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HOUSTON — One year after the Houston Rockets lost a first-round playoff series that became the catalyst for a seismic trade to acquire Kevin Durant, the Rockets’ 2025-26 season ended in the first ...

HOUSTON — JJ Redick said the Lakers would need to “kill” the Rockets to close out their first round playoff series. And on Friday night at Toyota Center, the Lakers accomplished their goal, ...

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers continues to defy Father Time. On Friday, he led the Lakers to a Game 6 win over the Houston Rockets, 98-78. James finished with 28 points, seven rebounds and ...

HOUSTON -- After LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 98-78 Game 6 victory over the Rockets on Friday to clinch their first-round series, the 41-year-old allowed himself a rare instance to ...

The Houston Rockets lost the first three games of their best-of-seven 2026 NBA playoff series with the Los Angeles Lakers. But now the Rockets have won two straight, and can even the series when the ...