LA Times · Jan 6, 2025
Lakers’ second-half rally falls short against Rockets
Lakers star Anthony Davis is fouled by Rockets center Alperen Sengun during the first half Sunday.HOUSTON — The curse of the NBA regular season is that it’s a monthslong slog from city to city, from hotel rooms and hostile arenas, with opposing scouting reports bleeding into one another in what can create an unrecognizable blur.
The gift of that 82-game schedule are the tests, the moments of competition when a team can take an honest look at what it is and what it isn’t against worthy opposition.
Sunday, the Lakers were given a gift.
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