Second Round NBA Playoff Odds: Lakers at Rockets

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Round 3 might be a more fitting label than Game 3 when the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets meet tonight in the Western Conference semifinal series.

Ron Artest of the Rockets and Derek Fisher of the Lakers were ejected in separate incidents and a total of five technical fouls were called in Los Angeles' testy 111-98 victory on Wednesday night that evened the series at 1-1.

Pau Gasol had 22 points and 14 rebounds and Lamar Odom added 11 rebounds, starting in place of Andrew Bynum. The two helped hold Yao Ming to 12 points after Houston's leading scorer had 28 in the opener.

The Rockets, who took home-court advantage in the series with their Game 1 victory, went 33-8 at home during the regular season. But the Lakers compiled the league's best road record, including two wins in Houston. Get all your NBA playoff odds in the Bodog Sportsbook.