US EditionPistons, Raptors Survive as Lakers Progress in NBA Playoffs
LeBron James scored 28 points as Los Angeles held Houston to a season low and advanced to face Oklahoma City.
- On Friday, LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 98-78 victory over the Houston Rockets, eliminating Houston from the playoffs in Game 6 of their Western Conference series.
- James, 41, dominated with 28 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds as the Lakers secured the series after previously stumbling to a 3-2 deficit against the Rockets.
- Elsewhere, the top-seeded Detroit Pistons erased a 24-point deficit to defeat the Orlando Magic 93-79 on Friday, forcing a decisive Game 7 in their Eastern Conference series.
- In Toronto on Friday, guard RJ Barrett hit an overtime three-pointer to lift the Raptors past the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-110, forcing a Game 7 for Toronto.
- Advancing to the Western Conference semi-finals, the Lakers face the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder with Game 1 scheduled for Tuesday in Oklahoma City.
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With a decisive LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers culminated on Friday in the elimination of the Houston Rockets with a resounding win for 98-78, on an NBA playoff day in which Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors survived with epic victories. The Pistons, who traced 24 down points to the Orlando Magic, and the Raptors, who beat Cleveland Cavaliers with an unlikely triple RJ Barrett, forced the seventh and final match of their first round series. …
The Los Angeles Lakers of LeBron James validated their qualifying in Houston, while the NBA first-round play-offs between Pistons and Magic, and between Cavaliers and Raptors will go up to a decisive game 7.
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Pistons, Raptors survive as Lakers progress in NBA playoffs
The top-seeded Detroit Pistons recovered from the brink of elimination with an astounding comeback against Orlando as the Los Angeles Lakers finally saw off Houston at the third time of asking in the NBA playoffs Friday.
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