Lakers guard Marcus Smart has been on a team that rallied from a playoff deficit and knows his team must dig deeper to fend off the Rockets' surge.

There were multiple reasons why the Los Angeles Lakers were unable to eliminate the Houston Rockets at home in Game 5 of their first round playoff series, but at the top of the list was their inability to take care of the basketball.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart added to his long history of getting fined by the NBA after a Game 5 loss.

During the Game 4 loss to the Houston Rockets on Sunday night, the Los Angeles Lakers were outplayed from start to finish, losing their first game of the first-

Marcus Smart won't blame physical fatigue for the Los Angeles Lakers' mistakes in their Game 4 loss to the Houston Rockets.

Marcus Smart clashes with a referee after a controversial ejection as the Lakers vs. the Rockets Game 4 gets heated in the 2026 NBA Playoffs.

Lakers Marcus Smart and Luke Kennard have been fined by the NBA for their conduct regarding officials in the wake of LA's Game 4 loss against the Rockets.

Two intelligent vets and a group of hard workers came close to outsmarting the favorites and closing the series. But can they keep it up?