Martin Aviles
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In the battle that determines the outcome in the last few seconds, Los Angeles Lakers They defeated 105-104 houston rockets At the Crypto.com Arena.
With four seconds left, LeBron James had the ball in the paint and drove toward the basket, but was stopped for a foul and forced to win the game from the free throw line. He missed the first shot but scored the second, which was enough to give the Lakers their eighth win of the 2023-2024 NBA season.
Things got complicated for Los Angeles in the final seconds, when their advantage was reduced and Anthony Davis fouled out with just over a minute left in the game. Now that Davis was off the court, Rockets Turkish center Alperen Sengun hit a couple of baskets to tie the game and send it into overtime before the Kings got things back to normal.
LeBron scored 37 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds, followed by Davis with 27 points.
For the Rockets, Sengon contributed a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Dillon Brooks contributed 24 points.
Although the Lakers shot a low 47.0% from the field and 20% from three-point range, they still won.
But they grabbed 42 rebounds in the paint, while the Rockets only had 34 rebounds.