Houston plays Los Angeles, seeks 4th straight victory

Tue, Nov 7, 2023
NBA News (AP)

Los Angeles Lakers (3-4, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (3-3, eighth in the Western Conference)

Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Houston seeks to continue its three-game win streak with a victory over Los Angeles.

Houston went 22-60 overall, 12-40 in Western Conference action and 14-27 at home during the 2022-23 season. The Rockets averaged 15.6 points off of turnovers, 16.7 second-chance points and 32.0 bench points last season.

Other news Sengun has 17 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds to help Rockets beat Kings, 122-97 Brooks has big fourth quarter, scores 26 to lead Rockets over Kings 107-89 Green scores 23, VanVleet 22 as the Rockets earn 1st win of the season, beating the Hornets 128-119

Los Angeles went 43-39 overall and 27-25 in Western Conference games during the 2022-23 season. The Lakers allowed opponents to score 116.6 points per game and shoot 46.9% from the field last season.

INJURIES: Rockets: Victor Oladipo: out (knee), Tari Eason: out (leg), Amen Thompson: out (ankle).

Lakers: Jaxson Hayes: out (ankle), Jarred Vanderbilt: out (heel), Rui Hachimura: out (concussion), Gabe Vincent: out (knee), Jalen Hood-Schifino: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.