The Los Angeles Lakers got the Houston Rockets on the right night.
LeBron James and the Lakers held on late in the fourth quarter and snuck out with a 104-98 win over the Rockets on Monday night at Crypto.com Arena. While the win itself wasn’t anything spectacular, and the Rockets were on the second leg of a back-to-back, it can make a big impact in the Lakers’ quest to land a top seed in the Western Conference come playoff time.
The two teams were locked up at halftime after what was a brutal first quarter offensively. The two teams combined to shoot just 14-50 in the first 12 minutes, and the Lakers were held to just 16 points.