LeBron Shines Against Durant, But Unexpected Heroes Smart and Kennard Hold the Key to Lakers’ Shocking 2-0 Lead Over Rockets
“I felt good. Glad to be back out there during high-pressure moments. But yeah, bad game for me,” Durant said.
Nobody else on the Rockets stepped up. Alperen Sengun had a good box score game with 20 points and 11 rebounds, but that doesn’t tell the story of his struggles — he missed bunnies all night and finished 9-of-19 in the paint. The Lakers would double-team Sengun when he had the ball in the post, and he would freeze, which cut off a lot of how the Rockets wanted to score in the halfcourt.
The Lakers’ defense also doesn’t fear the Rockets’ ball handlers or shooters, and Houston isn’t making them pay. As a team, the Rockets shot just 24.1% from 3 — Houston needs to hope that home cooking improves their shooting and changes the dynamic of their role players getting outplayed.



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