Bronny scores first playoff points

Bronny James scored his first NBA playoff points Friday night as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 112-108 in overtime in Game 3. (sports.yahoo.com) (basketball-reference.com) The baskets came on back-to-back second-quarter possessions in Houston. Bronny hit a pull-up 3-pointer, then finished a transition layup after LeBron James created both plays. (sports.yahoo.com) On the 3, LeBron boxed out Jae'Sean Tate to free space for his son. On the next score, LeBron pushed the break and found Bronny cutting to the rim for a reverse finish that put the Lakers ahead 52-40 with 7:13 left in the second quarter. (sports.yahoo.com) (espn.com) Bronny finished with five points on 2-for-2 shooting in nine minutes. Before Game 3, he had scored zero points on three shots across 11 playoff minutes. (sports.yahoo.com) (espn.com) The moment extended a series of firsts for the James family. Bronny and LeBron became the first father-son duo to play together in an NBA playoff game when the series opened on April 18. (espn.com) (sports.yahoo.com) Game 3 also put Los Angeles on the edge of a sweep. The Lakers’ overtime win gave them a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference first-round series over Houston. (nba.com) (basketball-reference.com) Bronny’s minutes have come early in the second quarter in each of the first three games. Yahoo Sports reported that injuries to Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves opened more playing time deeper in the Lakers’ rotation. (sports.yahoo.com) For one short stretch in Game 3, the series turned into a family highlight reel. The Lakers got the points, LeBron got the assist, and Bronny got his first postseason basket. (sports.yahoo.com)