After dropping their fifth straight loss to the Washington Wizards, the Houston Rockets 26-9 rung in the new year with a 148-142 double-overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers 11-24, Sunday, at Toyota Center. Despite coming from behind to end their losing streak, this was not a great performance by the Rockets. It’s still nice to have that win, though.
With Clint Capela back in the line-up, the Rockets came out and had a solid first quarter shooting 69.6 percent from the field, as Houston took a 44-37 lead. James Harden came out ablaze as usual scoring 12 points as Trevor Ariza poured 10 of his own.