The Houston Rockets (25-9) will look to stop their 5-game losing streak heading into 2018. They most recently lost to the Washington Wizards on the road Friday night.
The Los Angeles Lakers (11-23) are losers of 5 in a row, much like the Rockets. Their last win came at the beginning of the Rockets’ losing streak on December 20. They then went on to lose 5 straight to the Warriors, Blazers, T-Wolves, Grizzlies and finally the Clippers.
Houston will need to not play down to LA’s level like they did last time and take care of business.