LeBron had just 16 points on 5-of-12 shooting to go along with eight rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks, but he played lockdown defense against the offensively talented Rockets, which drew a ton of praise on social media:

The Los Angeles Lakers just got a massive 104-98 win over the Houston Rockets in a game that had playoff implications in the Western Conference. The Lakers sit fourth in the West, while the Rockets have the second seed,

LeBron James came up big for L.A. in crunch time as he sealed the victory with a crucial block on Rockets star Alperen Sengun with mere seconds remaining in the game clock. Sengun thought he had a significant advantage over Lakers guard Austin Reaves down low for what would have been an easy deuce to move Houston to within two points.