The Los Angeles Lakers (53-29 in 2025-26) visit the Houston Rockets (52-30) on , at Toyota Center. Since 2015-16 the Rockets are 20-18 against the Lakers in the regular season, and their meetings averaged 230.1 total points. They last met on : Lakers 124, Rockets 116.
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Game total points · over 231.5 in 10 of 15
Game total points · over 231.5 in 8 of 15
Per game in 2025-26, each position combined · #1 gives up the least
| Defense | vs Guards | vs Forwards | vs Centers |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 57.3 #18 +0.1 vs league | 42.6 #15 −0.2 vs league | 17.2 #10 −0.6 vs league |
| HOU | 52.1 #1 −5.1 vs league | 42.6 #15 −0.2 vs league | 17.4 #12 −0.4 vs league |
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They met in the 2026 playoffs, first round. LAL won the series 4–2.
LAL won 2 of 3 games in 2025-26. Since 2015 LAL leads 18–20.
Average points in their 2025-26 games. That is lower than both teams’ usual games (230.9 LAL, 225.2 HOU).
Their games were slow. Both teams usually play faster (98.3 LAL, 96.1 HOU).
2025-26 averages, most minutes first
| Los Angeles Lakers | PTS | REB | AST | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić F | 33.5 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 35.8 |
| Austin Reaves G | 23.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 34.6 |
| Quentin Grimes G | 13.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 29.5 |
| Houston Rockets | PTS | REB | AST | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson G | 18.3 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 37.4 |
| Kevin Durant F | 26.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 36.4 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 15.8 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 35.1 |
Austin Reaves scored 13.7 per game against HOU. He usually scores 23.3.
Kevin Durant scored 20.3 per game against LAL. He usually scores 26.0.