Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets
West 1st Round - Game 3 • LAL lead series 3-0
53-29, 25-16 Away
112
53-29, 25-16 Away
52-30, 30-11 Home
108
52-30, 30-11 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
48% (38-79)
Field Goal %
41% (40-98)
41% (12-29)
Three Point %
28% (11-39)
75% (24-32)
Free Throw %
74% (17-23)
21
Turnovers
17
45
Rebounds
49
82%
Percent Led
11%
15
Largest Lead
6
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Zach Zarba
Referee:Tre Maddox
Referee:Nate Green
Referee:Ray Acosta
Probabilities & Game Flow
100%
--LAL
0%
--HOU
According to ESPN Analytics
Shot Chart
- Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rui Hachimura misses free throw 2 of 2
- Reed Sheppard makes 4-foot two point shot
- Rui Hachimura makes 9-foot two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
- Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Amen Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 13-foot two point shot
- Luke Kennard makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Deandre Ayton assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Reed Sheppard misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Deandre Ayton misses layup
- Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Amen Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Tari Eason makes 2-foot two point shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Luke Kennard misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Alperen Sengun makes driving layup
- Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 1
- LeBron James makes driving layup (Luke Kennard assists)
- Alperen Sengun misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Deandre Ayton misses 18-foot running jump shot
- Luke Kennard misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luke Kennard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
- Clint Capela makes tip shot
- Luke Kennard misses technical free throw
- Jaxson Hayes makes 3-foot layup (Luke Kennard assists)
- Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jaxson Hayes makes 4-foot dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
- Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)
- Amen Thompson misses 13-foot two point shot
- Dorian Finney-Smith misses tip shot
- Clint Capela misses tip shot
- Josh Okogie misses tip shot
- Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot jump bank shot
- Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three pointer (Jake LaRavia assists)
- Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Luke Kennard assists)
- Alperen Sengun makes 7-foot two point shot
- Tari Eason makes free throw 1 of 1
- Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 1
- Tari Eason makes two point shot
- Luke Kennard misses layup
- Aaron Holiday misses 25-foot running jump shot
- Luke Kennard makes running layup (Rui Hachimura assists)
- Alperen Sengun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes 11-foot two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
- Luke Kennard misses two point shot
- Luke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 1
- Luke Kennard misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Jake LaRavia misses 9-foot two point shot
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes tip shot
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Tari Eason misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jake LaRavia makes 2-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
- Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 1
- Reed Sheppard misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Reed Sheppard misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tari Eason misses 12-foot fade away jump shot
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Bronny James makes 25-foot three pointer
- Bronny James makes 1-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
- Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three pointer (Clint Capela assists)
- LeBron James makes 24-foot three pointer
- Reed Sheppard misses driving floating jump shot
- LeBron James makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)
- Jae'Sean Tate misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jae'Sean Tate makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
- Amen Thompson misses two point shot
- Amen Thompson makes 2-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Rui Hachimura misses 12-foot two point shot
- Reed Sheppard misses 19-foot fade away jump shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses layup
- Alperen Sengun misses 10-foot two point shot
- Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alperen Sengun misses 27-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tari Eason misses running layup
- Amen Thompson makes 9-foot two point shot
- Rui Hachimura misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Luke Kennard makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
- Amen Thompson misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 10-foot two point shot
- Alperen Sengun misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Smart makes 3-foot two point shot
- Rui Hachimura misses 13-foot jumper
- Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point shot (Tari Eason assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Smart misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 17-foot running jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)
- Deandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (Marcus Smart assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Reed Sheppard makes 2-foot two point shot
- Reed Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 1
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- Amen Thompson makes 3-foot running dunk
- Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot running jump shot
- Dorian Finney-Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luke Kennard makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Amen Thompson makes 2-foot dunk
- Dorian Finney-Smith misses 23-foot running jump shot
- Alperen Sengun misses 17-foot fade away jump shot
- Dorian Finney-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Green misses two point shot
- Reed Sheppard misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Amen Thompson makes two point shot
- Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)
- Alperen Sengun misses driving layup
- Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alperen Sengun makes 10-foot two point shot
- Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
- Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot two point shot
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot reverse layup (Marcus Smart assists)
- Amen Thompson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- LeBron James misses 33-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses two point shot
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tari Eason misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Tari Eason misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luke Kennard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
- LeBron James misses 18-foot fade away jump shot
- Alperen Sengun makes 13-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot
- Alperen Sengun misses 11-foot two point shot
- Alperen Sengun misses tip shot
- Amen Thompson makes 3-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Amen Thompson makes running layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Marcus Smart makes 9-foot two point shot
- Tari Eason misses 9-foot jumper
- Alperen Sengun makes tip shot
- Marcus Smart makes 3-foot two point shot
- Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Amen Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jaxson Hayes misses driving layup
- Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
- LeBron James misses 13-foot two point shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Luke Kennard misses 25-foot running jump shot
- Jaxson Hayes makes tip in dunk
- Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot driving dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
- LeBron James makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
- Luke Kennard misses 25-foot running jump shot
- Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot running dunk
- LeBron James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jaxson Hayes misses 2-foot tip shot
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 3
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 3
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 3 of 3
- LeBron James makes 24-foot running jump shot (Luke Kennard assists)
- Alperen Sengun misses 7-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point shot
- Marcus Smart makes 22-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Rui Hachimura misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rui Hachimura makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alperen Sengun makes driving layup
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Rui Hachimura makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
- Alperen Sengun makes 11-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- Reed Sheppard misses running pullup jump shot
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Reed Sheppard misses technical free throw
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
- Reed Sheppard misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three pointer (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
- Alperen Sengun misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tari Eason misses 26-foot turnaround jump shot
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | W3 |
| Phoenix | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | L3 |
| Sacramento | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | L1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
NBA News
Quentin Richardson: LeBron showing that he's still one of the NBA's top talents
Quentin Richarson breaks down the message LeBron James is sending after his big performance for the Lakers in Game 3 vs. the Rockets.
1h
Ime Udoka calls out Rockets after Game 3 collapse
Ime Udoka speaks to reporters about what he saw in the Rockets' late collapse to the Lakers in their Game 3 loss.
2h
Harper scores 27 off bench, rallies Wemby-less Spurs in Game 3
Spurs rookie Dylan Harper had 27 points off the bench and teammate Stephon Castle had a game-high 33 to help the Spurs rally past the Blazers and take a 2-1 series lead.
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