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An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Houston Rockets players Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, and another teammate huddle together, Image 2 shows LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers looking on during a game
After their blowout victory in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series against the Lakers the Rockets confidence was sky-high.
According to several Lakers players, they were talking trash a lot during and after the game, despite trailing 3-1 in the series overall.
On Tuesday morning after their practice session in Los Angeles, the Rockets players continued to take shots at their opponent.
The Rockets claimed they are the better team after their blowout victory in Game 4 against the Lakers.
Lakers players noted that the Rockets were talking trash during and after the game, despite leading the series 3-1.
The Lakers currently lead the playoff series 3-1 against the Rockets.
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Ahead of Wednesdayās Game 5, the Houston Rockets took shots at the Los Angeles Lakers players by saying, āWeāre youngerā and āweāre obviously the better team.ā Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
āIām ready,ā said Rocketsā center Alperen Sengun when asked about the expected physicality in Game 5. āI know theyāre going to hit, but weāre hitting them too. Weāre younger and we heal faster than them probably. Weāre just going to hit each other and weāll see at the end of the day whatās going on.ā
Sengun might have a point. The Lakers arenāt just older, they are one of the oldest rosters still playing in the postseason. They have an average age of 29.8 years old, fourth in the league, anchored by 41-year-old LeBron James.
Their starting five this series? 31.4 years on average, easily the oldest starting five in the playoffs.
On the other side, the Rockets carry an average age of 26.3, but their starting unit this series, without Kevin Durant, sits at a staggering 22.6 years old, the youngest starting five in the playoffs. That starting unit has punished the Lakers to the tune of +18 when sharing the floor.
If Sengunās comments werenāt enough to provide bulletin board material for the Lakers, then Jabari Smith Jr. dialed up the volume.
āWeāre obviously the better team,ā Smith said, flatly. āI just feel like from top to bottomā¦weāre the better team.ā
Both comments are strong talk coming from a team facing elimination again in Game 5 on Wednesday, but maybe they unlocked something in their victory in Game 4.
Regardless, the Lakers āolderā roster will try to summon their combined decades worth of playoff experience to close out the series at home and send the āyoungerā Rockets back to Houston for a long offseason.
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