Lakers: everything we know so far

Two decades-long streaks were snapped as LeBron James and the Lakers suffered a 99-93 loss to the Rockets on Wednesday night. Lakers has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in Ghana.

Key facts

• Two decades-long streaks were snapped as LeBron James and the Lakers suffered a 99-93 loss to the Rockets on Wednesday night.
• “One of the factors that Redick said impacted the Lakers in Game 4 was the 48-hour turnaround after playing into overtime in Game 3,” he wrote after Game 5.
• The Los Angeles Lakers had an all-time franchise record of 40-1 when leading a playoff series 3-1 entering Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Houston Rockets, with their lone loss coming against the Phoenix Suns in 2006.
• Both those decades-long streaks were snapped as the Lakers suffered a 99-93 loss at Crypto.com Arena.
• If the Lakers fail to win one of the next two games against the Rockets, they will become the first team in NBA history to blow a 3-0 lead in the playoffs.

What we know

Going deeper, the Los Angeles Lakers had an all-time franchise record of 40-1 when leading a playoff series 3-1 entering Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Houston Rockets, with their lone loss coming against the Phoenix Suns in 2006.

On the substance, both those decades-long streaks were snapped as the Lakers suffered a 99-93 loss at Crypto.com Arena.

Beyond the headlines, If the Lakers fail to win one of the next two games against the Rockets, they will become the first team in NBA history to blow a 3-0 lead in the playoffs.

More precisely, Looking ahead to Game 6, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin felt the Lakers had played into the Rockets’ hands by allowing their opponents to dictate pace and physicality.

It is worth noting that the difference this time is the Lakers will have Austin Reaves, who scored 22 points with six assists but shot just 4-of-16 in his first game back after a month.

By the numbers

“One of the factors that Redick said impacted the Lakers in Game 4 was the 48-hour turnaround after playing into overtime in Game 3,” he wrote after Game 5.

On a related note, Lakers, LeBron James Loss in Game 5 Ended Two Impossible Streaks.

“After what happened in Game 3, we could have very easily shut it down and pouted and quit,” said Reed Sheppard of his team’s mentality, via ESPN.

On the substance, LeBron James had won 16 straight home games with a chance to clinch a playoff series at home — the longest streak in NBA history — entering Wednesday’s clash.

The wider context

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Going deeper, James lost a closeout game at home for the first time since Game 5 of the first-round series and Washington Wizards in 2008, when he and the Cleveland Cavaliers failed to close the deal after taking a 3-1 lead into the Rocket Arena.

On the substance, LA is 40-1 all-time when leading 3-1 (lone loss vs.

Beyond the headlines, Teams in NBA history are 0–160 when trailing 0–3 🫪.

More precisely, the young Rockets team, playing without their leading scorer Kevin Durant, fully believes they’re capable of pulling off a shocking 4-3 series win.

The bottom line

• The Los Angeles Lakers had an all-time franchise record of 40-1 when leading a playoff series 3-1 entering Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Houston Rockets, with their lone loss coming against the Phoenix Suns in 2006.
• Both those decades-long streaks were snapped as the Lakers suffered a 99-93 loss at Crypto.com Arena.
• The difference this time is the Lakers will have Austin Reaves, who scored 22 points with six assists but shot just 4-of-16 in his first game back after a month.
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