Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers: Stream, lineups, injury reports, broadcast (4/24)
Can the Rockets pick up their first win of this best-of-seven series on Friday?
The Houston Rockets ' season will be on the line in Friday's Game 3 against the storied Los Angeles Lakers . Currently, Houston is trailing the series 2-0, and another loss would put the team in an insurmountable hole. No squad in the history of the league has rallied all the way back from a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven format to advance.
Plus, only four of the 159 teams that have faced such a deficit over the years have even forced a Game 7. In order for the Rockets to get back in the win column and get themselves back in this series, they need a more aggressive version of Kevin Durant in Game 3. Durant took just 12 shots across more than 40 minutes of playing time in Tuesday's Game 2 loss.
Records, standing, and streaks The Rockets came into this series with the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference, while the Lakers have the No. 4 seed.
This is Game 3, and Los Angeles holds a 2-0 series lead. What happened in Game 2? Houston lost to the Lakers (101-94) on the road.