For casual basketball observers — or simply “casuals” as players and diehard fans call them — this Houston Rockets-Los Angeles Lakers playoff series is all about Kevin Durant and LeBron James. With ...

The Houston Rockets' next two games will give the team a great opportunity to see how they fare against one of the better teams in the Western Conference in the Los Angeles Lakers. The Rockets have a ...

Coming into the 2025-26 playoffs, the Houston Rockets were seen as heavy favorites in their first-round matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Rockets weren't the favorites because they were seen as ...

The NBA Playoffs are around the corner. As the season approaches April, teams are going through the final stretch of the regular season fighting for conference standings or a play-in spot. For the ...

The Lakers got a taste of a playoff atmosphere against the Houston Rockets only a month ago. They can recreate the moment again, this time with real postseason stakes, but the No. 4 seed in the ...

Kevin Durant returned for Game 2, but the Rockets lost again to the short-handed Lakers on Tuesday. Juan Ocampo / NBAE via Getty Images LOS ANGELES — The Houston Rockets are about to experience the ...