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James makes tying 3 as Lakers storm back late, win in OT and take a 3-0 series lead over the Rockets

— LeBron James scored 29 points, including a tying 3-pointer with 13 seconds left in regulation, Marcus Smart had eight points in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers took advantage of a Houston Rockets team missing Kevin Durant for a 112-108 win...
Apr 25, 2026, 12:25 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

100%
--LAL
0%
--HOU

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  • LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
  • Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Rui Hachimura misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Reed Sheppard makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Rui Hachimura makes 9-foot two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
  • Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Reed Sheppard misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Amen Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Luke Kennard makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)
  • Rui Hachimura makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Deandre Ayton assists)
  • Reed Sheppard misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Reed Sheppard misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Deandre Ayton misses layup
  • Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Amen Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Tari Eason makes 2-foot two point shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
  • Luke Kennard misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Alperen Sengun makes driving layup
  • Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 1
  • LeBron James makes driving layup (Luke Kennard assists)
  • Alperen Sengun misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Deandre Ayton misses 18-foot running jump shot
  • Luke Kennard misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Luke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Luke Kennard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Clint Capela makes tip shot
  • Luke Kennard misses technical free throw
  • Jaxson Hayes makes 3-foot layup (Luke Kennard assists)
  • Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaxson Hayes makes 4-foot dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)
  • Amen Thompson misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Dorian Finney-Smith misses tip shot
  • Clint Capela misses tip shot
  • Josh Okogie misses tip shot
  • Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot jump bank shot
  • Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three pointer (Jake LaRavia assists)
  • Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Luke Kennard assists)
  • Alperen Sengun makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Tari Eason makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Tari Eason makes two point shot
  • Luke Kennard misses layup
  • Aaron Holiday misses 25-foot running jump shot
  • Luke Kennard makes running layup (Rui Hachimura assists)
  • Alperen Sengun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  • Rui Hachimura makes 11-foot two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Luke Kennard misses two point shot
  • Luke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Luke Kennard misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
  • Jake LaRavia misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Jarred Vanderbilt makes tip shot
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
  • Tari Eason misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jake LaRavia makes 2-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
  • Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Reed Sheppard misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Reed Sheppard misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Tari Eason misses 12-foot fade away jump shot
  • Jarred Vanderbilt misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Bronny James makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Bronny James makes 1-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
  • Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three pointer (Clint Capela assists)
  • LeBron James makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Reed Sheppard misses driving floating jump shot
  • LeBron James makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Jae'Sean Tate misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jae'Sean Tate makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Amen Thompson misses two point shot
  • Amen Thompson makes 2-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
  • LeBron James misses two point shot
  • Rui Hachimura misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Reed Sheppard misses 19-foot fade away jump shot
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jarred Vanderbilt misses layup
  • Alperen Sengun misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Alperen Sengun misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tari Eason misses running layup
  • Amen Thompson makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Rui Hachimura misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Luke Kennard makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Amen Thompson misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot two point shot
  • LeBron James misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Alperen Sengun misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Smart makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Rui Hachimura misses 13-foot jumper
  • Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James misses two point shot
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point shot (Tari Eason assists)
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Smart misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes 17-foot running jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)
  • Deandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Reed Sheppard makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Reed Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 1
  • LeBron James misses driving layup
  • Amen Thompson makes 3-foot running dunk
  • Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot running jump shot
  • Dorian Finney-Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Luke Kennard makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)
  • Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Amen Thompson makes 2-foot dunk
  • Dorian Finney-Smith misses 23-foot running jump shot
  • Alperen Sengun misses 17-foot fade away jump shot
  • Dorian Finney-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jeff Green misses two point shot
  • Reed Sheppard misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Amen Thompson makes two point shot
  • Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)
  • Alperen Sengun misses driving layup
  • Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alperen Sengun makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot reverse layup (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Amen Thompson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James misses 33-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James makes layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
  • Reed Sheppard misses two point shot
  • Jarred Vanderbilt misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Tari Eason misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tari Eason misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Luke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Luke Kennard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jabari Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
  • LeBron James misses 18-foot fade away jump shot
  • Alperen Sengun makes 13-foot two point shot
  • LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Alperen Sengun misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Alperen Sengun misses tip shot
  • Amen Thompson makes 3-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
  • Amen Thompson makes running layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
  • Marcus Smart makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Tari Eason misses 9-foot jumper
  • Alperen Sengun makes tip shot
  • Marcus Smart makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
  • Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Amen Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaxson Hayes misses driving layup
  • Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
  • LeBron James misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Luke Kennard misses 25-foot running jump shot
  • Jaxson Hayes makes tip in dunk
  • Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot driving dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
  • LeBron James makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Luke Kennard misses 25-foot running jump shot
  • Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
  • Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot running dunk
  • LeBron James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jaxson Hayes misses 2-foot tip shot
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 3 of 3
  • LeBron James makes 24-foot running jump shot (Luke Kennard assists)
  • Alperen Sengun misses 7-foot two point shot
  • LeBron James misses 26-foot three point shot
  • Marcus Smart makes 22-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rui Hachimura misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Rui Hachimura makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alperen Sengun makes driving layup
  • LeBron James misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Rui Hachimura makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
  • Alperen Sengun makes 11-foot two point shot
  • LeBron James misses driving layup
  • Reed Sheppard misses running pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jabari Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Reed Sheppard misses technical free throw
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Reed Sheppard misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three pointer (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Alperen Sengun misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Tari Eason misses 26-foot turnaround jump shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Los Angeles LakersLakersLAL
(53-29)
(53-29, 25-16 Away)
o205.5
-110
+7.5
-112
o205.5
-112
+205
Houston RocketsRocketsHOU
(52-30)
(52-30, 30-11 Home)
-9.5
-110
-7.5
-108
u205.5
-108
-250
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