HOUSTON, May 15 (UPI) -- Aaron Brooks and Luis Scola halted a third-quarter charge Thursday and Houston downed the Los Angeles Lakers 95-80 to force a Game 7 in their playoff series.
LOS ANGELES, May 13 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant had 26 points Tuesday and the Los Angeles Lakers routed Houston 118-78 to take a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.
HOUSTON, May 10 (UPI) -- Aaron Brooks had 34 points Sunday and the Houston Rockets blasted off with a 29-point first quarter, going on beat the Los Angeles Lakers 99-87.
HOUSTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will miss the rest of the NBA playoffs because of a small hairline fracture in his left foot, the team said Saturday.
HOUSTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant scored 33 points Friday and the Los Angeles Lakers ground out a 108-94 win over Houston in Game 3 of their playoff series.
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant rescued Los Angeles with 40 points Wednesday, pushing the Lakers to an emotional 111-98 win over Houston that tied their playoff series 1-1.
LOS ANGELES, May 5 (UPI) -- Yao Ming had 28 points and 10 rebounds Monday to lead Houston past the Los Angeles Lakers 100-92 in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series.
LOS ANGELES, April 28 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant had 31 points Monday and the Los Angeles Lakers fought off a late rally to beat Utah 107-96 and advance to the Western Conference semifinals.
LOS ANGELES, April 8 (UPI) -- Tracy McGrady scored 27 points Thursday to lead the Houston Rockets to a 114-100 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, who have lost 14 of their last 17 games.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant's 27 points helped Los Angeles fight off a Houston comeback bid Friday night and give the Lakers a 111-104 win over the Rockets.
