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	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	-	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	10	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	36	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	36	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	37	L8

Pacific	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	-	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	8	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	11	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	16	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	31	L1

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