NBA Lakers : la rencontre qui retient son souffle
There also might be a sense of regret for the Rockets given that it would be them trying to close out the series in Houston if they hadn’t fallen apart in that brutal Game 3, but star center Alperen Şengün indicated the team had learned a valuable lesson:.
The Lakers consistently turned the ball over as the Rockets earned a victory in Game 5. NBA Lakers s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en Philippines ce jeudi.
Les faits
- The Lakers consistently turned the ball over as the Rockets earned a victory in Game 5.
- LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers consistently turned the ball over as the Houston Rockets earned a 99-93 victory in Game 5 of the Western Conference first-round series on Wednesday, April 29.
- The Houston Rockets are still on their back foot, but they’re two wins from making NBA history.
- No NBA team has ever overcome a 3-0 deficit, but the Rockets will try to take another step toward that feat on Friday.
- The Lakers entered Game 5 with some reason for optimism, thanks to the return of Austin Reaves.
L'essentiel
Dans le détail, LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers consistently turned the ball over as the Houston Rockets earned a 99-93 victory in Game 5 of the Western Conference first-round series on Wednesday, April 29.
Sur le fond, the Houston Rockets are still on their back foot, but they’re two wins from making NBA history.
Concrètement, No NBA team has ever overcome a 3-0 deficit, but the Rockets will try to take another step toward that feat on Friday.
Au-delà de ce constat, the Lakers entered Game 5 with some reason for optimism, thanks to the return of Austin Reaves.
Reste à préciser que Now the series might be turning in the Rockets’ favor after winning two straight games and closing the gap after the Lakers built a 3-0 lead to start the series.
Les chiffres
À noter par ailleurs : Marcus Smart was responsible for the Lakers’ early start offensively, providing eight of the team’s first 10 points, but it was the guard being responsible for six of the team’s 15 total turnovers that was glaring on the stat sheet.
Plus précisément, Houston trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half against Los Angeles before closing the gap and outscoring the Lakers 30-19 in the second quarter.
Dans la foulée, the Lakers stumbled in the second half, allowing for the Rockets to build up a 13-point lead.
À ce stade, Rui Hachimura nailed a 3-pointer that helped the Lakers try and gather some momentum as the crowd began to get loud, but Hachimura was called for a foul down on the other end of the court.
Ce qui se dit
“It's hard because the players see stuff on the court and it's easy for us to look back on film or armchair quarterback it,” Redick said. “I do think we had two of those turnovers where we get a stop and we throw the ball ahead out of bounds.
“I had six turnovers, and that’s unacceptable for me,” Smart said after the game. “Especially with only two assists, especially against this team.”
“Reed Sheppard made a pull-up jumper to put them up five,” James said. “We come down, I turn the ball over, put them up seven.
Le contexte
Reste à préciser que the Rockets would lead the Lakers 88-81 with 4:13 left in regulation.
À noter par ailleurs : Houston overcame a late surge by the Lakers, with what was an 11-1 scoring run after, with four quick points by Reed Shepard.
Plus précisément, the Lakers will travel to Houston for Game 6 of the series.
Dans la foulée, Right after the Lakers cut the deficit to three points, with the Crypto.com Arena fully awakened, the point guard hit a pull-up jumper over Lakers center Deandre Ayton, got the ball from LeBron James on an aggressive steal and hit the breakaway dunk to push the lead back up to seven.
À ce stade, los Angeles is still short-handed with the absence of Luka Dončić, but there had been concerns Reaves wouldn’t make it back in time to play a postseason game for the Lakers.
Recherches associées
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À retenir
- The Houston Rockets are still on their back foot, but they’re two wins from making NBA history.
- The Lakers entered Game 5 with some reason for optimism, thanks to the return of Austin Reaves.
- The Lakers stumbled in the second half, allowing for the Rockets to build up a 13-point lead.
- Recherches qui explosent : NBA Playoffs – Programme : Les Lakers veulent finir Houston, les Pistons dos au mur, "Je suis trop vieux pour ces conneries" : LeBron, pression maximale, Boxscore → LA Lakers - Houston / mercredi 29 avril 2026 | NBA, NBA – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander prêt à en découdre avec les Lakers ? « J’ai déjà….
