HOUSTON — In their final match against the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday night, the Houston Rockets, once again, played their western conference rival close. This time around, the result was different en route to a 139-130 overtime victory over the Lakers.
With the win, the Rockets concluded their four-game regular-season series losing 3-1 to the Lakers.
Jalen Green came up huge down the stretch for the Rockets. For the fifth time in six games, Green eclipsed 20 points with a career-high 32. He scored 19 points during the fourth quarter and overtime.
Starting center Christian Wood missed his second consecutive game due to a non-COVID injury, and Alperen Sengun received his seventh career start and put on a show.