HOUSTON — JJ Redick said the Lakers would need to “kill” the Rockets to close out their first round playoff series .  And on Friday night at Toyota Center, the Lakers accomplished their goal, suffocating the Rockets’ offense to a permanent end of their season en route to a 98-78 victory in Game 6 of the best-of-seven series, advancing to a second round matchup against the Thunder. The Lakers didn’t have it going offensively , either. JJ Redick said the Lakers would need to “kill” the Rockets to close out their first round playoff series.  NBAE via Getty Images The Lakers didn’t have it going offensively, either. AP The Rockets’ scoring total was not only the fewest amount of points they’ve scored in a game since 2018 (regular season and playoffs), but it was the fewest amount of points the Lakers allowed in a playoff game since May 16, 2012. The Lakers didn’t have it going offensively either, shooting just 40.4% from the field.…