Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HOU | 26 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 94 |
 LAL | 33 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 101 |
Game Leaders
LeBron James
· F
LeBron James
· F
Kevin Durant
· F
Amen Thompson
· G
Team Stats
36-89FG33-72
40Field Goal %46
7-293PT13-28
24Three Point %46
15-19FT22-28
79Free Throw %79
42Rebounds37
17Offensive Rebounds9
25Defensive Rebounds28
23Assists21
8Steals11
6Blocks5
Play-by-Play
0.0
End of Game
0.0
End of the 4th Quarter
8.5
Rui Hachimura defensive rebound
12.3
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 33-foot three point pullup jump shot
14.3
Reed Sheppard enters the game for Alperen Sengun
14.3
Rockets Full timeout
14.3
Luke Kennard makes free throw 2 of 2
14.3
Alperen Sengun enters the game for Josh Okogie
14.3
Luke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 2
14.3
Amen Thompson personal take foul
21.6
Lakers offensive team rebound
22.0
Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper
46.3
Josh Okogie enters the game for Alperen Sengun
46.3
Lakers Full timeout
46.3
Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot reverse layup (Amen Thompson assists)
55.3
LeBron James makes dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
1:08
Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Marcus Smart steals)
1:17
Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
1:19
LeBron James misses two point shot
1:41
Alperen Sengun makes dunk
1:56
Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
1:56
Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
1:56
Alperen Sengun personal foul
2:01
Tari Eason makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
2:23
Marcus Smart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)
2:51
Kevin Durant makes 5-foot two point shot (Amen Thompson assists)
3:00
Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
3:00
Lakers offensive team rebound
3:00
Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
3:00
(03:00) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Rockets] charged with a timeout
3:00
Rockets Full timeout
3:00
Amen Thompson personal foul
3:03
Luke Kennard defensive rebound
3:06
Alperen Sengun misses 6-foot two point shot
3:10
Rockets Full timeout
3:11
Alperen Sengun offensive rebound
3:15
Tari Eason misses driving layup
3:19
Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound
3:23
Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
3:41
Rui Hachimura makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Marcus Smart assists)
3:58
Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Luke Kennard steals)
4:13
Marcus Smart personal foul
4:15
Luke Kennard kicked ball violation
4:29
Luke Kennard back court turnover
4:37
Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 1
4:37
Rui Hachimura shooting foul
4:37
Alperen Sengun makes 6-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)
4:42
Alperen Sengun offensive rebound
4:43
Tari Eason misses tip shot
4:43
Tari Eason offensive rebound
LeBron scores 28, leads short-handed Lakers past Durant's Rockets again 101-94 for 2-0 series lead
— LeBron James had 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers outlasted the Houston Rockets for a 101-94 victory Tuesday night and a stunning 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
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