LeBron James turns in a vintage performance and Marcus Smart makes play after play in the clutch as L.A. stakes a 3-0 series lead over the Rockets in Game 3.

The Houston Rockets host the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the first-round NBA playoff series Friday night. Here's what to know.

The Houston Rockets return home to Toyota Center after losing the first two games of the first-round series to the Lakers in Los Angeles.

Things didn’t start great for the Houston Rockets on Friday. Kevin Durant was ruled out of Game 3 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers because of a sprained ankle with L.A. leading the series 2-0.

Up by six with less than 30 seconds to go on Friday night the Houston Rockets looked like they were on their way to cutting their series deficit to the Los Angeles Lakers.

LeBron James provided two memorable moments as he steered the Lakers to a thrilling overtime win to take a 3–0 series lead on the Rockets.

Social media had the knives out for the Rockets after they blew a six-point lead with less than 30 seconds left in regulation and lost to the Lakers in Game 3.

HOUSTON (AP) — LeBron James scored 29 points, including a tying 3-pointer with 13 seconds left in regulation, Marcus Smart had eight points in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers took advantage of a Houston Rockets team missing Kevin Durant for a 112-108 win Friday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference first-round series.

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant is set to miss his second game of the Western Conference first-round playoff series against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Houston Rockets are currently down 0-3 to the Los Angeles Lakers, and a lot may be riding on what happens from here.