Kinda fun to see the Rockets finally turning the corner overall but they quite haven't learned to win on the road yet and have been in Los Angeles since Thursday night (lost to Clippers on Friday) so yeah. LeBron James & Co. also surely remember an embarrassing 128-94 loss in Houston on Nov. 8 -- James will want to shut mega-pest Dillon Brooks up big time.

The Rockets are a covering machine. The Lakers are overvalued in this spot. Houston dominated the last matchup between these teams, and I could see the Rockets winning this game as well.

Not sure the Lake Show is excited to see the Rockets, who blew away the Lakers by 34 the last time they meta couple of weeks ago at Toyota Center. Houston's win streak reached six before losing a close verdict on Friday in this same Crypto.com building vs. the Clips, with additions like Dillon brooks and Fred VanVleet, plus new HC Ime Udoka, giving the Rockets a different look. The lake Show has rarely had an easy game this season, while AD and LeBron are trying to play thru nagging hurts. Play Rockets