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Antony Davis(3), Dwight Howard(39), and Rajon Rondo in a game against Nuggets.
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Anthony Davis leads Los Angeles Lakers to get a win over Denver Nuggets in the first  Western Conference Finals with his stellar performance. Anthony Davis scored 37 points in 3 minutes with 10 rebounds and 4 assists with 12 of 21 shooting. 

Lakers' veterans shine in this game, LeBron James, Rajon Rondo, and Dwight Howard made an impact in a game. There is some issue for the Lakers as LeBron James twisted his ankle. Rajon Rondo passes Michael Jordan and makes it into the all-time top 10 for playoff assists. 

Quarter 1 


Jokic tried to score on McGee but McGee blocked a shot of Jokic. Grant made the first bucket in a game. Danny Green scored the first point to the Lakers. 9:02  to go, KCP hit a 3-pointer on LeBron Jame's assist to give 5 points lead to the Lakers.  7:23 to go, Jokic went all the win to score a bucket on Jamal Murray's assist. 6:56 to go, Javal McGee blocked a shot of Jamal Murray. 6:20 to go in a quarter, Paul Millsap scored 3-pointer to tie a game at 13-13. Just under 3 minutes to go, the Lakers had 6 points lead but the Nuggets made a 10-4 run to tie a game at 32-32. 29 seconds remaining in a quarter, Grant's 3-pointer gave 1 point lead to Denver Nuggets in a quarter. Nuggets took 2 points to lead after quarter 1 with Jamal Murray making a shot at the buzzer.


Quarter 2


Alex Caruso scored a bucket between traffic and drew a foul he made 3 points play. 10:42 to go, Morris hit a 3-pointer on Rajon Rondo's assist, Lakers made a 9-0 run to get 7 points lead in the first 2 minutes of a game. 9:07 remaining in a quarter, Morris made another 3 for 9 points lead to the Lakers. 8:10 to go, Danny Green stole a ball and made a pass to Alex Caruso who made an alley-oop pass to LeBron James. LeBron James finished a play with a hammering 2 handed jam. 7:30 to go, LeBron James made a jump shot for 13 points lead to the Lakers. The Lakers made 18-3 run in the first 4 and half minutes of a quarter. Denver Nuggets got foul trouble in the first half as Murray, Jokic, and Millsap got 3 fouls in the first half. 41 seconds to go, Harris made a big 3 to cut the Lakers' lead to 8 points.  After the first half of play Lakers got 11 points lead with 70-59.


Quarter 3


6:01 to go, Anthony Davis gave the Lakers 14 points lead. 3:16 to go in the quarter, Lakers got 19 points lead with KCP's dunk. 2:41 left, Anthony Davis hit a jumper over Nikola Jokic. 2:04 to go, Rajon Rondo finished with a left-handed layup. 59.5 to go, Lakers got 22 points lead with Anthony Davis's waiting dunk.  36.4 to go, Anthony Davis grabbed an offensive rebound and scored between 2 Denver Nuggets players. 2.8 to go, Anthony Davis drew a foul on Jokic, This was Jokic's 5th foul of a game. Anthony Davis went to the free-throw line for 3 free-throws. Anthony Davis scored the last 9 points for the Nuggets. Lakers took 24 points to lead after quarter 3 in a game. 


Quarter 4


Rajon Rondo started a quarter with 3 points scores to give 27 points lead to the Lakers. 10:40 to go, Porter Jr hit a 3-pointer to cut a lead to 22 points but Morris replied with his 3-pointer.  8:08 to go, Denver was able to cut a lead to 17 points with Porter Jr's bucket, Denver Nuggets made 8-0 run. 7:41 to go, What a bucket by Rajon Rondo with an angle that he shot a ball. It looks like he shot it from behind the board. Lakers never gave any chance to the Nuggets to come back in a game with the huge lead. 


Lakers' Scorer


Anthony Davis scored 37 points with 10 boards. LeBron James scored 15 points with 6 boards, 12 assists, and a rating of +15. Anthony Davis got the same rating in a game. Caldwell-Pop had another great game as he scored 18 points.  



Bench Players


The bench was so good for the Lakers in this game. Kuzma scored 11 points with 4 rebounds. Dwight Howard finished a game with a great number. He scored 13 points with 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. Morris added 9 points with 1 board, 1 dime and 2 steals. Rondo scored 7 points, 9 assists with 2 steals. Caruso added 5 points. 



Nuggets' Scorers


Jokic and Murray combine 42 points with 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 1 block which was made by Jokic. Porter Jr. Grant scored 9 points, 4 boards, 3 assists. 


Bench players 


Bench Players scored 53 points in a game for Denver Nuggets. Porter Jr. led Denver's bench with 14 points, 10 boards, 4 dimes, and 1 assist. Morris and Daniels scored 8 points. Plumlee added 9 points with 4 boards and 3 assists. Craig and Dozier scored 6 points. Bol Bol added only 2 points. 



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   Anthony Davis From the Lakers and Jokic from Denver Nuggets
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Denver Nuggets shocked everyone with a stunning victory over the Clippers in the Western Conference finals. This season everyone predicted that the Clippers will have a better chance to win a championship but Denver Nuggets came in their way and put them out of this championship run.


Denver becomes the first team to overcome a 3-1 deficit in 2 consecutive playoff series. One again Utah Jazz in the first round and second against the mighty Clippers. 


Now Denver Nuggets will face another heavy favorite team in the finals, Los Angeles Lakers. This series will be a series of bigs- Anthony Davis and Nikola Jokic. It will be a great match up one who is lazy but have the ability to make great plays that can turn a game(Joker) and one who is one of the best shot blockers and best talent with every ability what basketball player seeks(Davis).


Denver Nuggets Strength


Denver's Duo, Jamal Murray, and Nikola Jokic


Jamal Murray was superb in a series against Utah Jass as he helped his team to make it into the next round with big scoring games.  Jamal Murray averaged 31.6 PPG with 5.6 rebounds and 6.3 assists in that series meanwhile Nikola Jokic averaged 26.3 PPG with 8.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists in a series against Utah Jazz.


When Nikola Jokic and Murray played at a high level than their team's chances to win a game. It's hard to predict Nikola's play and Jamal Murray is doing a great thing in a shadow of it. He takes away the game with his shot-making abilities. He doesn't shoot many last moment shots but he shoots important shots at the right time. 


Nikola Jokic has the ability to read a game and it's hard to guard him. He has one of the best abilities like LeBron James to assist a ball at right time at the right moment. Jokic is the best big in a game with great passing ability. 


Michael Porter Jr and Gary Harris are the keys in every series of the postseason if they will be good at decisive plays than it will be tough for the Opposition Team to handle Denver Nuggets. 


Denver Nuggets Bench:


Denver Nuggets have a very good bench, not the best but good. They can turn around any game on that day. 


Denver's Weakness 


If one of the Denver's Duo will fail to make a big score in a game than they have very little chance to win a game. Denver Nuggets is a young team and they don't have any experience to play in any finals.


Los Angeles Lakers Strength 


The duo of Anthony Davis and experience to play in the Finals


Anthony Davis and LeBron James are the biggest factors in the Lakers' success. But they have other players like Danny Green, Rajon Rondo, McGee, and Dwight Howard who already faced this kind of situation. LeBron James, Danny Green, Rajon Rondo, and McGee already won an NBA title in their career. 


Lakers Length, Bench, and Mind


Lakers have big players like Anthony Davis, Javal MaCgee, Dwight Howard, and LeBron James who can protect a rim very well. Lakers are one of the best shot-blocking teams in the NBA and defensive team. 


Lakers bench players are very good, They are playing every game with high intensity as they never want to lose a game. Alex Caruso, Rajon Rondo, and Kyle Kuzma will be a key against Denver Nuggets.


Lakers have 2 players who have one of the best IQ in the NBA- LeBron James and Rajon Rondo and both are playing as the facilitator of the ball. So Lakers' offense will run very well. Both have experience playing on a big stage. 


Lakers Weakness


Lakers have a very good team with players who complement each other very well and fill each other's weaknesses but the issue is that they are going cool sometimes and chocked when needed a  most in a game to make big plays. They have always faced a problem against a with high accuracy. 


Which team has a better chance?


Los Angeles Lakers have a better chance to make into the NBA finals. Denver Nuggets have a 35% chance to make it into the finals with the Confidence they have and if they played every game at a high level.


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All NBA First Team 2019-20                                                             Image Credit:@twitter/@NBA


2019-2020 All NBA teams announced LeBron James and Giannis make a unanimous first-team selection. 


LeBron James makes a record with the selection of this year's all NBA Team. This is LeBron James 16th selection in all NBA teams. This is the most of all time, Other legends like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kobe Bryant tied with 15 All-NBA selection. LeBron James selected 13 times in first-team which is also a record.


LeBron teammate Anthony Davis selected in the team, James Harden and Luka Donic are the other stars to make into the All-NBA First team. Luka also joins legends like LeBron James, Tim Duncan, Kevin Durant, Rick Barry, and Max Zaslofsky to make it into the All-NBA first team at year 21.


LeBron James and Anthony Davis make some history as they selected in All-NBA First team as a teammate, before them Steve Nash and Stoudemire did this in 2006-2007. Kobe and Shaq duo achieved this feat in 3 consecutive years from 2001-2004. 


Bradley Beal becomes the only player in NBA to average at least 30 points and 6 assists per game and snubbed from All-NBA Team.


All-NBA First Team 


LeBron James Los,  Angeles Lakers, :


LeBron James averaged above 10 assists per game in his career as he averaged 25.3 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 10.2 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.5 BPG in 67 games. This season, the Lakers top the West with a record of 52 wins and 19 losses in the regular season.     


Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks 


Giannis Averaged 29.5 PPG, 13.6 RPG, 5.6 APG, 1 SPG, and 1 BPG. He led his team to achieve the best record in NBA this season with a record of 56-17. Giannis also won the Defensive Player Of The Year award this season.  


Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers :


Anthony Davis scored 26.1 PPG leads the Lakers in scoring with 9.3 RPG, 3.2 APG, 2.3 BPG, and 1.5 SPG in this season. This is Anthony Davis' 4th-time selection in All-NBA First team. Anthony Davis comes in second after Giannis in the Defensive Player Of The Year award.


Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks


Luka is one of the best young talents and at this age to make it into the All-NBA First team is something for any young player with big names in NBA. He averaged 28.8 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 8.8 APG, 1 SPG, and 0.2 BPG. Luka becomes the sixth player in NBA history to earn a place in All-NBA First Team. 


James Harden, Houston Rockets 


James Harden averaged 34.3 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 7.5 APG, 1.8 SPG, and 0.9 BPG this season. James Harden made it into the All-NBA First Team for the fourth season in a row. This is his 6th first All-NBA First Team selection. 


All NBA Second Team, 2019-20 


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Kawhi Leonard, F, Los Angeles Clippers


Nikola Jokic, C, Denver Nuggets


Damian Lillard, PG, Portland Trail Blazers


Chris Paul, PG, Oklahoma City Thunder


Pascal Siakam, F, Toronto Raptors


All NBA Third Team, 2019-20


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Jayson Tatum, F, Boston Celtics


Jimmy Butler, F, Miami Heat


Ben Simmons, PG, Philadelphia 76ers


Russell Westbrook, PG, Houston Rockets  


Rudy Gobert, C, Utah Jazz

 


 


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LeBron and AD led a Lakers to the Western Conference finals. Lakers make into the Western Conference finals after 2010. LeBron James scored 29 points in a game. All players did their job in this game for Lakers where it is Danny Green, Kyle Kuzma, Rajon Rondo, Caruso, Morris or others. They did their part in a game. Meanwhile, Houston Rockets sinks when it comes to the vital moment of a series.


Lakers makes a franchise playoff record by hitting 19 3 pointers in a game. They made 19 3 FGM in just 37 FGA with 51.4 3FG%. Lakers out rebounded Houston Rockets with 50-31 rebounds.

 

Quarter 1

 

Caldwell-Pop scored the first point with 3-pointer for the Lakers. James Harden scored the first point for Houston by putting LeBron James on the floor. 9:16 to go, Danny Green drained a 3-pointer. 8:56 left, LeBron James drove down the lane between the Houston Rockets' defence and finished a play with a dunk. Lakers had 11 points lead after this play. 7:18 to go, Russell Westbrook tried to score on LeBron James but LeBron James blocked a shot of Westbrook. James scored 2 free-throws which gave 13 points lead to the Lakers. 6 minutes remaining in a quarter, LeBron James banged a 3 pointer before this Morris Jr did the same. With these 2 3-pointers, the Lakers got 16 points lead in a game. 4:06 to go Caldwell-Pope scored a 3 for 18 points Lakers lead in a quarter. Another Bucket by Caldwell-Pope. Caruso scored a Bucket for 22 points lead to Lakers when 2:54 remaining in a quarter. Lakers got a huge 22 points lead in just the first quarter. Houston Rockets was able to cut a lead to  15 points at the end of a quarter. Mclemore scored 3-pointer in the last quarter of a play.


Quarter 2


Houston Rockets made an 8-0 run at the start of a quarter to cut a lead to 7 points. 10 minutes to go, LeBron James knocked down a corner 3. 7:11 to go, James Harden stole a ball and tried to score a bucket on the other end but his shot blocked by Caruso from the behind. 5:04 to go in a quarter, Once again Houston Rockets cut a lead to a single digit with  Covington's 3-pointer. 3:48 to go, Rondo stole a ball from James Harden. 15 seconds to go, James drove and easily scored a bucket for 14 points lead in a quarter. Once again Mclemore ended a quarter with his 3 which cut the Lakers lead to 11 points. 


After the end of the first half of a game, LeBron James scored 19 points with 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Morris added 10 points and Anthony Davis was able to score only 6 points with 5 boards and 4 dimes. James Harden scored 19 points with 7 of 11 FG made. 


Quarter 3


5:36 to go, Houston Rockets missed the last 8 field goals. 5 minutes to go, Anthony Davis grabbed an offensive board and hammered a rim with a dunk. Lakers got 22 points lead. n the next possession Jeff Green scored 2 free-throws for Houston Rockets. 25 seconds remaining in a quarter, Danny Green banged a 3-pointer to get 25 points lead in a game. Lakers got a huge 26 points lead after the end of the 3rd quarter.


Quarter 4


Kuzma starter a quarter with a catch and shoot 3-pointer, Lakers got 29 points lead with this play. 10:40 to go, Lakers got 30 points lead but Green knocked down a 3-pointer. Lakers maintained their 20+ lead in the fourth quarter. 


Lakers' Scorers


LeBron James scored 29 points with 11 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and a block with +19 ratings. Anthony Davis added only 13 points, 11 rebounds, 4 dimes, and a block but he finished a game with a +29 rating in a game. Caldwell-Pope scored 10 points with +32 ratings. Danny Green made 14 points, 4 assists, and a huge + 35 rating, Highest in a game. Morris was superb in a game as he scored 16 points with 3 rebounds and 3 assists. All starter scored in double-figures for the Lakers.


Bench Players


Kyle Kuzma added 17 points with 4 boards, 2 assists, and a block coming off the bench. Horton Tucker added 9 points with 3 boards. Alex Caruso made 5 points with 2 boards, 2 dimes, 1 steal, and 2 blocks. 


Rockets' Scorers 


James Harden led Houston with 30 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. Russell Westbrook scored only 10 points with 4 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals. 


Bench Players


Jeff Green led the bench with 13 points, 2 boards, and 2 blocks. McLemore and Rivers both scored 9 points in a game. Clemons added 7 points coming off the bench. All Rockets' bench players got + ratings in a game. 


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Los Angeles Lakers take a lead in a series against Houston Rockets with a win in game 3. Whenever the first two games by each team and which team wins game 3 will have 74% success to win a series. 


LeBron James registered his 162nd playoff victory and surpassed Laker legend Derek Fisher who won 161 playoff games. LeBron put his name on another record. LeBron was too good in this game at both ends, Making points and defending the opposing team's player. LeBron finished a game with 36 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 4 blocks. 


The Lakers were very good in a shooting in this game as they made 43 shots from 78 with 55.1 shooting %.  Houston Rockets made 38 buckets from 81 with 46.9 shooting %.


Quarter 1


11:01 minutes to go, LeBron James fired a 3-pointer in a quarter. On the next play, James Harden passed Danny green with ease and scored an easy layup. 9:50 to go, Russell Westbrook bagged a 3-pointer for Houston Rockets. 8:04 remaining in the quarter, LeBron James drained a second 3-pointer in a quarter. 7:14 remaining, Russell Westbrook made an easy layup on James Harden's pass for 2 points lead. The Lakers made a 7-0 run in a minute before 4:33 minutes to go in a  quarter to take 3 points lead. Anthony Davis banged a rim with an alley-oop dunk which was beautifully set up By Rondo. 29.9 seconds to go, Westbrook made a jump shot to get back 1 point lead. Westbrook scored another 2-pointer with this he scored 13 points in the first quarter. Houston Rocket took 1 point lead after quarter 1.   


Quarter 2 


Houston Rockets made a 5-0 run to take a lead of 6 points in the starting one minute of the quarter. 7:16 remaining, Green with a strong finish on James Harden wonderful pass for 6 points lead to the Rockets. LeBron James cut these 6 points lead to 3 points with his 3 point jumper. 5:34 to go, Anthony Davis hit a very tough fadeaway jumper. LeBron James scored 5 points in his two shots to cut a lead to 1 point. 1:39 to go, Lakers were on the run and Anthony Davis had a ball at that time, He passed a ball to LeBron James who finished a run with a hammering two-handed jam. Rajon Rondo to Anthony Davis with an alley-oop pass to finished a play with a dunk. This was the second time Rondo find Anthony  Davis with an alley-oop pass. Houston Rockets were ahead with 3 points after the first half.


Quarter 3


7:24 to go, Gordon tried to score a bucket by putting LeBron James Behind but Lebron stuck to him and put away a ball with a block. This play ended with a bucket by Antony Davis and a lead for the Lakers. 7 minutes to go, LeBron was in way of James Harden's shot as LeBron blocked it with a slap on a ball with crazy jump and play. 1:47 to go, A big 3-pointer by Rondo at the last second of possession which gave 3 points lead to the Lakers. Once again LeBron blocked a shot and it was Rivers whose shot was blocked by LeBron this time. Covington put a ball into a bucket but no count and the game tied at 82-82.  


Quarter 4


LeBron started a quarter with a steal and on the other end, Lakers finished with a bucket. Russell Westbrook replies with a 3-pointer. 8:35 to go, Rajon Rondo stole a ball from Harden and finished a play with a bucket, With this play Rajon Rondo made an 8-0 run with his two 3-pointers in this run. Lakers got 9 points lead after this. Caruso banged a 3-pointer to take the lead of 10 points in a quarter. After this lead Houston Rockets were unable to get back in a game. Lakers steal a game with 112-102 and take a 2-1 lead in a series. 



Los Angeles Lakers' Scorers 


LeBron James was the top scorer in a game with 36 points, 7 boards, 5 dimes, 1 steal, 4 blocks, just 2 turnovers, and a +8 rating in a game. Anthony Davis dropped 26 points, 15 boards with 4 offensive, 6 assists, and a steal. It's rare to see he's not making any block in a game.


In this game, the Lakers' bench did a good job apart from their 2 starts. Rajon Rondo was superb in his last game and he continues his performance as he scored 21 points with 2 boards, 9 assists, and a steal. Kuzma added 14 points with 3 boards, 1 steal, and 1 blocks. 



Houston Rockets' Scorers 


James Harden and Russell Westbrook lead a way for Houston Rockets but it was not enough. James Harden scored 33 points, 9 boards, and 9 dimes with a -7 rating. Russell Westbrook added 30 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block with a -14 rating. Covington and Gordon scored 10 points each. Green made 16 points in a game coming off the bench. 



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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. 



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. 



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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Houston Guard James Harden against LeBron James
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Houston Rockets stunned the Lakers with their performance in a game. Laker's weakness exposed in this game where they are not good at playing against a team with very good guards. 


Rajon Rondo made his debut for the Lakers in the playoff who missed the last round series against Portland Trail Blazers due to the thumb injury where he broke it in July.  


The biggest issue for the Lakers is that LeBron James was not as himself as in the playoffs. He was unable to score even one point in the fourth quarter. LeBron James showed some highlight play in a game where he made a sequence play by blocking Russell Westbrook's dunk at the rim, Russell is a very athletic player and very few players could hand with Russell but LeBron did it and after that, he scored and drew a foul for one point through Covington a full sprint.  



First Quarter 


8:49 to go in the quarter, Antony Davus put a ball into the bucket on LeBron James pass. James Harden scored over McGee when 7:36 to go in a quarter with a touch of glass to tie a game at 12-12. 3:57 remaining in a quarter, James Harden nailed a 3-pointer to get 4 points lead in the quarter. Rajon Rondo finished with the 3-pointer at the end of a quarter to cut 4 points lead to 1. Houston took quarter with a one-point lead. 


Second Quarter 


9 minutes to go, Covington made a deep 3 to give 5 points lead to the Rockets. 8:34 remaining, Alex Caruso made a cross-cut pass to LeBron James who finished with a heavy dunk with a foul. What a dunk by LeBron. 7:23 to go, James Harden finished a layup which gave 7 points lead to the Rockets. Green stole a ball from James Harden and scored a bucket with a dunk to cut a lead to 2 points. Rondo tied a game at 52-52 with his floater with a touch of glass. 13.3 seconds to go, James Harden 3-pointer gave 8 points lead to the Rockets. 


Third Quarter 


This was the highlight play of a game, Rissell Westbrook was one on one against LeBron James and He tried to finished with a dunk at a rim but LeBron James matched him and blocked his shot with two hands. After a block he took a block he finished on the other end by drawing a foul on Covington. 7:30 to go, Once again LeBron tried to block James Harden's dunk but he was unable to block it which gave 6 points lead to the Rockets. Houston got 6 points lead after the third. 


Fourth Quarter


10:52 to go, Eric Gordon scored a 3-pointer on Russell Westbrook's dime for 8 points lead to the Rockets. 9:51 to go, Russell Westbrook nearly scored a bucket but LeBron James was there to block it with a punch on a ball. Just over 9 minutes to go, Russell Westbrook drained a 3-pointer which gave 15 points lead to the Rockets. 7:15 to go, Harden with a dance on a Lakers' player and finished with a floater drawing a foul on Anthony Davis. Rockets got 19 points lead in a game. Lakers were unable to score even a single point in 4:10 minutes before 7:05 remaining in a quarter. Houston Rockets made a 14-0 run in that time where the Lakers missed all of their shots.  

 


Houston Rockets' Scorers 


James Harden led a game with 36 points, 2 assists, and 5 points. Russell Westbrook added 24 points with 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Eric Gordon dropped 23 points in a game. Aston Rivers scored 10 points with 3 rebounds. 


Los Angeles Lakers' Scorers


Anthony Davis scored team-high 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. LeBron James scored 20 points in a game with 8 rebounds and 7 assists. He made some highlight plays in a game but it wasn't enough to give a win to the Lakers. Caruso scored 14 points in a game. Green added 10 points.  


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LeBron James and Anthony Davis get some records on their names. LeBron James scored 13 triple-doubles with 30+ points which are a record by any player. This is Lakers' first playoff series win since 2012. LeBron James finished a game with 36 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Anthony Davis scored 43 points with 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Lakers duo combined 79 points on 28-39 shooting to give a victory over Portland and advance into the semifinals of the Western Conference.


Damian Lillard's absence was the main reason where Portland has no chance in this game against the Los Angles Lakers. This is the first game after 18 years in which two players scored more than 35+ points in a game, In 2002 Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal dropped 36 points and 35 points in that game.    


First Half 


First Quarter



8:42 to go, Lebron gave a ball to McGee with the behind back pass and McGee tried to dunk on Nurkic but he blocked a shot of McGee. Anthony Davis scored the first 8 points for Lakers in the first quarter. 2:18 to go, LeBron drove to the rim and scored a bucket with a foul. 3 points play by LeBron James gave Lakers a lead. Lakers made 13-0 run in the last minutes of the quarter.  


Second Quarter :


Just under 5 minutes to go Portland got 5 points lead. 1:30 minutes to go, Portland had 7 points lead but Lakers made comeback in the quarter and tied a game at 68-68 with LeBron hitting last moment 3-pointer in the quarter. 

 

LeBron James scored 24 points with a rebound and 5 assists. Anthony Davis dropped 12 points with 3 rebounds and 3 assists. In Portland's team CJ McCollum lead a team with 21 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists. Carmelo Anthony added 18 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist. Portland Trail Blazers were super in the first half of the game from the long-range with making 10 3's from 15 and shooting percentage of it 66.7%.


First Half: Los Angeles Lakers 68 - Portland Trail Blazers 68


Second Half 


 Third Quarter 


Los Angeles Lakers made 11-0 run in the last 2 minutes of a game when 6:55 remaining in the quarter and they got 11 points lead in a game. 3:37 to in the quarter, It was a physical play but Anthony Davis finished with a dunk and drew a foul for 3 points play. 32 seconds to go, CJ McCollum scored a bucket to cut a lead to 5 points but in the next possession, Lakers replied with 3-pointer. Lakers got 8 points lead after the third quarter.


Fourth Quarter  


9:45 to go in the quarter, Portland Trail Blazers tied a game at 100-100 with Simon's 3-pointer. Lakers had 14 points lead in a game. 7:08 to go, Haward finished with a dunk what a set up by Caldwell-Pope. 6:43 to go, Portland Trail Blazers tied a game with a 3-pointer but Lakers replied with Caldwell-Pope's 3-pointer. 6:10 to go, offensive 3-second call violation by Lakers. 


5:11 to go, Anthony Davis finished with a jumper which extended a lead to 5 points for Lakers. 4:30 to go, Anthony Davis made a layup and drew a foul, Anthony Davis' 3-points play gave 5 points lead to Lakers. Another 2 free throws made by Anthony Davis gave 7 points lead to Lakers. 3:56 to go, Once again Anthony hammered a ball down, first, it started with Alex Caruso who stole a ball and passed a ball to Danny green. Danny Green made an alley-oop pass to Anthony Davis. Just under 3 minutes to go, Lakers got 13 points lead in a quarter.  Once the game was tied at 109-109 but Lakers made 20-7 run to get a victory.



Full Game: Los Angeles Lakers 131 - Portland Trail Blazers 122

Los Angeles Lakers' Scorer 



Anthony Davis was superb in this game as he scored 43 points on 14/18 shooting with 9 rebounds and 4 assists. LeBron James dropped 36 points with 10 rebounds and 10 assists on 14/19 shooting with a shooting percentage of 73.68%. Caldwell-Pope scored 14 points with 5 rebounds. Alex Caruso didn't score many points in a game but he was all over the floor for Lakers and made some very good play on defense at the right time. Howard scored 11 points and 6 rebounds for Lakers. 


Portland Trail Blazers' Scorer


 CJ McCollum dropped 36 points with 7 assists, 6 rebounds, and 1 steal. Melo added 27 points with 7 rebounds and Nurkic is on the board with 16 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals, and a block. Trent Jr added 16 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists in a game. Simons scored 13 points with 5 rebounds and 2.  


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Lakers take a 3-1 lead in a series against Portland Trail Blazers after dominating victory over them in the fourth game of a series. Lakers won a game 135-115.   


Los Angeles Lakers made 17 3-pointer in a game which is a playoff record by Los Angeles Lakers. Lakers were superb in a game with 56.3% of shooting and also they are too good from the defense. This is a very special day for the Lakers in the memory of  Kobe Bryant. This game held on August, 24. This means 8 numbers and 24 numbers which are both were by Kobe Bryant. Lakers come out on the court with a new uniform.  


JR Smith tied Kobe Bryant on the all-time list for playoff 3's made. Lakers players wore the Black Mamba City Edition Jersey with the heart number 2 written on it, it is the number Gianna once wore. 


It was a bad game for Portland as they lost a game with a big margin and their star player Damian Lillard left a game in the third quarter due to the right knee injury. 


First Quarter


Lakers' started a game with 15-0 run in the first four minutes of a game. Kuzma's 3-pointer gave Lakers 20 points lead when 3:40 to go in the quarter. 2:01 to go in the quarter Hassan Whiteside picked up flagrant foul when he hit Anthony Davis his elbow. 1:46 to go, LeBron James 2 free-throws gave 24 points lead to Lakers but Damian replied with 3-pointer. Lakers go 18 points lead in the first quarter. Lakers made 15-0 run in last 4 minutes


Anthony Davis had a huge first quarter in the game, He scored 16 points with 3 assists and 3 rebounds. Caldwell-Pope also there with a double-figure in the first quarter with 10 points. LeBron James added 8 points with 2 rebounds and 3 assists.


Second Quarter 


11:18 to go in the quarter, LeBron blocked a shot and on the other side, Kuzma drained a 3-pointer on LeBron James assist. 8:36 to go in a quarter, Nurkic's two free throws cut a lead to 17 points. Lakers made 8-0 run. 6:38 to go, Melo scored on LeBron James. 4:20 to go, Damian Lillard, made 3- pointer. 2:55 to go in the quarter, Danny Green banged an open 3-pointer.     


1:40 to go in the quarter, Caruso's 3-pointer gave 27 points lead on LeBron's assist. LeBron James' 3- pointer gave 30 points but Portland replied Trent Jr.'s 3-pointer. LeBron James all the way in finish second quarter. Laker's got a huge 29 points lead in the first half.


First Half: Los Angeles Lakers 80 - Portland Trail Blazers 51


LeBron James scored 22 points, 3 rebounds, and 7 assists. Anthony Davis put a huge number in the first half with 18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists. Caldwell-Pope added 10 points and Danny Green scored 9 points. 


Nurkic added 15 points with 8 rebounds, CJ McCollum and Anthony Davis both scored 8 points. Damian Lillard scored 9 points with 4 rebounds in the first half. 


Lakers made 11 3-pointer in the first half and Portland was able to score only 3 3-pointer in the first. defensively Lakers were too good in the first half.



Third Quarter 


11:12 to go McGee scored by grabbing offensive rebound from a missed shot of Caldwell-Pope.10:36 to go, LeBron James scored on Anthony Davis' missed shot which gave 31 points lead to Lakers. 9:21 to go, LeBron James drained 36 footer 3-pointer which gave a lead of 38 points to Lakers. 8:55 to go, McGee blocked a shot of Carmelo Anthony. 


6:40 to go, CJ McCollum drained a 3-pointer with a foul to 4 points play which cut a lead to 22 points for Portland Trail Blazers.  Third Quarter score: Lakers 112 - Portland 87.



Fourth Quarter 


Lakers bench players got a chance to play in the fourth quarter. Hezonja scored 3-pointer to give 100 points mark in a game to Portland TrailBlazer. Lakers dominated Portland from staring at the game to the end of the game. Portland had no chance in a game to come back. The blow out victory for Lakers 135-115.


Los Angeles Lakers' Scorers


LeBron James finished a game with 30 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 1 blocks by making 10 shots out of 12 with a shooting percentage of 83.33% in 28 minutes.  Anthony Davis scored  18 points with 5 rebounds and 5 assists. in 18 minutes of a game, He played only 18 minutes due to back spasms. Kyle Kuzma scored 18 points by hitting 5 3-pointers. Howard added 13 points with 8 rebounds. Green was on a scoreboard with 14 points, 4 rebounds, and an assist. Lakers blocked a ball 9 times in a game, Anthony Davis and McGee were the main reason behind these blocks.



Portland Trail Blazers' Scorers


Damian Lillard scored only 11 points in a game before he left a game due to knee injury. CJ McCollum dropped 18 points with 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Whiteside and Hezonja each scored 11 points. Trent Jr. added 13 points, Nurkic was a top-scorer for Portland as he scored 20 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Carmelo Anthony made 16 points with 2 rebounds. Gabrial scored 10 points. 8 players scored in double-figure for Portland Trail Blazers in a game. 


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Los Angeles Lakers' duo LeBron James and Anthony Davis played great in this game and gave 116-108 victory to Lakers. James finished a game with 38 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists. Anthony Davis scored 23 points in the second half alone. He scored 29 points with 11 rebounds and 8 assists.  LeBron James and Anthony Davis both scored nearly triple-double in a game. 


Lebron James achieved another milestone in this game as he climbed on number 3 for most 3-pointers in playoff history. Damian Lillard back to play against Lakers in a Game 3. in game 2 he injured his left-hand index finger.


First Quarter 


There was no scoring in the first 1 and a half minutes of a game. 8:15 minutes to go, Damian Lillard's 3-pointer gave 7 points lead to the Portland. Portland was able to get 4 points lead after the first quarter of play in a game. 


Second Quarter


Lakers missed so many free throws in the first half of the game. 4:31 left in the quarter, Dwight Howard got offensive rebounds and a ball went to Anthony Davis who scored a bucket with a dunk. After this Lakers missed some very good opportunities to score. 3:20 to go What a block by Anthony Davis on Damian Lillard who was going for a dunk. 2:26 to go in the quarter, Gary Trent Jr. scored a bucket with a jumper and drew a foul on Anthony Davis. This play gave Portland 7 points lead in a game. 


1:29 minutes remaining LeBron James spins and makes it home to cut a lead to 3 points. On the next possession, LeBron James made both free throws which cut a lead to only one point. LeBron James had a chance to give a Lakers a lead but he missed both free throws. he missed 5 free throws in first half. Anthony Davis also missed 5 free- throws in the first half.  CJ McCollum shots from the 3-point line at the buzzer gave 4 points lead to Portland Trail Blazers.


Lakers missed 13 free throws in the first half from 13, Anthony Davis and LeBron James missed 10 free throws. 


First Half: Los Angeles Lakers 53 - Portland Trail Blazers 57



Portland Trail Blazers dynamic duo played very well in the first half, Damian Lillard scored 19 points while CJ McCollum scored 20 points. LeBron James scored 22 points in the first half. Danny Green scored 8 points. Anthony Davis not as good as he was in the second game.


Third Quarter :


LeBron James starter a quarter with a 3-pointer but Carmelo Anthony replied with a 3-pointer. 

9:25 to go LeBron James banged a 3-pointer which tied a game at 64-64. Caldwell Pope scored a 3-pointer which was assisted by Anthony Davis to give 3 points lead to Lakers. 


LeBron James made all his free throws to give 6 points lead to the Lakers. 7:22 to go in the quarter, Anthony made a 2-pointer on LeBron James. 11 points of Carmelo Anthony in the first five minutes of a game tied a game at 72-72. 6:05 to go, Calwell-Pope scored long-range shot on LeBron James dish. What a beautiful move by CJ McCollum to score a bucket. Carmelo Anthony's jumper cut a lead to only one point with 4:35 remaining in the quarter. 


3:40 to go in the quarter, What a move by Anthony Davis as he dunked on a rim with a two-handed jam. Kuzma's both free throws gave 6 points lead to the Lakers. Just under 3-minutes to go in the quarter, Caruso stole a ball, pass a ball to Caldwell who missed a 3-pointer but an offensive rebound grabbed by Anthony Davis, who scored a bucket with a two-handed jam. 2:29 to go, Caruso's 3-pointer gave 11 points lead to Lakers. Lakers outscored Portland in the third quarter with 40-29.   



Fourth Quarter


9:18 to go in the quarter, Another nice play by Caruso with Euro step and he passed a ball to Dwight who scored with a dunk. 8:32 minutes remaining in the quarter, Damian Lillard fouled by JR Smith on 3 points play, 3 free-throws for Damian Lillard who made 2 out of 3. 


8 minutes to go, Dwight Howard finished with a dunk on LeBron's alley-oop pass. Once again LeBron James made another alley-oop pass to Anthony Davis who scored with a 2 handed dunk for 7 points lead to the Lakers. 6 minutes to go, Anthony Davis finished with a jumper to give 9  points lead to Lakers. 5:08 minutes to go in the quarter, Anthony Davis was fouled by Nurkic, Davis went to the foul line but he missed both free throws. What a sloppy play by both teams when 3:27 minutes left in the quarter. 


LeBron James drove and tried to score with a layup but he missed, Anthony Davis was there to grab a rebound and put a ball into a bucket with a dunk. 1:21 minutes to go, Los Angeles Lakers made 3 block shots on 1 possession in which Danny Green made 2 blocks. 58 seconds to go, LeBron James banged a 3-pointer to give 14 points lead to the Lakers.   


Full Game: Los Angeles Lakers 116 - Portland Trail Blazers 108



Los Angeles Lakers' Scorers


LeBron James and Anthony Davis scored combined 97 points in a game with 23 rebounds and 16 assists. LeBron stole a ball 2 times and Anthony Davis blocked a shot 3 times with 2 steals. Another good game from Caldwell Pope as he scored 13 points for Lakers. Alex Caruso added 10 points with 4 rebounds and 7 assists. 


Portland Trail Blazers' scorers 


Damian Lillard came back from his injury as he had a big game. Damian Lillard scored 34 points with 7 assists and 5 rebounds, CJ McCollum gave him support with 28 points 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and a block. Melo did a great job for Blazers, He added 20 points with 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals, and a block. Nurkic made 10 points with 7 rebounds and 3 assists.  




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Danny Green, Alex Caruso, and Caldwell-Pope scored only 13 points in the first game. Caldwell-Pope didn't make any shot from his 9 attempts and Caruso made only 1 out of six. This is the players who are playing against Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum and If Lakers want to win these 3 players need to step up on defense to stop Damian and CJ McCollum. After dominating victory over Portland in a second game, Lakers tied a series 1-1. 


Anthony Davis is the first player to score 30+ points in less than 30 minutes in a playoff game. This is the first playoff victory for Lakers since May 2012.


Lakers did a great job on the defensive side of the game. They stopped Lillard and Nurkic who always grabbed important rebounds and stopped him under 10 points. Green, Caldwell-Pope, and Caruso did a great job to stop Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. 


First Quarter


7:32 left in the quarter Pope hit a 3-pointer to give a 6 point lead to the Lakers. 7 minutes to go, What an ally oop pass by Anthony Davis to LeBron James. Lakers get 8 points lead in the game. 6:26 to go McGee hammered another a rim with another dunk, 9 points lead for the Lakers. Lillard finished with the Euro step on McGee and draw a foul, 3 points play by Damian Lillard cut a lead to six.   


14.5 seconds to go, Anthony Davis grabbed an offensive rebound and dunked to score. Anthony Davis scored 11 points in the first half. Los Angeles Lakers got an 8 points lead after a quarter 1.



Second Quarter


9:53 remaining in the quarter, Kuzma's layup gave a first double-digit lead to the Lakers. Trent Jr banged a 3-pointer to cut a lead to 6 points. 6:04 to go team play by Lakers, Anthony Davis bucket got 10 points lead to the Lakers. 5:27 to go in the Quarter, Alex Caruso grabbed third foul. 5:11 to go Dwight Howard got his 3 fouls in just seven minutes. 4:45 remaining in the quarter, Kyle Kuzma with his first 3-pointer gave 11 points lead to Lakers before this Anthony Davis blocked a shot of Damian Lillard. LeBron James found Anthony Davis for the Slam. 1:06 to go, LeBron James bucket gave 13 points lead to the Lakers. 49 seconds remaining in the quarter, Anthony Davis knocked down 3-pointer to give 14 points lead to Lakers. In the Next position, Anthony Davis scored a bucket and drew a foul. 3 points play from Anthony Davis gave the largest lead of 17 points in the game. 


First Half 


Anthony Davis was superb in the first half, He scored 21 points with 11 rebounds and 8 assists. LeBron James added 10 points with 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Damian Lillard scored 14 points for Portland in the first half of the game.



Third Quarter 


10:30 to go, Pope buried 3-pointer, 18 points lead to the Lakers. On the next play, Anthony Davis' bucket gave 20 points lead to the Lakers. 9:28 to go in the quarter, Anthony Davis grabbed a rebound and gave a long pass to Pope who finished with a dunk. Lakers got the lead of 22 points.

 

9 minutes to go, Pope knocked down another 3-pointer on LeBron James' dish. Lakers got 27 points lead when McGee finished on a bucket. 5-0 run from Portland cut a lead to 22 points. 5:36 to go Anthony Davis made smoothest 3-pointer with a game with no touch on the bucket. 3:30 to go, Anthony Davis scored with a short break, spin, and drive, Lakers got 28 points lead. 3 minutes to go in the quarter, Lakers got 30 points lead in the game. 



Fourth Quarter 


Los Angeles never gave any chance to Portland to come back in a game. Reserved players played many minutes in the last quarter of the game. 


Portland Trail Blazers suffered a big loss as Damian Lillard dislocated his left index finger.  


Lakers Scorers 


Anthony Davis led a Lakers in scoring with 31 points, 11 rebounds, and a couple of blocks. LeBron James scored only 10 points in a game with 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Caldwell-Pope was super in this game as he scored 16 points, McGee scored 10 points with 8 rebounds. 


Portland Trail Blazers Scorers 


Damian Lillard scored 18 points, Lakers did a good job from scoring him from the long-range as he did in the first game. CJ McCollum added 13 points. Simmons scored 11 points in a game.


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