The Lakers start the game with a brain fart

Jake LaRavia picks the pocket for the steal LeBron James storms the open lane and throws down the right-handed hammer dunk to cap a 10-0 Lakers start against the Pacers

The Lakers leave Tari Eason open for the Rockets' first 3-pointer and points of the night

Marcus Smart barely saves a Laker turnover as they lead by 3 with 25s remaining

ESPN Brian Windhorst The Lakers are really doing a great job The Rockets offensively are just an absolute disaster Nine turnovers for Kevin Durant some of it are his mistakes They can't score anything on offense

LeBron James and Marcus Smart pretend to slow down trying to bite more time from the clock and suddenly Smart finds LeBron for the cutting dunk with replaysLakers up 7 with less than a minute remaining in regulation

Rockets can't score and Lakers run out the clock to take a 3-0 series lead