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Kennard scores 27, LeBron leads Lakers to surprising 107-98 win over Rockets in playoff opener

— Luke Kennard scored a career playoff-high 27 points, LeBron James had 19 points and 13 assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers capitalized on Kevin Durant's injury absence for a 107-98 victory over the Houston Rockets in the opener of their...
Apr 19, 2026, 04:27 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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--HOU
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--LAL

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Josh Okogie makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Josh Okogie makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Deandre Ayton makes 4-foot two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Amen Thompson makes driving layup
  • Luke Kennard makes 21-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Amen Thompson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Rui Hachimura makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • LeBron James makes 21-foot step back jumpshot
  • Marcus Smart misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Alperen Sengun misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Marcus Smart makes running layup (LeBron James assists)
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  • LeBron James makes 13-foot fade away jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Deandre Ayton makes 13-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Alperen Sengun makes 13-foot two point shot
  • Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Josh Okogie makes 27-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
  • Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Amen Thompson assists)
  • Luke Kennard makes 4-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
  • Reed Sheppard makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jake LaRavia makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
  • Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  • Deandre Ayton makes 7-foot alley oop dunk (LeBron James assists)
  • Clint Capela makes 4-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
  • Luke Kennard makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jake LaRavia assists)
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
  • Amen Thompson misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
  • Luke Kennard makes 10-foot running pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)
  • Jaxson Hayes makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses layup
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Luke Kennard makes 14-foot fade away jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists)
  • Alperen Sengun misses 3-foot two point shot
  • Aaron Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot layup (Amen Thompson assists)
  • Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Jae'Sean Tate misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
  • Alperen Sengun misses 2-foot two point shot
  • Jae'Sean Tate makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jae'Sean Tate makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jarred Vanderbilt makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot
  • Aaron Holiday misses driving floating jump shot
  • LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot
  • Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Deandre Ayton makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Amen Thompson makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
  • Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jarred Vanderbilt misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  • Deandre Ayton makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Rui Hachimura makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot (LeBron James assists)
  • Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Luke Kennard misses 20-foot fade away jump shot
  • Clint Capela misses two point shot
  • Luke Kennard misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Marcus Smart makes 13-foot fade away jump shot
  • Reed Sheppard misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alperen Sengun misses 16-foot two point shot
  • Deandre Ayton makes 5-foot alley oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 2 of 3
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Rui Hachimura misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • Alperen Sengun misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Marcus Smart misses driving layup
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
  • Josh Okogie makes 2-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
  • Marcus Smart makes driving layup
  • Alperen Sengun misses driving layup
  • Alperen Sengun misses two point shot
  • Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot running jump shot
  • Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Amen Thompson makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Luke Kennard misses driving floating jump shot
  • Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  • Marcus Smart misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Reed Sheppard misses 31-foot three point jumper
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Smart misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Deandre Ayton misses two point shot
  • Deandre Ayton makes tip shot
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 11-foot two point shot
  • LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Alperen Sengun misses 3-foot two point shot
  • Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Okogie assists)
  • Josh Okogie misses layup
  • Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)
  • Amen Thompson misses 19-foot jumper
  • Josh Okogie misses 26-foot running jump shot
  • Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Amen Thompson makes 12-foot jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
  • Luke Kennard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Reed Sheppard misses two point shot
  • Amen Thompson misses driving layup
  • LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Reed Sheppard misses driving floating jump shot
  • Luke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James misses 15-foot two point shot
  • Reed Sheppard misses two point shot
  • Jae'Sean Tate misses tip shot
  • Jae'Sean Tate misses tip shot
  • Jae'Sean Tate makes running layup (Tari Eason assists)
  • Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tari Eason makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Luke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Luke Kennard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jae'Sean Tate misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Marcus Smart makes 2-foot layup (Jake LaRavia assists)
  • Alperen Sengun misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Amen Thompson makes tip shot
  • Marcus Smart misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aaron Holiday misses driving floating jump shot
  • Luke Kennard makes technical free throw
  • Luke Kennard misses technical free throw
  • Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Amen Thompson makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jake LaRavia misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Amen Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Reed Sheppard makes 28-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  • Rui Hachimura makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (LeBron James assists)
  • Amen Thompson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Rui Hachimura makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Luke Kennard assists)
  • Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Luke Kennard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)
  • Tari Eason makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
  • LeBron James makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Reed Sheppard misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Luke Kennard makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot two point shot
  • LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Alperen Sengun misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot driving dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
  • Luke Kennard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)
  • Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Luke Kennard misses driving layup
  • Tari Eason makes 23-foot running jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
  • Marcus Smart makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (LeBron James assists)
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Tari Eason makes two point shot
  • LeBron James misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Deandre Ayton misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Tari Eason makes driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
  • Tari Eason misses free throw 1 of 1
  • LeBron James makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Alperen Sengun misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Amen Thompson misses two point shot
  • Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
  • Tari Eason makes 3-foot running dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
  • Deandre Ayton makes 2-foot floating jump shot (LeBron James assists)
  • Amen Thompson makes 3-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes tip in dunk
  • Deandre Ayton makes reverse layup (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Alperen Sengun misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)
  • LeBron James makes layup (Luke Kennard assists)
  • Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Tari Eason makes running layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
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