WEST SEMIFINALS - Game 1 • HOU leads series 1-0

44-28, 20-16 Away

112

44-28, 20-16 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Rockets HOU	29	34	22	27	112
Lakers LAL	28	27	24	18	97

Los Angeles LakersLakersLAL

52-19, 25-10 Home

Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers

Matchups

WEST SEMIFINALS

HOU

HOU leads series

1-0

LAL

112

Game 1@ LAL

Final

109

Game 2@ LAL

Final

117

102

Game 3@ HOU

Final

112

100

Game 4@ HOU

Final

110

Game 5@ LAL

Final

119

Game Information

Lake Buena Vista, FL

ESPN

Referee:Sean Wright

Referee:Kane Fitzgerald

Referee:Ben Taylor

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	4	0	1.000	-	W4
Memphis	4	0	1.000	-	W4
Dallas	2	2	.500	2	W1
San Antonio	1	2	.333	2.5	W1
New Orleans	0	3	.000	3.5	L3

Pacific	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	3	0	1.000	-	W3
LA Clippers	1	2	.333	2	L2
Phoenix	1	2	.333	2	L1
Golden State	1	3	.250	2.5	W1
Sacramento	0	3	.000	3	L3

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