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Houston Rockets guard Amen Thompson delivered a strong performance to stay alive against the Los Angeles Lakers.
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers missed a chance to complete the series sweep, falling 115-96 to the Houston Rockets on the road, who remained without Kevin Durant.
HOUSTON (AP) — Amen Thompson scored 23 points, Tari Eason added 20 and the Houston Rockets avoided elimination with a 115-96 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the Western Conference playoff series Sunday night.
Things got a little chippy in the third quarter of the Rockets-Lakers game with Deandre Ayton getting ejected and Kevin Durant waving goodbye to him from the bench.
Both the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets may be without multiple key players in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on Sunday.
Luka Doncic’s Game 4 status vs. the Rockets is clarified as an estimated return date emerges ahead of the Lakers’ Game 4 Houston.
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Lakers player grades: Rockets choke late; LA takes 3-0 series lead
Just when it looked like the Rockets were going to get on the board in this series, the Lakers stole victory from the jaws of defeat.
Ime Udoka throws Houston Rockets’ youth under the bus after ‘horrendous’ Game 3 defeat vs. LA Lakers
Ime Udoka did not sugarcoat anything after the Houston Rockets’ Game 3 collapse against the Los Angeles Lakers. What should have been a series-shifting win turned into a nightmare finish, with Houston blowing a late lead and falling into a 0-3 hole.