The Los Angeles Lakers will aim to sweep the Houston Rockets on Sunday when the two meet in Game 4 of their first-round series in the NBA playoffs 2026. Los Angeles (53-29) took a 3-0 series lead with a comeback 112-108 overtime victory on Friday, and no team in NBA postseason history has ever blown a 3-0 series lead. Houston (52-30) will be without Kevin Durant (ankle) as he misses his third game this series. Luka Doncic (hamstring) remains out for L.A., while Austin Reaves (oblique) is listed as questionable.
Tipoff is at 9:30 p.m. ET at the Toyota Center in Houston. The latest Rockets vs. Lakers odds have Houston as a 2.5-point favorite, while the over/under for total points scored is 205.5.
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