Rui Hachimura 21 points vs Rockets (May 1, 2026): First round Game 6
21 PTS · 8-of-15 FG · 5-of-7 3P · 34:44 MIN
Usual: 2025-26 regular season, 68 games, Oct 21 – Apr 12 (11.5 PTS · 8.8 FGA · 28.3 MIN)
Game Score 17.2 against a usual 8.3 (+8.9)
above usual
Playoff game · against the 2025-26 regular season
No more than 5 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far above their usual: playoff games, each against the player's regular-season usual.
How the score worksWhy did Rui Hachimura score 21 points?
Rui Hachimura scored 21 points in 34:44 against the Rockets on May 1, 2026, Game 6 of the first round: 8-of-15 from the field (53.3%), 5-of-7 from three (71.4%), no free throw attempts. Coming in, Hachimura had averaged 11.5 points on 8.8 shots in 28.3 minutes, from 68 regular-season games. Hachimura took 15 shots, 6.2 more than usual. The 53.3% from the field compares with a usual 51.4%. From threes, 15 points against a usual 5.1. Hachimura played 34:44 against a usual 28.3 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 17.8, against a usual 10.6. The Lakers won 98-78 at the Rockets, a 20-point win. The box score records what changed, not why: it holds no injury, matchup or coaching information.
Generated from the box score and this season's game log. How the score works
What changed
Hachimura in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (68 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 34:44 | 28.3 | +6.4 |
| Points | 21 | 11.5 | +9.5 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 15 · 53.3% | 8.8 · 51.4% | +6.2 · +1.9 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 7 · 71.4% | 3.9 · 44.3% | +3.1 · +27.1 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.1 · 69.4% | -1.1 |
| Rebounds | 6 | 3.3 | +2.7 |
| Assists | 2 | 0.8 | +1.2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 68 games | 18.9 | 15.4 | +3.5 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 17.8 | 10.6 | +7.2 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (68 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 15 (5-of-7) | 5.1 (1.7-of-3.9) | +9.9 |
| Twos | 6 (3-of-8) | 5.6 (2.8-of-4.9) | +0.4 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.8 (0.8-of-1.1) | -0.8 |
| Total | 21 | 11.5 | +9.5 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
17.2 against a usual 8.3 (+8.9)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +6.7 |
| Rebounds | +1.0 |
| Assists | +0.8 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.1 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.5 |
| Total | +8.9 |
This postseason so far
Playoff games in date order, this game last; no score
| Date | Round | Opp | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | Game Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2026 | First round · Game 1 | vs HOU | 41:30 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 11.2 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | First round · Game 2 | vs HOU | 42:36 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 10.1 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | First round · Game 3 | @ HOU | 43:48 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 15.6 |
| Apr 26, 2026 | First round · Game 4 | @ HOU | 29:36 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9.9 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | First round · Game 5 | vs HOU | 36:36 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6.3 |
| May 1, 2026This game | First round · Game 6 | @ HOU | 34:44 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 17.2 |
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Lakers won 98-78 at the Rockets, a 20-point win.
- Previous appearance: Apr 29, 2026, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier in this series: 14 points (Game 1), 13 points (Game 2), 22 points (Game 3), 13 points (Game 4), 12 points (Game 5).
What this page cannot tell you
The same on every performance page
Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.
Game Score against the player's own regular-season usual line, never blended with last season. How rare a gap is comes from NBA playoff games of 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26, each postseason checked on a table fit on the others; the top tier is Rare.