Score: HOU 108 LAL 90
Game was pretty much over by the middle of this quarter. The Rockets capitalized on opportunities on offense and the Lakers couldn't. Lakers also made too many turnovers and that helped let the game slip away. Prayers to Julius Randle. It's unfortunate that his NBA career has to start off with an awful leg injury that could potentially shut him down for the rest of this season. You don't want to see a rookie go through that injury in his first professional game. Stay tuned for the full recap.
Q3:
Score: HOU 85 LAL 69
Tough luck on that open layup by Xavier Henry to beat the buzzer. Early on, the defensive activity was much better and the offense started to pick up. As I said in my halftime post, either Boozer or Lin have to step up to shed some load off of Kobe and Boozer did just that scoring and Lin penetrating and either creating his own shot or finding the open man. However, the Rockets are still getting what they want offensively late in the quarter and it opened up their lead once again.
Q2:
Score: HOU 62 LAL 45
This quarter, a little better on offense. Players started hitting their shots, but it still not good enough. The Rockets completely shot lights and they've shred the defense with the three ball and the points in the paint this quarter. Onto the halftime report.
Q1:
Score: HOU 31 LAL 19
Not a start I want to see. The Lakers started off sluggish offensively. Most of it was due to Dwight's presence from inside, but once he got taken out because of his 2 early fouls, they had an opportunity to get going, but they couldn't buy a bucket. They managed to kept it close through free throws late in the quarter, but the Rockets' 7-0 run put the Rockets back up big.
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