Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers

West Semifinals - Game 5 • LAL win series 4-1

44-28, 20-16 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Rockets HOU	20	31	18	27	96
Lakers LAL	35	27	33	24	119

Los Angeles LakersLakersLAL

52-19, 25-10 Home

119

52-19, 25-10 Home

Matchups

WEST SEMIFINALS

HOU

LAL win series

4-1

LAL

112

Game 1@ LAL

Final

109

Game 2@ LAL

Final

117

102

Game 3@ HOU

Final

112

100

Game 4@ HOU

Final

110

Game 5@ LAL

Final

119

Game Information

Lake Buena Vista, FL

ESPN

Referee:Bill Kennedy

Referee:Eric Lewis

Referee:John Goble

Western Conference

Southwest	PCT	GB	STRK
New Orleans	.000	-	-
Dallas	.000	-	-
Houston	.000	-	-
San Antonio	.000	-	-
Memphis	.000	-	-

Pacific	PCT	GB	STRK
Golden State	.000	-	-
LA Clippers	.000	-	-
LA Lakers	.000	-	-
Phoenix	.000	-	-
Sacramento	.000	-	-

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