Rockets, Tari Eason achieve historic feats to save season vs. Lakers in Game 4
Tari Eason, in the absence of Kevin Durant, joined Hakeem Olajuwon in a rare NBA Playoffs record to save the Rockets season against the Lakers.
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A sweep will not be how this series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets will be described. Right after the tip, Coach Ime Udoka put his players into positions to win Game 4. Despite not having Kevin Durant, a lot of players like Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson, Reed Sheppard, and Tari Eason turned up.
One of them even achieved a feat only Hakeem Olajuwon ever reached. Rockets save NBA Playoffs campaign from Lakers sweep Coach Ime Udoka had schemed the Rockets properly and won Game 4 handsomely. Without Kevin Durant, they still managed to score 25 points or more in every single quarter.
This prevented any sort of scoring surge from the Lakers as the game ended in a 115-96 blowout. Every single one of the Rockets starters contributed more than 15+ points to save their season from a sweep against the Lakers. Amen Thompson scored 23 points, Tari Eason had 20 points, Alperen Sengun notched 19 points, Reed Sheppard got 17 points, and Jabari Smith Jr.