Doncic recorded his 11th 40-point game of the season as the Lakers won for the second time in three days against the Rockets.
Published March 19, 2026
On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets 124-116 on the road, with Luka Doncic scoring 40 points and LeBron James adding 30 points, extending their winning streak to seven games.
It was the Lakers’ 10th win in 11 games, and they also beat Houston 100-92 on Monday night.
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With about 90 seconds left and the Lakers leading by four points, Doncic made an alley-oop dunk on James. Kevin Durant committed a turnover at the other end and Doncic hit a 3-pointer to extend the lead to 120-111 with less than a minute left.
Doncic finished with 10 assists and nine rebounds, one rebound away from a triple-double. James went 13-of-14 from the floor, matching his career-best single-game shooting record, and grabbed five rebounds for 12,002 rebounds, becoming the 23rd player in NBA history to reach 12,000 rebounds. James also made 13 of 14 for Miami against Charlotte on February 4, 2013.
Rockets’ Alperen Sengun returned after missing two games with a back injury and had 27 points and 10 assists. Armen Thompson added 26 points and 11 rebounds as Houston lost for the third time in four games.
Durant scored just two points in the first half, finishing with 18 points and six rebounds.
The Lakers trailed by two points, but Rui Hachimura and Doncic made consecutive 3-point shots, taking the lead to 113-109 with about three minutes left.
Thompson made a layup for the Rockets, and with less than two minutes remaining, Hachimura’s dunk gave the Lakers a four-point lead.
The game was tied early in the fourth quarter, but James scored the first four points of a 6-0 run that gave the Lakers a 102-96 lead with less than nine minutes left.
However, the Rockets scored nine points, including three points by Durant, and took a 105-102 lead with about six and a half minutes remaining.
The Lakers are in third place in the Western Conference with a record of 44 wins and 25 losses. The Rockets fell to 41-27 on the season.
