Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers Head-to-Head
Los Angeles Lakers lead the all-time record 176-109 across 289 recorded meetings and 4 meetings without a final source score.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced May 7, 2026LAL lead 176-109
HOU 3-7 over the latest 10
LAL won 98-78 on May 1, 2026
67 wins separate the teams
The average winning margin is 10.8 points across decided games.
Recent Games
| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | HOU | LAL | 78–98 | LAL |
| Apr 29, 2026 | LAL | HOU | 93–99 | HOU |
| Apr 26, 2026 | HOU | LAL | 115–96 | HOU |
| Apr 24, 2026 | HOU | LAL | 108–112 | LAL |
| Apr 21, 2026 | LAL | HOU | 101–94 | LAL |
| Apr 18, 2026 | LAL | HOU | 107–98 | LAL |
| Mar 18, 2026 | HOU | LAL | 116–124 | LAL |
| Mar 16, 2026 | HOU | LAL | 92–100 | LAL |
| Dec 25, 2025 | LAL | HOU | 96–119 | HOU |
| Apr 11, 2025 | LAL | HOU | 140–109 | LAL |
Matchup context
Los Angeles Lakers have won 7 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Los Angeles Lakers lead the complete decided record 176-109. The 10.8-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1967 to 2026
- 59 seasons
- Average margin
- 10.8 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 43
- 43 playoff meetings across 9 postseasons
All-Time Record
| Season ↓ | HOU ↕ | LAL ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Matchup Insights
Questions about this record: Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers
How is the Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers meeting total counted?
The source contains 289 recorded meetings. 285 meetings have a winner; 4 meetings have no final source score and do not count as a win. This is why the meeting total can be larger than the two win totals combined.
What is the Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 43 games: Houston Rockets have 18 wins and Los Angeles Lakers have 25. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
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Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.