The Lakers announced historic news about LeBron James during Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Rockets.

For Luke Kennard, the job meant expanding his shot diet while handling the ball against one of the NBA’s best pressure defenders, Amen Thompson. Kennard finished with 27 points, including three massive 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. He turned the ball over only three times in more than 38 minutes.

LeBron James is Lakers' only hope after this week's injury updates for Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. Here's the latest before playoffs vs Rockets.

Sticking strictly to the math, the Lakers having to open their first-round series against Houston without Dončić (33.5 ppg) and Reaves (23.3) would seem to pose more than double the trouble the Rockets faced when Durant (26.0) was a late scratch from Game 1 of the teams’ first-round Western Conference series.

Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets meet LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers as they open their first-round NBA Playoffs series Saturday night in a matchup shaped by star power and major injuries.

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of their first round series.

JJ Redick praised Deandre Ayton for his efforts amid a double-double performance in the Lakers' Game 1 win over the Rockets on Saturday.

The Rockets and Lakers both have stars listed on Saturday's injury report.