Halftime: 54-all
HOUSTON -- The Lakers trailed the Rockets for most of the first half, but were tied with Houston at 54-all at the break. Kobe Bryant scored 16 points on 6-for-17 shooting in the first half. Andrew Bynum and Trevor Ariza had eight apiece.
Former Laker Von Wafer had 14 points on 6-for-7 shooting to lead Houston, and Yao Ming had eight points and eight rebounds. Neither team was pleased by the officiating. Bryant picked up a technical foul after the halftime buzzer.



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