Lakers : ce qu'il faut savoir

Facing an exit from the 2026 NBA Playoffs, presented by Google, for a second straight contest versus the Los Angeles Lakers, the Houston Rockets and 23-year-old Alperen Sengun extend their season to a Game 6. Lakers s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en UAE ce jeudi.

Les faits

• Facing an exit from the 2026 NBA Playoffs, presented by Google, for a second straight contest versus the Los Angeles Lakers, the Houston Rockets and 23-year-old Alperen Sengun extend their season to a Game 6.
• The Lakers’ mission was to take the Rockets’ postseason life away.
• And very much alive and confident after beating the Lakers 99-93 on the Lakers homecourt in a pivotal Game 5 to extend the best-of-seven first round playoff series by at least one more game, with the series shifting back to Houston with the Lakers leading 3-2.
• Even with star guard Austin Reaves making his return to the lineup after being sidelined since April because of a left oblique strain, the Lakers once again struggled offensively for the second consecutive – and 2 ½ games going back to the miraculous Game 3 comeback victory in Houston.
• LeBron James led the Lakers with 25 points and 7 rebounds, but missed a pull-up 3 with 12 seconds left that would’ve cut the team’s deficit to one point.

L'essentiel

Dans le détail, the Lakers’ mission was to take the Rockets’ postseason life away.

Sur le fond, And very much alive and confident after beating the Lakers 99-93 on the Lakers homecourt in a pivotal Game 5 to extend the best-of-seven first round playoff series by at least one more game, with the series shifting back to Houston with the Lakers leading 3-2.

Concrètement, Even with star guard Austin Reaves making his return to the lineup after being sidelined since April because of a left oblique strain, the Lakers once again struggled offensively for the second consecutive – and 2 ½ games going back to the miraculous Game 3 comeback victory in Houston.

Au-delà de ce constat, LeBron James led the Lakers with 25 points and 7 rebounds, but missed a pull-up 3 with 12 seconds left that would’ve cut the team’s deficit to one point.

Reste à préciser que after Reaves missed a layup on the Lakers’ ensuing possession, Jabari Smith hit another to put the Rockets up by a game-best 13 points.

Les chiffres

À noter par ailleurs : That’s how many more 3s the Rockets made than the Lakers.

Plus précisément, the Rockets shot 14 of 40 from beyond the arc compared to the Lakers’ 7-of-27 shooting on 3s.

Dans la foulée, Game 6 of Lakers-Rockets is scheduled for Friday at Toyota Center.

À ce stade, the Houston Rockets staved off elimination once more on Wednesday night, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 99–93 at crypto.com Arena to pull within 3-2 in their best-of-seven for the opening round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs, presented by Google.

Ce qui se dit

“You gotta give them a lot of credit,” coach JJ Redick said. “They made shots, including some guys who normally don’t make 3s.

“I missed a lot of easy looks,” Reaves said. “We didn’t shoot it great as a team.

“Take care of basketball, we’ve been through this,” Smart said. “We understand this team and how they play, and they’re very aggressive and we got to take care of basketball.

Le contexte

Reste à préciser que LeBron James: Lakers made too many unforced mistakes.

À noter par ailleurs : this article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: LeBron James: Lakers made too many unforced mistakes.

Plus précisément, los Angeles Lakers – Houston Rockets 3-2 (107-98, 101-94, 112-108, 96-115, 93-99) 3.

Dans la foulée, the Lakers kept the game close but didn’t cut their deficit to any closer than three points.

À ce stade, the Rockets All-Star center made the Lakers pay for sending extra help his way.

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À retenir

• The Lakers’ mission was to take the Rockets’ postseason life away.
• After Reaves missed a layup on the Lakers’ ensuing possession, Jabari Smith hit another to put the Rockets up by a game-best 13 points.
• The Rockets shot 14 of 40 from beyond the arc compared to the Lakers’ 7-of-27 shooting on 3s.
• Recherches qui explosent : Luka Doncic (Lakers) d’ores et déjà forfait pour les demi-finales de conférence ?, Les Rockets surprennent encore les Lakers pour rester en vie !, NBA – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander prêt à en découdre avec les Lakers ? « J’ai déjà…, Playoffs NBA - Preview : les Pistons au bord du gouffre, Cleveland sous pression et les Lakers pour conclure.