
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
· National Basketball AssociationLuka scores 39 points, Lakers wrap up Pacific title and No. 3 seed with win over resting Rockets

Austin Reaves scored 23 points for the Lakers, who also clinched the Pacific Division title for only the second time in the last 13 seasons and won 50 games for just the second time in 14 years.
LeBron James scored 14 points before sitting out the final 19 minutes of Los Angeles' sixth win in eight games. Doncic played only the first three quarters.
Taking care of business against Houston likely means James and Doncic will get at least a full week off between this game and the start of the playoffs.
Alperen Sengun, Dillon Brooks, Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason and Jae’Sean Tate all sat out for the Rockets, leaving Houston without six of its top seven scorers.
Cam Whitmore scored a career-high 34 points for Houston, which clinched the No. 2 seed in the West on Tuesday when the Lakers lost at Oklahoma City. Four starters then sat out Wednesday while the Rockets lost to the Clippers.
Bronny James played the final 4:23.
Lakers: Dorian Finney-Smith had another strong perimeter game, hitting six 3-pointers.
Regular Season Series
LAL win series 2-1
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 109 - 140 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 109 - 140 |
4th 7.1 | ![]() |
Bronny James defensive rebound | 109 - 140 |
4th 10.0 | ![]() |
David Roddy misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 109 - 140 |
4th 24.1 | ![]() |
Dalton Knecht makes dunk (Trey Jemison III assists) | 109 - 140 |
Statistics
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41-90 | FG | 53-87 |
45.6 | Field Goal % | 60.9 |
18-51 | 3PT | 19-37 |
35.3 | Three Point % | 51.4 |
9-12 | FT | 15-25 |
75.0 | Free Throw % | 60.0 |
37 | Rebounds | 42 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
30 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
22 | Assists | 28 |
8 | Steals | 11 |
5 | Blocks | 1 |
18 | Turnovers | 12 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
19 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
25 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
15 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
44 | Points in Paint | 62 |
17 | Fouls | 15 |
6 | Largest Lead | 31 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Augustas Marciulionis, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 26 |
Eric Dixon, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 26 |
Adou Thiero, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 22 |
Bronny James, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 18 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Reed Sheppard, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 21 |
N'Faly Dante, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
Dorian Finney-Smith, PF | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Kevin Durant, PF | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Game Information

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,997 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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52 | 30 | .634 | - | L3 |
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48 | 34 | .585 | 4 | W1 |
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39 | 43 | .476 | 13 | L1 |
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34 | 48 | .415 | 18 | W1 |
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21 | 61 | .256 | 31 | L7 |
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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- | 32 | L1 | 0.6097561 | 50 |
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- | 32 | W8 | 0.6097561 | 50 |
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2 | 34 | L1 | 0.58536583 | 48 |
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10 | 42 | W1 | 0.4878049 | 40 |
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14 | 46 | L1 | 0.4390244 | 36 |
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