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Los Angeles Lakers turn the takeaway tide on Houston Rockets at Toyota Center

The Los Angeles Lakers moved to 43-25 and the Houston Rockets went to 41-26 after a 100-92 finish at Toyota Center.

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First quarter

The Los Angeles Lakers opened with 29 points in the first quarter while the Houston Rockets scored 28 points.

The Lakers created early pressure with 14 steals in the game and turned that activity into 21 points off turnovers.

Second quarter

The Rockets won the second quarter 29-22 as the Lakers went 44 percent from the field for the game.

The Lakers kept scoring chances alive with 12 offensive rebounds while the Rockets finished with 15 offensive rebounds.

Third quarter

The Lakers posted 32 points in the third quarter while the Rockets scored 23 points in the period.

The Lakers leaned on 48 points in the paint while the Rockets answered with 56 points in the paint.

Luka Dončić’s 36 points from the previous game set the recent scoring bar among current Lakers, and the Lakers also got 17 assists in this one.

Fourth quarter

The Lakers held the Rockets to 12 points in the fourth quarter while scoring 17 in the period.

The Rockets committed 24 turnovers, and the Lakers finished with 12 turnovers in a game that featured 13 lead changes and 10 ties.

This Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets match summary also reflected a perimeter night where the Lakers hit 24 percent from 3 and the Rockets hit 19 percent from 3.

The post game analysis pointed to pace-and-pressure details as the Lakers logged 16 fast break points on 11 fast break attempts while the Rockets had 4 fast break points on 4 fast break attempts.

The Los Angeles Lakers coach post-game reaction and the Los Angeles Lakers post-game interviews came after a night when Houston collected 55 rebounds and the Lakers finished with 41 rebounds.

The Lakers will be featured again against the Rockets at Toyota Center in Houston on 03/18/2026 at 9:30 PM EDT, with coverage on ESPN and SportsNet LA.

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