HOUSTON -- Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol missed Tuesday nights game against Houston because of tendinitis in both knees. Gasol has dealt with the condition since training camp and said it hasnt "really improved" since then, prompting the Lakers to rule him out. "We just kept it under control and I was hoping that we would see some kind of improvement, and some kind of pain relief," he said. "But it hasnt happened. So we had to make a decision." Gasol, who is averaging 12.6 points and 8.8 rebounds this season, is listed as day-to-day. He said he was hoping that he wouldnt have to miss any time. "Its something that I didnt want to think. I didnt want that thought to cross my mind," he said. "But it got to the point that I had to face the reality of the situation. I talked to the training staff and talked to the doctors and made a decision for the best, I think." The Lakers began a three-game trip Tuesday and play New Orleans on Wednesday and Oklahoma City on Friday. Gasol said he doesnt know if hell play in the next two games. He said the pain has really limited what he has been able to do this season and that he experiences it when running, jumping and especially when he needs to get low. "Its a game that if you dont get low, you dont have a good base ... you dont have the force and explosiveness that you need to," he said. "Thats been some of the things that have been noticeable." Veteran Antawn Jamison started in his place against the Rockets. Coach Outlet . Owens broke the CFLs single-season all-purpose yards record and Swayze Waters booted a 51-yard field goal with no time remaining as the short-handed Argos, minus 11 regulars, rallied for a wild 43-40 win over Hamilton on Thursday night that eliminated the arch-rival Tiger-Cats from playoff contention. Coach Factory Outlet .ca NBA Power Rankings for the second straight week. The Thunder, who have won eight of their last nine games overall, with six of those wins coming by a double-digit margin, havent missed a beat this season, even after shaking up their roster by trading James Harden to Houston prior to the start of the season. [url=http://www.official-coach-shop.com/]http://www.official-coach-shop.com/[/ur... . One of my many bosses is Brett Bailey, a good guy and as a boss has the role and authority to tell where they need you to go, what to cover and when to go.(Sports Network) - The top-seeded New York Rangers will try to regain the lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals, as they host the Washington Capitals in tonights Game 5 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers and seventh-seeded Capitals have split the first four battles of this best-of-seven series with New York taking Games 1 and 3 and Washington claiming the even-numbered tilts. Washington evened the series at 2-2 on Saturday afternoon, taking Game 4 by a 3-2 score. Capitals defenseman Mike Green scored a power-play goal with 5:48 remaining in the third period to account for the difference. The Caps, who defeated Boston in seven games in the opening round, still havent lost consecutive games in this postseason. Washington last dropped two games in a row from March 22-23. Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom also scored for Washington in Game 4, while Braden Holtby stopped 18 shots for the victory. Ovechkin recorded his 29th career playoff goal, placing him one behind Peter Bondra for first all- time in Capitals history. "We needed to step up. It was important that we got a win in our building," Green said. Artem Anisimov registered a goal and an assist for the top-seeded Rangers, while Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves in the loss. Marian Gaborik, who recorded the Game 3 winner in triple overtime, scored the other goal for New York.dddddddddddd "Everything is just so tight," said Rangers captain Ryan Callahan. "You never know which play is going to win the game for you. Its tight defensively, guys are blocking shots, but its the playoffs and you have to control your emotions and keep moving forward and try to get that equalizer. But we didnt get that today." The Rangers are 3-3 on home ice in the playoffs after going 27-12-2 at the Garden in the regular season. Washington had a poor 16-21-4 road record during the 2011-12 campaign, but is 4-2 as the guest in the postseason. Game 6 of this series is scheduled for Wednesday in Washington. The Capitals are in the second round for the third time in four seasons, but Washington hasnt made it to the conference finals since 1998, when it earned the franchises only trip to the Stanley Cup Finals. New York is the top seed in the East for the first time since it won its last Stanley Cup title in 1994. The Rangers are aiming for their first conference finals appearance since 1997. This marks the seventh playoff series between the Rangers and Capitals and Washington has taken four of those six matchups. The Capitals beat New York in the conference quarterfinals in both 2009 and 2011, winning last years series in just five games. The last time the Rangers defeated Washington was in the 1994 conference semifinals. ' ' '