The Rockets did not win Game 5 with glamour. They won it with pressure. Houston beat the Lakers 99-93 at Crypto.com Arena, turning a hostile road game into a test …
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Draymond Green Pushes Back On The Kevin Durant Quit Narrative
by Len Werleby Len WerleDraymond Green knows better than most how complicated Kevin Durant discourse can become. He has been Durant’s teammate, opponent, critic, defender and forever-linked co-star in one of the most dissected …
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Kendrick Perkins has never been shy about Kevin Durant, but this latest criticism cuts deeper than a hot-take argument about scoring or all-time rankings. Perkins is asking whether Durant, still …
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Playoff games often hinge on possessions, but sometimes they hinge on interpretations. In Game 4 between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets, Deandre Ayton’s ejection became exactly that: a …
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The Houston Rockets were not ready for their season to end quietly. Facing elimination, still without Kevin Durant, and already buried in a 3-0 series hole, Houston answered with its …
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Kevin Durant’s Empty Seat Becomes Part Of Rockets’ Collapse
by Len Werleby Len WerleKevin Durant did not play in Game 3, and for the Houston Rockets, that was damaging enough. But on a night when their season all but slipped away in a …
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LeBron James Turns Back The Clock (Again), Lakers Steal Game 3 & Push Rockets To The Edge
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe Los Angeles Lakers looked beaten, then LeBron James decided they were not. In a wild Game 3 in Houston, the Lakers erased a late six-point deficit, survived overtime and …
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The Los Angeles Lakers won Game 1 of their first-round series against Houston, but Shannon Sharpe’s takeaway was less about the scoreboard than about the warning signs buried underneath it. …
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Short-Handed Lakers Seize Game 1, Outlast Rockets Behind Kennard’s Burst
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe Los Angeles Lakers opened their first-round series by looking far steadier than a wounded team had any right to. Missing both Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, the Lakers still …
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Lakers Bracing For A First-Round Without Luka Dončić Or Austin Reaves
by Kano Klasby Kano KlasThe Los Angeles Lakers appear to be preparing for the most difficult version of their first-round series: one without either Luka Dončić or Austin Reaves. In a report, ESPN’s Dave …
