First father‑son playoff assist recorded

LeBron James threw the pass, Bronny James finished the layup, and the Lakers recorded the NBA playoffs’ first father-to-son assist in Game 3 against Houston. (espn.com) (nba.com) The play came in the second quarter of the Lakers’ 112-108 overtime win over the Rockets on Friday, April 24, and pushed Los Angeles ahead 52-40 with 7:13 left before halftime. (espn.com 1) (espn.com 2) LeBron grabbed the rebound, pushed the ball in transition and lobbed to Bronny cutting down the right lane, where Bronny finished a reverse left-handed alley-oop layup. (espn.com) Bronny’s first playoff points had come one possession earlier on a pull-up 3-pointer, and Yahoo Sports reported LeBron helped create space on both of Bronny’s first two postseason baskets. (sports.yahoo.com) Bronny finished with five points on 2-for-2 shooting in nine minutes after scoring zero points across 11 minutes in his first four playoff appearances. (sports.yahoo.com) (heavy.com) The moment added another first for the James family after LeBron and Bronny became the first father-son duo to play together in an NBA playoff game in Game 1 of the same series. (nba.com) (sports.yahoo.com) The game itself swung on LeBron’s late 3-pointer to tie it at 101-101 with 13.6 seconds left in regulation, then Marcus Smart scoring eight points in overtime as the Lakers took a 3-0 series lead. (nba.com) (espn.com) By the end of Friday night in Houston, the box score showed a comeback win for Los Angeles and the play-by-play showed a line the league had never logged before: LeBron James assisting Bronny James in the postseason. (espn.com) (nba.com)