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.
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, April 4 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the fourth period Friday that broke open the game and sent the Los Angeles Lakers past Houston 93-81.
DENVER, April 29 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant had 31 points Monday night to lead the LA Lakers to a 107-101 win over Denver and a 4-0 sweep of their Western Conference playoff series.
DENVER, April 18 (UPI) -- Chuck Hayes dunked with 13.4 seconds remaining Monday to give Houston the lead as the Rockets posted an 86-83 come-from-behind win over the Denver Nuggets. Juwan Howard paced the Rockets with 31 points. Rafer Alston added 17 points, seven rebounds and sev
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Tracy McGrady's layup with less than a second left lifted the shorthanded Houston Rockets to a 76-74 victory over the home-court Los Angeles Lakers.
HOUSTON, April 16 (UPI) -- Tracy McGrady and Mike James combined for 55 points Saturday night to lead the Houston Rockets to a 115-87 victory over the Denver Nuggets.
LOS ANGELES, April 20 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant scored 36 points and Karl Malone had 17 for the L.A. Lakers, who pulled away in the second half to a 98-84 victory over the Houston Rockets.
DENVER, April 16 (UPI) -- James Posey scored 23 points as the Denver Nuggets won their sixth straight home game Tuesday night with a 101-70 rout of the Houston Rockets, who were without
