![\"LeBron](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/60d7b58c4eb93c0e025d2ae0247d698f.jpeg\"\/)
<\/p>\nNew York Post may be compensated and\/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
LeBron James (L) and Kevin Durant are meeting in the Divisional Round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs.<\/p>\n
Over the course of his 23-season NBA career, LeBron James has pulled off innumerable heroic feats.<\/p>\n
However, at 41, he may be up for his tallest task yet when his Luka Don\u010di\u0107 and Austin Reaves-less Los Angeles Lakers take on Kevin Durant\u2019s No. 5 Houston Rockets in the Divisional Round of the NBA Playoffs.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019d like to see if James \u2014\u00a0along with a starting five made up of DeAndre Ayton, Marcus Smart, Jake LaRavia and Luke Kennard \u2014\u00a0have the guts and gusto scrap out a victory, tickets are available for all four hypothetical home games at Los Angeles\u2019 Crypto.com Arena as of today.<\/p>\n
At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on seats for any one contest was $142 including fees on StubHub.<\/p>\n
Should you opt to road-trip to Houston, prices start at $179 including fees for games at the Rockets\u2019 Toyota Center.<\/p>\n
When the two clubs met in the regular season, Los Angeles swiped two of three contests from Houston but that was largely thanks to 36 and 40-point scoring efforts from Don\u010di\u0107 on March 16 and 18.<\/p>\n
Still, head coach J.J. Redick is optimistic that his Lakers can compete.<\/p>\n
\u201cHouston\u2019s obviously a really good basketball team and we\u2019re gonna prepare and we\u2019re gonna fight and we\u2019re gonna go try to win the series,\u201d Redick, 41, said in a postgame press conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re gonna do everything we can to get our guys in a great frame of mind, great physical shape over the next four or five days and be ready to play.\u201d<\/p>\n
On a promising note, the LAL closed the regular season on an impressive three-game win-streak where they blew out the Warriors, Suns and Jazz.<\/p>\n
Will this be LeBron\u2019s most heroic series to date over an already storied career?<\/p>\n
Although we can\u2019t say for certain, we do know you\u2019ll want to be in the building to see King James take on KD for the fourth time in the playoffs and first since 2018.<\/p>\n
For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about the Lakers vs. Rockets 2026 NBA Playoffs series below.<\/p>\n
Lakers playoff home game tickets<\/p>\n
A complete calendar including all announced Lakers home game dates and the best prices on tickets can be found here:<\/p>\n
Lakers home game dates<\/p>\n
Ticket prices
start at<\/p>\n
Game One
Saturday, April 18<\/p>\n
$166(fees included)<\/p>\n
Game Two
TBD<\/p>\n
$142(fees included)<\/p>\n
Game Five
TBD<\/p>\n
$174(fees included)<\/p>\n
Game Seven
TBD<\/p>\n
$219(fees included)<\/p>\n
Houston Rockets playoff home game tickets<\/p>\n
All Rockets playoff home game dates and the cheapest tickets available can be found below.<\/p>\n
Rockets home game dates<\/p>\n
Ticket prices
start at<\/p>\n
Game Three
TBD<\/p>\n
$179(fees included)<\/p>\n
Game Four
TBD<\/p>\n
$191(fees included)<\/p>\n
Game Six
TBD<\/p>\n
$205(fees included)<\/p>\n
How to watch the Lakers and Rockets on TV<\/p>\n
Fans hoping to catch LeBron and co. on the tube can watch all first-round playoff games on ABC, ESPN, TNT, Prime Video, NBC and NBA TV.<\/p>\n
Just make sure to review your local listings before tuning in.<\/p>\n
If you don\u2019t have cable, your best bet may be DIRECTV.<\/p>\n
About Lakers-Rockets<\/p>\n
As noted above, the Lakers and Rockets met three times over the course of the 2025-26 campaign. Los Angeles won two; Houston came out on top on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n
However, losing Luka Don\u010di\u0107 and Reaves in early April changes everything.<\/p>\n
Now, the Rockets\u2019 young nucleus of Amen Thompson, Reed Sheppard, Jabari Smith Jr. and Alperen Sengun loom larger than ever.<\/p>\n
Thankfully, the Rockets turned the ball over the fourth most in the NBA this season. If the Lakers capitalize, anything can happen.<\/p>\n
Especially if Luka dons the purple and gold yet again this year; he\u2019s\u00a0been in Spain undergoing treatment<\/a>\u00a0on his injured leg over the past few days and may return.<\/p>\n 2026 NBA playoff schedule<\/p>\n Been meaning to see who\u2019s on the playoff bubble?<\/p>\n Check out the\u00a0NBA\u2019s 2026 playoff hopefuls here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Huge 2026 concerts<\/p>\n Looking for entertainment outside of the NBA playoffs?<\/p>\n We\u2019ve got you covered.<\/p>\n Here are just five huge artists you won\u2019t want to miss live these next few months.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0J. Cole<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Gorillaz<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Wu-Tang Clan<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0BTS<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0RUSH<\/p>\n Want to see who else is on the road? Check out our list of all the biggest concert tours in 2026<\/a> to find the show for you.<\/p>\n This article was written by Matt Levy<\/a>, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows \u2013 and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert<\/a> and interviewed Melissa Villase\u00f1or<\/a> of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Post may be compensated and\/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":709953,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3794],"tags":[1307,883,7,292,194,4066,1331,2497,423,938,185,251,150,368,6,11,3024,1081,211,604,255],"class_list":{"0":"post-709952","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston-rockets","8":"tag-alperen-sengun","9":"tag-amen-thompson","10":"tag-basketball","11":"tag-houston","12":"tag-houston-rockets","13":"tag-houstonrockets","14":"tag-j-j-redick","15":"tag-jabari-smith-jr","16":"tag-jazz","17":"tag-kevin-durant","18":"tag-lebron-james","19":"tag-los-angeles","20":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","21":"tag-luka-doncic","22":"tag-nba","23":"tag-nba-playoffs","24":"tag-reaves","25":"tag-reed-sheppard","26":"tag-rockets","27":"tag-suns","28":"tag-warriors"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116400032322907285","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=709952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/709953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=709952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=709952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=709952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}