LOS ANGELES, United States — The Los Angeles Lakers beat the second-placed Houston Rockets, 104-98, in a tense duel at the Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday (Manila time).
Luka Doncic, Dorian Finney-Smith and Gabe Vincent scored 20 points apiece for the Lakers and LeBron James added 16.
James drilled a pair of free throws to push the Lakers lead to 102-98 with 11.1 seconds left then came up with a massive block as Los Angeles held on for the victory.