Lebron had some good drives, but he was noticeably having trouble against the Rockets’ stifling defense under Ime Udoka. Yeah, Dillon held his own against him. But the team defense collectively suffocated the Lakers’ offense, such as Lebron getting stripped by FVV on help defense. Rockets have been rather hot shooting, but that defense can consistently be counted on to keep them in games.
Source: https://www.nba.com/game/lal-vs-hou-0022300163/box-score
I can imagine Brook in 30 years, talking to his grandchildren: You know, one time, I held LeBron James to 18 points.
And they’ll be like, “Yeah grandaddy. He’s was 39 and in was the regular season.”