Rockets vs Lakers prediction NBA · Tuesday, April 21
At a glance
The Los Angeles Lakers (54-29) host the Houston Rockets (52-31) on Tuesday, April 21 at 10:30 PM ET at crypto.com Arena in NBA action. Final score: Rockets 94 – Lakers 101. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Rockets a 51% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Lakers are 29-13 at home and the Rockets are 22-20 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Lakers and 8-2 for the Rockets (current streaks: Lakers W4, Rockets L1).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Lakers 113 – 114 Rockets, a margin of about 0.4 points in favor of the Rockets and a total around 227 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Lakers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Rockets' defense allows clearly fewer points (110.0 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
HOULAL
Top performers
Rockets
Kevin DurantF · #723pts / game
Amen ThompsonG · #19assists
Alperen SengunC · #2811reboundsLakers
LeBron JamesF · #2328pts / gameLeBron JamesF · #237assistsLeBron JamesF · #238reboundsRecent form
HOULAL
HOU
Team comparison
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52-31 | Record | 54-29 |
| 114.9 | Points scored / game | 115.9 |
| 110.0 | Points allowed / game | 114.1 |
| +4.2 | Adjusted margin / game | +1.5 |
| L1 | Current streak | W4 |
| 8-2 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 22-20 road | Home / road record | 29-13 home |
| 52-30 (+4.5) | Last season | 50-32 (+1.2) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Rockets
Injury report Lakers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.