In the absence of LeBron James and Alex Caruso, the Los Angeles Lakers struggled to keep up with the Houston Rockets on Thursday night and dropped their second consecutive seeding game. They also lost the regular season series with the Rockets 2-1. But Thursday night’s game wasn’t a complete wash.
With how quickly the game got out of hand, Frank Vogel was able to give rookie Talen Horton-Tucker his first taste of meaningful minutes in the regular season, and the 19-year-old guard made the most of his time on the floor.