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The Los Angeles Lakers suffered another slow start and were blown out by the Houston Rockets in their game. In the first quarter, the Rockets outscored the Lakers 32-18, with Rui Hachimura leading the way with 6 points. LeBron James scored 5 points, while Christian Wood went scoreless in 10 minutes. The Lakers struggled to catch up throughout the game and trailed 99-71 after the third quarter. This performance added to the Lakers' poor start to the season, setting a record for first-quarter futility. The absence of Anthony Davis and other injuries contributed to their struggles.
Lakers set a record for first-quarter futility with yet another laughable opening frame against Rockets (By @SamQuinnCBS) https://t.co/OqJo6DXO1g
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The Lakers trail the Rockets 99-71 after 3Q. The kind of spiritless performance that has me consulting the thesaurus to properly describe it. LAL might be dealing with injuries, but this is the type of night where the team will deserve whatever opprobrium that comes with it.
Third quarter: Rockets 99, Lakers 71 LA has been blown out in two of its first three games on this road trip. DLo has 22 points. LeBron has 18. Rui Hachimura has 15. Austin Reaves (2-9 FGs) has struggled. Christian Wood is scoreless. HOU has 50 points in the paint.
Halftime: Rockets 66, Lakers 45 Another disappointing first half from LA, even when factoring in their missing AD and others. Rui Hachimura has 15 points, picking up where he left off in the Kings loss. LeBron has 9 points. HOU has 44 points in the paint and 15 fast-break… https://t.co/JYvk6iUd0A
First quarter: Rockets 32, Lakers 18 LA's slow starts continue to put them in an early hole. Houston has 20 points in the paint. Rui Hachimura has 6 points. LeBron has 5. Christian Wood is scoreless in 10 minutes. Colin Castleton got his first rotation minutes of the season.
The Lakers trail 32-18 after the 1st Q. They were outscored by 61 pts in the 1st Q through their first six games -- the worst 1st Q performance through six games in league history since the 1964-65 Detroit Pistons.
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