Rockets topple Lakers 115-96
- The Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-96 in Game 4 on Sunday, with Amen Thompson scoring 23 to keep Houston alive. - Los Angeles turned it over 24 times, LeBron James shot 2-for-9 with eight turnovers, and Houston pushed the series back to California. - Houston cut the Lakers’ lead to 3-1 after blowing Game 3 late; Game 5 is Wednesday in Los Angeles. (nba.com)
The Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-96 on Sunday night in Game 4, extending their first-round Western Conference series to a fifth game. (nba.com) (espn.com) Amen Thompson led Houston with 23 points, Tari Eason scored 20, and Reed Sheppard added 17 after entering the night in a three-point slump. (espn.com) (nba.com) Houston opened a 20-point lead in the third quarter and stretched it to 97-71 early in the fourth after outshooting and out-executing Los Angeles most of the night. (nba.com) (espn.com) The Lakers finished with 24 turnovers that led to 30 Houston points, and they made just 5 of 22 shots from three-point range. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2) LeBron James had 10 points, nine assists and eight turnovers on 2-for-9 shooting, his roughest game of the series. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2) Deandre Ayton was one of the few effective Lakers, finishing with 19 points and 10 rebounds before he was ejected in the third quarter for a flagrant foul two. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2) Houston played without Kevin Durant for a third straight game, but still got its first win of the series after falling behind 3-0. (espn.com) (nba.com) That response followed one of the series’ sharpest swings: the Rockets lost Game 3 after giving away a six-point lead in the final 30 seconds and then falling in overtime. (nba.com) (nba.com) Game 5 is Wednesday, April 29, in Los Angeles, with the Lakers still leading the series 3-1. (espn.com) (espn.com)
