WEST SEMIFINALS - Game 1 • HOU leads series 1-0

44-28, 20-16 Away

112

44-28, 20-16 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Rockets HOU	29	34	22	27	112
Lakers LAL	28	27	24	18	97

Los Angeles LakersLakersLAL

52-19, 25-10 Home

Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers

Matchups

WEST SEMIFINALS

HOU

HOU leads series

1-0

LAL

112

Game 1@ LAL

Final

109

Game 2@ LAL

Final

117

102

Game 3@ HOU

Final

112

100

Game 4@ HOU

Final

110

Game 5@ LAL

Final

119

Game Information

Lake Buena Vista, FL

Referee:Sean Wright

Referee:Kane Fitzgerald

Referee:Ben Taylor

Western Conference

Southwest	PCT	GB	STRK
New Orleans	.000	-	-
Dallas	.000	-	-
Houston	.000	-	-
San Antonio	.000	-	-
Memphis	.000	-	-

Pacific	PCT	GB	STRK
Golden State	.000	-	-
LA Clippers	.000	-	-
LA Lakers	.000	-	-
Phoenix	.000	-	-
Sacramento	.000	-	-

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