The Los Angeles Lakers will try to sweep the Houston Rockets in their first-round playoff series. The Lakers will advance to the second round with one more victory. Kevin Durant will be sidelined in Game 4 for the Rockets — the third game he has missed in the series.

The Houston Rockets capitalized on Los Angeles Lakers mistakes, forcing 23 turnovers to avoid a sweep in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series.

The Lakers’ season was supposed to be over by now. Kevin Durant and the Rockets were expected to take advantage of injuries to Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. Father Time was expected to prevail over LeBron James at age 41,

The Lakers had no excuse losing Game 4 to a Kevin Durant-less Rockets squad. Here's who's most to blame for this blowout loss.

Star center Alperen Sengun knew the Houston Rockets needed someone to step up as a leader after star forward Kevin Durant was ruled out of Sunday's Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Houston is on the verge of being swept by the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of this first-round series, leaving the organization with so many questions.

Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers lost Game 4 of their first-round series against the Houston Rockets on Sunday night in Texas.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James isn’t going to sugarcoat it, he played a significant role in the team getting blown out by the Houston Rockets in Game 4 on Sunday. James shouldered the blame for the loss after the game,

LeBron James is an incredible ageless wonder, but he can’t always beat Father Time. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward lost one of those battles on Sunday.

Even without Kevin Durant, the Rockets showed more than enough pride in Game 4 to avoid a sweep and send the series back to L.A.