Important victory for the Los Angeles Lakers as they aim to finish the regular season as high as possible against a direct rival like Houston Rockets with a score of 104-98. The stars of JJ Redick’s team did not have the best shooting day, but 2 bench players came through.
Thus, Luka Doncic finished with 20 points (1 for 7 on threes) and 9 assists. LeBron James ended with 16 points and Austin Reaves with 12. The bench provided the three-point shooting as both Dorian Finney-Smith and Gabe Vicent contributed with 6 triples each to finish both with 20 points, showing great accuracy in their shooting. In the Rockets, Amen Thompson was also the top scorer with 20 points.
This victory, along with the Grizzlies’ loss to the Celtics, solidifies the Lakers in the fourth spot in the West with a 2-game lead over the Tennessee team. They are just one game behind the Nuggets, and still quite distant, 2 and a half games behind their today’s rival, the Rockets.
