Mattie T’s 2nd Round Playoff Preview: #1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. #5 Houston Rockets
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on May 4, 2009
Head-to-head playoff meetings: Lakers lead 4-3. Los Angeles won the last meeting in 5 games during the 1st round of the 2004 Playoffs.
Season series recap:
November 9th, 2008@ Los Angeles:
Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 23 points, as the Los Angeles Lakers used a huge 2nd half to rout the Houston Rockets 111-82.
Pau Gasol added 20 points & 15 rebounds, while Jordan Farmar chipped in with 16 off the Lakers’ bench.
Aaron Brooks led Houston with 20 off their bench, but Tracy McGrady scored just 3 points on 1-11 shooting.
January 13th, 2009@Houston:
Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 33 points despite 13-of-32 shooting, as the Los Angeles Lakers squeezed past the Houston Rockets 105-100.
Trevor Ariza added 14 off the bench for Los Angeles, who attempted 24 free throws to Houston’s 8.
Von Wafer led the Rockets with 23 points, while Carl Landry added 21 points & 8 rebounds off the bench.
March 11th, 2009@Houston:
Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 37 points, as the Los Angeles Lakers used a big 2nd half to beat the Houston Rockets 102-96.
Pau Gasol also added 20 points & 5 rebounds, as the Lakers won despite connecting on just 2-of-11 (18.2%) of their three-point attempts.
Von Wafer led the Rockets with 20 off the bench, while Yao Ming added 16 points & 6 rebounds.
April 3rd, 2009@Los Angeles:
Pau Gasol scored a game-high 23 points & grabbed 10 rebounds, as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 93-81 despite shooting just 39.5% from the field.
Ron Artest led Houston with 21 points & grabbed 9 rebounds, while Yao Ming & Luis Scola scored 16 points apiece.
Mattie T’s Prediction: Lakers in 5.
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