5 Houston Rockets vs 4 Los Angeles Lakers
Game 2 · Playoffs First Round
FINAL · Crypto.com Arena Los Angeles, CA NBC, Peacock
No play-by-play available
8/10
Rockets 94, Lakers 101 – LAL lead 2-0
LeBron scores 28, leads short-handed Lakers past Durant's Rockets again 101-94 for 2-0 series lead ESPN
LeBron James had 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers outlasted the Houston Rockets for a 101-94 victory Tuesday night and a stunning 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
| HOU | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | OR | DR | PF | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 K. Durant | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7/12 | 1/4 | 8/9 | -2 | 41 |
| 28 A. Sengun | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9/20 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 J. Smith Jr. | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7/16 | 3/7 | 1/2 | -11 | 39 |
| 1 A. Thompson | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6/10 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 1 | 42 |
| 20 J. Okogie | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3/6 | 1/3 | 0/0 | -4 | 24 |
| 17 T. Eason | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4/14 | 2/6 | 0/0 | -4 | 27 |
| 15 R. Sheppard | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 J. Tate | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | -4 | 9 |
| 0 A. Holiday | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | -4 | 7 |
| 30 C. Capela | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | -9 | 5 |
| DNP: J. Davison, D. Finney-Smith, J. Green, S. Adams, F. VanVleet | ||||||||||||||
| LAL | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | OR | DR | PF | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 L. James | 28 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8/20 | 2/5 | 10/14 | 6 | 39 |
| 36 M. Smart | 25 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8/13 | 5/7 | 4/5 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 L. Kennard | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8/13 | 3/6 | 4/4 | 2 | 42 |
| 28 R. Hachimura | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5/10 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 0 | 43 |
| 5 D. Ayton | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 0/0 | -5 | 27 |
| 11 J. Hayes | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 12 | 21 |
| 12 J. LaRavia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 J. Vanderbilt | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 8 | 14 |
| 9 B. James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 3 |
| DNP: L. Dončić, A. Thiero, N. Smith Jr., D. Knecht, M. Kleber, A. Reaves | ||||||||||||||
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