Lakers vs Rockets prediction NBA · Friday, April 24
At a glance
The Houston Rockets (52-32) host the Los Angeles Lakers (55-29) on Friday, April 24 at 8:00 PM ET at Toyota Center (Houston) in NBA action. Final score: Lakers 112 – Rockets 108. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Rockets a 65% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Rockets are 30-11 at home and the Lakers are 25-16 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Rockets and 7-3 for the Lakers (current streaks: Rockets L2, Lakers W5).
The analysis Model
The Rockets are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Rockets 116 – 111 Lakers, a margin of about 4.9 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 (109.9 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
LALHOU
Top performers
Lakers
LeBron JamesF · #2329pts / game
Marcus SmartG · #3610assistsLeBron JamesF · #2313reboundsRockets
Alperen SengunC · #2833pts / game
Reed SheppardG · #157assistsAlperen SengunC · #2816reboundsRecent form
LALHOU
HOU
Team comparison
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55-29 | Record | 52-32 |
| 115.7 | Points scored / game | 114.7 |
| 113.9 | Points allowed / game | 109.9 |
| +1.5 | Adjusted margin / game | +4.1 |
| W5 | Current streak | L2 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 25-16 road | Home / road record | 30-11 home |
| 50-32 (+1.2) | Last season | 52-30 (+4.5) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Lakers
Injury report Rockets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.