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The Rockets made the mistake of leading 1-0. And they paid for it. The Lakers achieved 4 consecutive victories, defeated the “Rockets” with 119-96 and qualified for the final of the West, waiting for the winner of the Clippers-Nuggets pair.
The Lakers from the first minute with James unstoppable, dominated the Rockets with astonishing percentages in the triples. The Los Angeles team led 13-2 and 33-11 with 7/10 three points. Houston and especially Harden, showed resistance to the … storm of the Lakers, they made a partial of 17-2 to reduce to 35-28 in the third period. The Lakers maintained a safety margin, the Rockets approached 6 points (65-59) and that was where it ended. The Los Angeles team with amazing defense and LeBron scorer made a partial series 30-10 and sent the difference to 26 points, while a little later it reached 30 points (101-71). The Rockets had no reaction, they “gave up” and waited for the game to end to begin their vacation. The only … interesting point of the game is the tension between Westbrook and Razon Rondo’s brother, Williams, with the game running normally for the 119-96 finale.
Of the Lakers, James had 29 points (8 / 10b., 6 / 10s., 3 / 8t.), 11 rebounds and 7 assists, Kuzma 17 points, Morris 16 points, Davis 13 points and 11 rebounds.
For Houston, Harden scored 30 points (4 / 4b., 10 / 12d., 2 / 8tr.), Green 13 points, Westbrook 10 points.
The twelve minutes: 35-20, 62-51, 95-69, 119-96.
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