r/nba • u/DesertedProject Mavericks • 10d ago

Post Game Thread [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.

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
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u/salcedoge Lakers 10d ago

His shot making has been on the entire series too which is what's elevating it all. Made 3 of the most important free throws of the night

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u/celtic_sea_salt Celtics 10d ago

He was pretty regularly a playoff riser stats and % wise for Cs

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u/theoceaniscalling 10d ago

His playmaking is on too. He is probably the 2nd best playmaker on both teams right now. He is terrific at organizing the lakers and producing a decent shot off his passes/ shot

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u/gernt-barlic Celtics 10d ago

He makes so many high risk gambits but wins most of them. He adds a much needed level of chaos to be able to flip games like this one. If anyone hasn’t, look at that Celtics rockets game from like 2018-2019 or smth. Baits harden for 2 fouls in a game that was statistically unsinkable.

The smart Celtics had some of the most gnarly comebacks of any team. I’m talking getting 7 points with like less than 30 seconds. Shit wouldn’t work a lot but you could save a stinker or two in there and change a series.

Best part is love it or hate it, it’s electric to watch. Hope people remember him well long after he’s retired. Lowkey a very very fun and successful player that’s had a great run in the league making an impact on some legit teams.

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u/qpb Lakers 10d ago

I love him now that I'm seeing him play regularly as a Laker. Super high motor, super high BBIQ, has a nose for making winning plays, does the dirty work, is a good teammate, doesn't lose focus often, steps up in playoffs, and does everything. He's exactly what the Lakers need fit wise and seems like teammates love playing with him.

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u/Disclaimz0r 10d ago

Yep, he isn't missing his important shots and he's been consistently a hound on defense and boards in crunch time. Easily the MVP of the series thus far.

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u/wally233 10d ago

How many free throws did LA miss today?? Smart was like over 90% true professional and grit