March 16, 2026Updated 9:04 pm EDT
Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets (41-25) are up against Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers (42-25) on March 16, 2026 at Toyota Center.
How to watch Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets
- Venue: Toyota Center
- Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
- TV: Peacock, SCHN, SportsNet LA
- Watching in person? Get tickets on StubHub.
Los Angeles vs. Houston odds
Odds provided by BetMGM.
Injury reports
Lakers
Maxi Kleber: Out (Back)
Rockets
Fred VanVleet: Out For Season (ACL),
Steven Adams: Out For Season (Ankle),
Alperen Sengun: Questionable (Back),
Jae’Sean Tate: Out (Knee)
Stats to know
- The Lakers average 6.6 more points per contest (116.5) than the Rockets surrender (109.9).
- The Rockets’ 114.1 points per game are just 1.2 fewer points than the 115.3 the Lakers surrender.
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