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Houston Rockets v Los Angeles Lakers: head to head | Lineball
Los Angeles Lakers edge 2–1 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 173 meetings in NBA on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Los Angeles Lakers lead the head to head 97–76 from 173 meetings since 1979.
2026-27: Houston Rockets 7–2, Los Angeles Lakers 8–2. Houston Rockets have the better margin, +10.3 a game to +7.7.
Last five: Houston Rockets 3 wins, Los Angeles Lakers 4. Los Angeles Lakers are on a 4-game winning run.
Los Angeles Lakers average more steals per game: 10.7 to 9.1.
Houston Rockets average more assists per game: 28 to 24.
Los Angeles Lakers average more free throws made per game: 24.6 to 21.3.
At home: Houston Rockets win 62%, Los Angeles Lakers 67% (every game we hold).
Houston Rockets’ biggest win in the rivalry: 139–100 in 2016-17, by 39.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
76173 games since 197997
2 May 2026 · Toyota Center (Houston)Houston Rockets 78Los Angeles Lakers 98
30 Apr 2026 · crypto.com Arena, Los AngelesHouston Rockets 99Los Angeles Lakers 93
27 Apr 2026 · Toyota Center (Houston)Houston Rockets 115Los Angeles Lakers 96
25 Apr 2026 · Toyota Center (Houston)Houston Rockets 108Los Angeles Lakers 112
22 Apr 2026 · crypto.com Arena, Los AngelesHouston Rockets 94Los Angeles Lakers 101
19 Apr 2026 · crypto.com Arena, Los AngelesHouston Rockets 98Los Angeles Lakers 107
19 Mar 2026 · Toyota Center (Houston)Houston Rockets 116Los Angeles Lakers 124
17 Mar 2026 · Toyota Center (Houston)Houston Rockets 92Los Angeles Lakers 100
2026-27 season
Per game, this season.
117.91,061 totalScored per gameper game1221,220 total
107.6968 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better114.31,143 total
28252 totalAssistsper game24240 total
9.182 totalStealsper game10.7107 total
5.953 totalBlocksper game6.565 total
49.0Field goal %50.6
38.6Three-point %37.9
13117 totalThrees madeper game14.2142 total
81.4Free throw %79.9
14.7132 totalTurnoversper game · lower is better16.3163 total
41.8376 totalField goals madeper game41.6416 total
85.2767 totalField goals attemptedper game82.3823 total
33.7303 totalThrees attemptedper game37.5375 total
21.3192 totalFree throws madeper game24.6246 total