Rockets - Lakers : la rencontre qui retient son souffle

Rockets - Lakers en Ecuador fait l'actualité ce jeudi. Selon Sporting News, the Houston Rockets took care of business with a 99-93 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs.

Les faits

• The Houston Rockets took care of business with a 99-93 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs.
• Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points, Tari Eason added 18 and the Houston Rockets avoided playoff elimination for the second straight game with a 99-93 victory over the Lakers in Game 5.
• Rockets beat Lakers 99-93 in Game 5, avoiding playoff elimination for the 2nd straight game.
• The Rockets constructed their best start-to-finish performance of the series to beat the Lakers in Game 4 with better shooting, sharper focus and fewer mistakes.
• The Rockets hit 14 triples, which was twice as many as the Lakers.

L'essentiel

AP News indique que Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points, Tari Eason added 18 and the Houston Rockets avoided playoff elimination for the second straight game with a 99-93 victory over the Lakers in Game 5. D'après AP News, Rockets beat Lakers 99-93 in Game 5, avoiding playoff elimination for the 2nd straight game. Comme le souligne NBA, the Rockets constructed their best start-to-finish performance of the series to beat the Lakers in Game 4 with better shooting, sharper focus and fewer mistakes. Selon Sporting News, the Rockets hit 14 triples, which was twice as many as the Lakers.

Les chiffres

Sporting News indique que 4th Quarter- 6:44: Rockets by 11 with time now a factor for the Lakers. D'après Sporting News, 1st Quarter- 5:39: Lakers take the biggest lead thus far 14-9 over Rockets. Comme le souligne AP News, los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, center, passes the ball as Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason, left, and center Alperen Sengun defend during the first half in Game 5 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Selon AP News, los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves, right, shoots as Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr., left, and guard Aaron Holiday defend during the first half in Game 5 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J.

Ce qu'ils disent

“We said we didn’t want to let that last 30 seconds defeat us in another game,” Rockets coach Ime Udoka said. “We kind of put that behind us. … Just in general, guys have pride, and so you don’t want to, obviously, get swept.” (NBA) “After what happened in Game 3, we could have very easily shut it down and pouted and quit,” said Sheppard, who was ill with congestion and a headache during the day. “That’s not what we did. (AP News) “To put him out there at 50% would be a disadvantage for us,” Udoka said. (NBA)

Le contexte

Selon AP News, Houston Rockets guard Josh Okogie, center, grabs a rebound away from Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura, left, as forward Tari Eason also reaches during the first half in Game 5 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. AP News indique que Houston Rockets’ Kevin Durant watches from the bench during the first half in Game 5 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series against the Los Angeles Lakers, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. D'après AP News, LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points, Tari Eason added 18 and the Houston Rockets avoided playoff elimination for the second straight game with a 99-93 victory over the Lakers in Game 5 on Wednesday night, trimming Los Angeles’ lead in the first-round series to 3-2. Comme le souligne AP News, Alperen Sengun had 14 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the fifth-seeded Rockets, who sent the series back to Houston for Game 6 on Friday night with a gritty performance to overcome Austin Reaves’ return to the Lakers.

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À retenir

• The Rockets constructed their best start-to-finish performance of the series to beat the Lakers in Game 4 with better shooting, sharper focus and fewer mistakes.
• The Rockets hit 14 triples, which was twice as many as the Lakers.
• Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, center, passes the ball as Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason, left, and center Alperen Sengun defend during the first half in Game 5 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J.
• Recherches qui explosent : Les Lakers plombés par leurs ballons perdus, Les Houston Rockets se maintiennent, les Los Angeles Lakers pas encore qualifiés pour le 2e tour des play-offs NBA, Pronostic Houston Rockets L. A. Lakers GRATUIT - NBA Playoffs 02/05/2026, Playoffs NBA - Preview : les Pistons au bord du gouffre, Cleveland sous pression et les Lakers pour conclure.