Upon the Game 3 downfall against the Lakers, the Rockets are now on the cusp of elimination as no team in the history of the NBA Playoffs overcame a 0-3 series lead.
In an epic turnaround, the Los Angeles Lakers have prevailed in Game 3, silencing the Houston Rockets on their home floor with a 112-108 finish on Friday evening.
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Holding a commanding 3-0 series lead, the Lakers are now one win away from entering the next round of the NBA Playoffs and completing the first challenge of this year’s championship quest.
On the other hand, what awaits the Rockets, regardless of what might happen in the next couple of days and even if the series reaches seven games, is a gloomy end.
Houston is facing an impossible task of overcoming the Lakers, as no team in the entire history of the NBA Playoffs has prevailed from a 0-3 deficit in a best-of-seven series.
The Boston Celtics nearly pulled an 0-3 comeback in the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, but Jimmy Butler and his eighth-seeded Miami Heat still delivered to ensure history remained unchanged by winning Game 7 on the road.
The greatest comeback in NBA Playoff history remains for the Cleveland Cavaliers, overcoming the 3-1 Finals lead by the 73-win Golden State Warriors to win their first-ever NBA title in 2016.
From pulling the Kevin Durant blockbuster trade this past offseason and generating lofty hopes of an NBA title, the Rockets now find themselves at the worst possible scenario of how they will end their own 2025-26 NBA season.
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