Rockets take on Los Angeles with 1-0 series lead

Rockets take on Los Angeles with 1-0 series lead

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Rockets take on Los Angeles with 1-0 series lead

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The Houston Rockets take on the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference second round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The Rockets won the previous matchup 112-97. James Harden scored 36 points to help lead Houston to the victory and Anthony Davis totaled 25 points in defeat for Los Angeles.

LeBron James leads the Lakers averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers, and is scoring 25.3 points per game while shooting 34.8% from beyond the arc. Davis is averaging 22.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.6 blocks over the last 10 games for Los Angeles.

Harden leads the Rockets averaging 4.4 made 3-pointers, while scoring 34.3 points per game and shooting 35.5% from beyond the arc. Eric Gordon is averaging 17.6 points over the last 10 games for Houston.

Rockets averaging 110.6 points, 43.0 rebounds, 21.1 assists, 9.8 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 103.1 points on 42.9% shooting.