Doncic 20+9 James 16+8 The Lakers ended the Rockets' 3-game winning streak and sat in the top four in the West

On April 1, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Lakers defeated the Rockets 104-98 at home, ending the Rockets' three-game winning streak.

Lakers Doncic 20 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, Finney-Smith 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks, Vincent 20 points, James 16 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Reaves 12 points and 8 rebounds; For the Rockets, Amen had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Dillon had 16 points and 5 rebounds, Smith had 15 points and 11 rebounds, Shin Jing had 14 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and Eason had 13 points.

In the first quarter of the game, Shen Jing and Reeves both threw and grabbed points, Dillon hit a long shot, Shen Jing and Amen attacked under the basket, VanVleet threw a super long three-pointer, and Amen also threw a basket; Doncic scored 2+1, VanVleet made a step-back jumper, James scored a mid-range shot, Finney-Smith hit a long-range shot, Doncic threw and scored, and Finney-Smith scored another three points, and the two sides were deadlocked until 16-all. Eason hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner to help the Rockets end the quarter with a 19-16 lead.

In the second quarter of the game, Barry Smith hit a long-range shot, Ethan pulled a layup, Barry Smith threw in three points, Ethan and Amen both made layups to steal points; James hit a long-range shot, Vanderbilt made a layup, Reaves hit a mid-range shot, Goodwin made an easy layup, and Vincent hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner to give the Rockets a 33-32 lead. Doncic scored a jumper, Vincent hit a board, Adams sent a dunk, and Ethan made a layup; Vincent hit a long-range shot, Doncic hit a three-pointer, and Vincent's three-pointer went in again, and the two sides were deadlocked at 41. VanVleet scored on a mid-range shot, Dillon hit a long-range shot, and Jalen Green broke through for a layup; Doncic and Finney-Smith scored back-to-back three-pointers, and the two sides were still in a stalemate. At half-time, the two teams were tied at 48.

In the third quarter of the game, Hayes scored 2+1, James hit a long-range shot, Reaves easily made a basket, Finney-Smith's long-range shot scored again, and Doncic and James teamed up to grab points; Jalen Green hit a long-range shot, Shin Kyung scored with a hook shot, Dillon threw into the mid-range, and then he hit another long-range shot, Jalen Green hit the basket, and the two sides tied at 63. Finney-Smith hit two three-pointers in a row, Vincent hit two straight three-pointers, and Goodwin countered with a layup. At the end of the quarter, the Lakers led 82-77.

In the final quarter of the game, Reaves made an easy layup, Vincent threw in a three-pointer, and James turned to make a layup; Amen had an easy dunk, followed by a long-range shot from which Jabari Smith hit and Eason dunked to give the Lakers a 93-91 lead. Doncic broke through for a layup, Hachimura dunked easily; Jabari Smith threw in mid-range, Amen made an empty layup, and the Lakers maintained a slight advantage at 100-98. In the next game, the Lakers maintained their advantage and won as they wished.

Starting lineup

Lakers: Hachimura, James, Hayes, Reaves, Doncic

Rockets: Dillon, Amen, Shin Jing, Jalen Green, VanVleet