HOUSTON >> As the clock slowly ticked away and the deficit kept piling up, Lakers coach Luke Walton burned through timeouts.
He became upset with the Lakers’ inconsistent effort. He became irritated for Rockets guard James Harden not being called for a foul on Lakers guard David Nwaba. He became angry with the Lakers’ 139-100 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday at Toyota Sports Center, an outcome he called “embarrassing” for obvious reasons.
The Lakers (20-48) have lost to the Rockets (47-21) by 39 points twice this season. They have lost three consecutive games, 10 of 11 and 38 of their last 48.