West#552–30 REGULAR SEASON

HoustonRockets

Lastvs Los AngelesMay 1 · Final

West#552–30 REGULAR SEASON

HoustonRockets

Lastvs Los AngelesMay 1 · Final

How good are they

Four numbers that define the team — measured across the playoffs (per 100 possessions).

Net rating-2.3Scoring margin per 100 possessions

Offensive rating105.2Points scored per 100

Defensive rating107.4Points allowed per 100 · lower is better

Pace92.4Possessions per game

Recent form

Margin · last 10

-20

+19

-4

-7

-9

+31

-4

+11

+14

LAL@LALLALLAL@LAL@LALMEMMINPHI@PHX

Record · last 105–5

Avg margin+3.7

Net rating+1.7

Window	GP	Margin	Net	Win%
L5	5	-1.2	-3.1	2/5
L10	10	+3.7	+1.7	5/10
L20	20	+7.5	+6.6	13/20
Season	88	+4.7	+4.4	54/88

Research context

AI-generated

3 factors in playmarket is the swing variable

Rested2 day rest

HOU has 2 days of rest.

Rest & schedule

Favored-4.5 spread

HOU is favored by 4.5.

Market

Even matchupLAL 20th DRtg

LAL is middle-of-the-pack defensively.

Key matchup

Lineup impact

On/off net-rating swing — how the team plays with each key player on the floor versus off it.

With Adams

Point margin7.4(+4.3)

32 GP · sufficient sample

Without Adams

Point margin3.1(-4.3)

56 GP · sufficient sample

Custom splits

Interactive

Filter the team’s games this season. ATS rate, over/under rate, and average margin update live; below 8 games the sample is flagged as thin.

Location

Opponent

Role

Rest

Lineup

▼

ATS record · season43%

Matching games88

Straight-up54-34

Above-total rate47%

Avg margin+4.7

What drives the net rating

Each side's impact versus an average team, broken into the factors behind it, each ranked leaguewide.

OffensePoints added per 100 possessions vs an average team

+2.78th

FactorValuevs avgRankTrue shooting57.6%-0.019Ball security15.7%+0.027Off. rebounding38.8%+0.11

DefensePoints added per 100 possessions vs an average team

+2.66th

FactorValuevs avgRankDef. rebounding70.1%+0.011

Net efficiency

+5.46th

Roster & availability

Availability updated 21 days ago · from the latest official injury report. Statuses can change up to tip-off.

Player	Role	MPG	USG%	PPG	RPG	APG	Status
Amen Thompson	Lead creator	37.4	20.2%	18.3	7.6	5.3	AVA
Kevin Durant	Scorer	36.2	27.3%	25.7	5.4	4.7	AVA
Jabari Smith Jr.	Scorer	35.2	18.6%	15.9	6.9	1.8	AVA
Alperen Sengun	Secondary creator	33.4	26.6%	20.1	8.9	6.2	AVA
Reed Sheppard	Rotation	26.5	22.1%	13.5	2.8	3.5	AVA
Tari Eason	Rotation	26.2	18.9%	10.8	6.2	1.5	AVA
Steven Adams	Rotation	22.7	12.0%	5.8	8.5	1.5	AVA
Josh Okogie	Rotation	17.6	11.9%	4.9	2.6	0.9	AVA
Dorian Finney-Smith	Rotation	16.3	11.2%	3.2	2.5	0.9	AVA

Nuvela.ai readAI-generated

Thompson headlines the offense (18 ppg, 20% usage). Durant is the secondary option (26 ppg). Sengun anchors the glass (8.9 rpg). A 9-deep rotation; results swing with availability when any of the top minutes-earners sit.

Injury report

HOU· Houston Rockets

VanVleetKnee

AVA

DurantAnkle

AVA

AdamsAnkle

AVA

LAL· Los Angeles Lakers

DoncicHamstring

AVA

WilliamsFoot

AVA

Schedule

How they've come in and what's ahead, including the rest-and-travel picture.

Game log

season + postseason · most recent first

Date	Round	Matchup	Result	Score	Margin	ORTG	DRTG	Net	Pace
5/1PO	1R G6	vs LAL	L	78-98	-20	83.4	103.6	-20.3	94.1
4/29PO	1R G5	@ LAL	W	99-93	+6	110.0	103.5	+6.5	89.9
4/26PO	1R G4	vs LAL	W	115-96	+19	119.0	99.8	+19.2	96.4
4/24PO	1R G3	vs LAL	L	108-112	-4	102.7	107.6	-4.9	94.7
4/21PO	1R G2	@ LAL	L	94-101	-7	98.6	115.7	-17.1	91.3
4/18PO	1R G1	@ LAL	L	98-107	-9	102.1	115.8	-13.7	94.2
4/12	—	vs MEM	W	132-101	+31	122.0	94.9	+27.1	107.3
4/10	—	vs MIN	L	132-136	-4	131.6	136.0	-4.4	100.2
4/9	—	vs PHI	W	113-102	+11	109.2	101.9	+7.4	101.8
4/7	—	@ PHX	W	119-105	+14	119.0	105.9	+13.1	99.6
4/5	—	@ GSW	W	117-116	+1	125.3	119.8	+5.5	95.1
4/3	—	vs UTA	W	140-106	+34	133.1	104.2	+28.8	103.4
4/1	—	vs MIL	W	119-113	+6	129.8	117.7	+12.1	93.9
3/31	—	vs NYK	W	111-94	+17	127.5	103.3	+24.3	89.0
3/29	—	@ NOP	W	134-102	+32	136.4	101.7	+34.7	99.3
3/27	—	@ MEM	W	119-109	+10	100.5	99.2	+1.3	114.2
3/25	—	@ MIN	L	108-110	-2	87.1	86.3	+0.8	113.8
3/23	—	@ CHI	L	124-132	-8	111.2	120.7	-9.6	110.4
3/21	—	vs MIA	W	123-122	+1	129.1	125.7	+3.4	96.2
3/20	—	vs ATL	W	117-95	+22	114.3	95.5	+18.9	100.9
3/18	—	vs LAL	L	116-124	-8	119.0	129.3	-10.3	96.7
3/16	—	vs LAL	L	92-100	-8	99.4	107.9	-8.5	92.7
3/13	—	vs NOP	W	107-105	+2	112.1	112.4	-0.3	94.4
3/11	—	@ DEN	L	93-129	-36	91.0	132.1	-41.0	99.9
3/10	—	vs TOR	W	113-99	+14	117.9	102.8	+15.1	96.1
3/8	—	@ SAS	L	120-145	-25	126.3	143.7	-17.4	113.0
3/6	—	vs POR	W	106-99	+7	104.5	101.8	+2.7	99.8
3/5	—	vs GSW	L	113-115	-2	110.1	113.2	-3.1	92.4
3/2	—	@ WAS	W	123-118	+5	119.0	115.5	+3.5	102.7
2/28	—	@ MIA	L	105-115	-10	105.8	117.6	-11.8	97.7
2/26	—	@ ORL	W	113-108	+5	120.5	115.8	+4.6	92.7
2/25	—	vs SAC	W	128-97	+31	132.8	99.2	+33.7	97.1
2/23	—	vs UTA	W	125-105	+20	117.0	96.2	+20.8	107.6
2/21	—	@ NYK	L	106-108	-2	110.3	113.6	-3.4	96.0
2/19	—	@ CHA	W	105-101	+4	112.0	105.3	+6.7	94.8
2/11	—	vs LAC	L	102-105	-3	104.2	116.1	-11.9	94.2
2/10	—	vs LAC	W	102-95	+7	109.8	103.1	+6.6	92.5
2/7	—	@ OKC	W	112-106	+6	112.8	108.9	+3.8	98.3
2/5	—	vs CHA	L	99-109	-10	101.2	108.3	-7.0	98.8
2/4	—	vs BOS	L	93-114	-21	104.9	124.2	-19.3	89.5
2/2	—	@ IND	W	118-114	+4	118.9	114.9	+4.0	100.1
1/31	—	vs DAL	W	111-107	+4	109.3	103.4	+5.8	102.9
1/29	—	@ ATL	W	104-86	+18	115.8	91.4	+24.4	91.9
1/28	—	vs SAS	L	99-111	-12	98.1	111.5	-13.4	99.8
1/26	—	vs MEM	W	108-99	+9	107.1	94.8	+12.4	102.2
1/23	—	@ DET	W	111-104	+7	116.6	102.4	+14.2	98.4
1/22	—	@ PHI	L	122-128	-6	110.3	122.3	-11.9	97.5
1/20	—	vs SAS	W	111-106	+5	110.3	101.5	+8.7	102.5
1/18	—	vs NOP	W	119-110	+9	121.8	112.7	+9.1	97.6
1/16	—	vs MIN	W	110-105	+5	109.0	107.8	+1.2	98.8
1/15	—	vs OKC	L	91-111	-20	88.8	111.4	-22.6	99.8
1/13	—	vs CHI	W	119-113	+6	121.7	116.4	+5.4	97.4
1/11	—	@ SAC	L	98-111	-13	110.4	122.2	-11.8	90.2
1/9	—	@ POR	L	105-111	-6	107.6	113.1	-5.5	97.4
1/7	—	@ POR	L	102-103	-1	100.2	102.0	-1.7	101.4
1/5	—	vs PHX	W	100-97	+3	105.0	105.1	-0.1	93.8
1/3	—	@ DAL	L	104-110	-6	99.4	109.0	-9.6	102.8
1/1	—	@ BKN	W	120-96	+24	132.0	104.1	+27.9	91.9
12/29	—	vs IND	W	126-119	+7	131.9	120.4	+11.4	97.6
12/27	—	vs CLE	W	117-100	+17	124.2	100.2	+24.0	97.4
12/25	—	@ LAL	W	119-96	+23	123.5	105.7	+17.8	93.2
12/23	—	@ LAC	L	108-128	-20	117.5	140.8	-23.4	91.8
12/21	—	@ SAC	L	124-125	-1	117.5	121.5	-4.1	94.0
12/20	—	@ DEN	W	115-101	+14	118.4	97.9	+20.5	100.1
12/18	—	@ NOP	L	128-133	-5	114.4	122.8	-8.4	99.3
12/15	—	@ DEN	L	125-128	-3	115.3	124.9	-9.6	95.2
12/11	—	vs LAC	W	115-113	+2	117.1	117.2	-0.1	97.3
12/6	—	@ DAL	L	109-122	-13	115.1	127.3	-12.3	95.7
12/5	—	vs PHX	W	117-98	+19	117.8	92.1	+25.6	102.9
12/3	—	vs SAC	W	121-95	+26	120.3	93.7	+26.6	100.6
12/1	—	@ UTA	L	125-133	-8	115.7	125.8	-10.1	107.3
11/30	—	@ UTA	W	129-101	+28	128.3	98.4	+29.9	101.6
11/26	—	@ GSW	W	104-100	+4	110.0	106.1	+3.9	94.4
11/24	—	@ PHX	W	114-92	+22	116.9	95.5	+21.5	96.5
11/21	—	vs DEN	L	109-112	-3	111.5	123.2	-11.8	94.7
11/19	—	@ CLE	W	114-104	+10	115.3	107.1	+8.2	98.0
11/16	—	vs ORL	W	117-113	+4	108.6	107.7	+0.9	96.0
11/14	—	vs POR	W	140-116	+24	138.9	110.6	+28.3	102.8
11/12	—	vs WAS	W	135-112	+23	140.4	111.6	+28.9	98.2
11/9	—	@ MIL	W	122-115	+7	126.8	120.3	+6.4	96.3
11/7	—	@ SAS	L	110-121	-11	109.7	117.5	-7.7	101.2
11/5	—	@ MEM	W	124-109	+15	116.0	102.4	+13.5	106.2
11/3	—	vs DAL	W	110-102	+8	105.6	99.2	+6.3	103.1
11/1	—	@ BOS	W	128-101	+27	130.1	98.9	+31.1	99.8
10/29	—	@ TOR	W	139-121	+18	139.1	121.8	+17.3	99.7
10/27	—	vs BKN	W	137-109	+28	142.1	119.9	+22.2	93.7
10/24	—	vs DET	L	111-115	-4	110.9	112.6	-1.7	101.5
10/21	—	@ OKC	L	124-125	-1	106.3	108.7	-2.4	95.2

88 games · 54-34

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West#552–30 REGULAR SEASON

HoustonRockets

Lastvs Los AngelesMay 1 · Final

West#552–30 REGULAR SEASON

HoustonRockets

Lastvs Los AngelesMay 1 · Final

How good are they

Four numbers that define the team — measured across the playoffs (per 100 possessions).

Net rating-2.3Scoring margin per 100 possessions

Offensive rating105.2Points scored per 100

Defensive rating107.4Points allowed per 100 · lower is better

Pace92.4Possessions per game

Recent form

Margin · last 10

-20

+19

-4

-7

-9

+31

-4

+11

+14

LAL@LALLALLAL@LAL@LALMEMMINPHI@PHX

Record · last 105–5

Avg margin+3.7

Net rating+1.7

Window	GP	Margin	Net	Win%
L5	5	-1.2	-3.1	2/5
L10	10	+3.7	+1.7	5/10
L20	20	+7.5	+6.6	13/20
Season	88	+4.7	+4.4	54/88

Research context

AI-generated

3 factors in playmarket is the swing variable

Rested2 day rest

HOU has 2 days of rest.

Rest & schedule

Favored-4.5 spread

HOU is favored by 4.5.

Market

Even matchupLAL 20th DRtg

LAL is middle-of-the-pack defensively.

Key matchup

Lineup impact

On/off net-rating swing — how the team plays with each key player on the floor versus off it.

With Adams

Point margin7.4(+4.3)

32 GP · sufficient sample

Without Adams

Point margin3.1(-4.3)

56 GP · sufficient sample

Custom splits

Interactive

Filter the team’s games this season. ATS rate, over/under rate, and average margin update live; below 8 games the sample is flagged as thin.

Location

Opponent

Role

Rest

Lineup

▼

ATS record · season43%

Matching games88

Straight-up54-34

Above-total rate47%

Avg margin+4.7

What drives the net rating

Each side's impact versus an average team, broken into the factors behind it, each ranked leaguewide.

OffensePoints added per 100 possessions vs an average team

+2.78th

FactorValuevs avgRankTrue shooting57.6%-0.019Ball security15.7%+0.027Off. rebounding38.8%+0.11

DefensePoints added per 100 possessions vs an average team

+2.66th

FactorValuevs avgRankDef. rebounding70.1%+0.011

Net efficiency

+5.46th

Roster & availability

Availability updated 21 days ago · from the latest official injury report. Statuses can change up to tip-off.

Player	Role	MPG	USG%	PPG	RPG	APG	Status
Amen Thompson	Lead creator	37.4	20.2%	18.3	7.6	5.3	AVA
Kevin Durant	Scorer	36.2	27.3%	25.7	5.4	4.7	AVA
Jabari Smith Jr.	Scorer	35.2	18.6%	15.9	6.9	1.8	AVA
Alperen Sengun	Secondary creator	33.4	26.6%	20.1	8.9	6.2	AVA
Reed Sheppard	Rotation	26.5	22.1%	13.5	2.8	3.5	AVA
Tari Eason	Rotation	26.2	18.9%	10.8	6.2	1.5	AVA
Steven Adams	Rotation	22.7	12.0%	5.8	8.5	1.5	AVA
Josh Okogie	Rotation	17.6	11.9%	4.9	2.6	0.9	AVA
Dorian Finney-Smith	Rotation	16.3	11.2%	3.2	2.5	0.9	AVA

Nuvela.ai readAI-generated

Injury report

HOU· Houston Rockets

VanVleetKnee

AVA

DurantAnkle

AVA

AdamsAnkle

AVA

LAL· Los Angeles Lakers

DoncicHamstring

AVA

WilliamsFoot

AVA

Schedule

How they've come in and what's ahead, including the rest-and-travel picture.

Game log

season + postseason · most recent first

Date	Round	Matchup	Result	Score	Margin	ORTG	DRTG	Net	Pace
5/1PO	1R G6	vs LAL	L	78-98	-20	83.4	103.6	-20.3	94.1
4/29PO	1R G5	@ LAL	W	99-93	+6	110.0	103.5	+6.5	89.9
4/26PO	1R G4	vs LAL	W	115-96	+19	119.0	99.8	+19.2	96.4
4/24PO	1R G3	vs LAL	L	108-112	-4	102.7	107.6	-4.9	94.7
4/21PO	1R G2	@ LAL	L	94-101	-7	98.6	115.7	-17.1	91.3
4/18PO	1R G1	@ LAL	L	98-107	-9	102.1	115.8	-13.7	94.2
4/12	—	vs MEM	W	132-101	+31	122.0	94.9	+27.1	107.3
4/10	—	vs MIN	L	132-136	-4	131.6	136.0	-4.4	100.2
4/9	—	vs PHI	W	113-102	+11	109.2	101.9	+7.4	101.8
4/7	—	@ PHX	W	119-105	+14	119.0	105.9	+13.1	99.6
4/5	—	@ GSW	W	117-116	+1	125.3	119.8	+5.5	95.1
4/3	—	vs UTA	W	140-106	+34	133.1	104.2	+28.8	103.4
4/1	—	vs MIL	W	119-113	+6	129.8	117.7	+12.1	93.9
3/31	—	vs NYK	W	111-94	+17	127.5	103.3	+24.3	89.0
3/29	—	@ NOP	W	134-102	+32	136.4	101.7	+34.7	99.3
3/27	—	@ MEM	W	119-109	+10	100.5	99.2	+1.3	114.2
3/25	—	@ MIN	L	108-110	-2	87.1	86.3	+0.8	113.8
3/23	—	@ CHI	L	124-132	-8	111.2	120.7	-9.6	110.4
3/21	—	vs MIA	W	123-122	+1	129.1	125.7	+3.4	96.2
3/20	—	vs ATL	W	117-95	+22	114.3	95.5	+18.9	100.9
3/18	—	vs LAL	L	116-124	-8	119.0	129.3	-10.3	96.7
3/16	—	vs LAL	L	92-100	-8	99.4	107.9	-8.5	92.7
3/13	—	vs NOP	W	107-105	+2	112.1	112.4	-0.3	94.4
3/11	—	@ DEN	L	93-129	-36	91.0	132.1	-41.0	99.9
3/10	—	vs TOR	W	113-99	+14	117.9	102.8	+15.1	96.1
3/8	—	@ SAS	L	120-145	-25	126.3	143.7	-17.4	113.0
3/6	—	vs POR	W	106-99	+7	104.5	101.8	+2.7	99.8
3/5	—	vs GSW	L	113-115	-2	110.1	113.2	-3.1	92.4
3/2	—	@ WAS	W	123-118	+5	119.0	115.5	+3.5	102.7
2/28	—	@ MIA	L	105-115	-10	105.8	117.6	-11.8	97.7
2/26	—	@ ORL	W	113-108	+5	120.5	115.8	+4.6	92.7
2/25	—	vs SAC	W	128-97	+31	132.8	99.2	+33.7	97.1
2/23	—	vs UTA	W	125-105	+20	117.0	96.2	+20.8	107.6
2/21	—	@ NYK	L	106-108	-2	110.3	113.6	-3.4	96.0
2/19	—	@ CHA	W	105-101	+4	112.0	105.3	+6.7	94.8
2/11	—	vs LAC	L	102-105	-3	104.2	116.1	-11.9	94.2
2/10	—	vs LAC	W	102-95	+7	109.8	103.1	+6.6	92.5
2/7	—	@ OKC	W	112-106	+6	112.8	108.9	+3.8	98.3
2/5	—	vs CHA	L	99-109	-10	101.2	108.3	-7.0	98.8
2/4	—	vs BOS	L	93-114	-21	104.9	124.2	-19.3	89.5
2/2	—	@ IND	W	118-114	+4	118.9	114.9	+4.0	100.1
1/31	—	vs DAL	W	111-107	+4	109.3	103.4	+5.8	102.9
1/29	—	@ ATL	W	104-86	+18	115.8	91.4	+24.4	91.9
1/28	—	vs SAS	L	99-111	-12	98.1	111.5	-13.4	99.8
1/26	—	vs MEM	W	108-99	+9	107.1	94.8	+12.4	102.2
1/23	—	@ DET	W	111-104	+7	116.6	102.4	+14.2	98.4
1/22	—	@ PHI	L	122-128	-6	110.3	122.3	-11.9	97.5
1/20	—	vs SAS	W	111-106	+5	110.3	101.5	+8.7	102.5
1/18	—	vs NOP	W	119-110	+9	121.8	112.7	+9.1	97.6
1/16	—	vs MIN	W	110-105	+5	109.0	107.8	+1.2	98.8
1/15	—	vs OKC	L	91-111	-20	88.8	111.4	-22.6	99.8
1/13	—	vs CHI	W	119-113	+6	121.7	116.4	+5.4	97.4
1/11	—	@ SAC	L	98-111	-13	110.4	122.2	-11.8	90.2
1/9	—	@ POR	L	105-111	-6	107.6	113.1	-5.5	97.4
1/7	—	@ POR	L	102-103	-1	100.2	102.0	-1.7	101.4
1/5	—	vs PHX	W	100-97	+3	105.0	105.1	-0.1	93.8
1/3	—	@ DAL	L	104-110	-6	99.4	109.0	-9.6	102.8
1/1	—	@ BKN	W	120-96	+24	132.0	104.1	+27.9	91.9
12/29	—	vs IND	W	126-119	+7	131.9	120.4	+11.4	97.6
12/27	—	vs CLE	W	117-100	+17	124.2	100.2	+24.0	97.4
12/25	—	@ LAL	W	119-96	+23	123.5	105.7	+17.8	93.2
12/23	—	@ LAC	L	108-128	-20	117.5	140.8	-23.4	91.8
12/21	—	@ SAC	L	124-125	-1	117.5	121.5	-4.1	94.0
12/20	—	@ DEN	W	115-101	+14	118.4	97.9	+20.5	100.1
12/18	—	@ NOP	L	128-133	-5	114.4	122.8	-8.4	99.3
12/15	—	@ DEN	L	125-128	-3	115.3	124.9	-9.6	95.2
12/11	—	vs LAC	W	115-113	+2	117.1	117.2	-0.1	97.3
12/6	—	@ DAL	L	109-122	-13	115.1	127.3	-12.3	95.7
12/5	—	vs PHX	W	117-98	+19	117.8	92.1	+25.6	102.9
12/3	—	vs SAC	W	121-95	+26	120.3	93.7	+26.6	100.6
12/1	—	@ UTA	L	125-133	-8	115.7	125.8	-10.1	107.3
11/30	—	@ UTA	W	129-101	+28	128.3	98.4	+29.9	101.6
11/26	—	@ GSW	W	104-100	+4	110.0	106.1	+3.9	94.4
11/24	—	@ PHX	W	114-92	+22	116.9	95.5	+21.5	96.5
11/21	—	vs DEN	L	109-112	-3	111.5	123.2	-11.8	94.7
11/19	—	@ CLE	W	114-104	+10	115.3	107.1	+8.2	98.0
11/16	—	vs ORL	W	117-113	+4	108.6	107.7	+0.9	96.0
11/14	—	vs POR	W	140-116	+24	138.9	110.6	+28.3	102.8
11/12	—	vs WAS	W	135-112	+23	140.4	111.6	+28.9	98.2
11/9	—	@ MIL	W	122-115	+7	126.8	120.3	+6.4	96.3
11/7	—	@ SAS	L	110-121	-11	109.7	117.5	-7.7	101.2
11/5	—	@ MEM	W	124-109	+15	116.0	102.4	+13.5	106.2
11/3	—	vs DAL	W	110-102	+8	105.6	99.2	+6.3	103.1
11/1	—	@ BOS	W	128-101	+27	130.1	98.9	+31.1	99.8
10/29	—	@ TOR	W	139-121	+18	139.1	121.8	+17.3	99.7
10/27	—	vs BKN	W	137-109	+28	142.1	119.9	+22.2	93.7
10/24	—	vs DET	L	111-115	-4	110.9	112.6	-1.7	101.5
10/21	—	@ OKC	L	124-125	-1	106.3	108.7	-2.4	95.2

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