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04/22 00:25 CDT LeBron scores 28, leads short-handed Lakers past Durant's
Rockets again 101-94 for 2-0 series lead
LeBron scores 28, leads short-handed Lakers past Durant's Rockets again 101-94
for 2-0 series lead
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- LeBron James had 28 points, eight rebounds and seven
assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers outlasted the Houston Rockets
for a 101-94 victory Tuesday night and a stunning 2-0 lead in their first-round
playoff series.
Marcus Smart had 25 points and seven assists for the Lakers, who have twice
overcome the absences of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves with a team effort led
by the 41-year-old James. Los Angeles did it again in Game 2 despite the return
of Kevin Durant, who scored just three of his 23 points in the second half
against the Lakers' tenacious defense.
Luke Kennard scored 23 points for Los Angeles, which nursed a small lead
throughout the fourth quarter of Game 2. Smart found James streaking down the
lane for a theatrical dunk with 55 seconds to play, and Kennard added two late
free throws to ice it.
Game 3 is Friday in Houston.
Alperen Sengun had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the fifth-seeded Rockets, who
again struggled offensively even with Durant, who missed the series opener due
to injury. Jabari Smith Jr. scored 18 points and Amen Thompson had 16, but the
Rockets made only 40.4% of their shots and managed just seven 3-pointers.
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