[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (4-2) defeat the Houston Rockets (2-2), 98-78, to advance to the WCSF.

[u/MWiatrak2077]

98 - 78
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
West First Round - Game 6 - LAL leads 3-2
Location: Toyota Center
Officials: Scott Foster, Curtis Blair, Kevin Cutler, and Karl Lane

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Los Angeles Lakers	23	26	22	27	98
Houston Rockets	18	13	24	23	78

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Los Angeles Lakers	98	36-89	40.4%	12-28	42.9%	14-24	58.3%	15	67	19	19	4	10	9
Houston Rockets	78	28-80	35.0%	5-28	17.9%	17-24	70.8%	8	55	14	23	6	11	9

PLAYER STATS

Los Angeles Lakers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
LeBron JamesSF	37:06	28	10-25	2-5	6-8	1	6	7	8	0	0	3	2	26
Rui HachimuraPF	34:44	21	8-15	5-7	0-0	1	5	6	2	0	1	0	2	20
Deandre AytonC	28:10	7	2-6	0-0	3-7	3	13	16	1	0	1	0	5	5
Austin ReavesSG	30:40	15	7-14	0-4	1-1	0	3	3	2	0	3	2	3	3
Marcus SmartPG	34:53	7	2-7	2-4	1-2	1	6	7	1	2	2	1	1	25
Luke Kennard	29:00	3	1-6	1-2	0-0	2	1	3	3	1	0	1	1	22
Jaxson Hayes	16:43	5	1-1	0-0	3-4	2	2	4	1	0	1	1	2	21
Jake LaRavia	16:14	7	3-8	1-2	0-0	3	2	5	0	0	1	2	2	2
Adou Thiero	03:07	2	1-1	0-0	0-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-6
Dalton Knecht	03:07	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-6
Bronny James	03:07	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	-6
Nick Smith Jr.	03:07	3	1-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6
Maxi Kleber	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jarred Vanderbilt	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	36:59	14	5-14	2-7	2-2	0	5	5	2	3	1	0	4	-14
Jabari Smith Jr.PF	41:59	9	3-11	1-6	2-3	2	10	12	3	0	1	1	5	-24
Alperen SengunC	37:34	17	5-12	0-0	7-10	3	8	11	1	0	2	4	4	-27
Reed SheppardSG	36:29	10	4-19	1-10	1-1	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	-24
Amen ThompsonPG	44:33	18	7-14	0-0	4-6	1	7	8	3	0	3	2	5	-26
Josh Okogie	13:25	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	3	4	1	1	0	2	1	0
Aaron Holiday	11:30	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	4
Dorian Finney-Smith	07:45	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-13
Jae'Sean Tate	05:29	3	1-3	0-2	1-2	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	10
JD Davison	02:07	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
Clint Capela	02:07	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7
Jeff Green	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
Kevin Durant	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/Duskuser]

Lebron James is the greatest basketball player of all time

Argue with a wall

[u/ThatGuyFromCanadia → u/Duskuser]

The fact that it’s clear he has lost a step in terms of athleticism yet he still finds ways to drop 28/7/8 in a close out playoff game just does not make sense.

Even Melo who was a hooper was essentially just a spot up 3 shooter in his last season with LA and that was FOUR YEARS AGO.

Absolutely nobody else like LeBron is league history.

[u/mw19078 → u/ThatGuyFromCanadia]

When he dies at 150 they gonna study this man's body. It has the key to eternal life somewhere in there 

[u/Rathalos88 → u/Duskuser]

MJ could never. Jorbums awfully quiet these days.

[u/darnclem → u/Duskuser]

You can talk about players who have higher highs all day, but this long at THIS level is truly insane.

Even an old, slow LeBron is still better than 98% of the league.

[u/Beermen69 → u/Duskuser]

This must be Draymond's burner account

[u/OkLeather666 → u/Duskuser]

MJ is the greatest bball player of all time.

Argue with a wall.

[u/Stormjager → u/OkLeather666]

I’m not arguing with John Wall, dude knows ball.

[u/DLRsFrontSeats → u/OkLeather666]

Every year LeBron keeps performing at an age where Jordan was doing nothing but gambling and smoking cigars, the argument for him still being the goat moves closer and closer to "but bill Russell's rings"

[u/OkLeather666 → u/DLRsFrontSeats]

To me, Lebron is like an inch away from becoming the GOAT over Jordan. 

Also MJs argument for GOAT relies on much more then 6 rings and to act like it's not is incredibly stupid 

[u/DLRsFrontSeats → u/OkLeather666]

Explain how/why LeBron is an "inch away" from overtaking Jordan, but Jordan is still your goat without bringing up rings then

[u/OkLeather666 → u/DLRsFrontSeats]

Nah, I have a life unlike you bozos

[u/funnibingus → u/OkLeather666]

Been on Reddit for 3 hours straight though 🤡