Lakers vs. Houston Rockets: Second-round scouting report

SERIES SCHEDULE
(all times PT)
Game 1: Friday at 6 p.m., ESPN
Game 2: Sunday at 5:30 p.m., ABC
Game 3: Tuesday at 6 p.m., TNT
Game 4: Thursday at TBD, TNT
*Game 5: Sept. 12 at TBD, ESPN
*Game 6: Sept. 14 at TBD, TNT
*Game 7: Sept. 16 at TBD, TNT
*if necessary
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Rockets won this season’s regular-season series, 2-1
Jan. 18: Lakers 124, Rockets 114 at Toyota Center
Feb. 6: Rockets 121, Lakers 111 at Staples Center
Aug. 6: Rockets 113, Lakers 97 at AdventHealth Arena
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