Los Angeles Lakers 124 @ 116 Houston Rockets

March 18, 2026 | Toyota Center | Final

Grade: F Prediction Recap
Winner: Wrong

This one didn't go great. We'll get 'em next time.

LAL HOU Total
Predicted 109 113 222
Actual 124 116 240
Diff -15 -3 -18
Nailed It PTS within 3, REB/AST within 2
Dorian Finney-Smith Pred: 2/2/1 | Actual: 3/2/0
Josh Okogie Pred: 4/2/0 | Actual: 3/2/0
Rui Hachimura Pred: 9/3/1 | Actual: 8/3/0
Reed Sheppard Pred: 13/2/2 | Actual: 11/2/3
Luke Kennard Pred: 6/3/1 | Actual: 5/1/1
Missed By a Mile PTS off by 10+
Luka Dončić Pred: 28pts | Actual: 40pts (off by 12)
Alperen Sengun Pred: 15pts | Actual: 27pts (off by 11)
LeBron James Pred: 20pts | Actual: 30pts (off by 10)

Los Angeles Lakers

Player Pos MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% +/-
Austin Reaves SG 38:31 14 3 8 0 1 1 3 4-9 44.4 1-3 33.3 5-6 83.3 6.0
LeBron James SF 34:06 30 5 2 1 1 2 3 13-14 92.9 2-2 100.0 2-3 66.7 0.0
Luka Dončić PG 37:41 40 9 10 1 0 5 3 12-25 48.0 7-17 41.2 9-14 64.3 2.0
Marcus Smart PF 33:48 5 3 4 2 0 1 2 2-7 28.6 1-5 20.0 0-0 0.0 7.0
Deandre Ayton C 33:42 16 4 2 0 3 1 3 8-10 80.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1.0
Kobe Bufkin DNP - Coach's Decision
Rui Hachimura 20:34 8 3 0 0 1 0 1 3-4 75.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 8.0
Jaxson Hayes 13:37 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-4 25.0 6.0
Bronny James DNP - Coach's Decision
Luke Kennard 17:42 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 7.0
Maxi Kleber DNP - Inactive
Dalton Knecht DNP - Coach's Decision
Jake LaRavia 10:16 5 3 2 1 1 0 2 2-4 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 3.0
Chris Mañon DNP - Inactive
Nick Smith Jr. DNP - Inactive
Adou Thiero DNP - Coach's Decision
Drew Timme DNP - Inactive
Jarred Vanderbilt DNP - Coach's Decision

Houston Rockets

Player Pos MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% +/-
Tari Eason SG 31:34 10 6 1 1 1 2 2 4-13 30.8 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 0.0
Jabari Smith Jr. SF 38:24 18 5 4 0 0 0 4 7-15 46.7 3-8 37.5 1-2 50.0 -2.0
Amen Thompson PG 42:03 26 11 4 2 0 0 4 11-19 57.9 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 -8.0
Kevin Durant PF 37:41 18 6 4 2 0 4 3 7-11 63.6 2-5 40.0 2-3 66.7 -2.0
Alperen Sengun C 37:07 27 4 10 1 0 2 2 10-15 66.7 1-2 50.0 6-6 100.0 7.0
Steven Adams DNP - Inactive
Clint Capela 2:44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 -6.0
Isaiah Crawford DNP - Coach's Decision
JD Davison DNP - Inactive
Dorian Finney-Smith 9:30 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 -13.0
Jeff Green DNP - Coach's Decision
Aaron Holiday DNP - Coach's Decision
Tristen Newton DNP - Inactive
Josh Okogie 13:32 3 2 0 2 0 0 3 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 -8.0
Reed Sheppard 27:23 11 2 3 2 0 3 3 4-12 33.3 3-8 37.5 0-0 0.0 -8.0
Jae'Sean Tate DNP - Inactive
Fred VanVleet DNP - Inactive
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General Post-Game Review: LAL @ HOU
Mar 19, 2026 at 07:34 AM
**Grade: F** — Missed this one. **Result:** LAL 124 - HOU 116 (Winner: LAL ✗) **Prediction:** LAL 109 - HOU 113 Score error: 15/3 | Total: pred 222, actual 240 (+18) **Standout Players:** LeBron James (LAL): 30p actual vs 19.9p pred (-10.1) Luka Dončić (LAL): 40p actual vs 27.7p pred (-12.3) Alperen Sengun (HOU): 27p actual vs 15.3p pred (-11.7) **Value Bet Results:** ✗ MONEYLINE HOU -125 — LOST ✗ MONEYLINE HOU -126 — LOST ✗ SPREAD HOU -2.0 — LOST ✗ SPREAD HOU -1.5 — LOST