Lakers' LeBron James will regret a mistake that changed Game 5 against the Rockets
The momentum shift helped Houston win.
Lakers' LeBron James will regret a mistake that changed Game 5 against the Rockets originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Don't look now, but here come the Houston Rockets .
The Rockets left Crypto. com Arena on Wednesday night with a season-saving 99-93 win over the Los Angeles Lakers . Once down 3-0 in their first-round series, the Rockets have won consecutive games and can even the series with another home win on Friday MORE : Shaquille O'Neal has words for the Lakers after Game 5 loss One key sequence of Game 5 occurred with three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
The Lakers were down nine when the quarter began and cut their deficit to 88-85 when LeBron James converted a left-handed layup. James then shoved the Rockets' Reed Sheppard as he got back on defense. Then Sheppard turned it on.
lebron shoves reed sheppard and then he immediately takes over the game???? i love playoff basketball lmao pic. twitter.