LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. — LeBron James had 28 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists while Anthony Davis added 34 points and 10 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers evened their Western Conference semifinals by beating the Houston Rockets 117-109 on Sunday night.
Markieff Morris scored 16 points for the Lakers. They opened a 21-point lead in the first half, gave up 41 points in the third quarter to fall behind, and then regrouped behind some high-flying plays by James to pull away again at Disney World.
James took just 15 shots in Game 1 and was scoreless in the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ 112-97 loss, but he was dominant on both ends in the final period of this one.