Lakers 108, Rockets 94

Lakers forward Pau Gasol heads toward the court after Rockets guard Ron Artest committed a flagrant foul in the second half Friday night.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers center Andrew Bynum blocks the shot of Carl Landry but is called for a foul on the play Friday night in Game 3.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers point guard Jordan Farmar dunks over Houston’s Aaron Brooks in Game 3 on Friday night.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers power forward Pau Gasol tries to get his hands on a rebound that Houston center Yao Ming controls during Game 3 on Friday night.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Rockets guard Kyle Lowry is trapped by the double-team defense of Lakers center Andrew Bynum and forward Luke Walton (4) in Game 3 on Friday night.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic fouls Rockets guard Von Wafer on his three-point shot after getting faked into the air Friday night.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers forward Lamar Odom lets out a yell after finishing a dunk against Houston in Game 3 on Friday night.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers point guard Jordan Farmar draws a foul from Houston point guard Aaron Brooks, left, on a driving layup during Game 3 on Friday night.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, left, knocks the ball away from Rockets center Yao Ming, who is guarded by Pau Gasol, in the first half Friday night.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers forward Luke Walton loses control of the ball in front of Rockets guard Von Wafer, but L.A. guard Sasha Vujacic is able to retain possession on the play in the first half Friday night.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant tries to avoid the defense of Houston’s Yao Ming and Luis Scola with a reverse layup in the first half Friday night.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers guard Jordan Farmar tries to hop over Houston guard Aaron Brooks in a scramble for a loose ball in the first half Friday night.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant splits the towering defense of Houston center Yao Ming and power forward Luis Scola (background) during a drive into the lane in Game 3 on Friday night.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Rockets power forward Luis Scola makes a move in the post against Lakers forward Lamar Odom in the first half Friday night.  (Eric Gay / Associated Press)

Rockets center Yao Ming tries to shake off an injury late in Game 3 on Friday night in Houston.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Rockets fans Jackie Palomo and Danny Galvin watch Lakers center Andrew Bynum warm up before the start of Game 3 at the Toyota Center on Friday evening.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic signs an autograph for a fan before the start of Game 3 in Houston on Friday night.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)