LOS ANGELES, May 17 (UPI) -- Pau Gasol led the Los Angeles Lakers to the Western Conference finals Sunday, scoring 21 points and pulling down 18 rebounds in an 89-70 rout of Houston.
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 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 8 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant finished off an emotional 24 hours Wednesday by scoring 34 points that carried the Los Angeles Lakers past Utah 120-110.
HOUSTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant scored the last Los Angeles points with 18 seconds left Wednesday and the Lakers survived to down Houston 93-90.
HOUSTON, April 30 (UPI) -- Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming combined for 47 points Monday as the Houston Rockets beat Utah 96-92 to take a 3-2 edge in their Western Conference semifinals.
HOUSTON, April 22 (UPI) -- Yao Ming had 28 points and 13 rebounds Saturday night as the Houston Rockets beat Utah, 84-75, in the opener of their Western Conference quarterfinal series.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 21 (UPI) -- Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant carried the Los Angeles Lakers to a 97-88 win over Minnesota to open the Western Conference finals Friday night.
HOUSTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant scored 10 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and Derek Fisher added 23 Thursday night as the Los Angeles Lakers sent the Houston Rockets to thei
