Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LAL | 29 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 100 |
 HOU | 28 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 92 |
Game Leaders
Jabari Smith Jr.
· F
Amen Thompson
· G
Luka Doncic
· G
LeBron James
· F
Team Stats
37-84FG38-79
44Field Goal %48
8-343PT5-26
24Three Point %19
18-22FT11-15
82Free Throw %73
32Rebounds44
12Offensive Rebounds15
20Defensive Rebounds29
17Assists21
14Steals9
2Blocks3
Play-by-Play
0.0
End of Game
0.0
End of the 4th Quarter
5.7
shot clock turnover
29.8
Kevin Durant makes driving layup
39.9
LeBron James makes 2-foot running dunk (Austin Reaves assists)
42.0
Tari Eason bad pass turnover (Austin Reaves steals)
43.4
Clint Capela enters the game for Amen Thompson
43.4
Rockets Full timeout
43.4
Deandre Ayton makes 5-foot two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
55.4
Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
56.6
Tari Eason misses driving floating jump shot
1:15
Deandre Ayton makes dunk
1:15
Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
1:16
Jabari Smith Jr. blocks LeBron James 's 3-foot driving layup
1:33
Luka Doncic defensive rebound
1:37
Reed Sheppard misses 22-foot three point jumper
1:39
Rockets offensive team rebound
1:39
Tari Eason misses 21-foot jumper
2:00
Marcus Smart makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
2:13
Amen Thompson personal foul
2:22
Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
2:22
Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
2:22
Marcus Smart personal foul
2:38
Luka Doncic makes 6-foot two point shot
2:45
LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura
2:45
Lakers offensive team rebound
2:46
Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point jumper
2:47
Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
2:49
Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot
2:58
Rui Hachimura defensive rebound
3:02
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
3:16
Tari Eason defensive goaltending violation
3:16
Deandre Ayton makes tip shot
3:16
Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
3:17
Austin Reaves misses driving layup
3:21
Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
3:23
Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper
3:32
Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Luka Doncic steals)
3:45
Amen Thompson defensive rebound
3:47
Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper
3:56
Reed Sheppard personal foul
4:14
Reed Sheppard enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith
4:14
shot clock turnover
4:14
Rockets offensive team rebound
4:14
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 31-foot three point jumper
4:36
Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
4:39
Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
4:52
Deandre Ayton enters the game for Luke Kennard
4:52
Marcus Smart enters the game for LeBron James
4:52
Lakers Full timeout
Doncic leads Lakers to a 100-92 victory over the Rockets for their sixth straight victory
— Luka Doncic scored 36 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 100-92 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night in the opener of a two-game series between teams fighting for Western Conference playoff position.
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