Luka Doncic’s 40-Point Effort Can’t Stop Lakers’ Win Over Rockets
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets 124-116 in Houston on Wednesday night. The victory extended L.A.’s winning streak to seven games.
The result was reported March 19, 2026. It marked the Lakers’ 10th win in 11 games.
Luka Doncic’s 40-point effort featured prominently in the box score. It was his 11th 40-point game of the season.
Game recap
The fourth quarter featured multiple lead changes. The Lakers built a late cushion and closed the game down the stretch.
Key moments
With about 90 seconds remaining, Doncic found LeBron James for an alley-oop dunk. On the next Rockets possession, Kevin Durant committed a turnover.
Less than a minute later, Doncic hit a 3-pointer to push the lead to 120-111. Rui Hachimura and Doncic had earlier hit consecutive 3s to put L.A. ahead 113-109.
Early in the fourth, the game was tied before James sparked a 6-0 run. The Rockets answered with a nine-point run, capped by a Durant 3.
Player performances
- Luka Doncic: 40 points, 10 assists, nine rebounds. He finished one rebound short of a triple-double.
- LeBron James: 30 points on 13 of 14 shooting. He also grabbed five rebounds to reach 12,002 career rebounds.
- Alperen Sengun: 27 points and 10 assists in his return after missing two games with a back issue.
- Amen Thompson: 26 points and 11 rebounds for Houston.
- Kevin Durant: Two points in the first half. He finished with 18 points and six rebounds.
Standings and context
The Lakers sit third in the Western Conference with a 44-25 record. The Rockets fell to 41-27 for the season.
This was the second meeting in three days between the teams. L.A. also beat Houston 100-92 on Monday.
LeBron’s 13 of 14 performance matched his best single-game shooting effort. He previously went 13 of 14 for Miami against Charlotte on February 4, 2013.
Filmogaz.com provided coverage of the game and compiled the statistics and key details above.
