The blowout seemed assured, but the Lakers were not going to just let the Houston Rockets roll all over them without having a say, and LeBron James was not going to let nemesis Dillion Brooks talk some trash without saying something back.
The game started getting chippy in the second quarter when Jarred Vanderbilt, the Lakers' do-everything man and most active player, was ejected after receiving two technical fouls off incidents involving Brooks. Reaves had just scored when Vanderbilt shoved Brooks and was given a technical. A few seconds later, Vanderbilt flicked Brooks in the ear, earning his...
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