dončić 33.5/7.7/8.3 +23.8 2 LeBron James 21.3/6.2/7.2 +10.9 3 Austin Reaves 22.9/4.6/5.5 +10.0 4 Deandre Ayton 12.3/8.3/0.8 +9.2 5 Rui Hachimura 12.2/3.4/0.9 +2.6 6 Luke Kennard 9.6/2.8/2.4 -0.3 7 Jaxson Hayes 7.6/4.1/0.9 -0.3 8 Jake LaRavia 7.9/3.9/1.7 -1.4

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HOU

Houston Rockets

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Los Angeles Lakers

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