Through 3 Quarters

Both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets have kept the scorekeepers busy with 195 between them three quarters in. a win is still up for grabs for either team, but Los Angeles is up 98-97

The Lakers have been led by point guard Russell Westbrook, who so far has 24 points and five assists along with seven boards. The top scorers for Houston have been center Alperen Sengun (16 points) and shooting guard Josh Christopher (14 points).

Houston hasn’t lost 93% of the games in which they were down heading into the final period this year, so a victory here would be refreshing.

Who’s Playing

Los Angeles @ Houston

Current Records: Los Angeles 28-36; Houston 16-49

What to Know

The Houston Rockets haven’t won a game against the Los Angeles Lakers since Sept. 4 of 2020, but they’ll be looking to end the drought on Wednesday. They will face off against one another at 8 p.m. ET at Toyota Center. If the contest is anything like Los Angeles’ 132-123 victory from their previous meeting in December of last year, the scorekeeper will be kept real busy.

The matchup between the Rockets and the Miami Heat on Monday was not a total blowout, but with Houston falling 123-106 on the road, it was darn close to turning into one. Point guard Kevin Porter (22 points) and shooting guard Jalen Green (20 points) were the top scorers for Houston.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles came up short against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, falling 117-110. The top scorers for Los Angeles were small forward Talen Horton-Tucker (18 points), point guard Russell Westbrook (17 points), power forward Carmelo Anthony (17 points), and shooting guard Malik Monk (17 points).

With the two teams each stumbling in off of a defeat, both will be hungry for the win. Allowing an average of 117.94 points per game, the Rockets haven’t exactly asserted themselves on the defensive end. We’ll see if they can patch up the holes in their defense before their upcoming contest.

How To Watch

• When: Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Toyota Center — Houston, Texas
• TV: ATTSN Southwest
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $45.00

Odds

The Lakers are a big 7.5-point favorite against the Rockets, according to the latest NBA odds.

The line on this game has moved quite a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Lakers as a 3.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Houston have won 15 out of their last 29 games against Los Angeles.

• Dec 28, 2021 – Los Angeles 132 vs. Houston 123
• Nov 02, 2021 – Los Angeles 119 vs. Houston 117
• Oct 31, 2021 – Los Angeles 95 vs. Houston 85
• May 12, 2021 – Los Angeles 124 vs. Houston 122
• Jan 12, 2021 – Los Angeles 117 vs. Houston 100
• Jan 10, 2021 – Los Angeles 120 vs. Houston 102
• Sep 12, 2020 – Los Angeles 119 vs. Houston 96
• Sep 10, 2020 – Los Angeles 110 vs. Houston 100
• Sep 08, 2020 – Los Angeles 112 vs. Houston 102
• Sep 06, 2020 – Los Angeles 117 vs. Houston 109
• Sep 04, 2020 – Houston 112 vs. Los Angeles 97
• Aug 06, 2020 – Houston 113 vs. Los Angeles 97
• Feb 06, 2020 – Houston 121 vs. Los Angeles 111
• Jan 18, 2020 – Los Angeles 124 vs. Houston 115
• Feb 21, 2019 – Los Angeles 111 vs. Houston 106
• Jan 19, 2019 – Houston 138 vs. Los Angeles 134
• Dec 13, 2018 – Houston 126 vs. Los Angeles 111
• Oct 20, 2018 – Houston 124 vs. Los Angeles 115
• Apr 10, 2018 – Houston 105 vs. Los Angeles 99
• Dec 31, 2017 – Houston 148 vs. Los Angeles 142
• Dec 20, 2017 – Los Angeles 122 vs. Houston 116
• Dec 03, 2017 – Houston 118 vs. Los Angeles 95
• Mar 15, 2017 – Houston 139 vs. Los Angeles 100
• Dec 07, 2016 – Houston 134 vs. Los Angeles 95
• Oct 26, 2016 – Los Angeles 120 vs. Houston 114
• Apr 10, 2016 – Houston 130 vs. Los Angeles 110
• Jan 17, 2016 – Houston 112 vs. Los Angeles 95
• Dec 17, 2015 – Houston 107 vs. Los Angeles 87
• Dec 12, 2015 – Houston 126 vs. Los Angeles 97

Injury Report for Houston

• Dennis Schroder: Game-Time Decision (Ankle)
• Jae’Sean Tate: Out (Ankle)
• Christian Wood: Out (Illness)
• Usman Garuba: Out (Wrist)
• John Wall: Out (Not Injury Related)

Injury Report for Los Angeles

• Talen Horton-Tucker: Out (Ankle)
• Kendrick Nunn: Out (Knee)
• Anthony Davis: Out (Foot)