Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets

April 24, 2026 | Toyota Center | 8:00 pm ET

Predicted Score

LAL

111 - 115

W HOU

Total: 227 | Margin: 4 | Pace: 99.8

Generated: 2026-04-24 06:07:43 EST | Engine: Ensemble

Los Angeles Lakers Projected

Player Pos MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV Status
Austin Reaves G 34 16.8 3.3 4.7 1.2 0.3 3.2 β€”
Luka DončiΔ‡ F-G 34 28.7 5.3 6.6 1.7 0.4 3.8 β€”
LeBron James F 32 22.2 6.4 7.7 1.7 0.5 2.9 β€”
Rui Hachimura F 31 11.5 3.7 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.7 β€”
Marcus Smart G 29 10.2 2.1 5.0 1.8 0.6 2.0 β€”
Deandre Ayton C 28 12.4 7.8 0.8 0.4 1.2 1.0 β€”
Luke Kennard G 25 12.3 2.6 2.5 1.3 0.1 1.1 β€”
Jake LaRavia F 24 5.9 3.6 1.6 1.4 0.6 1.2 β€”
Jaxson Hayes C-F 19 6.3 3.2 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.7 β€”
Jarred Vanderbilt F 18 3.3 4.6 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.9 β€”
Nick Smith Jr. G 12 5.1 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.6 β€”
Maxi Kleber F 11 1.5 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.5 β€”
Bronny James G 10 2.7 0.5 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.9 β€”
Dalton Knecht F 9 3.7 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 β€”
Drew Timme F 9 2.9 0.9 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.8 β€”
Adou Thiero G 7 1.9 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.5 β€”
Chris MaΓ±on G 6 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 β€”

Houston Rockets Projected

Player Pos MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV Status
Amen Thompson G-F 38 21.5 7.2 6.6 2.0 0.5 2.7 β€”
Jabari Smith Jr. F 37 18.2 7.6 1.3 0.6 1.0 1.3 β€”
Alperen Sengun C 33 15.6 9.4 4.9 1.1 1.1 3.2 β€”
Kevin Durant F 32 21.4 4.9 4.0 0.5 0.9 3.0 DTD
Tari Eason F 26 11.9 7.3 1.6 1.2 0.4 1.3 β€”
Reed Sheppard G 24 11.8 1.7 3.8 1.4 0.6 1.3 β€”
Steven Adams C 24 3.8 7.4 1.0 0.6 0.8 1.0 β€”
Josh Okogie G 20 4.7 2.2 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.5 β€”
Dorian Finney-Smith F 15 3.2 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 β€”
Aaron Holiday G 13 3.6 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.6 β€”
Clint Capela C 12 4.0 4.2 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.4 β€”
Tristen Newton G 12 9.9 2.2 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 β€”
Jae'Sean Tate F 10 2.9 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.5 β€”
JD Davison G 9 2.8 1.6 1.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 β€”
Isaiah Crawford F 7 2.2 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 β€”
Jeff Green F 7 1.7 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 β€”
Fred VanVleet G No data
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General Slate Analysis: LAL @ HOU
Apr 24, 2026 at 06:07 AM
**Prediction:** LAL 111 - HOU 115 (HOU by 4, total 227) **Confidence:** 88% **LAL** 53-29 (#4) | Net: 1.7 | Off: 115.7 | Def: 114.0 | Rest: 2d rest **HOU** 52-30 (#5) | Net: 5.2 | Off: 114.8 | Def: 109.6 | Rest: 2d rest Projected pace: 99.8 **Injuries:** HOU: Kevin Durant (Day-To-Day) (impact: -1.5 pts) **Key Players:** LAL: Luka DončiΔ‡ 28.7p/5.3r/6.6a | LeBron James 22.2p/6.4r/7.7a | Austin Reaves 16.8p/3.3r/4.7a HOU: Amen Thompson 21.5p/7.2r/6.6a | Kevin Durant 21.4p/4.9r/4.0a | Jabari Smith Jr. 18.2p/7.6r/1.3a