Overview
- The Rockets punished Los Angeles inside, winning the glass 48-25 with 17 offensive rebounds and 24 second-chance points while piling up 68 paint points.
- The Lakers have dropped six of their last 10 and three straight, falling to 19-10 after starting 15-4 and being outscored by 9.6 points per game over the skid.
- Redick said he would not “do another 53 games like this,” warned rotation spots are at stake, and set a Saturday meeting and practice ahead of Sunday’s game against the Kings, with Austin Reaves’ calf injury a new concern.
- Luka Doncic said “something needs to change” and that better effort must start with him after returning from a calf contusion.
- LeBron James posted a game-worst minus-33 in the loss, and ex-NBA guard Rashad McCants criticized Redick on X for not calling James out by name.