The Lakers face the Rockets tonight, in a battle of the losing streaks. Both teams have lost five straight. One of them will drag a six game trail of futility into 2018.
Houston went from the best team in basketball to a dumpster fire over the last five games. A loss to the Lakers will do that to you. The Lakers, without Lonzo Ball, Brook Lopez, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope might well represent the worst statistical team in the league right now. Currently 11th in defense and 28th in offense, there are not a lot of high points on which to focus.