Bronny’s first playoff points

Bronny James scored his first NBA playoff points Friday night in the Lakers’ 112-108 overtime win over the Houston Rockets. (espn.com) (sports.yahoo.com) The Los Angeles guard played nine minutes in Game 3 and finished with five points on 2-for-2 shooting, including 1-for-1 from 3-point range. The win gave the Lakers a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference first-round series. (espn.com) (msn.com) His first basket was a pull-up 3-pointer after LeBron James boxed out Houston defender Jae’Sean Tate to free space. On the next scoring play, LeBron delivered the pass for Bronny’s transition layup. (sports.yahoo.com) (aol.com) NBA.com called the layup the first father-to-son assist in NBA playoff history. The league had already marked LeBron and Bronny as the first father-son duo to play together in a playoff game when Bronny checked into Game 1 on April 18. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2) The moment landed inside a series that has turned quickly toward Los Angeles. The Lakers won Game 1, 107-98, then Game 2, 101-94, before taking Game 3 in overtime on April 24. (espn.com 1) (espn.com 2) Bronny had played sparingly in the first two games, logging four minutes in Game 1 and three in Game 2 without scoring. Game 3 gave him his first postseason field goals and lifted his playoff total to five points through three appearances. (espn.com) LeBron’s own night carried weight beyond the assist. Reports on the game said the 41-year-old became the oldest player to lead his team in playoff scoring while helping push the Lakers to the brink of the second round. (msn.com) (nba.com) For one stretch in overtime-bound Game 3, the Lakers were running playoff offense through a father screening and passing for his son. By the final buzzer, the box score showed five Bronny points and a 3-0 Los Angeles lead. (sports.yahoo.com) (espn.com)