Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets

West 1st Round - Game 4 • LAL leads 3-1

53-29, 25-16 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Lakers LAL	21	26	18	31	96
Rockets HOU	26	30	34	25	115

Houston RocketsRocketsHOU

52-30, 30-11 Home

115

52-30, 30-11 Home

Statistics
FG	37-74	39-81
Field Goal %	50	48
3PT	5-22	12-30
Three Point %	23	40
FT	17-21	25-31
Free Throw %	81	81
Total Rebounds	37	35
Offensive Rebounds	10	11
Defensive Rebounds	27	24
Assists	23	19
Steals	6	17
Blocks	7	4
Total Turnovers	24	13
Points Off Turnovers	30	19
Fast Break Points	18	23
Points in Paint	54	46
Personal Fouls	20	22
Technical Fouls	3	2
Flagrant Fouls	1	0
Largest Lead	5	28
Percent Led	15	80

Matchups

West 1st Round

LAL

LAL lead series

3-1

HOU

107

Game 1@ LAL

Final

101

Game 2@ LAL

Final

112

Game 3@ HOU

Final/OT

108

Game 4@ HOU

Final

115

Game 5@ LAL

Final

Game 6@ HOU

Final

Western Conference

Pacific	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	-	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	8	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	11	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	16	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	31	L1

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	-	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	10	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	36	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	36	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	37	L8

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