LeBron Quiet, the Lakers Go Cold, Lose Big in Game 4, 115-96

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers · Apr 27, 2026 · 35m

Everyone was wondering what it might look like if Houston finally found the range offensively while the Lakers went cold.

The answer: a 115-96 Game 4 loss to the Rockets in Houston.

It was an ugly set of outputs for the Lakers, who were obviously trying (it's the playoffs) but didn't have a lot of juice. The scoring collapsed. The turnovers (24, overall) were frequent. The defense wasn't great. But mostly the Lakers looked really sluggish on O while the Rockets finally hit some shots. The leading scorer for LA was Deandre Ayton with 19, and he was ejected after a questionable Flagrant 2 call…