Why did Lakers lose tonight?

They had a week off and were just not on tonight. It's no big deal. They beat houston 4 times this year and there is no reason to think they won't beat them 4 more times

come on you seriously believe the lakers are indestructible and unbeatable?

sure they are good but its the Playoffs wins dont mean jack there your with the best 16 teams in the nba any one can beat any one on a given night heck you can go 82-0 and still lose the first round...

lakers lost tonight cause they flat out didnt have good defense. outside ariza, rockets have a lockdown D

Because the Rockets seemed to want the win more than the Lakers did.

They didnt bring there intensity. They feel there goin to win anyways which they will im sure. They made it to the finals last year. When they feel threatened they will bring the heat. They already set there mark against the jazz. Rockets are all or nothing they have to be. Now they know that they can loose to the rockets if they dont come to play. You will see a turn around.

y is nobody giving the rockets any credit? they won because of their defense they crowded the lane and forced la to shoot jumpshots bad ones too thats why the lakers lost

because like I said d-fence win championships and the lakers have no d.

Houston stepped up their Defense , that's how they won.

There defence was terrible. simply said

Because Kobe didn't play as well as he can