LOS ANGELES — The return of Austin Reaves was not enough to help the Los Angeles Lakers close out their Western Conference first-round series against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, April 29. Reaves ...

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 ...

A historic night from LeBron James and the long-awaited return of Austin Reaves were still not enough to prevent the short-handed Houston Rockets from taking Wednesday's Game 5, 99-93, and forcing a ...

LOS ANGELES -- For nearly seven minutes, Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka lit up his team after a late-game collapse in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Lakers. It was for good reason. The Rockets, up ...

Enjoy the best of Wednesday's NBA Playoffs action, featuring highlights, updates, stats and notes from Magic-Pistons, Raptors ...

LeBron James had 28 points and the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated Houston with a 98-78 win in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series by holding the Rockets to a season low in ...

The Houston Rockets are in an enviable but still uncertain position. Coach Ime Udoka’s team improved in each of his first two seasons before some level of stagnation in his third year leading the team ...

The Houston Rockets have beaten the Los Angeles Lakers twice in a row without Kevin Durant on the floor, and they're going to need to do it again to extend the series to Game 7. Durant will be out ...

An hour before tipoff of Game 5 against the Houston Rockets, the word came down that Austin Reaves was available to play for the Lakers, his wait over, his oblique strain no longer an issue. Reaves, ...

The Houston Rockets will be playing their third elimination game in a span of six days Friday night. But thanks to the NBA's new media rights deals, a streaming subscription will be required for fans ...

The Houston Rockets are hanging on by a thread in the playoffs. They currently sit with a 3-2 deficit to the Los Angeles Lakers. Winning on Wednesday night extended their season for at least one more ...

LOS ANGELES — LeBron James didn't get overly excited last week when his Los Angeles Lakers rolled to a shocking 3-0 series lead over the Houston Rockets despite playing without their top two scorers.