The Los Angeles Lakers will face the Houston Rockets on Monday at Toyota Center. Tip-off is at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Los Angeles (25-23 SU, 21-26 ATS, and 26-21 O/U) defeated Golden State 145-144 and Houston (21-24 SU, 24-20-1 ATS, and 21-24 O/U) lost 106-104 to Brooklyn on Saturday.
LA has won two out of three games against Houston this season. In the most recent matchup (Dec. 2), the Lakers won 107-97, outscoring the Rockets by 20 points in the paint.
Lakers: SF Cam Reddish (6.7 PPG) is out with an ankle injury.
Rockets: PG Jabari Smith Jr. (13.7 PPG and 8.7 RPG) is questionable with an ankle injury.
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Los Angeles won a classic double-overtime thriller in San Francisco on Saturday, as LeBron James outdueled Steph Curry. Bron and Steph went back and forth all game, reminding fans why these two are still among the league's best players. James recorded a triple-double consisting of 36 points, career-high 20 rebounds, and 12 assists, and Curry had 46 points and seven assists.
The Lakers score 116.0 points per game (14th) and shoot 49.1 percent from the field (6th), including 36.5 percent from beyond the arc (16th). They convert 77.8 percent of their free-throw attempts (19th) and average 43.1 rebounds (22nd), 28.1 assists (8th), and 14.5 turnovers (22nd) per game.
Los Angeles surrenders 116.8 points per game (18th), and its opponents shoot 47.1 percent (15th), including 37.8 percent from downtown (21st), with 43.9 rebounds per game (15th). LA averages 5.6 blocks (10th ), 7.8 steals (13th), and 17.0 fouls (1st) per game.
The Lakers rank 20th in offensive rating, 14th in defensive rating, and 6th in pace (schedule-adjusted), per Dunks and Threes.
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