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With the taking the lead in the series during the 2026 NBA Playoffs, the Lakers are in control of the first round matchup with the Rockets. Even though L.A.’s top players, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, are out with injuries, LeBron James, at age 41, is turning back time to lead the Lakers to the second round.
However, Houston has a chance to win the best-of-7 series with their top player, Kevin Durant, back on the hardwood, as the Rockets claim their home court in Game 4.
On Sunday, Apr. 26, you can watch Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Tipoff is at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT, while the NBA Playoff game broadcasts on NBC.
Want to watch the game online? NBC is a network available via Sling Blue.
Right now, Sling Blue goes for $45.99 per month, while the streaming package comes with NBC for the Lakers vs. Rockets game. Sling Blue also comes with ABC and FOX (in select markets), as well as more than 40 other channels, like Bravo, Cartoon Network, Discovery Channel, E!, FOX Sports, FX, FOX News, MSNBC, NFL Network, National Geographic, SYFY, TLC, USA Network, A&E, AMC, BBC America, BET, CNN, Comedy Central, Food Network, Fuse, HGTV, History Channel, IFC, Lifetime, Nick Jr., QVC, TBS, TNT, Travel Channel, Vice and many others.
All Sling plans have live TV over the internet, on-demand movie and TV shows, 50 hours of cloud DVR storage and up to three streams across devices — such as smart TVs, smartphones, tablets, laptops and web browsers — at the same time.
On Sunday, Apr. 26, you can livestream L.A. Lakers vs. Houston Rockets, with a start time of 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT on NBC with Sling Blue, below:
Please note: Prices and channel availability depends on your local TV market. Learn more about Sling subscription prices and channels here.