LAKERS 117, ROCKETS 109

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists, Anthony Davis added 34 points and 10 rebounds and the Los Angeles evened the Western Conference semifinals by beating Houston.

Markieff Morris scored 16 points for the Lakers. They opened a 21-point lead in the first half, gave up 41 points in the third quarter to fall behind, and then regrouped behind some high-flying plays by James to pull away again.

James took only 15 shots in Game 1 and was scoreless in the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ 112-97 loss, but he was dominant on both ends in the final period of this one. He had eight points in the quarter and a powerful blocked shot on Russell Westbrook that flew far out of bounds.

James Harden scored 27 points and Eric Gordon made six three-pointers and added 24 for the Rockets, who made 22 three-pointers. P.J. Tucker had 18 points and Robert Covington 17, but Westbrook finished only 4 for 15 while scoring 10 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.

HOUSTON (109)

Gordon 8-16 2-4 24, Tucker 7-10 0-0 18, Covington 5-10 3-3 17, Harden 6-12 11-13 27, Westbrook 4-15 1-3 10, J.Green 0-2 0-0 0, House Jr. 5-10 0-0 13, McLemore 0-1 0-0 0, Rivers 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 35-78 17-23 109.

L.A. LAKERS (117)

Davis 15-24 3-6 34, James 10-17 7-10 28, McGee 0-1 0-0 0, Caldwell-Pope 2-5 0-0 5, D.Green 3-6 0-0 9, Kuzma 6-7 0-0 13, Morris 6-8 0-0 16, Caruso 1-5 0-0 2, Rondo 4-9 1-2 10, Waiters 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 47-83 11-18 117.

Houston… ......... 20 31 41 17 — 109 L.A. Lakers… ..... 36 31 23 27 — 117 3-Point Goals—Houston 22-53 (Gordon 6-12, Tucker 4-7, Covington 4-8, Harden 4-8, House Jr. 3-7, Westbrook 1-7, Rivers 0-2), L.A. Lakers 12-27 (Morris 4-5, D.Green 3-5, Caldwell-Pope 1-2, James 1-5, Rondo 1-5, Caruso 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Houston 35 (Westbrook 13), L.A. Lakers 41 (James 11). Assists—Houston 22 (Harden 7), L.A. Lakers 30 (James, Rondo 9).