Jason

Against a defense like this that has the athletes that they have.

And he's just found his opportunities.

He's found the ways he can score, whether it's running action with Alper and Shangoon defending and drop coverage and his ability to engage their impact protector and constantly generate drop-offs for guys like eight and Jackson Hayes, like those repeated one-on-one buckets.

He was handing Reed Shepard and crunch time that were massive.

for the Lakers' chances to win this game.

The timely three-point shooting.

He followed up that sequence in late regulation with hitting the three.

It's always that first three you hit in overtime is like the one that causes you to relax.

And like, it just takes pressure off your team.

And of course it was Marcus that hit the contested left corner three.

That was the first bucket in overtime.

Like in a game where again, like the Rockets have always kept coming late because they're just athletic and they never stopped guarding and they can force turnovers and they can get offensive rebounds.

And like, even like...

Late in the game, they forced a couple turnovers on LeBron.

LeBron kind of had a sloppy passing game in this one.

Reed Shepard has like a missed three that is another offensive rebound for the Rockets that goes back to him, and he double pumps in a three, like a crazy shot.

And that's what the Rockets do.

They just keep coming.

And so every bucket matters, and LeBron misses a pull-up three over Reed Shepard, and there goes Marcus Smart beating everyone at the offensive board.

It just...