As big as the win as the Lakers had on Tuesday — particularly emotionally — against the Pelicans, the momentum was pretty immediately halted on Wednesday with a loss to one of the league’s worst teams in the Rockets.
It didn’t directly hurt the Lakers in the standings, or at least it didn’t have as much of an impact as Tuesday’s win did. But it was still frustrating and one that felt avoidable.
Most notably, Anthony Davis did not play in the contest as he continues to sit out the second night of back-to-backs as he manages the stress injury in his foot that already caused him to miss a significant amount of time this season.