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The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to prioritize retaining Luke Kennard in free agency. Kennard is on an expiring $11 million contract he signed last offseason with the Atlanta Hawks. Kennard will be a non-Bird free agent, which complicates the situation for the Lakers but they have pathways available to re-sign him. The Lakers were once projected to be a cap space team, but they could instead pivot to retaining the likes of Kennard, Austin Reaves, LeBron James and Rui Hachimura. Kennard was...

The Houston Rockets have pushed their NBA first-round playoff series to a Game 6 after taking down the Los Angeles Lakers 99-93 in Game 5 on Wednesday night, clawing back to 3-2 and keeping alive a historically rare comeback bid from a 3-0 hole. Houston’s response comes after a late collapse in Game 3 left […] The post Who was the last NBA team to force Game 7 after facing 3-0 series deficit appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Lakers welcome Austin Reaves back on Tuesday after missing nearly a month of action.

The LA Lakers blew it.

The Houston Rockets have won the last two games in their series against the Los Angeles Lakers after being down 3-0, and they’ve done so without Kevin Durant. It looks like they’ll have to win another one with him sidelined, as Shams Charania offered an update on Get Up about the Rockets’ star injury. “Kevin […] The post Kevin Durant out for Game 6 vs. Lakers after Rockets extend series again appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Lakers' offense has stalled in the last two games, and L.A. is in jeopardy of blowing a 3-0 series lead

Kevin Durant will not play in Game 6 against the Lakers because of the ankle injury that has sidelined the Rockets star for most of Houston's first-round playoff series, sources told ESPN.

Rockets forced to lean on youth again as Kevin Durant misses another playoff game.

Lakers guard Marcus Smart has been on a team that rallied from a playoff deficit and knows his team must dig deeper to fend off the Rockets' surge.

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The Lakers still lead the series 3-2 but it feels like the Rockets have figured some things out, and gotten more confident.

After his inspiring play on a Game 3 overtime win against the Rockets in Houston, the 41-year-old star has looked mortal.

No NBA team has ever lost a playoffs series when leading 3-0. The Lakers are hurtling toward becoming the first.

While noting the Rockets' rising confidence after stealing consecutive wins, Marcus Smart revealed what the Lakers would need to do to put an end to this series.

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Back to the Bayou, Lakers.

Game 5 of the NBA playoffs between The Lakers and the Houston Rockets in Los Angeles featured a major celebrity turnout including "Ted Lasso" star Jason Sudekis, Macaulay Culkin, Brenda Song and more.

Grading every Lakers player’s performance from the team’s 99-93 loss to the Rockets in Game 5.

The Lakers’ mission was to take the Rockets’ postseason life away.

After a tough loss in Game 5, JJ Redick took the time to explain what went wrong for the Lakers.