Lakers Outshoot Rockets, Kennard Snipers

0:00Lakers took down the Rockets in game one of their series, with Luke Kenner dropping 27 points on 9 of 13 shooting, perfect from. Deep at 5 of 5, LeBron James backed it up with 19 points, 13 assists, and 8 boards, making sure his squad stayed locked in. Kenner does no fluke. He led the league this season, hitting 47.8% of his 3s, and he snagged at 3.3, times in his 9-year career. The dudes is sniper, playing in simple. Kenny Smith, former Rockets guard turned analyst, broke it down on ESPN, saying Houston ditched their game plan. They were supposed to stay home on shooters, except LeBron, run Kennered off the line, and force him into tougher shots. But they let LeBron dish, and got burned. That left the Rockets long athletic wings looking lost against role players who got wide open looks. Coach M.A. Udoka built this team for defense, but they couldn't contain the supporting cast. Now Houston's got to regroup fast, tighten up their scheme on guys like Kennered, or LeBron will keep carving them up series ain't over yet, but adjustments are coming.

1:07That's the story for today. California News Today, driven by AI. I'm Corey, with the story.