Los Angeles at Houston

The pressure is starting to build on the Lakers as Houston avoided elimination for a second straight game with a 99-93 win in Game 5, despite playing without Kevin Durant, who will also miss Game 6 due to an ankle injury. Jabari Smith scored 22 points, and Tari Eason scored 18 as the Rockets attempted to become the first team in NBA history to overcome a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series. They have the momentum and the home court in Game 6, and the return of Austin Reaves has not been much of a benefit for the Lakers, as he went 4-for-16 overall and 2-for-8 on 3-pointers in Wednesday's game, which went UNDER by 16.5 points. Los Angeles has averaged just 94.5 points in its past two games. The Lakers are 27-18 UNDER in the first half of their past 45 games. Take the Rockets for the game and the first half UNDER.