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By Joel Reyes
The Los Angeles Lakers entered the halftime break with a 63-52 lead over the Houston Rockets in Game 3 of their first-round series in the 2026 Western Conference Playoffs on Saturday (PH time) at Toyota Center.
Rui Hachimura led the Lakers with 16 points. LeBron James also had 16 points and 4 assists. One of his dimes will live long in the memory of sports fans after he connected with his son Bronny James for a spectacular alley oop play in the second quarter.
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Both teams were missing key personnel in this contest. Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic remained sidelined for the Lakers, while Kevin Durant was ruled out for Game 3 after suffering a left ankle injury in Game 2.
The Lakers currently lead the best-of-seven series 2-0.