The Lakers beat the Rockets in a rarefied duel due to an incident in the bubble

LeBron James, in the game between the Lakers and the Rockets.Mark J. Terrill / AP

The Lakers beat the Houston Rockets with more sufficiency than is apparent from the final result (110-100).

The duel was punctuated by a previous incident that prevented the Rockets from having Danuel House.

The NBA is investigating whether the forward violated the rules established in the Disney World bubble.

According to various reports, a woman, belonging to the team that performs the covid-19 tests, was in House's room at the Grand Floridian hotel.

The Lakers dominate the West semifinal 3-1.

His superiority became overwhelming, he commanded from start to finish and had a maximum advantage of 23 points.

It declined in the last quarter.

The Rockets even disturbed them on the scoreboard.

A 2-13 run allowed them to get within five points (105-100) with 40 seconds to go.

But the Lakers sealed the victory without major problems.

Anthony Davis was the offensive bastion of his team with 29 points and 12 rebounds.

LeBron James touched the triple-double with 16 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists.

Coming off the bench, Rajon Rondo also touched the triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and Caruso contributed 16 points.

The Rockets, despite hitting 14 3s and 30 free throws, lost the battle for the rebound.

They grabbed 26 rebounds, half that of the Lakers.

James Harden posted 21 points, well below his average, and 10 assists;

Russell Westbrook, 25 points;

and Eric Gordon, 19 points.

The House incident

The investigation that House is being subjected to is due to the fact that, according to various reports, a woman accessed his room on Monday night.

She passed through several security checkpoints, and left the hotel in the early hours of Tuesday.

The person involved in the incident did not mention House's name, but instead that of his teammate Tyson Chandler, who was also investigated by the NBA, but was exonerated of the problem and was available to the Rockets coach for the fourth game of the season. semifinal against the Lakers.

House denied the accusations, but was not authorized to play the game against the Lakers.

Mike D'Antoni, shortly before the start, stated: “The investigation continues.

Once the NBA decides, we will proceed. "

House did not play the third game of the series, officially, "for personal reasons."

The 27-year-old forward was the Rockets' sixth player in minutes played in the regular season of the League, averaging 10.5 points and 4.2 rebounds.