Rockets vs Lakers: head-to-head
49 meetings since 2015-16
Houston Rockets23wins
Los Angeles Lakers26Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Rockets and the Lakers have met 49 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Lakers lead the series 26-23, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Rockets won 2 and the Lakers won 4. The most recent game, on May 1, 2026, ended Lakers 98-78 in the playoffs.
The home team won 28 of the 49 games (57%). These matchups averaged 224.8 total points, with a typical winning margin of 13.4 points; 8 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Lakers in 2020-21, Rockets in 2015-16. They have also met 11 times in the playoffs (2025-26, 2019-20), with the Rockets winning 3 and the Lakers 8. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 30, 2026 in Houston.
Next meetings
| Nov 30, 2026 | Lakers @ Rockets | 7:30 PM EST | HOU 60% |
| Dec 29, 2026 | Rockets @ Lakers | 10:30 PM EST | |
| Feb 18, 2027 | Rockets @ Lakers | 10:00 PM EST | |
| Mar 28, 2027 | Lakers @ Rockets | 3:00 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Rockets | LAL 100 – 139 HOU · 2017-03-15 |
| Lakers | HOU 109 – 140 LAL · 2025-04-11 |
2025-26 HOU 3 – 6 LAL
| 2026-05-01 · playoffs | LAL 98 – 78 HOU | Final |
| 2026-04-29 · playoffs | HOU 99 – 93 LAL | Final |
| 2026-04-26 · playoffs | LAL 96 – 115 HOU | Final |
| 2026-04-24 · playoffs | LAL 112 – 108 HOU | Final/OT |
| 2026-04-21 · playoffs | HOU 94 – 101 LAL | Final |
| 2026-04-18 · playoffs | HOU 98 – 107 LAL | Final |
| 2026-03-18 | LAL 124 – 116 HOU | Final |
| 2026-03-16 | LAL 100 – 92 HOU | Final |
| 2025-12-25 | HOU 119 – 96 LAL | Final |
2024-25 HOU 1 – 2 LAL
| 2025-04-11 | HOU 109 – 140 LAL | Final |
| 2025-03-31 | HOU 98 – 104 LAL | Final |
| 2025-01-05 | LAL 115 – 119 HOU | Final |
2023-24 HOU 2 – 2 LAL
| 2024-01-29 | LAL 119 – 135 HOU | Final |
| 2023-12-02 | HOU 97 – 107 LAL | Final |
| 2023-11-19 | HOU 104 – 105 LAL | Final |
| 2023-11-08 | LAL 94 – 128 HOU | Final |
2022-23 HOU 1 – 2 LAL
| 2023-04-02 | LAL 134 – 109 HOU | Final |
| 2023-03-15 | LAL 110 – 114 HOU | Final |
| 2023-01-16 | HOU 132 – 140 LAL | Final |
2021-22 HOU 1 – 3 LAL
| 2022-03-09 | LAL 130 – 139 HOU | Final/OT |
| 2021-12-28 | LAL 132 – 123 HOU | Final |
| 2021-11-02 | HOU 117 – 119 LAL | Final |
| 2021-10-31 | HOU 85 – 95 LAL | Final |
2020-21 HOU 0 – 3 LAL
| 2021-05-12 | HOU 122 – 124 LAL | Final |
| 2021-01-12 | LAL 117 – 100 HOU | Final |
| 2021-01-10 | LAL 120 – 102 HOU | Final |
2019-20 HOU 3 – 5 LAL
| 2020-09-12 · playoffs | HOU 96 – 119 LAL | Final |
| 2020-09-10 · playoffs | LAL 110 – 100 HOU | Final |
| 2020-09-08 · playoffs | LAL 112 – 102 HOU | Final |
| 2020-09-06 · playoffs | HOU 109 – 117 LAL | Final |
| 2020-09-04 · playoffs | HOU 112 – 97 LAL | Final |
| 2020-08-06 | LAL 97 – 113 HOU | Final |
| 2020-02-06 | HOU 121 – 111 LAL | Final |
| 2020-01-18 | LAL 124 – 115 HOU | Final |
2018-19 HOU 3 – 1 LAL
| 2019-02-21 | HOU 106 – 111 LAL | Final |
| 2019-01-19 | LAL 134 – 138 HOU | Final |
| 2018-12-13 | LAL 111 – 126 HOU | Final |
| 2018-10-20 | HOU 124 – 115 LAL | Final |
2017-18 HOU 3 – 1 LAL
| 2018-04-10 | HOU 105 – 99 LAL | Final |
| 2017-12-31 | LAL 142 – 148 HOU | Final |
| 2017-12-20 | LAL 122 – 116 HOU | Final |
| 2017-12-03 | HOU 118 – 95 LAL | Final |
2016-17 HOU 2 – 1 LAL
| 2017-03-15 | LAL 100 – 139 HOU | Final |
| 2016-12-07 | LAL 95 – 134 HOU | Final |
| 2016-10-26 | HOU 114 – 120 LAL | Final |
2015-16 HOU 4 – 0 LAL
| 2016-04-10 | LAL 110 – 130 HOU | Final |
| 2016-01-17 | HOU 112 – 95 LAL | Final |
| 2015-12-17 | HOU 107 – 87 LAL | Final |
| 2015-12-12 | LAL 97 – 126 HOU | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.