Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets
WEST SEMIFINALS - Game 3 • LAL lead series 2-1
52-19, 27-9 Away
112
52-19, 27-9 Away
44-28, 24-12 Home
102
44-28, 24-12 Home
Los Angeles Lakers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 38 | 36 | 13-23 | 4-9 | 6-10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +8 | |
| 22 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
| 39 | 26 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 8-11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | +6 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | |
| 30 | 6 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +2 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 23 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +10 | |
| 24 | 14 | 7-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +7 | |
| 30 | 21 | 8-11 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +7 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +7 | |
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112 | 43-78 | 10-30 | 16-23 | 43 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 15 | |||
55% | 33% | 70% | ||||||||||||
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 38 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -7 | |
| 36 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -13 | |
| 36 | 10 | 2-9 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -8 | |
| 36 | 30 | 13-24 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | -14 | |
| 38 | 33 | 11-23 | 4-9 | 7-7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -7 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 35 | 16 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -5 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +5 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
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102 | 38-81 | 12-30 | 14-14 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 18 | |||
47% | 40% | 100% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
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Game Information
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Referee:Pat Fraher
Referee:Marc Davis
Referee:Tre Maddox
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 36 | 24 | .600 | - | W2 |
| Phoenix | 34 | 26 | .567 | 2 | W1 |
| Golden State | 31 | 29 | .517 | 5 | L1 |
| LA Clippers | 28 | 31 | .475 | 7.5 | W1 |
| Sacramento | 14 | 48 | .226 | 23 | L1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 43 | 17 | .717 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 37 | 22 | .627 | 5.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 23 | 36 | .390 | 19.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 21 | 39 | .350 | 22 | L3 |
| New Orleans | 19 | 43 | .306 | 25 | L1 |
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