The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t get their road trip off to an ideal start. After getting into early foul trouble, the Lakers were unable to keep up with the Houston Rockets thanks to a vintage performance from James Harden, who went nuclear down the stretch.
The Rockets haven’t looked like the team that made the NBA Western Conference Finals last season, but they have looked pretty good in their two wins against the Lakers and still have one of the scariest backcourts in the league with Chris Paul and James Harden on the roster.