Who will WIN this matchup?
Houston Rockets (1-5)
@ Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)
Current odds:
Houston Rockets: (+450)
Los Angeles Lakers: (-600)
• The line for this game is Lakers by 11 points.
• The visiting Houston Rockets have a better idea where they need to focus their attention if they hope to avenge a loss 48 hours earlier to the Lakers when they get a rematch in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. The Rockets missed 14 free throws and mixed in 27 turnovers Sunday when they fell behind early and never seriously threatened in a 95-85 loss.
• The game was billed as a Southern California homecoming for Houston’s young backcourt of Kevin Porter Jr. and Jalen Green, but it turned into a nightmare when the guards combined for 10 turnovers and just 20 points. Porter, a one-and-done at USC in 2019, had 13 points and nine rebounds in his first NBA road game against the Lakers. But he also committed six of the Rockets’ turnovers. Green, a rookie who grew up north of Los Angeles in Fresno, had a poor shooting night all the way around, going 2-for-8 overall, 0-for-4 on 3-pointers and 3-for-6 at the foul line. He had four turnovers.
• Of course, the Rockets, who lost their fourth in a row, had other issues against the Lakers, including defending Carmelo Anthony, who poured in 23 points.
• Afterward, Anthony, whose NBA debut came when Green was just 20 months old, reminded everyone he’s not surprised to have fit in so quickly with the Lakers following a performance that included four blocked shots.
• In winning for the fourth time in their last five outings, the Lakers dominated Sunday’s meeting, limiting the Rockets to five points in the first 7:11 of the game. Houston had five of its turnovers in the stretch, while Anthony Davis and LeBron James had blocked shots as the Rockets opened 2-for-10 from the field. Davis finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds in 33 minutes. James shoehorned 15 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and four steals into his 35 minutes.
• The Rockets got the better of the Lakers in several aspects of the game, including a 42.1-percent to 40.6-percent edge in shooting, a 55-43 dominance on the boards led by Christian Wood’s 13, and 16 more free throws (29 to 13). But they made just 15 of the foul shots, and their 27 turnovers turned into 32 Lakers points, whereas Houston got just 14 points off L.A.’s 14 miscues.
• Russell Westbrook contributed 20 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to the win. He has averaged a triple-double — 18.3 points, 10.7 rebounds and 10.3 assists — in three games against the Rockets since they dealt him to Washington after the 2020 season.
• The Lakers have beaten Houston four straight, including a 3-0 season-series sweep last year.
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