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LeBron James and Anthony Davis put a show in this game against the Rockets to give 177-109 win. Anthony Davis struggled against PJ Tucket in the last game but it didn't happen in this game.
The Lakers did a very good job of guarding James Harden and Russell Westbrook with putting two-player at once on them when they have a ball in their hand. Russell Westbrook managed to score only 10 points with the shooting of 4 from 15 and he turned a ball seven times which are more than his assists. Despite Russell's this kind of performance Houston Rockets managed to come back in a game. Once they are 21 points behind in a game but they made a come back in the third quarter of a game.
LeBron James achieved some feat in this game, He is now the second most 3-point scorer in the playoffs. and also tied for most playoffs win with another Lakers' legend Derek Fisher.
First Quarter
In the first 7 minutes of the game, Houston Rockets missed many shots in a quarter. 5:18 to go in the quarter, Anthony Davis used his size against PG Tucker and scored a bucket with a jumper by drawing a foul. This 3 points play gave 4 points lead to the Lakers. 30 seconds to go, Morris banged a wide-open 3 to get 16 points lead in a quarter. Morris banged back to back three 3-pointers and 4 3 pointers in 3 minutes. The Houston Rockets' player House also scored 3 of 3 three-pointers in a quarter. Rondo replied with his 3-pointer on LeBron James dime at the buzzer.
Second Quarter
LeBron James spun inside and layup was good to score a bucket for the first bucket of a quarter. 10:44 to go, Russell Westbrook turned a ball, LeBron James run with the ball on the other side and passed a ball to Alex Caruso. Alex Caruso returned it with Alley Opp pass to LeBron James who finished a play with a crazy dunk. Los Angeles Lakers got 21 points lead in a game. 9:28 to go, What a perfect pass by LeBron James to Morris who was cutting towards the rim.
6:50 minutes remaining, Houston Rockets made a 10-3 run in the last 2:40 minutes of a quarter which cut the Lakers 21 points to 13 points. 4:50 to go, House 2 points play to cut a lead to a single digit for Houston Rockets. 3:47 remaining, LeBron James with a strong finish and drew a foul on Russell Westbrook. Davis scored the last bucket for the Lakers for 16 points lead.
Third Quarter
Houston Rockets made a 14-0 run in the last 2:48 minutes at starting of a quarter. Houston Rocket cut halftime Lakers' 16 points lead to only 2 points. 5:29 remaining in a quarter, Kuzma faked, drove, and flushed a rim with a dunk. Robert Covington's back to back 3-pointer gave 2 points lead to the Rockets one with 4 points play. 3:26 to go, House finished with a jump layup for 5 points lead to Rockets. Houston Rockets made a 10-0 run in the last 2:11 minutes of the game.
Fourth Quarter
LeBron James finished a play with a dunk to tie a game at 92-92. Just under 10 minutes remaining in a quarter, Once again Alex Caruso with an alley-oop pass to LeBron James who finished at the rim with a hammer dunk. 7 and half minutes remaining, Anthony Davis' step-back jumper gave 8 points lead to the Lakers. After this Lakers never gave a chance to Houston Rockets came back in a game.
HIGHLIGHTS: @KingJames stuffs the stat sheet with 28 pts, 11 reb, 9 ast and 4 stl for the #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/h6ULyUTkKu
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) September 7, 2020
Los Angeles Lakers Scorers
LeBron James finished a game with 28 points, 11 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 blocks, and 7 turnovers. LeBron played a good game at both ends of the floor with a +/- rating of +15. Anthony Davis dropped game-high 34 points with 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and a block.
Bench Players
Rajon Rondo was superb in this game as he was able to finish a game with a +28 rating. He scored 10 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 steals with only one turn over. Marcus Morris dropped 16 points, 5 rebounds with a +15 rating coming off the bench.
HIGHLIGHTS: @AntDavis23 pours in 34 points and 10 rebounds to fuel the #LakersWin pic.twitter.com/yf2GF1AsVQ
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) September 7, 2020
Houston Rockets Scorers
PJ Tucket got the highest +/- rating for Houston Rockets with +18 as he scored 18 points with 11 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal, and a block. James Harden finished a game with 27 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 steals. Eric Gordon got the most benefit of double-teaming by the Lakers on James Harden and Russell Westbrook. He scored 24 points by scoring on half of his shot attempts. Covington added 17 points, 3 rebounds, a steal, and a block. Russell Westbrook made 10 points with 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals with 7 turnovers where he was able to make only 1 3-pointer out of 7.
Bench Players
House Jr. dropped 13 points with 5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal in a game.
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