The Los Angeles Lakers visit the Houston Rockets on Friday in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series, and if you’re wondering how you can watch all the action live, you’ve come to the right place.
After they took a shocking 3-0 series lead, the Lakers have twice failed to knock the Rockets out of the playoffs. Now, the momentum has completely shifted in favor of the Rockets, while virtually all the pressure has shifted to the Purple and Gold. Los Angeles will have to deal with a Rockets team that has to be feeling confident and emboldened and should have a noisy home crowd backing it on Friday.
On Wednesday in Game 5 at Crypto.com Arena, the Lakers took a quick lead in the first quarter, but they played from behind for much of the rest of the evening. LeBron James had a decent 25 points and seven assists, but he missed all six of his 3-point attempts, while Marcus Smart had six turnovers and Luke Kennard scored just one point. While Austin Reaves returned from the oblique strain he sustained on April 2 and scored 22 points, he went 4-of-16 from the field.
Kevin Durant is reportedly expected to miss his fourth straight game and his fifth game of this series on Friday. But the Rockets seem to know how to beat the Lakers even without him, and that game plan has centered around forcing turnovers and making James play superhuman basketball too much of the time.
Here’s how to watch the Lakers game, including time, TV schedule and streaming information:
What channel is Lakers vs Rockets game on today? Time, TV schedule
TV Channel: Prime Video
Start time: 6:30 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Lakers vs Rockets injury reports
Lakers: Luka Doncic (left hamstring strain) is out.
Rockets: Kevin Durant (left ankle sprain) is doubtful. Steven Adams (left ankle surgery) and Fred VanVleet (right knee ACL repair) are out.
Lakers vs Rockets predictions, picks, odds
Rockets 105, Lakers 100: The Lakers are fully capable of winning this game, but right now, everything — especially the momentum and emotional energy — is pointing in the Rockets’ favor.
ODDS: Rockets by 3.5
O/U: 206 1/2
All NBA Odds via BetMGM.
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