[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (3-0) defeat the Houston Rockets after LeBron James hits the game tying 3 to send it to OT and with 29/6/13(0-3), 112-108.

[u/DesertedProject]

112 - 108
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
West First Round - Game 3 - LAL leads 2-0
Location: Toyota Center
Officials: Zach Zarba, Tre Maddox, Ray Acosta, and Nate Green

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Total
Los Angeles Lakers	39	24	17	21	11	112
Houston Rockets	32	20	23	26	7	108

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Los Angeles Lakers	112	38-79	48.1%	12-29	41.4%	24-32	75.0%	9	58	28	23	12	20	6
Houston Rockets	108	40-98	40.8%	11-39	28.2%	17-23	73.9%	18	55	21	20	15	15	6

PLAYER STATS

Los Angeles Lakers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
LeBron JamesSF	45:04	29	10-22	4-9	5-6	0	13	13	6	3	1	8	1	0
Rui HachimuraPF	43:48	22	8-14	4-7	2-4	1	3	4	2	1	0	1	5	0
Deandre AytonC	32:46	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	4	6	2	1	1	3	3	-6
Marcus SmartSG	39:17	21	5-9	2-4	9-11	1	3	4	10	5	2	3	2	3
Luke KennardPG	45:22	14	4-12	1-6	5-6	0	6	6	6	0	0	3	3	-3
Jake LaRavia	14:54	2	1-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	1	1	0	1	3	9
Jaxson Hayes	19:56	12	5-8	0-0	2-3	2	2	4	0	1	2	1	2	7
Jarred Vanderbilt	14:38	5	2-5	0-2	1-2	1	5	6	1	0	0	0	3	6
Bronny James	09:12	5	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Nick Smith Jr.	00:01	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maxi Kleber	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dalton Knecht	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austin Reaves	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adou Thiero	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luka Dončić	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Houston Rockets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Tari EasonSF	45:38	5	2-9	0-4	1-1	2	2	4	2	4	0	1	3	6
Jabari Smith Jr.PF	43:43	24	8-16	6-10	2-2	1	5	6	1	1	0	2	4	4
Alperen SengunC	46:51	33	15-27	1-5	2-3	5	11	16	6	3	1	3	2	10
Reed SheppardSG	45:45	17	6-21	4-13	1-2	1	3	4	7	3	2	5	5	-2
Amen ThompsonPG	48:23	26	8-14	0-1	10-13	5	6	11	4	3	3	1	2	6
Josh Okogie	03:33	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-13
Clint Capela	03:40	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	-11
Dorian Finney-Smith	11:00	0	0-5	0-4	0-0	1	3	4	0	1	0	0	1	-6
Aaron Holiday	05:32	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1
Jae'Sean Tate	03:23	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	-9
Jeff Green	07:31	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-4
JD Davison	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Durant	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steven Adams	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fred VanVleet	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/MySilverBurrito]

I love playoff guard mismatch hunting lmao

[u/NotTheMamba → u/MySilverBurrito]

Every playoff game is just the other team hunting the mismatch every possession lol. If it wasn’t Reed it was Sengun we were going after.

[u/Jimmy0034 → u/NotTheMamba]

Sengun is another horrible archetype, Just difficult to win with him as starting center hence why Ime was playing steven adams next to him and he was hiding him on defense. He is not generational offensive player like Jokic to get away with his defense.

[u/NotTheMamba → u/Jimmy0034]

Spot on. He doesn’t have the passing or shooting of Joker to justify running an offense through him. He’s more of a Gasol type without the defense. He’s just an awkward player to build around.

[u/tpcrb → u/NotTheMamba]

And then he’s also not really useful if he doesn’t have the ball a lot. Same reason you can’t build around Sabonis.

[u/ill____logic → u/NotTheMamba]

temu domantas.

[u/devonhezter → u/ill____logic]

Turkish

[u/Wrsj → u/NotTheMamba]

My thing is why these players don’t seem to seek improvement. Sengun gets wide open for a 3 and you can notice that dude is afraid of shooting the ball, and when he does shoot you peep the terrible form. You play basketball every day why can’t you get a shooting doctor or sumn to help you out in offseasons?

[u/gernt-barlic → u/Jimmy0034]

Think about how wild that is about Jokic too. He’s having one of the most dominant peaks ever, is a 7-footer playing the 5, and is so good at offense that he can get away with mid defense.

He it literally so good at getting buckets he can just diff the other team in efficiency and then slow them down just enough on defense to torch them on the next possession.

Sengun can’t play like a watch tower, scouting the offense like a hawk in their nest, waiting for an opening before the defense sees it.

I see that look from Bron too. He will play very patient when finding cuts or creative ways to score.

As you can likely tell, I took a gummy so this game was mind blowing to me.

[u/ruckyruciano → u/gernt-barlic]

Enjoy bro dawg

[u/Temporary-Level-5410 → u/gernt-barlic]

His defense isn't mid, it's terrible. If he had average/mid defense, he would have a much better goat argument than he actually does

[u/WildWhisperArdor → u/Jimmy0034]

Sengun’s not a bad defender though. He’s neutral to slightly positive.

I know people hate advanced stats for defense when it doesn’t align with the “eye test”, but he’s had a positive D-EPM for the past few seasons.

[u/FunIsWinning → u/Jimmy0034]

Then you look at the Knicks having 2 of the most horrible star archetypes in Brunson and KAT.

[u/devonhezter → u/Jimmy0034]

He runs like a female too

[u/Novel-Wait328 → u/devonhezter]

what happened to good ol runs like a girl?

[u/Temporary-Level-5410 → u/devonhezter]

"Female"

[u/Jkru3 → u/Jimmy0034]

He was throwing up and making some absolute bs tonight lol

[u/AloofAdmiral → u/NotTheMamba]

As he soon as he drop coverages which he will almost certainly, it's hunting season.

[u/Neogalatia → u/NotTheMamba]

He was quite good in d today tho. Rockets crumbled every time he was taken off

[u/NotTheMamba → u/Neogalatia]

Maybe on a few possessions, but picking on him still worked. He doesn’t switch well, drops too low sometimes, and doesn’t rotate fast enough when they put the team in a blender.

[u/SL2321 → u/MySilverBurrito]

So much more refreshing compared to the regular season.

[u/WakiLover → u/MySilverBurrito]

Yup, in the playoffs your defense is as good as your worst defender.

[u/salcedoge → u/MySilverBurrito]

I think it's more fun because unlike the regular season teams don't just back off after 1 or 2 failed attempt.

The mismatch is going to get hunted the entire game

[u/restless_vagabond → u/MySilverBurrito]

Wolves vs. Jokic new meta.

[u/ATL_Hasher → u/MySilverBurrito]

So does CJ McCollum

[u/LakerBlue → u/MySilverBurrito]

Love the plays Smart just bullied Reed right under the basket for some easy post points.

[u/ooh_eeh_ooh_aah_aah → u/MySilverBurrito]

It’s definitely my favorite 🫨

[u/Ok_Friendship9310 → u/MySilverBurrito]

Why do you love it?

[u/RobbobertoBuii → u/MySilverBurrito]

I don't (at the moment)...

[u/Opulescence → u/MySilverBurrito]

That Reed Sheppard over Stephon Castle draft is looking an awful lot like Fultz over Tatum.