LeBron Quiet, the Lakers Go Cold, Lose Big in Game 4, 115-96

Everyone was wondering what it might look like if Houston finally found the range offensively while the Lakers went cold. The answer: a 115-96 Game 4 loss to the Rockets in Houston. It was an ugly set of outputs for the Lakers, who were obviously trying (it's the playoffs) but didn't have a lot of juice. The scoring collapsed. The turnovers (24, overall) were frequent. The defense wasn't great. But mostly the Lakers looked really sluggish on O while the Rockets finally hit some shots. The leading scorer for LA was Deandre Ayton with 19, and he was ejected after a questionable Flagrant 2 call. LeBron finished with 10 points on 2-9 shooting, and his nine assists were spoiled by eight turnovers. LA got 16 points combined from Luke Kennard and Marcus Smart. The Lakers played once again without Austin Reaves, who warmed up and decided he wasn't quite ready. Houston, meanwhile, was without Kevin Durant, who in theory could miss another week or two. So the series moves to Los Ang...