Houston may have the formula to reach Game 7, but must thwart the Lakers' rebuttal and LeBron James in a Game 6 to do so.

Lakers blowout Rockets in Game 6, advance to face Thunder in NBA Playoffs originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The ...

The Lakers eliminated Houston with a 98-78 win in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series Friday night by holding the Rockets to a season low in points.

The Los Angeles Lakers shocked the basketball world by winning each of the first three games of their first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets. At that point, it looked like it was a ...

The Lakers were coming off two straight losses at the hands of the Rockets, pushing them halfway to an unprecedented collapse. Game 4 was a one-sided defeat on the road, Game 5 wa ...

LeBron James scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half and added seven assists, but Los Angeles lost its second straight after going up 3-0.

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant has been ruled out for Friday's Game 6 of the team's first-round playoff series against the ...

The No. 5 seed Houston Rockets and No. 4 seed Los Angeles Lakers play Friday, May 1, in Game 6 of their first-round 2026 NBA playoffs series. The game is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. MST (9:30 p.m.

Austin Reaves made his return for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Houston Rockets in Game 5. Here's the latest on his status for Game 6.

Relive all the action from the Lakers' dominant Game 6 victory that saw them crowned NBA champs. LeBron James goes off for a triple-double to help Los Angeles win their 17th championship over the ...