Houston Rockets

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Leading by six with under 30 seconds to go, the Houston Rockets were on the verge of their first victory against the Los Angeles Lakers. Instead, they fell apart and eventually lost 112-108 in overtime on Friday night and are on the brink of elimination in their first-round Western Conference playoff series. “Horrendous mistakes,” coach Ime Udoka said.

The Houston Rockets are coming to grips with falling apart to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the Western Conference first round on Friday. Kevin Durant, who was out with an ankle injury, looked on from the sidelines. After the loss, old claims materialized that Durant had a burner X, formerly Twitter, account […] The post Kevin Durant burner allegations resurface after Rockets Game 3 collapse vs. Lakers (add reax) appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Houston Rockets trail 0-3 against an undermanned Los Angeles Lakers team, exposing deeper flaws that Kevin Durant can't fix.

Houston let a late six-point lead slip away in a 112-108 OT loss

The Los Angeles Lakers seemed down and out against the Houston Rockets on Friday. But LeBron James’ heroic game-tieing 3-pointer and Marcus Smart hitting three big free throws in the final seconds, catapulted them to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference first-round playoff series. All without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves on the […] The post Lakers fans ready to being up 3-0 without Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Los Angeles Lakers got a big win on Friday over the Houston Rockets, in Game 3 of their NBA Playoffs series. LeBron James finished with 29 points in the contest. In one particularly funny sequence, LeBron ended up coming into contact with a fan who was sitting courtside. LeBron seemed to be almost sitting […] The post Fan hilariously ends up on wrong side of LeBron James’ Lakers highlight appeared first on ClutchPoints.

How did the Rockets lost that game? The answer involves LeBron James.

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Without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves available, LeBron James and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers have been forced to step into bigger roles during their playoff series against the Houston Rockets. Fortunately for the Lakers, they’ve managed to not just survive but thrive in the playoffs as James has been masterful at dictating […]

LeBron James stunned the opposing crowd with his clutch shot to force overtime during Game 3 of the Los Angeles Lakers’ clash with the Houston Rockets on Friday night. James has been embracing huge responsibilities as the Lakers’ current top star with Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves on the sidelines due to injury. He has […] The post Lakers’ LeBron James forces overtime with ruthless 3-pointer appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Not only have the Lakers proven they can beat the Houston Rockets, but they've also shown they're capable of defeating Oklahoma City and San Antonio.

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Lakers coach JJ Redick had a clear message before his team’s Game 3 first round playoff series matchup against the Rockets on Friday night.

Draymond Green has gone after Tari Eason again.

The Lakers have a 2-0 series lead going into Game 3.

Ime Udoka lamented the horrendous mistakes his Rockets players made in their loss to the Lakers.

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LeBron James scored 29 points, including a tying 3-pointer with 13 seconds left in regulation, and the Lakers took advantage of a Rockets team missing Kevin Durant for a 112-108 win Friday night to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round series.