The Houston Rockets extended their playoff run with a 99-93 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5, becoming just the 16th team to force a Game 6 after trailing 3-0. Jabari Smith Jr. led with 22 ...

LOS ANGELES — Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points, Tari Eason added 18 and the Houston Rockets avoided playoff elimination for the second straight game with a 99-93 victory over the Lakers in Game 5 on ...

Varun Shankar: The Rockets force Game 6 with a gritty 99-93 win over the Lakers. Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points to lead Houston. LeBron James all scorers with 25 points but went 9-for-20 from the ...

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Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points and Tari Eason added 18 as the Houston Rockets fought off elimination for a second consecutive game and crawled back into their first-round playoff series with a ...

LeBron James and the Lakers will be heading back to Houston for a Game 6 against the Rockets. Harry How / Getty Images The Houston Rockets stayed alive in their playoff series with the Los Angeles ...

Percentages: FG .440, FT .760. 3-Point Goals: 14-40, .350 (J.Smith Jr. 4-9, Finney-Smith 2-5, Thompson 2-5, Eason 2-6, Sheppard 2-7, Holiday 1-4, Okogie 1-4). Team ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Lakers center Deandre Ayton received his first career ejection Sunday after an elbow to the head of Houston’s ...

The Houston Rockets, after suffering one of the most devastating losses in not only franchise playoff history but NBA history, looked to prevent the first-round sweep as they took on the Los Angeles ...

In the eyes of the former NBA Champion Kendrick Perkins, the Houston Rockets are the “dumbest” and “most selfish” team in the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Following a Game 2 loss against the Los Angeles Lakers, ...