NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 3 of the season
What does Rockets vs Lakers change in the NBA playoff race?
Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 10:00 PM ET (Feb 19, 12:00 KST)Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
What's at stake
Current standings (188 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 West teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
Lakers win
- LakersWest #2→#1Magic 66→65Top-6 magic 68→67
- RocketsWest #3→#4Top-6 magic 69→-
- SpursWest #1→#2
- Trail BlazersWest #4→#3
Magic number = wins left to lock a top-10 (play-in) finish (top-6 magic: a direct berth); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team. How we calculate →
Season series
Meeting 3 of 4 this season
Rockets 0Lakers 0
Before this game
- Nov 30 Lakers @ Rockets (Scheduled)
- Dec 29 Rockets @ Lakers (Scheduled)
- Feb 18 Rockets @ Lakers (Scheduled)
- Mar 28 Lakers @ Rockets (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
Rockets
- Steven AdamsProbable
- Clint CapelaOut
- Marcus SmartOut
- Quadir CopelandOut
- Julian PhillipsOut
- Fred VanVleetOut
Lakers
- Quentin GrimesAvailable
- Austin ReavesOut
- Collin SextonQuestionable
- Cameron CarrOut
- Bronny JamesQuestionable
- Adou ThieroQuestionable
BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.
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Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.