The Los Angeles Lakers have been playing better basketball lately but that was put to the test on Sunday night when they traveled to take on the Houston Rockets, one of the best teams in the West.
Early on the Rockets appeared to be too much for the Lakers as they were dominating the offensive glass to take a 22-point lead. L.A. fought all the way back and made it close before ultimately coming up short and losing, 119-115.
When assessing where the game was lose, Lakers head coach JJ Redick pointed to their struggles on the defensive glass, via Spectrum SportsNet:
“We made some shots.