Lakers vs Rockets, Game 3: Lakers win 112-108, Lakers lead series 3-0
Updated
112–108
Final/OT
Friday, April 24, 2026
2026 West First Round · Lakers lead 3-0
Lakers vs Rockets Game 3 final: the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 112-108 in overtime on April 24, 2026 at Toyota Center. Lakers lead 3-0 after Game 3.
Lakers vs Rockets Game Info
- Date
- Friday, April 24, 2026
- Tip-off
- 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT
- Arena
- Toyota Center, Houston
- Season
- 2025-26 NBA Season
Score by Quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakers | 39 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 112 |
| Rockets | 32 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 108 |
Lakers vs Rockets Recap
The Lakers lead the series 3-0.
LeBron James led the Lakers with 29 points and 13 rebounds. Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 33 points and 16 rebounds.
The Lakers did the damage in the 1st quarter, winning that period by 7.
Top Performers
Lakers
- 29 PTS LeBron James
- 13 REB LeBron James
- 10 AST Marcus Smart
Rockets
- 33 PTS Alperen Sengun
- 16 REB Alperen Sengun
- 7 AST Reed Sheppard
Team Stats
| Lakers | Stat | Rockets |
|---|---|---|
| 38-79 | Field Goals | 40-98 |
| 48.1% | FG % | 40.8% |
| 12-29 | 3-Pointers | 11-39 |
| 41.4% | 3P % | 28.2% |
| 24-32 | Free Throws | 17-23 |
| 75.0% | FT % | 73.9% |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Off. Rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 15 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 23 | Fouls | 20 |
| 15 | Biggest Lead | 6 |
Four Factors
| Team | Effective FG% | Turnover % | Off. rebound % | FT rate (FTM/FGA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 55.7% | 17.7% | 22.5% | 0.304 |
 Rockets | 46.4% | 12.2% | 33.3% | 0.173 |
Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.
Lakers vs Rockets Box Score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kennard G | 45 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 5-6 | -3 |
| Marcus Smart G | 39 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 9-11 | +3 |
| LeBron James F | 45 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10-22 | 4-9 | 5-6 | 0 |
| Deandre Ayton C | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Rui Hachimura F | 43 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-14 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Jarred Vanderbilt F | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +6 |
| Bronny James G | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Jaxson Hayes CF | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +7 |
| Jake LaRavia F | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Nick Smith Jr. G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun C | 46 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15-27 | 1-5 | 2-3 | +10 |
| Reed Sheppard G | 45 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6-21 | 4-13 | 1-2 | -2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 43 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-16 | 6-10 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Amen Thompson G | 48 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 10-13 | +6 |
| Tari Eason F | 45 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 1-1 | +6 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Clint Capela C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Josh Okogie G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith F | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Aaron Holiday G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Jeff Green F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Jae'Sean Tate F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -9 |
Game Flow
Rockets leadLakers lead
- Lead changes
- 8
- Times tied
- 9
- Rockets largest lead
- 6
- Lakers largest lead
- 15
Play-by-Play
Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown Lakers-Rockets.
1st Quarter 36 scoring plays
- 0:24LakersLuke Kennard +139-32
- 0:55LakersRui Hachimura +238-32
- 1:13RocketsAlperen Sengun +336-32
- 1:24LakersLuke Kennard +236-29
- 2:00RocketsTari Eason +234-29
- 2:12RocketsAlperen Sengun +134-27
- 2:12RocketsTari Eason +134-26
- 2:12RocketsAlperen Sengun +234-25
- 2:21LakersJaxson Hayes +234-23
- 2:53LakersMarcus Smart +332-23
- 3:40LakersRui Hachimura +329-23
- 4:03LakersJaxson Hayes +126-23
- 4:03LakersJaxson Hayes +225-23
- 4:16RocketsAmen Thompson +123-23
- 4:16RocketsAmen Thompson +123-22
- 4:23LakersJaxson Hayes +223-21
- 4:43RocketsClint Capela +221-21
- 5:00LakersLuke Kennard +121-19
- 5:00LakersLuke Kennard +120-19
- 5:33LakersLeBron James +219-19
- 5:54RocketsAlperen Sengun +217-18
- 5:54RocketsAlperen Sengun +117-17
- 6:17RocketsTari Eason +217-16
- 6:53RocketsAmen Thompson +117-14
- 7:28LakersRui Hachimura +217-13
- 7:41RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +315-13
- 8:01LakersLuke Kennard +315-10
- 8:53LakersRui Hachimura +312-10
- 9:07RocketsAlperen Sengun +29-10
- 9:26LakersRui Hachimura +29-8
- 10:03RocketsReed Sheppard +27-8
- 10:18LakersRui Hachimura +17-6
- 10:39RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +36-6
- 11:05LakersLeBron James +36-3
- 11:24RocketsReed Sheppard +33-3
- 11:45LakersRui Hachimura +33-0
2nd Quarter 25 scoring plays
- 0:18LakersLuke Kennard +263-52
- 0:45RocketsAmen Thompson +261-52
- 1:48RocketsAmen Thompson +161-50
- 1:48RocketsAmen Thompson +161-49
- 1:57LakersLeBron James +161-48
- 1:57LakersLeBron James +160-48
- 3:38RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +159-48
- 3:38RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +159-47
- 4:54RocketsAmen Thompson +259-46
- 5:37LakersJaxson Hayes +259-44
- 5:48RocketsJae'Sean Tate +157-44
- 6:06LakersLeBron James +257-43
- 6:32LakersLeBron James +355-43
- 6:50RocketsReed Sheppard +352-43
- 7:11LakersBronny James +252-40
- 7:37LakersBronny James +350-40
- 8:42LakersLeBron James +247-40
- 9:23RocketsAmen Thompson +145-40
- 9:23RocketsAmen Thompson +145-39
- 9:34LakersJake LaRavia +245-38
- 10:17RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +343-38
- 10:32LakersLeBron James +143-35
- 10:32LakersLeBron James +142-35
- 11:14LakersJarred Vanderbilt +241-35
- 11:44RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +339-35
3rd Quarter 22 scoring plays
- 0:12RocketsAmen Thompson +280-75
- 0:31LakersJarred Vanderbilt +280-73
- 0:42RocketsAlperen Sengun +278-73
- 1:00LakersLeBron James +378-71
- 1:32LakersJaxson Hayes +175-71
- 2:23RocketsAlperen Sengun +274-71
- 2:41LakersMarcus Smart +174-69
- 3:10LakersRui Hachimura +373-69
- 3:30RocketsAmen Thompson +170-69
- 3:30RocketsAmen Thompson +270-68
- 5:20RocketsAmen Thompson +270-66
- 5:34LakersLuke Kennard +270-64
- 6:16LakersLeBron James +168-64
- 6:48RocketsAmen Thompson +267-64
- 7:07RocketsReed Sheppard +167-62
- 7:07RocketsReed Sheppard +267-61
- 7:44LakersDeandre Ayton +267-59
- 8:02RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +265-59
- 9:11RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +265-57
- 9:34RocketsAmen Thompson +165-55
- 10:31LakersMarcus Smart +265-54
- 11:40RocketsAlperen Sengun +263-54
4th Quarter 25 scoring plays
- 0:14LakersLeBron James +3101-101
- 0:26LakersMarcus Smart +198-101
- 0:26LakersMarcus Smart +197-101
- 0:26LakersMarcus Smart +196-101
- 0:41RocketsAlperen Sengun +295-101
- 0:50RocketsAlperen Sengun +295-99
- 2:11LakersLeBron James +295-97
- 2:23RocketsAlperen Sengun +293-97
- 2:47LakersJaxson Hayes +293-95
- 3:47RocketsAlperen Sengun +291-95
- 4:31RocketsAmen Thompson +191-93
- 4:59RocketsReed Sheppard +391-92
- 5:15LakersMarcus Smart +291-89
- 5:37RocketsAlperen Sengun +289-89
- 6:04LakersMarcus Smart +289-87
- 6:21RocketsAmen Thompson +287-87
- 6:45RocketsAmen Thompson +287-85
- 7:10LakersLeBron James +287-83
- 8:09RocketsAlperen Sengun +285-83
- 9:10RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +385-81
- 9:25LakersLuke Kennard +185-78
- 9:25LakersLuke Kennard +184-78
- 10:14RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +383-78
- 10:33LakersJarred Vanderbilt +183-75
- 11:35LakersLeBron James +282-75
Overtime 11 scoring plays
- 0:25LakersMarcus Smart +1112-108
- 0:29RocketsReed Sheppard +3111-108
- 0:36LakersMarcus Smart +1111-105
- 0:36LakersMarcus Smart +1110-105
- 0:53LakersMarcus Smart +1109-105
- 0:53LakersMarcus Smart +1108-105
- 2:09RocketsAlperen Sengun +2107-105
- 2:35LakersRui Hachimura +2107-103
- 3:24RocketsAlperen Sengun +2105-103
- 3:42LakersRui Hachimura +1105-101
- 4:09LakersMarcus Smart +3104-101
Next for the Lakers
West Conference Semifinals: Thunder vs Lakers · Thunder win 4-0
Lakers vs Rockets: Series So Far
| Game | Date | Matchup | Result | Top scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | Apr 18 | Rockets @ Lakers | Lakers 107-98 | Luke Kennard 27 |
| Game 2 | Apr 21 | Rockets @ Lakers | Lakers 101-94 | LeBron James 28 |
| Game 3 | Apr 24 | Lakers @ Rockets | Lakers 112-108 | Alperen Sengun 33 |
| Game 4 | Apr 26 | Lakers @ Rockets | Rockets 115-96 | Amen Thompson 23 |
| Game 5 | Apr 29 | Rockets @ Lakers | Rockets 99-93 | LeBron James 25 |
| Game 6 | May 1 | Lakers @ Rockets | Lakers 98-78 | LeBron James 28 |
Series Leaders
Lakers
LeBron James6 GP23.2PTS7.2REB8.3AST
Austin Reaves2 GP18.5PTS3.5REB4.0AST
Rui Hachimura6 GP15.8PTS4.0REB1.2AST
Rockets
Kevin Durant1 GP23.0PTS6.0REB4.0AST
Alperen Sengun6 GP20.3PTS10.2REB4.7AST
Amen Thompson6 GP19.2PTS7.0REB5.7AST
Per-game averages in this series, top three scorers per team.
More NBA Games on Apr 24, 2026
That covers Lakers vs Rockets: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Lakers host the Rockets May 3; Rockets visit the Lakers May 3.
Lakers vs Rockets FAQs
Who won Lakers vs Rockets Game 3?
The Los Angeles Lakers won 112-108 on April 24, 2026. Lakers lead 3-0 after Game 3.
What is the Lakers vs Rockets series score?
Lakers lead 3-0 in the 2026 West First Round.
Who was the top scorer in Lakers vs Rockets?
LeBron James scored 29 for the Lakers. Alperen Sengun scored 33 for the Rockets.