Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
Friday, April 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA | Game ID: 22401185
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 38 40 29 33 140HOU 32 24 31 22 109
ESPN UpdateESPN Update
Luka scores 39 points, Lakers wrap up Pacific title and No. 3 seed with win over resting Rockets
LOS ANGELES -- — Luka Doncic had 39 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 140-109 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night.
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.
Takeaways Rockets: “The argument is rest versus rust, I guess — getting them what they need with the layoff that’s coming,” Houston coach Ime Udoka said. “But we want to be smart about it. What I told the group was, you’ve earned the right to choose the path you want to take.”
Lakers: Dorian Finney-Smith had another strong perimeter game, hitting six 3-pointers.
Key moment When Udoka decided to rest four starters and two key reserves.
Key stat The Lakers have won 25 Pacific Division titles since the NBA began divisional play in 1970.
Up next The Lakers visit Portland on Sunday, and the Rockets host Denver.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrGrLaShWh 5 17 +5 5 8 62 3 4 75 2 2 100 0 4 4 1 1 0 1 0
HOU Ja. Green, Je. Green, Landale, Sheppard, Whitmore
in Ja. Green, Je. Green, Landale, Sheppard, Whitmore
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrLaShWhWi 2 7 -4 4 6 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1
HOU Je. Green, Landale, Sheppard, Whitmore, Williams
in Williams
out Ja. Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
LaRoShWhWi :51 0 -3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
HOU Landale, Roddy, Sheppard, Whitmore, Williams
in Roddy
out Je. Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaHoRoWhWi 1 3 -1 1 4 25 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
HOU Dante, Holiday, Roddy, Whitmore, Williams
in Dante, Holiday
out Landale, Sheppard
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaHoGrRoWi 3 5 -3 2 8 25 1 4 25 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 2
HOU Dante, Holiday, Ja. Green, Roddy, Williams
in Ja. Green
out Whitmore
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaHoGrShWh 2 2 -5 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
HOU Dante, Holiday, Je. Green, Sheppard, Whitmore
in Je. Green, Sheppard, Whitmore
out Ja. Green, Roddy, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HoGrLaShWh 3 7 0 2 5 40 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0
HOU Holiday, Je. Green, Landale, Sheppard, Whitmore
in Landale
out Dante
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HoGrGrShWh 1 3 -4 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
HOU Holiday, Ja. Green, Je. Green, Sheppard, Whitmore
in Ja. Green
out Landale
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrGrShWhWi 1 0 -6 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
HOU Ja. Green, Je. Green, Sheppard, Whitmore, Williams
in Williams
out Holiday
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrLaShWhWi 2 7 +3 3 5 60 0 1 0 1 1 100 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 1
HOU Ja. Green, Landale, Sheppard, Whitmore, Williams
in Landale
out Je. Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrLaRoShWi 3 5 -4 2 6 33 1 5 20 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 2
HOU Ja. Green, Landale, Roddy, Sheppard, Williams
in Roddy
out Whitmore
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrLaShWhWi 5 13 +5 5 7 71 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 4 4 2 1 0 3 2
HOU Je. Green, Landale, Sheppard, Whitmore, Williams
in Je. Green, Whitmore
out Ja. Green, Roddy
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HoGrLaShWh 3 6 -2 2 5 40 2 5 40 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 2 1
HOU Holiday, Je. Green, Landale, Sheppard, Whitmore
in Holiday
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HoLaRoShWh :59 2 0 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
HOU Holiday, Landale, Roddy, Sheppard, Whitmore
in Roddy
out Je. Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaHoRoWhWi 3 10 0 4 5 80 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 2
HOU Dante, Holiday, Roddy, Whitmore, Williams
in Dante, Williams
out Landale, Sheppard
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaHoMcRoSh 5 11 -1 4 8 50 1 4 25 2 2 100 0 5 5 4 1 2 2 1
HOU Dante, Holiday, McVeigh, Roddy, Sheppard
in McVeigh, Sheppard
out Whitmore, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HoMcRoShWh 2 5 +1 2 3 67 0 1 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
HOU Holiday, McVeigh, Roddy, Sheppard, Whitmore
in Whitmore
out Dante
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
McRoShWhWi 5 6 -11 2 9 22 1 6 17 1 2 50 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 1
HOU McVeigh, Roddy, Sheppard, Whitmore, Williams
in Williams
out Holiday
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoHaHaJaRe 4 12 -1 5 9 56 2 4 50 0 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 1 1
LAL Dončić, Hachimura, Hayes, L. James, Reaves
in Dončić, Hachimura, Hayes, L. James, Reaves
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiHaJaRe 2 2 -5 1 3 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, Hachimura, L. James, Reaves
in Finney-Smith
out Hayes
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiHaReVi 2 9 +5 3 4 75 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, Hachimura, Reaves, Vincent
in Vincent
out L. James
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiGoHaVi 2 7 +4 2 3 67 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, Goodwin, Hachimura, Vincent
in Goodwin
out Reaves
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiJaVaVi 1 5 0 2 2 100 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, L. James, Vanderbilt, Vincent
in L. James, Vanderbilt
out Goodwin, Hachimura
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoJaReVaVi 1 3 +3 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 0
LAL Dončić, L. James, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Vincent
in Reaves
out Finney-Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GoHaJaReVa 3 10 +7 4 4 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
LAL Goodwin, Hachimura, L. James, Reaves, Vanderbilt
in Goodwin, Hachimura
out Dončić, Vincent
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FiGoJaReVa 2 4 -2 2 5 40 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 0
LAL Finney-Smith, Goodwin, L. James, Reaves, Vanderbilt
in Finney-Smith
out Hachimura
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiHaJaRe 1 7 +4 3 3 100 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, Hayes, L. James, Reaves
in Dončić, Hayes
out Goodwin, Vanderbilt
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiHaReVi 2 6 +4 2 3 67 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, Hayes, Reaves, Vincent
in Vincent
out L. James
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiHaHaVi 1 4 -1 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, Hachimura, Hayes, Vincent
in Hachimura
out Reaves
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiHaJaVi 2 6 +4 2 4 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 0
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, Hachimura, L. James, Vincent
in L. James
out Hayes
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoHaHaJaRe 3 5 -5 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 4 25 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
LAL Dončić, Hachimura, Hayes, L. James, Reaves
in Hayes, Reaves
out Finney-Smith, Vincent
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiHaJaRe 1 2 0 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, Hachimura, L. James, Reaves
in Finney-Smith
out Hayes
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiHaReVi 3 9 +2 3 7 43 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 2
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, Hachimura, Reaves, Vincent
in Vincent
out L. James
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiGoHaVi :59 2 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, Goodwin, Hachimura, Vincent
in Goodwin
out Reaves
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiGoVaVi 3 11 +1 3 5 60 2 4 50 3 7 43 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, Goodwin, Vanderbilt, Vincent
in Vanderbilt
out Hachimura
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GoHaReVaVi 2 7 +3 2 4 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
LAL Goodwin, Hachimura, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Vincent
in Hachimura, Reaves
out Dončić, Finney-Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FiGoHaReVa 5 14 +2 7 11 64 2 4 50 1 1 100 1 4 5 3 1 0 1 3
LAL Finney-Smith, Goodwin, Hachimura, Reaves, Vanderbilt
in Finney-Smith
out Vincent
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JaGoIiKnMi 4 12 +8 5 10 50 2 2 100 0 0 0 2 5 7 4 1 0 1 1
LAL B. James, Goodwin, Jemison III, Knecht, Milton
in B. James, Jemison III, Knecht, Milton
out Finney-Smith, Hachimura, Reaves, Vanderbilt
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAR A. Reaves
BJ B. James
DF D. Finney-Smith
DK D. Knecht
DO Doncic
GV G. Vincent
JG J. Goodwin
JH J. Hayes
JV J. Vanderbilt
LD L. Dončić
LJ L. James
RH R. Hachimura
SM S. Milton
TJ T. Jemison III
HOUAH A. Holiday
CW C. Whitmore
DR D. Roddy
JG J. Green
JL J. Landale
JM J. McVeigh
JG Ja. Green
JG Je. Green
ND N. Dante
NW N. Williams
RS R. Sheppard
LAL/HOU the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur