98 - 78

Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY

West First Round - Game 6 - LAL leads 3-2

Location: Toyota Center

Officials: Scott Foster, Curtis Blair, Kevin Cutler, and Karl Lane

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Los Angeles Lakers	23	26	22	27	98
Houston Rockets	18	13	24	23	78

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Los Angeles Lakers	98	36-89	40.4%	12-28	42.9%	14-24	58.3%	15	67	19	19	4	10	9
Houston Rockets	78	28-80	35.0%	5-28	17.9%	17-24	70.8%	8	55	13	23	6	11	9

PLAYER STATS


Los Angeles Lakers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
LeBron James^SF	37:06	28	10-25	2-5	6-8	1	6	7	8	0	0	3	2	26
Rui Hachimura^PF	34:44	21	8-15	5-7	0-0	1	5	6	2	0	1	0	2	20
Deandre Ayton^C	28:10	7	2-6	0-0	3-7	3	13	16	1	0	1	0	5	5
Austin Reaves^SG	30:40	15	7-14	0-4	1-1	0	3	3	2	0	3	2	3	3
Marcus Smart^PG	34:53	7	2-7	2-4	1-2	1	6	7	1	2	2	1	1	25
Luke Kennard	29:00	3	1-6	1-2	0-0	2	1	3	3	1	0	1	1	22
Jaxson Hayes	16:43	5	1-1	0-0	3-4	2	2	4	1	0	1	1	2	21
Jake LaRavia	16:14	7	3-8	1-2	0-0	3	2	5	0	0	1	2	2	2
Adou Thiero	03:07	2	1-1	0-0	0-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-6
Dalton Knecht	03:07	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-6
Bronny James	03:07	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	-6
Nick Smith Jr.	03:07	3	1-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6
Maxi Kleber	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jarred Vanderbilt	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
Houston Rockets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Tari Eason^SF	36:59	14	5-14	2-7	2-2	0	5	5	2	3	1	0	4	-14
Jabari Smith Jr.^PF	41:59	9	3-11	1-6	2-3	2	10	12	3	0	1	1	5	-24
Alperen Sengun^C	37:34	17	5-12	0-0	7-10	3	8	11	1	0	2	4	4	-27
Reed Sheppard^SG	36:29	10	4-19	1-10	1-1	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	-24
Amen Thompson^PG	44:33	18	7-14	0-0	4-6	1	7	8	3	0	3	2	5	-26
Josh Okogie	13:25	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	3	4	1	1	0	2	1	0
Aaron Holiday	11:30	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	4
Dorian Finney-Smith	07:45	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-13
Jae’Sean Tate	05:29	3	1-3	0-2	1-2	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	10
JD Davison	02:07	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Clint Capela	02:07	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7
Jeff Green	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

WiseguyD | Raptors

145 | 3 hours ago

Yes Country For Old Man

DiscoLemonade1995

41 | 3 hours ago

There Will Be Bron

jonnysh | Lakers

10 | 3 hours ago

Frankly my dear Udoka give a damn

TwistedPotat

2 | 3 hours ago

Country for old man

Shoddy-Implement-900

1 | an hour ago

Borscht ^ for the robot

soreswan | Lakers

110 | 3 hours ago

Cancún Şengün

Timely-Fruit2235

22 | 3 hours ago

Appreciate the appropriate diacritics when hatin

SnooGoats9435 | Wizards

6 | 3 hours ago

He has good beaches in Turkey, no reason to be spending time in Cancun

KL2ConspireLLC | San Diego Clippers

2 | 3 hours ago

Cancun has tropical weather, it’s warmer.

tinybathroomfaucet | Supersonics

6 | an hour ago

Mediterranean weather is better though

KL2ConspireLLC | San Diego Clippers

-1 | an hour ago

It’s not warmer though

revisioncloud | Thunder

2 | 3 hours ago

RIP your inbox

PandemicP789 | Heat

1 | 2 hours ago

Thank god he is gone and nobody has to watch him anymore until October

DeshiiRedditor

107 | 3 hours ago

Who’s the bitch now, Ime Udoka?

Enjoy Galveston.

Saltybandit710

11 | 3 hours ago

More like enjoy unemployment

UnfairAnything | Vancouver Grizzlies

2 | 2 hours ago

enjoy r/nba

Relatively_Cool | Lakers

92 | 3 hours ago

Reed Sheppard is a hilarious player to witness

CarterAC3 | Spurs

54 | 3 hours ago

He may be completely overwhelmed by NBA size and athleticism, but he makes up for it by also not being skilled enough too

Odh_utexas

10 | 3 hours ago

At least he can’t shoot

soudlasantos

22 | 3 hours ago

What the hell was that pass from earlier????

Frodounchainedd | Lakers

9 | 3 hours ago

Reed Sheppard

ThaRealSunGod | Lakers

1 | 33 minutes ago

Stan Van Gundy

MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME | Lakers

21 | 3 hours ago

He is so ass. Shooting guard in a point guards body. Reminds me of Jimmer tbh (jimmer obviously way more successful collegiate career)

AnonimousMn471 | Bucks

7 | 3 hours ago

Also didnt Jimmer have a goated chinese basketball career?

CrooxicHD | 76ers

5 | 3 hours ago

I looked this up because i never knew he went to china, 3 straight seasons of averaging 37 points a game. The Oscar Schmidt of the CBA

CJ4ROCKET | Rockets

1 | an hour ago

Reed would run the Chinese league too lol last season they sent him to G league and he dropped 50 in his first game

KL2ConspireLLC | San Diego Clippers

5 | 3 hours ago

He needs to add 15 pounds of muscle before we can even say he has a NBA point guard’s body.

RobbobertoBuii | Knicks

1 | 3 hours ago

he at least made it farther than Jimmer Range in the season (albeit with no GVV)

The1AndOnlyJZ | LAL

1 | 2 hours ago

Shooting guard in a point guards body?? That’s Donovan Mitchell music!

eek711 | Lakers

1 | an hour ago

Donovan Mitchell has a preposterous 6’10” wingspan. He’s just outside of the top 10 in terms of wingspan > height.

phantombrick22 | Magic

3 | 3 hours ago

He ended up exactly how I thought Kon Kneuppel would

eatmorefruits33

1 | 2 hours ago

No way you could tell Kon’s got that Larry Bird esque farm boy bulk.

incredibleamadeuscho | Lakers

1 | 3 hours ago

In 2024, I thought he should have went number one in his draft. I still think his propensity for steals can keep him in the game. But he just lost his cool in this game. Needs to work on his temperament first.

KawhiLeonardsThigh | Spurs

2 | 2 hours ago

Better than castle? Nah.

incredibleamadeuscho | Lakers

2 | 2 hours ago

I meant before seeing them in the NBA.

eatmorefruits33

1 | 2 hours ago

You’re insane lol with his build and player type the only way he’s ever a starter is if he has Steph Curry level skills. You just dont draft undersized combo guards in top 3, let alone #1.

incredibleamadeuscho | Lakers

3 | 2 hours ago

I’m basically saying I was wrong.

PM_me_datSmile | Kings

83 | 3 hours ago

A fitting end to Ime Udoka’s Rockets tenure.

Andreslargo1 | Rockets

13 | 3 hours ago

Sadly probably not the case

Thorlolita | Rockets

8 | 3 hours ago

95% he comes back

PapiGoneGamer | Rockets

7 | 3 hours ago

I have a horrible feeling that he has the excuse of no FVV leading the team and will get one more season

eatmorefruits33

0 | an hour ago

His offense was dogshit but on second thought there’s not that much more he could do with this roster. Outside of KD literally only Sheppard can handle and kinda pull up for a jumper.

_becks_ | Raptors

74 | 3 hours ago

Bronny James is undefeated in the playoff series.

Revolutionary_Dog798

39 | 3 hours ago

Rui Hachimura.

-wearetheworld-

41 | 3 hours ago

Bronny outlasting jokic is not what i expected this season

GarryShinobi

35 | 3 hours ago

A 41 years old lebron James year 23 into his career was the best player on the floor for this entire series playing against guys nearly half his age and with far more energy. In a must win game today he had 28 points 8 assists and 8 rebounds and was a +28 on the floor while playing defense as well.

Regardless of what happens against OKC this further adds to his legacy and adds legitimacy to his GOAT case.

Every betting site had them as underdogs and every analysts chose Houston to advance. Incredible from lebron

windingroad07

20 | 3 hours ago

Oh thanks bud. We’re all on the other thread

Victor_Wembanyama1 | Spurs

11 | 3 hours ago

Inb4 this gets deleted again even though the other post had the wrong title

BlackMilk23 | BOS

18 | 3 hours ago

The Reed Sheppard ceiling is Eddie House.

He’s not a starting PG in this league.

CombinationAbject989

6 | 3 hours ago

he’s gotta got to china or europe

Revoldt | Lakers

2 | 3 hours ago

His ceiling is Jimmer fredette.

He’s ass. House lasted 11 seasons in the NBA.

No team has room for a small guard who can’t do anything right.

3nnui | Lakers

17 | 3 hours ago

Truly impressive series from Bron.

Zammy512 | Lakers

2 | 2 hours ago

GOAT shit

CulturalCatfish

9 | 3 hours ago

Probably one of the worst 5th seeds in recent memories. And this is coming from a Rockets fan lol

joaolouro1967 | Lakers

9 | 3 hours ago

The offense is disgusting, basketball hall of shame on that front

DiscoLemonade1995

2 | 3 hours ago

A year after losing in the first round as one of the worst 2 seeds.

phatazznutz

7 | 3 hours ago

Bron with another 28-7-8 stat line. It will never end. It will be some variation of 28-7-8 until the end of time.

_chadwell_ | Lakers

10 | 3 hours ago

Winning a series that the other team was -600 to win going in is insane. An all-time great series win for JJ, LeBron, and the Lakers.

Thegoodking666 | Lakers

7 | 3 hours ago

Hilarious collapse by the rockets.

blakninjacat | Mavericks

7 | 3 hours ago

Reed Sheppard regressed to the mean this game

Celtic_Legend | Celtics

5 | 3 hours ago

Bronny James is undefeated in playoff series where he plays meaningful minures!

AskMeAboutMyGenitals | Thunder

1 | 3 hours ago

Lol, manures.

Real-Repair-1825 | Pistons

5 | 3 hours ago

Why didn’t the Rockets simply be the obviously better team? Is Jabari Smith Jr a liar?

GabeKnows | Rockets

5 | 3 hours ago

Taylor rooks my lord man

Real-Repair-1825 | Pistons

4 | 3 hours ago

Did the better team lose?

xRadec | Slovenia

5 | 3 hours ago

I doubt KD would have made a difference here. GG Houston.

notthatguy194 | Suns

5 | 3 hours ago

not the point but Reed Sheppard is terrible. Rockets have had a rough string of busts

Deezknowt

3 | 3 hours ago

LeWon

KingRamses97 | Lakers

4 | 3 hours ago

Luka gonna come back Game 3, Lakers in 7

j_fish5 | Lakers

3 | 3 hours ago

inserts pic KD waving

3splendas

3 | 3 hours ago

i know it’s not about the game but lebron is SO good at these interviews.

he’s literally more comfortable on camera than all 10 of the awkward amazon prime booth who are standing for some reason

StrtupJ | Heat

1 | 3 hours ago

He’s literally been doing them his entire adult life lmao

arania_exumai | Thunder

4 | 3 hours ago

Watch Rui turn into fucking PJ Washington against us

Victor_Wembanyama1 | Spurs

2 | 3 hours ago

Shooting wise yes, the other end might not be the same

carelesssportsfan89 | Spurs

3 | 3 hours ago

lebron is just unreal man. this series showed me how flawed the rockets roster is without a proper point guard is . the rockets will never win a title with having two non shooting players in the front court being sengun and Thompson.

spmahn | Nuggets

3 | 3 hours ago

So, does OKC sweep the Lakers? I think LA wins one at home, OKC in five.

Victor_Wembanyama1 | Spurs

3 | 3 hours ago

Okc in 4 if they get blown out in both game 1 and 2.

If JJ manages to do something to make it competitive in those, it means theyve controlled their turnovers and are finding open players and they badly need to do that.

eatmorefruits33

1 | 3 hours ago

Sweep for sure. Without Luka its all the pesky OKC guards against Reaves. IHart + Chet vs Ayton lol I still cant believe how much Hayes played. Just a bad matchup for LA all over.

Angry-for-no-reasons | Lakers

1 | 2 hours ago

LAKERS IN 5

ColdWarWarrior | Celtics

2 | 3 hours ago

Lakers vs Thunder is gonna be some of the most unethical playoff basketball, you will ever see.

Tony_Broprano | Spurs

2 | an hour ago

Refs in a sticky situation here

Altruistic_Yak_9613

2 | 3 hours ago

i hope Lebron got Ime fired

ActualyHandsomeJack | Lakers

2 | 3 hours ago

Thank you Orlando Magic for tanking the fraud curse

Trickydick24 | Bucks

2 | 3 hours ago

Rockets offense was rough to watch

Victor_Wembanyama1 | Spurs

2 | 3 hours ago

Ngl, i also thought the Rockets would win the series. But losing KD was a dagger to the Rockets already handicapped offense. This is with Amen Thompson being a ferocious slashing athlete and not just a sitting duck like Ausar.

JJ coached his ass off imo

AaronTheDakotan | Timberwolves

2 | 3 hours ago

Biggest Rocket disaster since the Challenger

Big_Championship1291

2 | 3 hours ago

Nihao Sheppard

jonnysh | Lakers

2 | 3 hours ago

This series reminds me of the 2010 first round match up between the layers and the Thunder.

Lakers had enough experience to keep the young team at bay… But you could tell the next matchup wasn’t going down the same way.

stoicsports

2 | 3 hours ago

Box score does not do justice to how impactful Marcus Smart is for this team, holy hell he does everything

MrBuckBuck | Trail Blazers

2 | 2 hours ago

The Rockets play so much worse compared to their potential; it is sad.

Jinika

1 | 3 hours ago

Well then ;o

Beermen69 | Raptors

1 | 3 hours ago

Where KD burner at?

WorkaholicKDen | Lakers

1 | 3 hours ago

Where the doubters at?

MelonElbows | Lakers

1 | 3 hours ago

Again Lebron so close to a 27/7/7….

Rwby_23 | Lakers

1 | 3 hours ago

F A D E D 🚀

Legitimate_Buy_919 | Slovenia

1 | 3 hours ago

Lebron James

TheRealGyurky

1 | 3 hours ago

Bonny James has advanced to the next round of the playoffs. Unbelievable.

AskMeAboutMyGenitals | Thunder

2 | 3 hours ago

The Scottish LeBron.

PapiGoneGamer | Rockets

1 | 3 hours ago

21 years and counting since our last Finals appearance. Our last championship win is old enough to drink and buy a handgun.

Insurge92

1 | 3 hours ago

Do you mean 31?

GokutheAnteater | Lakers

1 | 3 hours ago

KD in Cancun UDOKA in Cancun Sheppard in Cancun

Lakers in 6 bitch!

DXaoc | NBA

1 | 3 hours ago

78 points? yikes

make_yourself16

1 | 3 hours ago

“We’re obviously the better team…” - Jabari Smith Jr.

“We’re younger. We heal faster than them probably..” - Alperen Sengun

🤣🤣

jonnysh | Lakers

1 | 3 hours ago

Turns out it can be pretty easy to kill JJ

catperson77789 | Lakers

1 | 3 hours ago

Turns out the “better” team lost

eatmorefruits33

1 | 3 hours ago

Ime’s only plan on offense was really just play old ass KD 40 minutes + Adams go get all the offensive boards. Don’t see how they keep Ime unless they drag Mike D’Antoni’s ass out of nursing home to sort this offense out.

Question is do they have the balls to call it quits on Sengun - a far worse version of Jokic and we just saw Denver completely fall apart without a fully healthy Gordon to anchor the D. The most practical option is probably try get Giannis and make a run with KD, or trade Sengun + KD while he still has value and completely reset around Amen / Reed.

Crazy how quick things move - they were so early on their timeline and really looked like the next OKC…2nd seed with a young core and a whole bunch of picks. Then Green stalled, now Sengun too and Amen looking like his ceiling has dropped too.

KaraDealer | Lakers

1 | 3 hours ago

From Cancun to Galveston real quick 😵

DrunkRoach | Magic

1 | 3 hours ago

How did the Rockets manage to score less points than us tonight?

Inn0centBystand3r_

1 | 3 hours ago

But what does this win mean for Scott Foster’s legacy?

FirstPreparation8538 | Pacers

1 | 3 hours ago

Rockets might be the worst team I’ve ever seen in the playoffs, they’re not good at any aspect of basketball

phantombrick22 | Magic

1 | 3 hours ago

Where’s KD headed next

brnccnt7

1 | 36 minutes ago

You mean which young team is he going to destroy next/trick next who think they’re “a KD away” from a chip

Hmm hopefully not my Pistons

Jonjon428 | Heat

1 | 3 hours ago

Common Ime Udoka L

Angry-for-no-reasons | Lakers

1 | 2 hours ago

Is there any team’s arena/fan base in the playoffs that has been as dead as the Rockets? Is it always like this? The energy in the building has genuinely been sad every single game.

RobbobertoBuii | Knicks

1 | 2 hours ago

slow painful gruesome death for the Rockets

Financial-Grass-6114

1 | 2 hours ago

Credit to the prime studio crew. Lebrons post game interview was really cool.

Cul_what | Lakers

1 | an hour ago

Lebron Lebron Lebron where do I even begin…

djyeet96

1 | an hour ago

Rockets are basketball terrorists. Absolute ass on offense.

EnriquezGuerrilla | Lakers

1 | 7 minutes ago

What a playoff tribute by baby Jokic to the Serbian Horse Gambler.

The Los Angeles Lakers (4-2) defeat the Houston Rockets (2-4), 98-78, to advance to the WCSF.