Lakers beat Rockets to reach to next round

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4 years ago

The Los Angeles Lakers edged the Houston Rockets, 119-94, in Game 5 of their NBA playoffs best-of-seven semifinal series to advance to the Western Conference (WC) finals. Houston did not stop Lakers star LeBron James from scoring 29 points to dump the losing Rockets from 1st to 4th quarter and never looked back. Anthony Davis also contributed to the win with 13 points and 11 rebounds.


Houston did nothing but look at the Lakers who did not seem to get tired and beat them in the very style of their "speed game." Many admired the Lakers' defense and Frank Vogel's coaching style who knew how to develop a strategy to beat the Rockets. According to Vogel, the Rockets are fast so they hit it with the same speed and he temporarily did not play their centers Dwight Howard and Ja Vale McGee so as not to be left behind in the race. By the middle of the 4th quarter, Vogel had rested star players LeBron and Davis because the Rockets had piled up more than 20 points or garbage time. James Harden and Russell Westbrook lost 30 points and 1o failed to form due to the Lakers' tight defense. The Lakers will just have to wait for the winner between the Denver Nuggets and LA Clippers in the other Western Conference Semifinals Series. The Clippers just need one more win to set up the Battle of Los Angeles in the Western Conference Finals duel.

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Nice article

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4 years ago

Thanks i'm just really an NBA fanatic and i want all the read cash members here to be updated on what is happening around the NBA Playoffs

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4 years ago

As expected from the beast LBJ from lakers I hope to see them at The finals congrats also to Houston Rocket for coming this far they did great btw thanks for sharing this

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4 years ago

No problem Bro thanks also for having a time on this one, LBJ is getting old already and lots of people say especially his haters that this is his last biggest chance to capture another NBA Title and as the situation goes by i think he have a very very big chance of doing this and also as a answer for his promise to the late Kobe Bryant for promising and honoring him this years Title.

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4 years ago

LBJ with Anthony Davis will win the western conference finals. Congrats Lakers for ending the drought

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4 years ago

It is going to be tough for the Lakers to do it but my thoughts on this is if they win the Crown of being a Western Conference Champion 100 percent they will win the NBA Championship as the West Division is very deep and talented compared to the Eastern Conference Teams.

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4 years ago

Congrats Lakers!

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4 years ago

Yes and they are just waiting for their opponents on the Western Conference Finals as the Denver Nuggets once again forced a game 7 in this playoffs.

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