Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
HOU leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Lakers: 67.3%
Rockets: 32.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jaxson Hayes, C | Day-To-Day | Mar 10 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith, PF | Day-To-Day | Mar 10 |
| LeBron James, SF | Out | Mar 9 |
| Rui Hachimura, PF | Out | Mar 8 |
| Maxi Kleber, PF | Out | Feb 4 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Fred VanVleet, PG | Out | Mar 11 |
| Amen Thompson, F | Out | Mar 9 |
| N'Faly Dante, C | Day-To-Day | Mar 9 |
| Reed Sheppard, G | Out | Mar 8 |
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2024-25 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Memphis |
41 | 24 | .631 | - | W3 |
 Houston |
40 | 25 | .615 | 1 | W3 |
 Dallas |
33 | 33 | .500 | 8.5 | W1 |
 San Antonio |
26 | 37 | .413 | 14 | L3 |
 New Orleans |
17 | 48 | .262 | 24 | L4 |
2024-25 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
40 | 23 | .635 | - | L2 |
 Golden State |
37 | 28 | .569 | 4 | W5 |
 LA Clippers |
35 | 29 | .547 | 5.5 | W3 |
 Sacramento |
33 | 31 | .516 | 7.5 | L2 |
 Phoenix |
30 | 35 | .462 | 11 | L1 |
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