The Houston Rockets blew a 6-point lead with 25 seconds left in Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Playoffs against the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James (29 pts, 13 reb, 6 ast) and Marcus Smart (21 pts, 10 ast, 5 stl) combined for one of the greatest comebacks in NBA Playoff history, forcing overtime and winning 112-108 to take a 3-0 series lead.
Kevin Durant was ruled out with a sprained ankle and was NOT on the bench with his teammates during the collapse — he was in the back getting treatment. Meanwhile, injured Lakers stars Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves were on the Lakers’ bench supporting their team the entire series.
No team has EVER come back from 3-0 in NBA history (0-159).
Rockets coach Ime Udoka called the collapse “horrendous mistakes” and questioned whether his young players were “scared of the moment.”
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