Rockets vs Lakers, Game 2: Lakers win 101-94, Lakers lead series 2-0

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NBA Playoffs · Western conference first round
Houston RocketsRockets
Playoffs 0-2 · Away
94–101
Final
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Los Angeles LakersLakers
Playoffs 2-0 · Home

2026 West First Round · Lakers lead 2-0

  1. G1LAL 107-98
  2. G2LAL 101-94
  3. G3LAL 112-108
  4. G4HOU 115-96
  5. G5HOU 99-93
  6. G6LAL 98-78

Rockets vs Lakers Game 2 final: the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 101-94 on April 21, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. Lakers lead 2-0 after Game 2.

Rockets vs Lakers Game Info

Date
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Tip-off
10:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM PT
Arena
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
Season
2025-26 NBA Season

Score by Quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2625172694
Lakers33212126101

Rockets vs Lakers Recap

com Arena. The Lakers lead the series 2-0.

LeBron James led the Lakers with 28 points and 8 rebounds. Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 23 points.

The Lakers did the damage in the 1st quarter, winning that period by 7.

Top Performers

Rockets

Lakers

Team Stats

RocketsStatLakers
36-89Field Goals33-72
40.4%FG %45.8%
7-293-Pointers13-28
24.1%3P %46.4%
15-19Free Throws22-28
78.9%FT %78.6%
42Rebounds37
17Off. Rebounds9
23Assists21
8Steals11
6Blocks5
15Turnovers12
22Fouls20
4Biggest Lead15

Four Factors

TeamEffective FG%Turnover %Off. rebound %FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Rockets44.4%13.3%37.8%0.169
Lakers54.9%12.5%26.5%0.306

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Rockets vs Lakers Box Score

Houston Rockets
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Josh Okogie G247200003-61-30-0-4
Alperen Sengun C35201154219-200-12-3+1
Jabari Smith Jr. F3918610117-163-71-2-11
Amen Thompson G4216591036-100-14-5+1
Kevin Durant F4023641197-121-48-9-2
Bench
Aaron Holiday G70101000-30-30-0-4
Reed Sheppard G100031000-40-30-0+1
Tari Eason F2710810114-142-60-0-4
Clint Capela C40200100-30-00-0-9
Jae'Sean Tate F80100000-10-10-0-4
Los Angeles Lakers
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Rui Hachimura F4213520005-103-60-00
Deandre Ayton C266510113-80-00-0-5
Marcus Smart G3525275138-135-74-5+3
Luke Kennard G4123623028-133-64-4+2
LeBron James F3928871038-202-510-14+6
Bench
Jake LaRavia F150200120-20-10-0+8
Jaxson Hayes CF216411201-20-14-5+12
Bronny James G30000010-10-00-0+1
Jarred Vanderbilt F130511000-30-20-0+8

Game Flow

Lakers leadRockets lead
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Lead changes
7
Times tied
3
Lakers largest lead
15
Rockets largest lead
4
Play-by-Play

Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown Rockets-Lakers.

1st Quarter 30 scoring plays
  • 0:03LakersMarcus Smart +226-33
  • 0:04LakersLeBron James +126-31
  • 0:31LakersJaxson Hayes +126-30
  • 0:31LakersJaxson Hayes +126-29
  • 1:00LakersJaxson Hayes +126-28
  • 1:33LakersLuke Kennard +326-27
  • 2:21RocketsTari Eason +226-24
  • 2:57LakersLuke Kennard +324-24
  • 3:08RocketsKevin Durant +224-21
  • 3:33LakersLuke Kennard +222-21
  • 3:45RocketsKevin Durant +122-19
  • 3:45RocketsKevin Durant +121-19
  • 4:14LakersLeBron James +220-19
  • 4:36RocketsAmen Thompson +220-17
  • 4:46LakersLuke Kennard +218-17
  • 5:10RocketsAlperen Sengun +218-15
  • 5:32LakersMarcus Smart +316-15
  • 5:54RocketsAmen Thompson +216-12
  • 6:56RocketsKevin Durant +314-12
  • 7:24RocketsKevin Durant +211-12
  • 7:49LakersMarcus Smart +39-12
  • 8:23LakersMarcus Smart +39-9
  • 8:42RocketsKevin Durant +29-6
  • 9:21RocketsJosh Okogie +27-6
  • 9:47LakersLeBron James +15-6
  • 9:58LakersMarcus Smart +15-5
  • 9:58LakersMarcus Smart +25-4
  • 10:11RocketsAmen Thompson +25-2
  • 10:37LakersLeBron James +23-2
  • 11:24RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +33-0
2nd Quarter 24 scoring plays
  • 0:52RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +151-54
  • 1:06RocketsKevin Durant +150-54
  • 1:06RocketsKevin Durant +149-54
  • 1:15LakersLeBron James +148-54
  • 1:15LakersLeBron James +148-53
  • 1:53LakersRui Hachimura +348-52
  • 2:19RocketsKevin Durant +148-49
  • 2:19RocketsKevin Durant +147-49
  • 2:51RocketsTari Eason +346-49
  • 3:13RocketsKevin Durant +143-49
  • 3:13RocketsKevin Durant +242-49
  • 4:00RocketsKevin Durant +240-49
  • 4:27RocketsAlperen Sengun +238-49
  • 4:52RocketsAmen Thompson +136-49
  • 4:52RocketsAmen Thompson +135-49
  • 5:04LakersMarcus Smart +334-49
  • 5:26RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +334-46
  • 5:34LakersDeandre Ayton +231-46
  • 6:13LakersLuke Kennard +231-44
  • 7:15LakersRui Hachimura +331-42
  • 9:01RocketsAlperen Sengun +231-39
  • 10:16RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +329-39
  • 10:46LakersLeBron James +326-39
  • 11:28LakersLeBron James +326-36
3rd Quarter 22 scoring plays
  • 1:36LakersLeBron James +168-75
  • 1:36LakersLeBron James +168-74
  • 1:55RocketsAlperen Sengun +168-73
  • 1:56RocketsAmen Thompson +167-73
  • 2:10LakersLuke Kennard +166-73
  • 2:10LakersLuke Kennard +166-72
  • 2:31RocketsAlperen Sengun +266-71
  • 3:32RocketsAlperen Sengun +264-71
  • 3:53LakersRui Hachimura +262-71
  • 4:24LakersMarcus Smart +262-69
  • 5:18RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +262-67
  • 6:32RocketsKevin Durant +160-67
  • 6:47LakersRui Hachimura +359-67
  • 7:26LakersDeandre Ayton +259-64
  • 7:47RocketsAmen Thompson +259-62
  • 7:57LakersLeBron James +257-62
  • 8:17RocketsAmen Thompson +257-60
  • 8:27LakersLeBron James +155-60
  • 9:05LakersDeandre Ayton +255-59
  • 9:50LakersLuke Kennard +355-57
  • 10:20RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +255-54
  • 11:35RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +253-54
4th Quarter 30 scoring plays
  • 0:15LakersLuke Kennard +194-101
  • 0:15LakersLuke Kennard +194-100
  • 0:47RocketsAlperen Sengun +294-99
  • 0:56LakersLeBron James +292-99
  • 1:41RocketsAlperen Sengun +292-97
  • 1:56LakersMarcus Smart +190-97
  • 1:56LakersMarcus Smart +190-96
  • 2:01RocketsTari Eason +390-95
  • 2:23LakersMarcus Smart +387-95
  • 2:51RocketsKevin Durant +287-92
  • 3:00LakersMarcus Smart +185-92
  • 3:41LakersRui Hachimura +285-91
  • 4:37RocketsAlperen Sengun +185-89
  • 4:37RocketsAlperen Sengun +284-89
  • 5:05LakersLeBron James +182-89
  • 5:05LakersLeBron James +182-88
  • 6:09LakersLeBron James +282-87
  • 6:38RocketsJosh Okogie +382-85
  • 7:09LakersLuke Kennard +279-85
  • 7:19RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +279-83
  • 7:53RocketsTari Eason +277-83
  • 8:43LakersLeBron James +175-83
  • 9:05LakersLeBron James +275-82
  • 9:35RocketsJosh Okogie +275-80
  • 10:02LakersLuke Kennard +273-80
  • 10:16RocketsAlperen Sengun +273-78
  • 11:34RocketsAmen Thompson +270-78
  • 11:34RocketsAmen Thompson +169-78
  • 11:44LakersJaxson Hayes +168-78
  • 11:44LakersJaxson Hayes +268-77

Next for the Lakers

West Conference Semifinals: Thunder vs Lakers · Thunder win 4-0

Thunder vs Lakers series ›

Lakers vs Rockets: Series So Far

GameDateMatchupResultTop scorer
Game 1Apr 18Rockets @ LakersLakers 107-98Luke Kennard 27
Game 2Apr 21Rockets @ LakersLakers 101-94LeBron James 28
Game 3Apr 24Lakers @ RocketsLakers 112-108Alperen Sengun 33
Game 4Apr 26Lakers @ RocketsRockets 115-96Amen Thompson 23
Game 5Apr 29Rockets @ LakersRockets 99-93LeBron James 25
Game 6May 1Lakers @ RocketsLakers 98-78LeBron James 28

Full series page ›

Series Leaders

Lakers

Rockets

Per-game averages in this series, top three scorers per team.

More NBA Games on Apr 21, 2026

That covers Rockets vs Lakers: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Rockets visit the Lakers May 3; Lakers host the Rockets May 3.

Rockets vs Lakers FAQs

Who won Rockets vs Lakers Game 2?

The Los Angeles Lakers won 101-94 on April 21, 2026. Lakers lead 2-0 after Game 2.

What is the Rockets vs Lakers series score?

Lakers lead 2-0 in the 2026 West First Round.

Who was the top scorer in Rockets vs Lakers?

Kevin Durant scored 23 for the Rockets. LeBron James scored 28 for the Lakers.