|[](/LAL) **96 - 115** [](/HOU)|

|**Box Scores: [NBA](http://www.nba.com/game/LAL-vs-HOU-0042500174/box-score) - [Yahoo](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/scoreboard/)**|

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|**GAME SUMMARY**|

|**West First Round - Game 4 - LAL leads 3-0**|

|**Location:** Toyota Center|

|**Officials:** JB DeRosa, Kevin Scott, James Williams, and Nate Green|

|**Team**|**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Total**|

|Los Angeles Lakers|21|26|18|31|96|

|Houston Rockets|26|30|34|25|115|

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|**TEAM STATS**|

|**Team**|**PTS**|**FG**|**FG%**|**3P**|**3P%**|**FT**|**FT%**|**OREB**|**TREB**|**AST**|**PF**|**STL**|**TO**|**BLK**|

|Los Angeles Lakers|96|37-74|50.0%|5-22|22.7%|17-21|81.0%|10|47|23|20|6|23|7|

|Houston Rockets|115|39-81|48.1%|12-30|40.0%|25-31|80.6%|11|43|19|22|17|13|4|

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|**PLAYER STATS**|

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**[](/LAL) Los Angeles Lakers**|**MIN**|**PTS**|**FGM-A**|**3PM-A**|**FTM-A**|**ORB**|**DRB**|**REB**|**AST**|**STL**|**BLK**|**TO**|**PF**|**±**|

|LeBron James^SF|33:13|10|2-9|0-3|6-6|0|4|4|9|0|0|8|2|-18|

|Rui Hachimura^PF|29:34|13|6-10|1-2|0-0|0|3|3|1|1|1|1|2|-18|

|Deandre Ayton^C|25:26|19|9-12|0-0|1-1|2|8|10|0|0|0|2|3|-19|

|Marcus Smart^SG|30:37|9|3-8|0-2|3-3|1|1|2|5|3|3|4|2|-20|

|Luke Kennard^PG|32:15|7|3-8|0-3|1-1|0|3|3|2|0|0|2|3|-13|

|Jake LaRavia|16:19|6|2-5|0-1|2-2|2|1|3|0|0|1|2|0|-14|

|Jaxson Hayes|15:09|2|1-2|0-0|0-2|0|2|2|0|0|1|0|4|-4|

|Jarred Vanderbilt|13:56|8|4-6|0-1|0-1|2|2|4|0|1|0|1|0|-1|

|Bronny James|15:24|5|2-5|1-4|0-0|2|0|2|4|0|0|1|2|-1|

|Adou Thiero|06:27|3|1-1|0-0|1-1|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|1|4|

|Dalton Knecht|07:25|8|2-3|2-3|2-2|0|3|3|0|0|0|0|0|4|

|Nick Smith Jr.|07:25|5|2-5|1-3|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|1|1|0|4|

|Maxi Kleber|06:49|1|0-0|0-0|1-2|1|0|1|2|1|0|0|1|1|

|Austin Reaves|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

|Luka Dončić|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

**[](/HOU) Houston Rockets**|**MIN**|**PTS**|**FGM-A**|**3PM-A**|**FTM-A**|**ORB**|**DRB**|**REB**|**AST**|**STL**|**BLK**|**TO**|**PF**|**±**|

|Tari Eason^SF|30:22|20|7-10|2-5|4-4|1|7|8|2|5|1|2|4|31|

|Jabari Smith Jr.^PF|41:32|16|4-15|2-10|6-6|1|7|8|3|3|0|1|3|24|

|Alperen Sengun^C|32:57|19|6-12|0-0|7-13|3|3|6|2|1|1|2|3|7|

|Reed Sheppard^SG|28:36|17|6-12|4-7|1-1|0|1|1|3|3|0|1|2|22|

|Amen Thompson^PG|40:33|23|10-16|0-0|3-3|2|2|4|7|1|0|4|2|21|

|Josh Okogie|18:41|5|2-5|1-2|0-0|3|1|4|1|3|0|0|3|20|

|Aaron Holiday|18:46|9|3-8|3-5|0-0|0|0|0|1|1|1|1|0|-1|

|Dorian Finney-Smith|19:17|2|0-2|0-1|2-2|0|1|1|0|0|1|0|3|-13|

|JD Davison|03:07|2|0-0|0-0|2-2|0|2|2|0|0|0|2|0|-6|

|Jae’Sean Tate|03:07|2|1-1|0-0|0-0|1|0|1|0|0|0|0|2|-6|

|Jeff Green|03:01|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|-4|

|Clint Capela|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

|Steven Adams|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

|Kevin Durant|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

|Fred VanVleet|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

Fire_Demon-215

566 | 4 hours ago

“Dont let us get one” - Ime Udoka

No_Loan962 | Rockets

282 | 4 hours ago

He deadass prob thinking that lol

VGstuffed | Lakers

109 | 4 hours ago

I’ll actually cry for y’all if ownership looks at this W and decides to run it back next season with the same coaches and players

BabyHercules | Rockets

48 | 4 hours ago

It wouldnt be the worst thing with FVV and Adams back. Let’s be real, OKC and the spurs look to be on a different tier, wolves and nuggets always will be in the mix. Lakers got the don so they always in play and the blazers are up and coming. We either run it back or commit to a tank and our guys are too young to tank. We run out KD contract and reevaluate when he’s gone. Next year will be the same with new bench pieces at most

suzakutrading | Rockets

25 | 3 hours ago

FVV is coming off a torn ACL at what ever age he’ll be after being on 37%/34%/86% shooting splits the last season he played. Adams averaged 45 games the last 2 seasons after missing an entire season before that. Neither will be as reliable or available as this team needs them to be.

XAfricaSaltX | Nuggets

1 | an hour ago

Wolves and WHO????

No_Loan962 | Rockets

18 | 4 hours ago

Oh I could definitely see that happening

A_Rolling_Baneling | Rockets

1 | 3 hours ago

He’s gonna cry more when we complete the reverse sweep

I AINT HEAR NO BELL H TINE HOL IT DINE

No_Loan962 | Rockets

1 | 3 hours ago

lol

OVO_ZORRO

15 | 4 hours ago

“Especially me”

HenrikCrown | Pelicans

8 | 4 hours ago

LOOOOOCK THE FUCK IN

RIGHT NOW

Ime “Connor McDavid” Udoka

Character_Bug_1862

8 | 4 hours ago

Mr. Resting Kill Everyone Face saving his job

OptimusGrime707 | Kings

511 | 4 hours ago

This series would feel so different if the Rockets didn’t go completely braindead in the last thirty seconds of Game 3

randomCAguy

183 | 4 hours ago

That 30 seconds prevented this from being a competitive series.

Amazinc | Minneapolis Lakers

71 | 2 hours ago

You can’t just change the outcome of that game then act like this game would play out the same way.

Bron played 45 minutes with OT and the lakers put everything they had into winning that game because they knew it would seal it. Then today the Rockets played with far more energy and desperation because this is an elim game. If they win game 3 in regulation I doubt game 4 is a 20 point blowout

Currymvp2 | Warriors

53 | 4 hours ago

Yeah, it makes me more upset with the Rockets. Could be the most epic first round series out of them all this postseason if that didn’t happen

Character_Bug_1862

6 | 4 hours ago

Better late than never

Luster-Cola-5217 | Lakers

5 | 4 hours ago

Thunder fans punching air rn if the Rockets didn’t choke Game 3 away and guarantee two more games for this series by now.

frankcostello666 | Lakers

95 | 4 hours ago

i don’t think they care tbh

Same_Plant_5973

26 | 4 hours ago

Yeah lakers are huge underdogs and completely outclassed by the Thunders right now

767676769

10 | 3 hours ago

This is the first time in my 15 years of watching the NBA that I’ve ever seen the word “Thunders”

thebigpink | Grizzlies

1 | 41 minutes ago

Like thunders and lightnings

SlimmySlinky | Thunder

2 | 3 hours ago

We care. We want as much time between rounds so Jdub misses the least amount of games possible.

juicejug | Celtics

10 | 3 hours ago

Yall gotta come to terms with JDub not playing a big role this post season. Hamstring injuries are super annoying to recover from and he’s hurt both of his this season. And let’s be real you won’t need him until the WCF anyways.

Hate_Leg_Day | Lakers

1 | 2 hours ago

Same goes for Luka though, and he’s more important to us than Jdub is to your team.

sorendiz | HOU

43 | 4 hours ago

Frankly Thunder fans couldn’t give a shit about what happens in this series lol

They’re dogwalking whichever of us bums move on

FreezersAndWeezers | Supersonics

19 | 3 hours ago

Yeah they’re already watching Spurs tape

SaltyLonghorn | Rockets

7 | 2 hours ago

Scouts are reporting back, “WTF HE TALL!”

TheGreatLandRun | OKC

4 | 3 hours ago

Don’t care what happens - KD being a turnover machine and looking like he’d never seen a double team before in his life in game 1 then being a porous teammate the rest of the series has been entertaining enough.

watawataoui

3 | 3 hours ago

I was thinking longer series gives AR and Luka more time to heal vs. both sweeps.

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4 | 4 hours ago

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gamingonion | Rockets

2 | 4 hours ago

I’m gonna be sick seeing this in the LeBron documentary in a few years

WalrusInMySheets | LAL

1 | 4 hours ago

They’ll probably wait for him to retire before making it

<——– upvotes here LeOld

Dry-Razzmatazz1239

1 | 4 hours ago

Rockets had been leading for like 10 minutes of in game time coming into this game. Lakers were clearly gassed tonight. Fuck are you talking about?

jimmylamstudio

371 | 4 hours ago

Redditors implying Lakers should purposely lose(and risk injury) to prolong the series to give Luka and Reaves more time to heal are feasting right now.

edit: oh god my uncle just texted me the same thing

SpikyKid | Minneapolis Lakers

149 | 4 hours ago

Yeah that’s stupid. Rockets were desperate to not lose the series and wanted it more. Lakers were tired and more importantly turned it over a lot

Ayjel89

29 | 4 hours ago

More importantly those TOs turned into pick sixes at a “1.25 point per” clip. Lakers have turned it over a ton (especially for them) this series, but have mostly kept it around 1 point flat. Speaks to the desire and weariness you mentioned.

fastlikeanascar | Gran Destino

16 | 4 hours ago

we also stopped shooting way above our level today. Rockets definitely shot above their level so I’m not super fazed.

on to game 5. Bron’s gonna tighten up that handle for sure.

Ayjel89

5 | 3 hours ago

Rockets winning the possession battle also finally translated to a win. Last three games, Rockets had 27, 17, and 19 more shots respectively. Ironically, today they only had seven more shots.

Rockets also chased everyone off the line it felt like. I think y’all only attempted six threes in the first half.

I wouldn’t be worried, either. Rockets have zero margin for error and I expect Game 5 with the extra off day to give enough juice to win it.

DiscoBuiscuit | Thunder

2 | 2 hours ago

Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t the next series start on the same day regardless?

YahYahY | Lakers

3 | 2 hours ago

No. It’s determined by when round 1 ends for each team.

DiscoBuiscuit | Thunder

1 | 14 minutes ago

So okc lakers will start like 2 days after both series finish?

oklolzzzzs

30 | 4 hours ago

Rockets are NOT coming back 3-1

SparkyForce | Warriors

27 | 4 hours ago

This exact team forced a game 7 after being down 3-1 last year lol

Sayitaintshow

47 | 4 hours ago

Exact team? Didn’t they have a healthy Jalen Green, FVV, Steven Adams and Dillon Brooks? They also had game 5 at home and would need to win 3 in a row to send it to game 7 this time not 2. Not sure this is the exact same scenario at all

gjaxx

9 | 4 hours ago

I mean this Lakers team is much worse than that Warriors team. It doesn’t matter in the end, whoever progresses is going to get swept by OKC.

Relatively_Cool | Lakers

3 | an hour ago

And yall said the Lakers would get swept and the Nuggets-Spurs 2nd round was inevitable yet neither of those are gonna happen.

Am I saying either of these teams are beating OKC? No. But the “OKC exists, nothing matters” narrative is honestly worse than it was with the KD Warriors and that team literally has a lost in the finals.

Maybeiliketheabuse | Suns

5 | 4 hours ago

Get outta here with your coming sense observations. This is reddit for gods sake.

0plm9okn8ijb7 | Spurs

1 | 4 hours ago

Don’t let them get 1 they said.

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22 | 4 hours ago

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ImpressionCertain736

16 | 4 hours ago

Redundant

frankcostello666 | Lakers

8 | 4 hours ago

why are you roasting yourself

rtsynk

6 | 4 hours ago

that only would have made sense if they had sat LeBron this game

Vindicare605 | Lakers

4 | 4 hours ago

I don’t think they’re doing it for any kind of planned organized reason. I think the team took this game off because this team loves to take off games. It’s a culture thing with this team and it has been a thing for a while. If they are motivated and hungry they play a certain way and when they’re not they play like this.

PrimeShaq | Australia

3 | 4 hours ago

Doesn’t even make sense because the second round has a set start time lol.

x-trauma | Bulls

3 | 4 hours ago

Your uncle’s probably in this sub somewhere.

AnkitPancakes | Thunder

2 | 4 hours ago

your uncle is a nephew it turns out :/

DaBusDriva2 | Lakers

1 | 4 hours ago

As Darvin Ham said we ain’t ducking no fades!

HeyItsChase | Pacers

1 | 4 hours ago

It’s stupid but it’s solid cope.

Plus-Plant3573

302 | 4 hours ago

That adou and holiday ejection was one of the worst I have ever seen holy shit

CutLonzosHair2017 | LAL

168 | 4 hours ago

James Williams is horrible referee. Devin Booker was right.

yuhanz | PHO

69 | 4 hours ago

Idk what Thiero did to warrant an ejection, it seemed like it was Holiday that went at him

whospepesilvia | Rockets

32 | 4 hours ago

Still not worth an ejection lol

CutLonzosHair2017 | LAL

48 | 4 hours ago

Absolutely, but Thiero didn’t even deserve a tech. He literally did nothing.

KingGizzle | Rockets

6 | 4 hours ago

Maybe he said something especially heinous but I doubt it. All signs point to a referee on a power trip.

Character_Bug_1862

29 | 4 hours ago

All Refs Are Bastards

Angry-for-no-reasons | Lakers

35 | 4 hours ago

ARAB

DueNeighborhood895 | Lakers

5 | 4 hours ago

Isn’t that the same ref Booker was talking about

Rokarion14 | Lakers

6 | 3 hours ago

Did you also see the Ayton ejection?

Angry-for-no-reasons | Lakers

1 | 33 minutes ago

Man it was obviously a slip but it sure did look bad on camera. It was pretty obvious to me that he slipped off while bracing. Those dudes were glistening. If I can tell from my couch why can’t a professional NBA referee. The Netflix docs on refs and insider betting are gonna go so hard.

Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n | Rockets

222 | 4 hours ago

Didn’t get swept, mission accomplished.

SunKing210 | Spurs

99 | 4 hours ago

I’m from the future. The Rockets are going to become the first team to ever come back from being down 0-3 and win the series!

Amazinc | Minneapolis Lakers

60 | 2 hours ago

I’ll stop watching basketball if LeBron James is on the first team to get reverse swept

HHHogana | Lakers

14 | 2 hours ago

Monkey’s Paw: Bron got injured in G6.

mani9612 | IND

1 | an hour ago

No I think it was his elbow not his hand

AtreusIsBack | NBA

1 | 3 minutes ago

Then Luka comes out of the tunnel like Willis Reed, dropping a 60 piece to send KD to Galveston.

Enigma512

3 | an hour ago

Not my GOAT.

Successful-Pair-4850

15 | 4 hours ago

lol lebron is not curry nor kd

suzakutrading | Rockets

3 | 3 hours ago

I was so torn. Being swept meant a higher chance of Udoka getting fired but any additional wins from here is good for the young guys’ confidence and development. Screw it, this should just go to 7 at this point.

DeluxeTea | Lakers

1 | 7 minutes ago

Why not fire Udoka while developing them boys.

Can’t your FO send some girls to his office?

TbonePlayzHD | Thunder

132 | 4 hours ago

Can we start a petition to have that ref crew never be allowed in the rest of the playoffs?

Lizpy6688 | Rockets

51 | 4 hours ago

Can we add Scott foster to that list?

carlonia | Lakers

23 | 4 hours ago

Watch Scott Foster ref next game lmao

Lizpy6688 | Rockets

12 | 4 hours ago

I will feel sorry for both of us.

He’s worse for Houston. Forever fuck him and his ancestors

MalHeartsNutmeg | Thunder

2 | 4 hours ago

But then how will the Thunder get another chip? /s

suzakutrading | Rockets

2 | 3 hours ago

Ngl, they had our backs tonight but we played well enough to win.

Shadoken-TYPE0 | Canada

115 | 4 hours ago

Those ejections were terrible and lowkey ruined the game for me.

Bron was gassed he shouldnt had played this much after playing 48mins not even 2 days ago smh

Lmao1903 | NBA

3 | an hour ago

It was a stupid ejection but the game was already over, and I don’t mean that in a “it was a 20 point lead” kind of way, the Lakers looked tired all game, no way they would have the energy to make a comeback. Deandre is not swinging that lead

niveksng | Lakers

96 | 4 hours ago

Congratulations Father Time, we’ll get the next one.

Available_Story6774 | West

15 | 4 hours ago

Reaves will play in game 5 right?

AutographedSnorkel | Rockets

64 | 4 hours ago

A gentleman’s sweep it is, then

Character_Bug_1862

31 | 4 hours ago

Have faith in your Sengooner dawg

soudlasantos

1 | 2 hours ago

With the way the locker room is going on, their late game chokes and the coach being toxic as fak, its no surprise fans lost faith in all of them lmao.

Also considering the fact that they all realized their top 4 players drafted in the last few years are all just glorified role players and not possible future 1st team/2nd team all nba stars

SpikyKid | Minneapolis Lakers

3 | 4 hours ago

Maybe. Y’all played with more energy and didn’t want to your season to end. Props to the Rockets

samhit_n | Lakers

55 | 4 hours ago

Thank god the Rockets choked game 3. This series would be tight with the Rockets having all the momentum going into game 5 if it wasn’t for that.

E_boiii | Thunder

43 | 4 hours ago

I think part of how y’all played was because y’all were up 3-0 tbh

berrytree198

7 | 3 hours ago

Ya Reaves still hasn’t played because of that probably

drummerkid38 | Lakers

6 | 3 hours ago

Yeah I never understood this idea that if one game was different, all the following games would play out exactly the same way.

TheLivest1 | Lakers

46 | 4 hours ago

Lakers looked more like the Luka/AR-less Lakers in this game lol

motorboat_mcgee | Lakers

33 | 4 hours ago

Lakers didn’t even show up and try, which is disappointing from a leadership perspective. In addition, they were distracted by perceived bad reffing.

Hopefully they can get back on track in LA, because that was just an unacceptable playoff performance.

NoSmoking123 | Lakers

60 | 4 hours ago

More like real tired. 45 minutes from lebron last game. Rest up and finish the job back home.

Sengoon, raccoon, zigzagoon, lakers in 🖐

ugotscooooped | Rockets

7 | 4 hours ago

Lmao

fantasyoutsider | Warriors

8 | 4 hours ago

gentleman’s sweeps are just load management in disguise

Plus-Plant3573

7 | 4 hours ago

Teams probably just tired as hell too tbh

yuhanz | PHO

30 | 4 hours ago

Is the box score wonky for yall as well? Hopefully it updates properly?

ghos_

19 | 4 hours ago

>|Steven Adams|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

>|Kevin Durant|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

>|Fred VanVleet|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

This is what I see!

yuhanz | PHO

2 | 3 hours ago

Yeah it’s awful. Thanks for confirming.

Reddit issue i feel. I dont want to touch anything lol it was automatically generated

SockVonPuppet

8 | 4 hours ago

Yes, but I’m into it.

Character_Bug_1862

2 | 4 hours ago

Is it just a formatting error? Not sure how you guys do this but that’s my guess

yuhanz | PHO

2 | 4 hours ago

It’s weird. I just made it using the PGT generator, it usually sorts itself out. I didnt even touch the body. Must be reddit formatting issue

Apollo611 | Lakers

23 | 4 hours ago

Some weird ejections in this

Lyranx

23 | 4 hours ago

The ejections were so egregious

rjcarr | Supersonics

9 | 2 hours ago

Right? Ayton’s arm just slipped from Sengun’s shoulder. Sure, called it a flagrant 1, but 2? There wasn’t a wind up or anything, his arm literally just slipped.

Rapa_Nui

21 | 4 hours ago

No idea why JJ kept LeBron out there for so long when it’s clear he was on the verge of a heart attack.

Angry-for-no-reasons | Lakers

9 | 4 hours ago

JJ should have threw in the towel after Ayton got ejected

restless_vagabond | NBA

15 | 4 hours ago

So this is what the Lakers look like without AR, Luka, AND Bron. Neat.

Angry-for-no-reasons | Lakers

7 | 4 hours ago

Marcus Smart and Temu Austin Reaves also returned to their original forms

KarrotMovies | LAL

14 | 4 hours ago

welp that was fucking disgusting. at least i saw adou thiero yam it tho (and immediately get ejected for some reason)

Exotic-Bobcat-1565 | Lakers

14 | 4 hours ago

The Chuck curse remains undefeated.

GGezpzMuppy | Spurs

13 | 4 hours ago

Lakers with the gentlemen sweep, just so we can watch KD play with these guys one last time, before asking to be traded.

Character_Bug_1862

7 | 4 hours ago

It would be funny if his bone bruised sprained ankle was magically healed now that his team won without him

QoconutZ

4 | 4 hours ago

I swear you some of you are genuinely r3tard3d

Character_Bug_1862

2 | 4 hours ago

Late night /r/NBA why would you expect anything else?

Currymvp2 | Warriors

1 | 4 hours ago

Is he gonna play? He has a bone bruise

KaraDealer | Lakers

10 | 4 hours ago

Tate taunting the whole Lakers bench 😂

TheJustinG2002

1 | 4 hours ago

Lmao can’t even be mad at that. I like to think it’s him compensating for the fuck up in game 3 😭

Rybackmonster

10 | 4 hours ago

At least Rocket fans got to see their team win in their last home game of the season.

GoodbyeToAWorld- | Lakers

13 | 4 hours ago

Lakers did themselves no favors in this game but it’s very clear from the reffing this was a series extender.

Refs completely stifled any momentum swings with sketchy calls that wouldn’t even be called in the regular season and I’m not even gonna talk about the ejection because everyone with a brain knows that was total bs.

Adam Silver really has destroyed the NBA product and turned this into a soap opera sport like the WWE. I wish more players from the past would use their voice to highlight it. I miss old NBA :(

cesga_0218 | Lakers

5 | 4 hours ago

No more Bronny undefeated streak

InTheMorning_Nightss | San Diego Clippers

0 | 4 hours ago

“I miss old NBA.”

You mean when the Lakers basically had a fixed series against the Kings? Lol

GoodbyeToAWorld- | Lakers

1 | 4 hours ago

No. But try again. Clearly isn’t an example of competent reffing.

vindictivejazz | Thunder

6 | 4 hours ago

The refs were garbage tonight, but if anyone is suggesting that they were somehow better in the past they’re kidding themselves.

The only reason reffing seems worse now is bc we can see all their mistakes in 4k from a dozen angles and then all talk about it together online. It has always been this bad, if not worse.

cesga_0218 | Lakers

2 | 4 hours ago

No more Bronny undefeated streak

dylanh334

8 | 4 hours ago

Weakest ejections and reffing I’ve seen in a while

spiattalo | NBA

7 | 4 hours ago

Turns out the Lakers aren’t that good when they shoot poorly from 3. Who would’ve thunk it.

oklolzzzzs

7 | 4 hours ago

Lakers in 5

thricethefun | Bullets

4 | 3 hours ago

Rockets in 8

DMmeNiceTitties | Warriors

7 | 4 hours ago

Look at that, Lakers want to go for a gentleman’s sweep next game. How nice of them to let the Rockets have one.

dylanh334

7 | 4 hours ago

This could so easily be 2-2. I’m expecting Lebron to play his ass off next game to make up for this. We might see both Reaves and KD too.

w3bCraw1er | NBA

7 | 4 hours ago

KD is in conundrum.

Play in Game 5 and get blown out.

Not play and people continue to call out “taking hardest path” memes.

The only option is to play and win the series for the Rockets. Let’s see.

Character_Bug_1862

5 | 4 hours ago

BWBR

Better Without Bus Rider

uwill1der | Rockets

5 | 4 hours ago

Rockets 5-1 without KD

EbenezerAD | Rockets

6 | 4 hours ago

huh? 2 of our 3 losses were without KD. Regular season doesn’t matter anymore

manay824 | LAL

7 | 4 hours ago

This doesn’t make sense considering the lakers literally beat the rockets twice this series without kd lmao

Akipella | Warriors

1 | an hour ago

73-9 vs. 67-15

(/s?)

Angry-for-no-reasons | Lakers

6 | 4 hours ago

I would pay good money to hear what Marcus Smart said to the refs at the end there.

longshots21 | NBA

6 | 3 hours ago

Geez, the reactionary post are coming in hot.

My thoughts. Right off the bat, felt that Rockets made an adjustment to the Lakers offensive spain sets. After the initial screen and when the ball handlers entries to the wing. The rockets simply just stopped reacting to the ballhandler.

They changed how they guard that action, now they are parking inside shoulder level on both wings. And somehow the laker ball handlers are continuing with the entry pass.

The rockets are still dumb as rocks tho. They are starting to hunt the matchups Kennard/Rui/Laravia. But there are some dumb ass inefficient plays they kept.

Why would ¹⁄₅ PNR work with Smart/Ayton? Smart just bodies Sengun and gives Ayton enough time to come back down to double the ball. Sengun doesn’t find Reed on the kick out.

tommos

6 | 4 hours ago

Entire game was garbage time. Also fuck the refs.

y365 | Kings

5 | 4 hours ago

They avoided the sweep, but we all know this just delays the inevitable. No one has ever come back from 3-0

Angry-for-no-reasons | Lakers

5 | 4 hours ago

It’s bound to happen sooner or later

y365 | Kings

7 | 4 hours ago

As hilarious as it would be for the Lakers to be the one it happens to, I just don’t see this Rockets team doing it, especially with Reaves coming back

Dense-Chest505

1 | 3 hours ago

Celtics were literally the most likely candidate to do it because of how much superior their roster was over the Heat, but the Tatum game 7 ankle sprain into Brown can’t go left ruined it

Julio_Freeman | Hawks

2 | 4 hours ago

And a team led by a 41-year-old would make a lot of sense as the victim.

DXaoc | NBA

3 | 4 hours ago

imagine if Rockets didn’t choke last game

SockVonPuppet

4 | 4 hours ago

That was some weird shit.

maalbi | Lakers

2 | 3 hours ago

Indubitably

counteroffer19 | Lakers

4 | 3 hours ago

Series is 2-2 if the Rockets don’t commit a historic fumble at the end of Game 3. Series is far from a lock for the Lakers.

Akipella | Warriors

1 | an hour ago

Nice reverse jinx attempt, but if anything the further this goes on you should at least get AR back (even if not Luka). 3 more games, just gotta win one. And that’s after this loss. There’s a reason no one’s ever won 4 in a row after losing the first 3…

incredibleamadeuscho | Lakers

2 | 4 hours ago

That Adou and Holiday ejection was fucking crazy.

devotedhero | Wizards

3 | 4 hours ago

Why did Adou get ejected I still don’t get it

Angry-for-no-reasons | Lakers

7 | 4 hours ago

Nobody gets it, buts its provocative. Gets the people going.

SoundnVasion | Lakers

3 | 4 hours ago

Making tik toks breaking and burning my Laker branded brooms

TheJollyReaper | Supersonics

3 | 4 hours ago

Sorry this is the first game of the series I didn’t watch

Successful-Pair-4850

2 | 4 hours ago

its so funny people from rockets subs started to praise tari eason after they win but last time they want him gone from thier team is so hillarious

uwill1der | Rockets

2 | 4 hours ago

you can praise something and still want it out of your life.

Klay praised Megan’s cooking, and look where they’re at now

Angry-for-no-reasons | Lakers

1 | 4 hours ago

Rockets fans are almost as toxic as Lakers fans

Most_Pea_8264

2 | 4 hours ago

bro us rockets fans r shit we know that we down 3-0 to a 41yr old

heshouldgo | Lakers

2 | 4 hours ago

Hope Austin plays next game, lakers need a true ball handler

Lizpy6688 | Rockets

10 | 4 hours ago

Ya need a true ball handler?

Brother. We’ve been needing one all season. Welcome to our world lol

Currymvp2 | Warriors

4 | 4 hours ago

He doesn’t play that well against the Rockets and their length. I think LeBron will bounce back from this absolute disaster of a performance he had tonight and the Rockets role players will cool off on the road in game 5

Angry-for-no-reasons | Lakers

4 | 4 hours ago

He needs his chest rubbed with baby oil from Savannah and he’ll be good to go.

Dense-Chest505

4 | 3 hours ago

Old man is gassed because he’s 41. I really hope JJ doesn’t repeat his mistake from last playoffs, if Lakers want to do anything after the first round they have to make sure LeBron is properly rested more than anything. LeBron has consistently played at a high level and then gassed out near the end of games and series since 2023

Practical_Dog3454

2 | 4 hours ago

Rocket players talking crazy after the game…. don’t poke the bear

TheAgmis | Thunder

2 | 4 hours ago

Lebron with 10. Not great

Su-Queen

2 | 4 hours ago

Man if Rockets didnt totally shat the bed in game 3 we would have ourselves a series

Some_Still_7855 | Dominican Republic

1 | 4 hours ago

The things Bron is going to do to these cats game 5 man

Angry-for-no-reasons | Lakers

2 | 4 hours ago

Bronny*

SoundnVasion | Lakers

1 | 4 hours ago

At least we didn’t get swept award

kringiskhan

1 | 4 hours ago

Glad to see there’s still gentlemen in this world

RizziTizziTavi | Lakers

1 | 4 hours ago

Ref legacy game

restless_vagabond | NBA

1 | 4 hours ago

I don’t like the “NBA is rigged” narrative, but this game made it really hard to refute that shit.

Wild-End-3191

1 | 4 hours ago

Adam silver masterclass

MeBadNeedMoneyNow | Thunder

1 | 4 hours ago

Cool stuff and ultimately meaningless for both of these teams

Forsaken_Flight6188 | Knicks

1 | 4 hours ago

Adam Silver and the Refs told the Lakers to throw the game on purpose just to give them a pity win all that just to get their flights booked for Cancun in Game 5

DannyBee_NZ | Raptors

1 | 4 hours ago

Still can’t belive Jabari threw away game 3 I thought Ime was going to murder him

TheJustinG2002

1 | 4 hours ago

Hate to see it but it is what it is. Fairly confident they can close it out at home in a couple days. This is ight 🤷🏼‍♂️

Mediocre-County-7648

1 | an hour ago

Damn, now I can’t make my LeBroom joke

Raonak | New Zealand

1 | an hour ago

I think rockets push it to 6

TheKeviKs | Spurs

1 | an hour ago

Rockets in 7. You heard it here.

ClothesKind7499 | Lakers

0 | 4 hours ago

Man Lebrons finishing at the rim has been bad all series idk if his not getting as much as lift as he’s used to but he missing some easy ones at the rim

RollOverBeethoven | Rockets

0 | 4 hours ago

No one check my or the refs Venmo transactions please and thank you.

Possible_Evening_856

0 | 4 hours ago

Lakers played like shit but this game was decided before it even started anyway

DueNeighborhood895 | Lakers

0 | 4 hours ago

Most bizarre ejections I’ve ever seen

EthicalBballFan | Heat

0 | 4 hours ago

My friend bet $200 on 7500:1 that Rockets would go down 0-3 and then win 4-3. His “logic” being that he had 200 to waste and LeBron is underrated and would carry 3 games, then Luka and AR would be back and screw the chemistry while taking away from LBJ and the pressure of being the first reverse sweep would get to them after two losses.

He’s insane, obviously. But is he about to become a millionaire?

The Houston Rockets (1-3) defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (3-1), 115-96, to avoid the 1st round sweep.