The Houston Rockets dominated the Los Angeles Lakers in a game where the Rockets scored 78 points in the first half. The Lakers struggled defensively, trailing by 30 points midway through the third quarter. Despite a late surge, the Lakers lost 135-119, falling back to .500 at 24-24. Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with impressive performances. The Lakers now face a tough road trip with games in Boston and New York.
Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green had 13 points in the first quarter; he has now scored 10+ first quarter points in 3 of the past 4 games. #Rockets #Sarge #RocketsWire
No lies detected on LeBron Jamesโ comments that this team can play well or awful on any given night. @LakersSBN https://t.co/eFBbxm3ZNO
LeBron James had a blunt assessment of the Lakers: 'On any given night we could get our ass kicked': https://t.co/1X48kSzgKy
LeBron James had a very blunt message about the state of the Lakers after an ugly loss to the Hawks https://t.co/z6y64s9Gau
James Worthy highlights challenges for Lakers after Hawks defeat #JamesWorthy #LosAngelesLakers https://t.co/3BodS32lQe
LeBron James Posts Cryptic Tweet After Another Embarrassing Lakers Loss https://t.co/GT0W1rtZ2T
Lakers picked apart by Hawks ahead of Celtics, Knicks clashes https://t.co/IjwLuZg86T
Trae Young and Dejounte Murray propel Hawks to win over fatigued Lakers #AtlantaHawks #LosAngelesLakers https://t.co/bB43ZOLzzF
Assessing every Lakers playerโs performance from the teamโs 138-122 loss to the Hawks. @LakersSBN https://t.co/kVfGg7VNzq
LeBron on the Lakers falling below .500 again this season: โWe could on any given night beat any team in the NBA and then on any given night we could get our a** kicked.โ (via @mcten) https://t.co/yCLNkqFMaP
LeBron James had a blunt assessment of the Lakers: 'On any given night we could get our ass kicked' https://t.co/1X48kSzgKy
LeBron James Gets Brutally Honest On Lakers' Inconsistent Season https://t.co/TjHRhhhTzr
โWe could on any given night beat any team in the NBA. And then on any given night we could get our ass kicked.โ LeBron on the Lakers' 24-25 record ๐ณ (via @mcten) https://t.co/nrI4Db1u1v
The Lakers are 24-25 after their loss in Atlanta. (via @mcten) https://t.co/BN7jqvPcFc
LeBron James on the 24-25 Lakers: โWe could on any given night beat any team in the NBA. And then on any given night we could get our ass kickedโ https://t.co/IlKra5XAmy
LeBron just said: "On any given night, we can beat any team in the NBA, and on any given night, we can get our ass kicked by any team in the NBA." True. But on way too many nights, the Lakers lose to inferior teams, too often badly. They're 24-25.
โ๏ธ for @SportingTrib. The Lakers lost to the Hawks. Sure, they didn't have Anthony Davis and are on a back-to-back. But that supposed great defense didn't show up yet again. https://t.co/f62vFoP2MW
Final: Hawks 138, Lakers 122 The Lakers drop below .500 to 24-25. They're 1-2 on their six-game road trip. They've given up 130+ points in four straight games and five of seven games overall. Things don't get any easier with BOS and NYK up next. Up next: at Boston on Thursday.
The Lakers drop to 1-2 on their six-game road trip, get blitzed in Atlanta on a night when AD sat because of hip spasms, 138-122. Reaves 28p 6a 2s; LeBron 20p 7-of-17 shooting 4-of-9 FTs 9r 8a; Rui 16p 4r 2s; Vando 12p 6-of-6 shooting 4r 3a 2s; D-Lo 9p on 3-of-11. BOS on Thurs.
Final: Hawks 138, Lakers 122. LAL go back under .500 at 24-25, with tough games at Boston and New York up next this week as the Grammy Trip continues.
That Lakers score -- yeesh. Houston/Atlanta were the two more winnable games on this road trip. Now LA heads to Boston and New York with Rob Pelinka deciding how aggressive he needs to be before next week's trade deadline.
The Lakers have once again fallen below .500 on the season. Yikes. https://t.co/prMj8qKfzq
Austin Reaves: 28 points 6 assists 2 steals 10/19 FG He was the Lakers leading scorer in the loss tonight. https://t.co/IVxkCay3r9
LAL will fall to 0-3 without Anthony Davis. They lost the first two by a combined 48 points, and trail 129-110 with 3:00 left, and the bench cleared.
The Lakers are emptying their bench with 3:21 left and down 18 points.
The Lakers are complete trash
When you're trying to come back from down by 15 after 3Q, going 1-for-5 on FTs to start the 4th doesn't help things. LAL is now 11-for-22 from the line for the game and trail 123-107 with 4:46 to go in the 4th.
The Lakers are now 5-13 at the line in the second half. Almost feels worse. https://t.co/ZAZrIztFJN
The Lakers are 11 for 22 at the FT line (50%). That's killed them tonight.
LAL had a pair of chances to trim the lead under 10, with Reaves missing a short J in the paint, and Hachimura an open corner 3, before ATL countered with a transition put-back dunk off a LeBron block. 109-97 is the margin with 8:44 to play.
LeBron opened the 4th Q with a 3, and LAL are 7 for 9 from distance in the 2nd half after a 2 for 13 first half. They're within 10 after Rui Hachimura scored in transition. Meanwhile, Trae Young was shooting 28.2% from 3 in January, but started 6 for 6 tonight.
Third quarter: Hawks 103, Lakers 88 Austin Reaves has 23 points and 6 assists. LeBron has 14 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Rui Hachimura has 11 points. DLo has 9 on 3-11 FGs. LA is 12 minutes away from likely dropping below .500 again with Boston and New York up next.
Lakers down 15 points to the Hawks going into the fourth ๐ฌ https://t.co/nXXg7iCHfM
Views from the game: Rockets defeat Lakers 135-119 https://t.co/1qKCIcS2N2 via @DreamShakeSBN
Houston started the 3rd Q on a 16-4 run last night. Tonight's, it's a quick 6-0 Atlanta run to start the 3rd that has LAL down 73-56, the biggest deficit thus far.
The Lakers trail 67-56 at the half. They're shooting 2-for-13 from 3; the Hawks are 7-for-17 from the outside.
Halftime: Hawks 67, Lakers 56 Austin Reaves leads LA with 13 points and 5 assists. LeBron has 8 points and 5 assists. Rui Hachimura has 8 points. DLo only has 4 points on 1-7 FGs and played just 13 minutes. LA is 2-13 on 3s (15.4%). Dejounte Murray has 12 points and 7 assists.
LAL trail 67-56 at the half. Atlanta came into this game as the 29th ranked team in 3-point % in January at 32.9%, but hit 7 of 17 (41.2%) to LAL's 2 of 13 (15.4%) in the half.
Lakers playing that wonderful lockdown defense as they held the Hawks to 67 points in the first half. Woof.
Austin Reaves finds LeBron for the alley-oop! Lakers-Hawks | Live on the NBA App ๐ฒ https://t.co/1Gp0H2PIZT https://t.co/ii5AkiuRh0
The Lakers are in the middle of their toughest remaining 4-game stretch of the season. After their back-to-back with the Hawks tonight, they'll continue on their road trip with games in Boston and New York. https://t.co/vJxvvk5Pk8
Trae with the LONG lob to Jalen Johnson ๐ฅ Lakers-Hawks | Live on the NBA App ๐ฒ https://t.co/1Gp0H2PIZT https://t.co/Y0wFWnjQnO
The Lakers trail 36-29 after 1Q here in ATL. LAL shot 46.2%; the Hawks shot 65.2%.
First quarter: Hawks 36, Lakers 29 Austin Reaves leads the Lakers with 9 points. LeBron James and Rui Hachimura each have 4 points. Hawks are shooting 65.2% and have outscored LA 24-20 in the paint. LA is 1-for-10 on 3s (10%). Dejounte Murray has 8 points, 5 assists and 1 steal.
LAL lost their first two games without Anthony Davis by a combined 48 points. Tonight, they head into the 2nd Q trailing Atlanta 36-29. They'll need to get more shots to fall after a 12 for 26 1st Q (1 of 10 from 3).
This is LAL's first back-to-back in a month, and they just haven't been able to stick a 3 in the opening minutes, going 0 for 8 from distance. They trail 20-18 despite forcing 5 Hawks turnovers.
A montage of Jalen Green scoring in between a bunch of Lakers last night 34 PTS | 12 REB | 7 AST | 4 3PT | 1 TO https://t.co/hDSobhDqsy
No pair of teammates aged 21 or younger had ever both recorded stat lines of: โฝ๏ธ 30+ PTS โฝ๏ธ 10+ REB โฝ๏ธ 5+ AST In the same season. Jalen Green and Alperen ลengรผn did it in the same ๐๐๐ข๐. H/T @OptaSTATS https://t.co/E6PtiBtZFP
Rockets blow out Lakers at Toyota Center for second time this season https://t.co/g6NhlcahkN via @SportsRadio610
Rockets guard Fred VanVleet only had 3 points in the win over the Lakers, but he had a game high 14 assistsโฆI asked him about Jalen Green(34) and Alperen Sengun(31)carrying the scoring load: โI was hoping they went for 50 a piece, they made my job easy tonight.โ #Sarge
#Rockets romp over #Lakers 135-119 https://t.co/DNsVQ2Sx9h via @DreamShakeSBN
Green and Sengun combine for 65 points in Rocketsโ dominant win over Lakers #AlperenSengun #HoustonRockets #JalenGreen #LosAngelesLakers https://t.co/bhr1o9sPxo
Rockets insider: Houston flexes its swagger in win over Lakers https://t.co/pckn1ez9m2
Assessing every Lakers playerโs performance from the teamโs 135-119 loss to the Rockets. @LakersSBN https://t.co/ZuU5ZyIxoj
Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun made history tonight ๐ https://t.co/llk3LWTRdN
โMy main focus is being right here with my team,โ said Rockets guard Jalen Green about blocking out all of the negative criticism that comes his way. Greenโs 34 points and 12 rebounds helped Houston defeat the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. #Rockets #Sarge @TheRocketsWire https://t.co/1BlIiwfSHd
Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun both had 30+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ assists for the @HoustonRockets tonight. They are both 21 years old. It's the first time in NBA history 2 teammates 21 or younger have each had such a game in the same season (let alone in the same game). https://t.co/TtD6vAsBMG
Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun become the first duo in NBA history to each have 30+ points and 10+ rebounds in the same game, both at the age 21 or younger! Green: 34 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, W Sengun: 31 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, W https://t.co/1YLYPvWi4l
Rockets 135, Lakers 119: Houston dominates L.A. to begin homestand https://t.co/frtJap1h8m
Sengun and Jalen Green combine for 64 points as the Rockets beat the Lakers. ๐ฅ https://t.co/ENjuiZ4jnn https://t.co/Hv1ZSuVSAs
The Rockets destroy the Lakers ๐ณ โ HOU +1.5 โ O 235.5 https://t.co/lrHOm7w6mm
Lakers give up 42 in the first quarter, 78 in the first half AT HOUSTON, get embarrassed. Just pathetic. Now they'll say they were "tired" after double OT at Golden State Saturday night. Please.
The Rockets defeat the Lakers 135-119. #Rockets #Sarge #RocketsWire
Lakers lost in Houston. LeBron James played 37 minutes, Anthony Davis played 29 and DโAngelo Russell played 41. Theyโll be in Atlanta for their 3rd game in 4 nights tomorrow.
โ๏ธ for @SportingTrib. For the second time this season, the Lakers get embarrassed by the Rockets in Houston. https://t.co/LTGoCbbhmc
The Lakers cut a once 30-point deficit down to 10 in the 4th Q but lose in Houston, 135-119, to fall back to .500 at 24-24. LeBron 23p 10a 6r; AD 23p 7r 2s; D-Lo 23p 5a; Rui 16p 5r. LAL plays the 2nd night of a b2b tomorrow in Atlanta.
Final: Rockets 135, Lakers 119 LA drops to 24-24 and 1-1 on their six-game Grammy road trip. They made things interesting in the fourth but never got closer than within 10 points. Anthony Davis, LeBron James and D'Angelo Russell each had 23 points. Up next: at Atlanta tomorrow.
This is the 24th time in 46 games played where the Lakers have been outscored with Anthony Davis on the floor.
The Lakers didn't come within single digits once in the final 33+ minutes of that game. Dominant win by the #Rockets, even with LeBron playing 37 minutes
Rockets split season series with Lakers 2-2, avoid losing tiebreaker. https://t.co/8fCCg31das
LeBron played through the 2:13 mark of the 4th, and LAL outscored HOU 27-18, but couldn't get close enough to cause a real scare as HOU led by as many as 30. He sits with 23P, 10A and 6R in 37 minutes. Davis didn't return in the 4th, and finishes with 29 minutes.
The Lakers get called for their second tech in the last couple mins: first Jaxson Hayes got called for a delay of game and then D-Lo was T'd up for arguing whether HOU had possession or not before that last timeout.
The Lakers have emptied their bench with 2:13 left and down 16.
The Lakers get called for their second tech in the last couple mins: first Jaxson Hayes got called for a delay of game and then LeBron was T'd up for arguing whether HOU had possession or not before that last timeout.
D'Angelo Russell just picked up a technical foul during the timeout. The Lakers are upset that the Rockets were awarded a timeout when the ball appeared to be loose.
A delay-of-game technical foul on the Lakers.
The Lakers call timeout down 13, 121-108, with 4:05 left.
Rockets split season series with Lakers 2-2.
Flagrant 1 is the ruling on Brooks. Lakers got 2 FT's and the ball, currently down 119-103 with 5:45 to play; LeBron missed both FT's, but converted a layup as LAL kept possession, to cut the margin to 14. He's 3 for 8 tonight at the line.
LA has outscored Houston 19-11 to start the fourth to make this a 16-point game, 119-103, with 6:24 left. LA is sticking with LeBron, DLo and Austin but no AD coming out of the timeout.
Lakers trail 108-84 after 3 Q's. LeBron has played 27 minutes (15P, 6A, 5R) and AD 29 (23P, 7R, 2A). LeBron is starting the 4th Q on the floor, with AD sitting.
Third quarter: Rockets 108, Lakers 84 Houston outscored 30-24 in the third and led by as many as 30 points. AD has 23 points and 7 rebounds. DLo has 23 points and 4 assists. LeBron has 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. No other Laker is in double figures.
The Rockets are giving the Lakers that WORK tonightโฆ sheesh. ๐ฎโ๐จ https://t.co/Z7uOdDFfuV
LAL's starters were -9 in the first half, and start the 3rd Q -12 with the Rockets on a 16-4 run into a time out at the 7:34 mark. That's a -21 for the group with Houston leading 94-64. Russell and Davis have 18 points apiece on the other end.
The Lakers lost here in Houston by 34 earlier this since back on November 8. https://t.co/Zt0p5wCsFc
The Lakers call timeout as Houston extends their lead to 30 points, 94-64, with 7:34 left in the third quarter. Given how the Lakers have played tonight and tomorrow being a back-to-back, it's getting to close to the point in which LA should consider resting their starters.
Sengun elevates off the roll for the EMPHATIC jam! Lakers-Rockets | Live on the NBA App ๐ฒ https://t.co/d8rYkIjszt https://t.co/C0sLvz9Ord
The Lakers trail by 30, 94-64, here in Houston midway through the 3rd Q.
This is a beatdown. The Lakers are down 29 early in the third.
At the half, the Rockets lead the Lakers 78-60. #Rockets #Sarge #RocketsWire
LAL had cut into Houston's 21-point lead to make it 73-60 with 40.3 seconds left, but then allowed a pair of Rockets 3's, including one at the buzzer, to find themselves down 18. Rockets shot 55.6% overall, and crushed LAL in rebounds, 29-15, 9-1 on the offensive glass.
The Rockets scored 78 in the first half. Lakers really shut them down there.
The Rockets scored 79 in the first half. Lakers really shut them down there.
The Lakers' defense is getting shredded by the young, talented Rockets. LAL trails 78-60 at the half, with Dillon Brooks hitting back-to-back jumpers to end the 2nd Q after the Lakers had cut a 21-point deficit to 13