Houston vs. Los Angeles

The Lakers were embarrassed 112-97 by the Rockets on Friday as James Harden scored 36 points and Los Angeles turned the ball over 17 times. This means the Lakers will be focused in tonight's game after shooting only 42-percent and allowing nearly 50-percent shooting by the Rockets. The Lakers had won four straight against Portland and they clearly weren't ready to take on the Rockets, who have covered only two of their last six games. On top of that, they have covered the number in just one their last five games when playing on one day of rest. We can expect the Lakers to shoot better from the 3-point line after they hit only 11 of 38 in Game 1. Also, Los Angeles hadn't played for six days, which likely contributed to Friday's performance. Lay the points with the Lakers.