Houston Rockets

The Los Angeles Lakers shocked everyone by winning the first three games of their first round playoff series against the Houston Rockets despite being without leading scorers Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. Behind the great play of LeBron James and some huge moments from Marcus Smart and Luke Kennard, the Lakers found themselves on the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers missed a chance to close out their first-round series, falling 99-93 to the Houston Rockets in Game 5 on Wednesday night. The loss trimmed Los Angeles’ series lead to 3-2 and forced a Game 6 back in Houston. Head coach JJ Redick didn’t sugarcoat the outcome afterward, pointing directly to the […] The post Lakers HC JJ Redick drops truth bomb on Game 5 debacle vs. Rockets appeared first on ClutchPoints.

LeBron James had a big game on the stat sheet but couldn't come through in the end as the Lakers fell to the Rockets 99-93 in Game 5.

Back-to-back key plays from Reed Sheppard down the stretch helped the Houston Rockets secure the win against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday and stay alive in their first-round series. Sheppard scored on a pull-up jumper over Deandre Ayton with 2:37 left in the fourth quarter to give the […] The post Reed Sheppard’s health admission makes Rockets’ Game 5 win more impressive appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The young Rockets have responded in a big way after being called out by Ime Udoka following their Game 3 collapse

Failure is the best teacher, as they say. After their terrible loss in Game 3, Alperen Sengun and the Houston Rockets have notched back-to-back wins against the Los Angeles Lakers in their first-round series in the playoffs. The Rockets held on for the victory, 99-93, in Game 5 at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday, spoiling the […] The post Rockets’ Alperen Sengun adds pressure to Lakers with big statement after Game 5 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Houston Rockets ain't done yet.

The Los Angeles Lakers have had two cracks at closing out the Houston Rockets after taking a 3-0 lead in their first-round playoff series, but have not been able to do so. On Wednesday night, the Rockets survived another Lakers push on the road, getting a 99-93 win to send the series back to Houston […] The post Lakers star LeBron James fires a savage response to Jabari Smith’s claim appeared first on ClutchPoints.

After dropping their first game of the series in Game 4, the Los Angeles Lakers returned home and looked to close out the Houston Rockets in Game 5 at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers got a much-needed boost with Austin Reaves back in the lineup for the first time this series, but the Rockets still kept […]

LeBron James was unhappy with Alperen Sengun and let him know during Game 5 of the Lakers-Rockets series.

The Detroit Pistons shrugged off the fact they entered Game 5 with a 3-1 series deficit and came away with a huge 116-109 victory behind Cade Cunningham.

LeBron James makes more playoff history in Game 5 against the Rockets.

Kevin Durant has only been available for a single game this postseason.

Austin Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers will wait until game time Wednesday night to determine whether he is ready to return from nearly four weeks on the sidelines with a strained oblique muscle. Reaves expressed cautious optimism Tuesday when he spoke to reporters for the first time since getting hurt April 2 at Oklahoma City. The Lakers' second-leading scorer was listed as questionable for the past two games of their first-round playoff series against Houston, but ultimately didn't play w...

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The possible return of Lakers guard Austin Reaves raises the question of if they'd be better off holding him out for Game 5 vs. the Houston Rockets.

The Houston Rockets are now competing against history. In order to advance past the Los Angeles Lakers, the Rockets will need to win their next three games to become the first NBA team to ever come back from a 3-0 deficit and advance. That task gets taller as Austin Reaves seems destined to make his […]

Joel Embiid turned in a fantastic Game 5 performance and the Sixers kept their season alive Tuesday night by beating the Celtics.

JJ Redick makes his feelings known ahead of the Lakers' Game 5 at home against the Rockets.

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will look to eliminate the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of their first-round series at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday via a gentleman’s sweep. James will aim to bounce back after his mediocre showing in their loss in Game 4, wherein he only had 10 points on 2-of-9 field […] The post Lakers’ LeBron James could retire after this year, according to Draymond Green appeared first on ClutchPoints.