dave mcmenamin

The Los Angeles Lakers will aim to sweep the Houston Rockets when the two meet on Sunday 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) hopes to have Kevin Durant (questionable, ankle) back after he missed both Game 1 and Game 3. 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. L.A. has