LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points, Tari Eason added 18 and the Houston Rockets avoided playoff elimination for the second straight game with a 99-93 victory over the Lakers in Game 5 on Wednesday night,

Victor Wembanyama keeps rolling, Joel Embiid delivers and New York wins Game 5 as three more Game 5s await tonight.

In Game 4, Pavel Dorofeyev rode the pine for most of the third period in a tie game. In Game 5, he capped off a hat trick by scoring the game-tying goal with just 52 seconds remaining in regulation. That’s hockey.

Two games after a costly miscue of his led to a Rockets loss, Reed Sheppard bounced back with a pair of critical baskets that helped keep Houston's season alive.

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Kevin Durant is out for Game 5 against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night with a left ankle sprain. Durant didn’t participate in practice with the Rockets on Tuesday before they left for California,

The action goes back to Tampa Bay for Game 5 of an NHL Playoffs first-round series tied at 2-2 between the host Lightning and the Montreal Canadiens. The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET with TV coverage on ESPN2 and streaming on-demand.

With a team-high 22 points on elite shooting from 3-point range, Jabari Smith Jr. led the Rockets to a pivotal victory in Game 5 at Los Angeles.

The NHL officiating debate took center stage after Game 5 between the Montreal Canadiens and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, April 29. A second-period incident involving Brayden Point and Lane Hutson triggered strong reactions across the hockey community.