Porter scores 27 points, Rockets beat short-handed Lakers, 114-110
Kevin Porter Jr. scored 27 points and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 114-110 on Wednesday night.
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Kevin Porter Jr. scored 27 points and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 114-110 on Wednesday night.
Rookie Jalen Green scored a career-high 32 points, including 10 in overtime, and the Houston Rockets outlasted the slumping Los Angeles Lakers for a 139-130 win Wednesday night.
Ivica Zubac had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers pulled away in the third quarter and cruised to a 113-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night.
Houston led by 13 points in the first half and was up nine early in the fourth before the Clippers used a big run to take the lead. The teams exchanged leads several times after that before Los Angeles closed it out late to extend its winning streak to three games.
Marcus Morris Sr. scored 27 points and Luke Kennard added 25 as the Los Angeles Clippers sped to a 17-point lead in the first half and beat the Houston Rockets 142-111 Thursday night in the final game before the NBA's All-Star break.
James had 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his third triple-double this season, and it was his fifth consecutive 30-point game. Westbrook scored 24 points with 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his seventh of the season.
The Lakers shot past the Rockets on Sunday evening, 95-85, on the back of a 23-point performance from Carmelo Anthony.
Kelly Olynyk scored 20 points and fell a rebound shy of a triple-double as the Houston Rockets snapped a seven-game skid with a 122-115 victory over a Los Angeles Clippers team that rested several starters Friday night.
Los Angeles Lakers score a 124-122 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night.
Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points, Reggie Jackson added 26 and the Los Angeles Clippers used a dominating second quarter Friday night to defeat the Houston Rockets 126-109 and extend their winning streak to four games.
LeBron James scored 26 points in just more than three quarters and the Los Angeles Lakers never trailed in a 117-100 rout of the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night.
Morris was assessed with a Flagrant Foul 1 for the play on Tate and a technical foul for the altercation. Both he and Morris were ejected from the game.
Anthony Davis had 27 points, LeBron James added 18 and the Los Angeles Lakers won for the sixth time in seven games with a 120-102 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.
LeBron James has dribbled into the standoff between the NBA and China, calling the comments from Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey "not really educated" before Monday night's preseason game against Golden State Warriors.
Ingram was suspended four games, Rondo will sit out three games and Paul two games. The NBA handed down the punishments a day after the incident in the fourth quarter at Staples Center.
Without their star point guard, Chris Paul, the Rockets couldn't push through a cold streak that left them trailing the Warriors in game 7.
The Rockets, playing a dominant Warriors team in maybe the NBA's most hostile environment, evened the series at two games each.
The two biggest moves of the 2017 NBA offseason helped set the stage for this year's Eastern and Western Conference Finals match-ups.
The three most important Rockets -- James Harden, Chris Paul, and Mike D'Antoni -- need to prove they're more than playoff poseurs.
Chris Paul's jaw-dropping display of basketball genius Tuesday night helped put the Rockets in the Conference Finals. But he's not done.
Chris Paul scored 22 points, James Harden had 21 points and 10 assists, and the Houston Rockets kept steamrolling toward the playoffs with their 31st victory in 34 games, 105-99 over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
The race for this year's MVP Award will be close, but with the level that the Houston Rockets have been playing at all season, it would be shocking if James Harden was not the recipient of the 2017-18 Maurice Podoloff Trophy.
The Rockets have a 15-game win streak and a slim lead over the Warriors in the Western Conference. But what will happen come playoff time?
The Clippers overcame a 19-point deficit to win in Denver on Tuesday, but never got closer than eight against the Rockets.
LeBron James and his retooled Cavs still can't compete with the Warriors or Rockets. And an offseason move to the Lakers won't change that.
Two people were found shot to death inside a home in Northridge on Monday night, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Devon Toews scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, Martin Necas added an empty-netter to go with two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-2.
Despite being a day of joyful and colorful costume parties, some Purim celebrations in Los Angeles were a balance of hope and fear on Monday evening for many Jewish-Iranian Angelenos.
Kawhi Leonard had 23 points, eight rebounds and four assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers erased a 17-point deficit to beat the short-handed Golden State Warriors 114-101.
The Pasadena Police Department officer was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition.
Two people were found shot to death inside a home in Northridge on Monday night, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The flight turned around due to engine problems, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Despite being a day of joyful and colorful costume parties, some Purim celebrations in Los Angeles were a balance of hope and fear on Monday evening for many Jewish-Iranian Angelenos.
The Pasadena Police Department officer was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition.
Two women were convicted of stalking an ICE agent and livestreaming themselves following him to his Southern California home.
Two people were found shot to death inside a home in Northridge on Monday night, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Despite being a day of joyful and colorful costume parties, some Purim celebrations in Los Angeles were a balance of hope and fear on Monday evening for many Jewish-Iranian Angelenos.
The Pasadena Police Department officer was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition.
Two women were convicted of stalking an ICE agent and livestreaming themselves following him to his Southern California home.
Los Angeles Police Department detectives are seeking help from the public as they continue working to solve a fatal shooting that left a 22-year-old man dead in Boyle Heights in 2024.
The 32-year-old DJ is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl while she was unconscious.
The FBI's week-long investigation into "suspicious materials" found at an Irvine home stems from a college student's science project, his family's attorney said.
The Big Bear bald eagles have another clutch of eggs after losing their initial set earlier this season.
Rudy Martinez's family is demanding justice, saying their 36-year-old relative was shot and killed by an Anaheim police officer.
The National Guard's Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team works with local agencies during hazardous material investigations.
The Inland Empire is abuzz with excitement as the Dodgers' newest minor league baseball affiliate, the Ontario Tower Buzzers, get set to take the field in their brand new stadium for their inaugural season.
The fundraising effort came after Cal Baptist University announced that the men's wrestling, golf and swimming and diving teams would be cut.
Deputies say that the suspect fired at a moving vehicle in the 25000 block of Florida Avenue at around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday. No one was struck by gunfire.
The Big Bear bald eagles have another clutch of eggs after losing their initial set earlier this season.
The crash happened at around 5 a.m. on southbound lanes of the 215 freeway near Central Avenue, according to a news release from the California Highway Patrol.
The Supreme Court order blocks for now a California law that bans automatic parental notification requirements if students change their pronouns or gender expression at school.
The House Oversight Committee released recordings of last week's depositions with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
U.S. motorists could soon see higher prices at the pump as oil prices surge following the attacks in Iran.
Stocks recovered on Monday after tumbling earlier in the day over concerns that the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran could drive up energy costs.
The Pentagon announced Monday that six American service members have been killed in Operation Epic Fury.
The Supreme Court order blocks for now a California law that bans automatic parental notification requirements if students change their pronouns or gender expression at school.
The House Oversight Committee released recordings of last week's depositions with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The Pentagon announced Monday that six American service members have been killed in Operation Epic Fury.
For the second day in a row, thousands of people took to the streets of Los Angeles to express their hopes for freedom after the death of Iran's longtime leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed when the U.S. and Israel launched a joint air strike on Iran.
"Sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That's the way it is. Likely be more," President Trump said after mentioning the three U.S. service members killed in the operation.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Meal kit delivery firm HelloFresh will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of misleading customers and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
With the help of her daughter and her 5th-grade class, CBS News California (KCAL) Investigative reporter Julie Watts investigates "Sephora Kids" concerns.
A Southern California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that stole more than $2 million from San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash, federal prosecutors said.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Riverside County health officials have reported the second and third measles cases of the year, which they say could be connected to the county's first case that was reported last week.
Health officials say that an unvaccinated minor visited the Walmart Supercenter in Ontario on Jan. 29.
Health officials said that the traveler arrived at LAX's Tom Bradley International Airport Terminal on a Viva Aerobus Flight on Jan. 26.
Orange County health officials have confirmed their second measles case of 2026 in an international traveler who arrived in California at Los Angeles International Airport before visiting Disneyland and California Adventure last week.
A California judge has tentatively stopped the state from canceling commercial licenses for more than 20,000 immigrant truck drivers.
The Fremont factory will still manufacture Model 3 and Y, but the space where Model S and X are made will instead focus on mass production of Tesla's Gen 3 Optimus robots.
About 30% of San Francisco was without power at the height of the outage, according to utility provider PG&E.
The DMV said it is giving Tesla Motors 60 days to address its misleading use of "autopilot," or it could have its dealer license temporarily suspended.
California is set to join a growing list of states banning the practice of cat declawing, under a new law taking effect in January.
Devon Toews scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, Martin Necas added an empty-netter to go with two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-2.
Kawhi Leonard had 23 points, eight rebounds and four assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers erased a 17-point deficit to beat the short-handed Golden State Warriors 114-101.
Luka Doncic had 28 points and nine assists, LeBron James added 24 points and the Los Angeles Lakers finished a back-to-back set with a 128-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings.
Cutter Gauthier scored twice in regulation, Leo Carlsson and Mason McTavish both converted in the shootout, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Calgary Flames 3-2.
Kawhi Leonard scored 23 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 137-117 on Sunday night to end a three-game losing streak.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Hillary Knight, Megan Keller and Jack and Quinn Hughes made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL."
Shia LaBeouf, who was charged with battery after police say he punched several people outside a New Orleans bar earlier this month, was arrested again on Saturday.
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.
Streaming giant Netflix declined to match Paramount Skydance's $31 per share offer for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Two people were found shot to death inside a home in Northridge on Monday night, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The Pasadena Police Department officer was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition but is currently in surgery. Lesley Marin reports.
Desmond Shaw flies to the Hollywood Hills for tonight's episode of Look At This!
Two women were convicted of stalking an ICE agent and livestreaming themselves following him to his Southern California home.
Nicole Comstock reports from LAX, where a United Airlines plane was evacuated on Monday afternoon after a possible engine fire shortly after takeoff.
Widely considered the greatest architect of his time, Frank Gehry helped shape Los Angeles' skyline.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
