Rockets vs Lakers prediction NBA · Wednesday, April 29
At a glance
The Los Angeles Lakers (56-30) host the Houston Rockets (53-33) on Wednesday, April 29 at 10:00 PM ET at crypto.com Arena in NBA action. Final score: Rockets 99 – Lakers 93. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Rockets a 52% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Lakers are 30-13 at home and the Rockets are 22-21 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Lakers and 6-4 for the Rockets (current streaks: Lakers L1, Rockets W1).
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 0.5 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 (109.7 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
HOULAL
Top performers
Rockets
Jabari Smith Jr.F · #1022pts / game
Alperen SengunC · #288assistsAlperen SengunC · #289reboundsLakers
LeBron JamesF · #2325pts / gameLeBron JamesF · #237assists
Deandre AytonC · #817reboundsRecent form
HOULAL
HOU
Team comparison
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53-33 | Record | 56-30 |
| 114.6 | Points scored / game | 115.5 |
| 109.7 | Points allowed / game | 113.8 |
| +4.2 | Adjusted margin / game | +1.4 |
| W1 | Current streak | L1 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 22-21 road | Home / road record | 30-13 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.