Lakers and Rockets: Lakers’ Luca demolishes the Rockets and wins the 50th victory

The Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic performed well after leading the team to third place in the NBA 2024-25 Western Conference Games. With 39 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 three-pointers, the 31 minutes of the game can be declared as Doncic’s own game, which allowed the Lakers to achieve a decisive 140-109 defeat to the Houston Rockets on April 11 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Among the strong contributions of Austin Reeves, Rui Hachimura and Lebron James scored 23 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists with Reeves, Hachimura scored 16 points in 32 minutes, James scored 14 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds.

Dorian Finney Smith also scored 18 points in 30 minutes, all three-pointers.
Jarred Vanderbilt scored 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals.

Starting from the end of the Rockets, Cam Whitmore’s fierce competition scored 34 points on the lead, but Reed Shepherd’s second-highest score scored under 20 with 14 points, while Nate Williams scored 12.

The Lakers hit 53/87 with a 60.9 shot. The team scored 42 rebounds with 28 assists. The Houston Rockets shot 41/90 with 45.6 shots, with a total of 37 rebounds and 22 assists. The Lakers won Game 50 in the second quarter this season, and the Lakers have surpassed the Rockets with a 16-point lead. The fourth quarter ended with a 33-22 advantage, which gave the Lakers a victory.

The Houston Rockets ranked second with 52 wins and 29 losses, and now the Lakers ranked low in third with 50 wins and 31 losses.