Los Angeles Lakers announce historic news regarding guard Marcus Smart following their Game 3 victory over the Houston Rockets.

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LeBron James turns in a vintage performance and Marcus Smart makes play after play in the clutch as L.A. stakes a 3-0 series lead over the Rockets in Game 3.

The two elder statesmen of the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James and Marcus Smart, had shouldered the load of a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback against the Houston Rockets in Game 3 of that first-round series,

Trailing by six with under 30 seconds remaining in regulation, the Lakers closed the fourth quarter on a late surge before pulling away in overtime for a 112-108 win over the Houston Rockets in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. With the win, L.A. takes a 3-0 series lead and moves one victory away from advancing and a sweep.

The Los Angeles Lakers are up 2-0 on the Houston Rockets heading into Game 3 at Toyota Center, doing it without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. It has been a col

The Lakers' title odds are rocketing after taking a 2-0 lead on Houston, while Victor Wembanyama's Finals MVP odds are lengthening.