Lakers vs Rockets prediction NBA · Sunday, April 26
At a glance
The Houston Rockets (52-33) host the Los Angeles Lakers (56-29) on Sunday, April 26 at 9:30 PM ET at Toyota Center (Houston) in NBA action. Final score: Lakers 96 – Rockets 115. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Rockets a 65% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Rockets are 30-12 at home and the Lakers are 26-16 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Rockets and 7-3 for the Lakers (current streaks: Rockets L3, Lakers W6).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Rockets, but the Lakers have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Rockets 116 – 111 Lakers, a margin of about 4.8 points in favor of the Rockets and a total around 227 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Lakers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Rockets' defense allows clearly fewer points (109.9 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
LALHOU
Top performers
Lakers
Deandre AytonC · #819pts / game
LeBron JamesF · #239assistsDeandre AytonC · #810reboundsRockets
Amen ThompsonG · #123pts / gameAmen ThompsonG · #17assists
Tari EasonF · #178reboundsRecent form
LALHOU
HOU
Team comparison
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 56-29 | Record | 52-33 |
| 115.7 | Points scored / game | 114.6 |
| 113.8 | Points allowed / game | 109.9 |
| +1.6 | Adjusted margin / game | +4.0 |
| W6 | Current streak | L3 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 26-16 road | Home / road record | 30-12 home |
| 50-32 (+1.2) | Last season | 52-30 (+4.5) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Lakers
Injury report Rockets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.