For one half, the Lakers made Game 3 feel like a response. For one half, Los Angeles looked alive at home, the crowd had something to grab onto, and Oklahoma …
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OKC Turn Game 2 Into Track Meet, Lakers Run Out Of Shoes
by Len Werleby Len WerleFor one half, the Lakers made Game 2 feel like a real series. For one half, Austin Reaves was cooking, LeBron James was still LeBron James, and Los Angeles had …
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No Luka, No Answers: Thunder Control Game 1 From Start To Finish
by Len Werleby Len WerleKendrick Perkins may still be waiting on breakfast with Oprah and Beyoncé, but after Game 1, his Lakers-Thunder prediction did not look quite as ridiculous. Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles …
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LeBron James has spent more than two decades answering serious questions with the patience of a man who has seen every media angle imaginable. Every now and then, though, he …
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Los Angeles beat Houston 98-78 at Toyota Center, ending the series with its best defensive performance when the season required it most. After two straight Rockets wins had turned tension …
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Kendrick Perkins Sees The Door Opening For The Houston Rockets
by Len Werleby Len WerleAfter Houston’s 99-93 Game 5 win in Los Angeles, Kendrick Perkins argued that the Lakers had wasted an opportunity veteran teams are supposed to recognize. “That was a must win …
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Houston Rockets Made The Lakers Feel Every Possession In Game 5
by Kano Klasby Kano KlasThe 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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LeBron James And The Strange Punishment Of Going Too Far
by Len Werleby Len WerleLeBron James has spent his career reaching places most players never see, and somehow, that has become part of the case against him. Per ESPN: “Like, people will really rather …
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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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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 …
