Western Conference·First Round
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
#453–29
3
vs
Houston Rockets
Rockets
#552–30
0
Next upGame 4
Sun 6:30 PM PT
ABC

Series Trajectory

Best of 7
GAME 4
LAL0
HOU0
GAME 5
HOU0
LAL0
GAME 6
LAL0
HOU0
GAME 7
HOU0
LAL0

Team Comparison

Series · 3 games
LAL
HOU
112.7
ORTG
101.2
101.2
DRTG
112.8
+11.5
NET
-11.7

Four Factors

LAL
HOU
59.5%
EFG%
44.8%
17.6%
TOV%
14.5%
20.1%
OREB%
36.8%
39.6%
FTR%
23.9%

Series Averages

3 of 3 games
per-game
PlayerGPMINPTSTS%REBASTSTLBLKTOVFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAFG%3P%FT%
LeBron James
340.725.357.0%9.78.72.00.74.39.019.02.35.35.07.347.4%43.8%68.2%
Alperen Sengun
339.324.049.6%11.75.72.71.32.310.022.00.32.73.75.045.5%12.5%73.3%
Luke Kennard
341.721.370.8%5.33.71.00.02.77.012.73.05.74.35.355.3%52.9%81.3%
Marcus Smart
336.020.368.5%2.78.33.71.73.76.011.32.75.35.78.052.9%50.0%70.8%
Amen Thompson
344.319.756.2%7.76.72.31.32.07.014.00.01.05.78.050.0%0.0%70.8%
Jabari Smith Jr.
342.019.358.1%8.00.71.00.31.36.715.34.08.72.03.043.5%46.2%66.7%
Rui Hachimura
343.016.368.6%3.71.31.30.71.06.311.33.05.70.71.355.9%52.9%50.0%
Reed Sheppard
331.011.336.9%1.76.01.71.03.04.015.03.010.00.30.726.7%30.0%50.0%
Tari Eason
332.310.350.0%7.31.72.30.31.04.310.01.34.00.30.743.3%33.3%50.0%
Deandre Ayton
331.79.060.5%7.31.70.31.02.34.07.00.00.01.01.057.1%100.0%
Kevin Durant
313.77.772.4%2.01.30.30.33.02.34.00.31.32.73.058.3%25.0%88.9%
Jaxson Hayes
318.07.368.5%3.00.30.71.70.72.33.70.00.32.73.763.6%0.0%72.7%
Josh Okogie
318.04.758.6%1.00.30.70.00.31.73.70.71.70.70.745.5%40.0%100.0%
Jarred Vanderbilt
315.32.737.4%5.30.70.30.00.01.03.30.32.00.30.730.0%16.7%50.0%
Jake LaRavia
316.32.737.8%2.01.30.70.71.30.73.00.00.71.31.322.2%0.0%100.0%
Jae'Sean Tate
37.31.733.0%2.00.00.30.00.00.32.00.00.71.01.316.7%0.0%75.0%
Bronny James
35.31.785.0%0.00.00.00.00.70.71.00.30.30.00.066.7%100.0%
Clint Capela
36.71.328.3%2.00.30.00.30.30.72.30.00.00.00.028.6%
Dorian Finney-Smith
33.70.00.0%1.30.00.30.00.00.01.70.01.30.00.00.0%0.0%
Jeff Green
32.30.00.0%0.00.00.00.00.30.00.70.00.30.00.00.0%0.0%
Aaron Holiday
37.70.00.0%0.30.00.30.00.70.02.70.02.00.00.00.0%0.0%

Matchups

3 of 3 playoff gamesmatchup data can be messy!
Luke Kennard
Luke Kennard
faced HOU defenders across 235 possessions
DefenderPOSSPTSeFG%PTS/75FTAASTTOV
A. Thompson90.81558%12.4023
J. Okogie40.0375%5.6050
J. Smith Jr.34.416117%34.9200
T. Eason18.8375%12.0022
R. Sheppard18.8988%35.9223
A. Sengun10.7550%35.0020
K. Durant10.5538%35.7210
A. Holiday6.7675%67.2000
J. Tate2.400%0.0000
Total233.16268%19.96148

The total Pts/75 may not be accurate, but this is the implied total from the nba matchup data.

There are possessions where no one is counted as guarding the player that aren't being picked up by the matchup data.

Data via nba.com.

databallr
Top 12 by DARKO·darko.app
Lakers
DARKORANK
Rockets
  • L. James
    SF·+1.69
    LJ
    #1
    KD
    K. Durant
    SF·+3.36
  • M. Smart
    SG·+0.93
    MS
    #2
    A. Şengün
    C·+1.80
  • J. Vanderbilt
    PF·+0.66
    JV
    #3
    AT
    A. Thompson
    SG·+1.42
  • D. Ayton
    C·+0.41
    DA
    #4
    CC
    C. Capela
    C·+1.23
  • J. Hayes
    C·+0.26
    JH
    #5
    RS
    R. Sheppard
    PG·+0.89
  • J. LaRavia
    SF·-0.28
    JL
    #6
    TE
    T. Eason
    PF·+0.79
  • L. Kennard
    SG·-0.52
    LK
    #7
    JS
    J. Smith Jr.
    PF·+0.51
  • R. Hachimura
    SF·-0.89
    RH
    #8
    JO
    J. Okogie
    SG·+0.07
  • B. James
    PG·-1.71
    BJ
    #9
    AH
    A. Holiday
    SG·-0.74
  • N. Smith Jr.
    SG·-2.87
    NS
    #10
    DF
    D. Finney-Smith
    SF·-0.87
  • M. Kleber
    PF·
    MK
    #11
    JT
    J. Tate
    PF·-1.28
  • L. Dončić
    SF·
    LD
    #12
    JG
    J. Green
    PF·-4.87
Bracket