Luke Kennard provides a jolt of Luka magic, helping the Lakers beat the Rockets
The injury-ravaged Lakers were expected to wilt in the playoffs, but Luke Kennard delivered a blistering shooting show during a win over Houston.
Lakers guard Luke Kennard protects the basketball under pressure from Rockets guard Amen Thompson Saturday. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) Luke-ah?
With star guard Luka Doncic back on the Lakers sideline but still out indefinitely, Luke Kennard did his best impression of the NBA’s leading scorer Saturday, catapulting the Lakers to a 107-98 win over the Houston Rockets to give the Lakers a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round playoff series. Kennard drained all five of his three-point attempts, including three in the fourth quarter. Threes while curling off screens or taking hand-offs from teammates are routine for the NBA’s leading three-point shooter.
But Kennard may have surprised even himself when he drove against Houston’s Jabari Smith, U-turned, scampered back outside the three-point line and drained a three from the wing. The Crypto. com Arena crowd that was buzzing from the opening tip to the final horn erupted.
Kennard screamed. LeBron and Luke hit BACK-TO-BACK threes from deep 🔥 pic. twitter.
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