Austin Reaves' status, LeBron James' follow-up to his Game 4 showing and more will shape Game 5 of this series. Jeff Zillgitt Austin Reaves, out nearly 4 weeks, could provide the Lakers a big boost in ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...

It's Lakers vs Rockets in Game 5 of the first round of the NBA playoffs. Here's how to watch, including time, channel, TV schedule and streaming info.

On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers (3–1) host the Houston Rockets (1–3) at Crypto.com Arena as they look to close out their first‑round series in Game 5. And their goal may have just become ...

The Lakers’ mission was to take the Rockets’ postseason life away. But the Rockets are still breathing. And very much alive and confident after beating the Lakers 99-93 on the Lakers homecourt in a ...

He isn’t looking to be on the wrong side of it when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Houston Rockets in Game 5 on Wednesday, ...

The Houston Rockets are fighting to stay in the NBA playoffs tonight in Game 5 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers hold a 3-1 lead in the series and will eliminate ...

It was another star-studded crowd for Game 5 between the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night. Jason Sudekis, star of the Apple TV show “Ted Lasso” sat ...

The Lakers and Magic have the chance to close things out on Wednesday night, while there's another crucial Game 5 in the East ...

Jabari Smith Jr. said it before the game. The Houston Rockets went out and backed it up. Now, LeBron James is responding — but not engaging. “I don’t care about [expletive] like that, bro,” James said ...

The Los Angeles Lakers return home for Game 5 with a 3-1 series lead and a chance to close things out, but momentum shifted after Houston’s dominant Game 4 win fueled by defense and forced turnovers.