This could have been the second Rockets win of the season. Kevin Porter Jr’s last second 3pt attempt was this close. That said, this was also the Rockets best game of the season, despite it being a loss.
The Lakers needed everything they could get from their future Hall of Famers (Carmelo Anthony added 15pts on excellent shooting off the bench) to narrowly defeat the Rockets tonight. Russell Westbrook scored 27 on efficient shooting. Anthony Davis scored 27, and used his Fall Down/Shoot Free Thow super power frequently. But those great outings wouldn’t have been enough without a vintage Lebron James takeover in the fourth quarter where he scored eight straight points off drives or ISOs and turned a Rockets league around in favor of his team.