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Kobe Bryant scored 32 points, but the series heads back to Staples Center on Sunday. The road to the NBA championship that the Lakers so desire has ran into a roadblock in the Western Conference semifinals.

Rockets center Yao Ming was ruled out for the remainder of the sesaon after a hairline fracture was found in his left foot.

Kobe Bryant has 33 points and Jordan Farmar fills in admirably for suspended Derek Fisher with 12 points, seven assists, five rebounds, two steals, one blocked shot and only one turnover in 33 minutes.

Down a player, weary from a brutal Game 2, on the road in a tougher-than-expected Western Conference semifinal series, the Lakers responded the only way they knew how.

Yao Ming, who briefly left with a knee injury in the closing minutes, had 28 points and 10 rebounds, to lead the Houston Rockets to a physical 100-92 victory win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge helped the Blazers stave off elimination on Tuesday.

Brandon Roy scored 42 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Houston Rockets 107-103 on Tuesday night to even their playoff series at one game apiece. Aaron Brooks led a late charge and finished with 23 points for Houston, which has not made it out of the first round since 1997. Von Wafer came off the bench to add 21.

LeBron James missed shots, complained to the refs and went an entire game without an assist for the first time in his career.

HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Rockets traded point guard Rafer Alston to Orlando and acquired Magic forward Brian Cook and Memphis guard Kyle Lowry on Thursday, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.

Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady will have surgery on his left knee and miss the rest of the season.

Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady sat out Wednesday night's game against Sacramento and wanted to confer with a team doctor about his troublesome left knee.