Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets – Preview, Tips and Odds

NBA

Los Angeles Lakers

Final

140:132

Houston Rockets

Highlights and Stats

Houston Rockets are scheduled to play against the LA Lakers at the Crypto.com Arena on 01/16 at 11:30 PM EST in their next game. The Lakers are currently sitting in 13th place in the Western Conference standings, having 19 wins and 24 losses and the Rockets are at the #15 position.

Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 03-09-2022

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final
Los Angeles Lakers	38	25	35	22	10	130
Houston Rockets	32	36	29	23	19	139

When Los Angeles Lakers last stood up against the Rockets in March of 2022 at the Toyota Center, the game ended with the score of 139-130 in Houston’s favor. Jalen Green had a great performance and finished with 32 points, grabbing 3 rebounds and providing 3 assists. Russell Westbrook had the leading role for the Los Angeles Lakers, finishing with 30 points, 6 dimes and 8 boards, but these proved insufficient for the win. The latest five head-to-head match-ups between the organizations ended in four wins for the Los Angeles Lakers and one for the Houston Rockets. There were 237.2 points scored on average across those five encounters.
*Last 5 head-to-head games

Los Angeles Lakers Form

*Last 10 Los Angeles Lakers Games - 6:4

01-15-2023	01-12-2023	01-09-2023	01-07-2023	01-06-2023	01-04-2023	01-02-2023	12-30-2022	12-28-2022	12-27-2022
112:113vs Philadelphia 76ers	115:119vs Dallas Mavericks	122:109@ Denver Nuggets	134:136@ Sacramento Kings	130:114vs Atlanta Hawks	112:109vs Miami Heat	115:121@ Charlotte Hornets	121:130@ Atlanta Hawks	112:98@ Miami Heat	110:129@ Orlando Magic

The LA Lakers’ last game was on 01/15 when losing 112-113 against the Philadelphia 76ers on home floor. The team’s main contributor in that clash was LeBron James who ended notching 35 points, assisting 10 times and grabbing 8 rebounds. Los Angeles finished the match averaging 55.2% field goals, 76.9% from the foul line and 30.0% three pointers. The Lakers hold a 6-4 balance across the last 10 meetings and at the moment are on a L3 run. The team is performing on a mediocre level at the Crypto.com Arena with 10-10 home record. The Lakers franchise will come up against the Sacramento Kings in the next game, which is set for 01-18-2023.

Los Angeles Lakers Averages this Season

• Points For
  116.50
• Points Against
  117.70
• Assits
  24.80
• Rebounds
  45.20
• Steals
  6.51
• Turnovers
  14.88
• Blocks
  4.92
• Points Difference
  -1.20

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Los Angeles Lakers Standout Performer

• LeBron James

  LeBron James has been the franchise's standout performer this season contributing with 29.0 points per game. On average he spends 36.3 minutes on the court, delivers 6.8 assists and grabs 8.4 boards.

Los Angeles Lakers Missing Players

• Anthony Davis

  Foot
• Lonnie Walker IV

  Knee
• Austin Reaves

  Hamstring
• Patrick Beverley

  Illness

Houston Rockets Form

*Last 10 Houston Rockets Games - 0:10

01-15-2023	01-13-2023	01-11-2023	01-08-2023	01-05-2023	01-04-2023	01-02-2023	12-31-2022	12-29-2022	12-27-2022
121:100@ Los Angeles Clippers	139:114@ Sacramento Kings	135:115@ Sacramento Kings	96:104vs Minnesota Timberwolves	114:131vs Utah Jazz	119:108@ New Orleans Pelicans	106:111vs Dallas Mavericks	88:108vs New York Knicks	129:114@ Dallas Mavericks	126:102@ Boston Celtics

On January 15, the Houston Rockets lost 121-100 when coming up against the Los Angeles Clippers on the road. 24 points turned out to be enough for Eric Gordon to end the game as the team’s top scorer on the night. He also assisted two times and caught three rebounded balls for 30 minutes of playing time. 45.2% of the Rockets’ field goal shots ended up finding the basket, as they also averaged 73.9% from the foul line and 22.6% from three-point range. The team has a 0-10 record across its last ten showings and is currently on a run of ten straight losses. The Houston Rockets have been performing poorly when visiting this campaign, with a balance of 4-18 on the road. Their next game will be at home on January 18, 2023, against the Charlotte Hornets.

Houston Rockets Averages This Season

• Points For
  109.10
• Points Against
  117.00
• Assits
  22.19
• Rebounds
  46.68
• Steals
  7.43
• Turnovers
  16.96
• Blocks
  4.60
• Points Difference
  -7.90

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Houston Rockets Standout Performer

• Jalen Green

  Jalen Green is the organization's star performer for this term, averaging 21.5 points. He stays 34.5 minutes on court, helps with 3.6 final passes and catches 4.3 rebounds.

Houston Rockets Missing Players

NONE

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Los Angeles Lakers	37	36	29	38	140
Houston Rockets	35	26	37	34	132

Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets

• Score

  140

  132

• Field Goals Made

  49

  49

• Field Goals Attempts

  91

  100

• 3 pts Made

  12

  11

• 3 pts Attempts

  33

  30

• Free Throws Made

  30

  23

• Free Throws Attempts

  35

  31

• Rebounds Total

  39

  48

• Rebounds Offence

  9

  17

• Rebounds Defence

  30

  31

• Assists

  23

  28

• Steals

  4

  0

• Blocks

  5

  7

• Turnovers

  2

  8

• Personal Fouls

  19

  25

Player Ratings

Los Angeles Lakers

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
LeBron James	36	16	26	61.5	5	10	50.0	11	12	91.7	1	7	8	9	0	0	0	1	48	+19
Dennis Schroder	33	3	9	33.3	0	1	0.0	3	5	60.0	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	3	9	+10
Russell Westbrook	32	9	16	56.3	0	3	0.0	6	8	75.0	2	3	5	4	1	0	0	2	24	+17
Troy Brown Jr.	30	2	4	50.0	2	4	50.0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	1	1	1	0	6	-3
Kendrick Nunn	24	7	12	58.3	1	5	20.0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	15	-6
Wenyen Gabriel	24	5	8	62.5	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	5	4	9	1	1	2	0	6	14	+15
Patrick Beverley	22	3	6	50.0	3	6	50.0	2	2	100.0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	11	+1
Thomas Bryant	18	1	6	16.7	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	0	6	6	0	0	2	0	3	6	-10
Juan ToscanoAnderson	16	3	4	75.0	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	1	0	1	2	7	-6
Max Christie	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3

Houston Rockets

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Jalen Green	39	7	20	35.0	3	10	30.0	6	8	75.0	1	4	5	3	0	0	1	3	23	-16
Alperen Sengun	37	14	17	82.4	2	2	100.0	3	5	60.0	4	11	15	6	0	4	2	5	33	-6
Eric Gordon	32	5	11	45.5	0	2	0.0	9	11	81.8	0	2	2	8	0	0	0	1	19	-9
Kenyon Martin Jr.	30	7	15	46.7	2	5	40.0	1	2	50.0	2	5	7	0	0	2	2	4	17	-13
Jabari Smith	28	5	11	45.5	1	4	25.0	3	4	75.0	1	3	4	4	0	0	1	5	14	-15
Tari Eason	20	4	6	66.7	1	1	100.0	0	0	0	5	2	7	0	0	1	1	2	9	+9
Jae'Sean Tate	18	3	8	37.5	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	3	7	+5
Garrison Mathews	13	2	5	40.0	2	3	66.7	0	0	0	1	3	4	1	0	0	1	1	6	+3
Usman Garuba	11	2	3	66.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	4	-2
Josh Christopher	10	0	4	0.0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	+4