Lakers – Rockets Game 3, it’s Personal
After the jawing, the technical fouls and the elbows, yes, this series is personal now.
With homecourt advantage in their favor, the Houston Rockets look to take a 2-1 series lead over the Los Angeles Lakers when their best of seven series in the 2009 NBA Playoffs resume for Game 3 in Houston.
After shocking the league with a 100-92 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1, the Houston Rockets were bullied, tossed around and whooped in Game 2 as the Lakers obviously played this pesky Rockets team more physical than any other team they played all year.
The result was a 111-98 win for the Los Angeles Lakers, tying this series to a game apiece as they head for Texas looking to take the homecourt edge back.
Lakers star Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 40 points, including an elbow on Ron Artest that infuriated the Artest we saw who became infamous at the Palace of Auburn Hills a few years ago. And in case you missed the game, Game 2 was more like a brawl than a basketball game.
Emotions boiled over in the second half as Lakers guard Derek Fisher and Rockets forward Ron Artest were both ejected from the game.
Derek Fisher was ejected for throwing a vicious elbow on Luis Scola who was making a pick. Fisher saw the Rockets forward before he went through him with what looked like an uppercut.
Ron Artest, on the other hand, was ejected a few minutes later when he hauled for Kobe’s ass after the Lakers star threw another elbow on him.
You just know that the Toyota Center won’t be giving any of the Lakers a warm welcome this Friday.
Can the Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3? SPORTSBETTING.COM has the odds.
Houston Rockets -4.5
Los Angeles Lakers +4.5
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