When/where: 9:30 p.m. Thursday/ Staples Center
TV/radio: TNT; 790-AM, 740-AM; Spanish: 850 AM/101.7 FM
So far: Rockets 32-18, Lakers 38-11
Lately: The Rockets have won their past three games and six of their past eight games. The Lakers have split their past two games, topping the Kings and Spurs in the past two.
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Scouting the Rockets
The Rockets had 11 steals with a season low five turnovers on Tuesday.