Houston Rockets

NBA teams were 1713-1 when leading by 6 or more in the last 30 sec of regulation in the playoffs in the last 29 years. They are now 1713-2. Rockets are just the 2nd team in 29 postseasons to blow a 6-point lead with 30 seconds left in the 4th.

Grading every Lakers player’s performance from the team’s 112-108 win over the Rockets in Game 3.

At 41, LeBron James added another legendary playoff performance to his highlight reel

The Rockets are down 0-2 to the Lakers and need to pick up a win Friday at home, now they have to do it without Durant.

The Lakers deserve all the credit in the world for being up 3-0 in the first round against the favored Rockets and there are four reasons why.

HOUSTON — There’s a moment in every great player’s career when the noise around them gets loud enough and the world decides it knows what the ending should be before the final chapter has been written. For LeBron James, that moment came in early March. The Lakers’ LeBron James has shown he is comfortable filling...

LeBron James is officially competing with himself. In a world where most 41-year-olds are scheduling physical therapy just for waking up too fast, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar is busy rewriting history books he already owns. During Friday night’s overtime thriller against the Houston Rockets, James didn’t just lead his team to a 112-108 victory; […] The post Lakers’ LeBron James laps himself in NBA history books appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Los Angeles Lakers lead the Houston Rockets 2-0 in their first round playoff series, a moderate surprise given how shorthanded they are. The Lakers have been without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, but still managed to defend their home court thanks to contributions from everyone on the roster. From LeBron James on down, every […]

The Houston Rockets have a tough task ahead of them with the Los Angeles Lakers coming to town and looking to take a commanding 3-0 lead over them in their first round playoff series. All eyes are on Kevin Durant and how he’ll respond after one of the worst halves of his NBA career. LeBron […] The post Fans can’t believe Jabari Smith Jr.’s horrible advice for Kevin Durant appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Durant missed Game 1 of the series with a knee injury; now it's an ankle injury sidelining the Rockets star

The Lakers look to take a commanding 3-0 lead against the Rockets on Friday.

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

Reaves might be returning earlier than expected for the Lakers.

Durant also missed the opener of the series because of a bruised right knee. Coach Ime Udoka said Durant was injured with about seven minutes left in Game 2 when he was chasing down Luke Kennard, but he did not leave the game.

Rockets forward Kevin Durant has been ruled out for Friday night's Game 3 against the Lakers because of a left ankle sprain, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

The Rockets' All-Star Alperen Sengun makes a confident statement despite a 0-2 deficit in the first-round series against the Lakers.

The Western Conference First Round heads to Houston this Friday, April 24, as the Houston Rockets host the Los Angeles Lakers for a high-stakes Game 3. Despite missing superstars Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, the Lakers (2-0) hold a commanding series lead after a gritty 101-94 victory on Tuesday night. For the Rockets, returning to the Toyota Center is a must-win scenario to avoid a potentially fatal 0-3 deficit. Catch every moment of this crucial matchup live on Prime Video. The story of th...

The Houston Rockets face a pivotal Game 3 against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, trailing 0-2 in their first-round playoff series, as former NBA player Kendrick Perkins delivered a harsh assessment of Houston’s performance. Perkins criticized the Rockets during a recent episode of The Road Trippin’ Show, pointing to issues across the roster […] The post Kendrick Perkins calls out ‘pile of s**t’ Rockets in Lakers series appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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