Losers of three of their last four games, the Houston Rockets are desperately needing to find the rhythm they had weeks ago, where they surged to the top of the

The Houston Rockets (22-12) host the Los Angeles Lakers (20-14) on Sunday at Toyota Center, a battle between two of the best teams in the NBA's Western Conference. The third-place Rockets are just two games ahead of the fourth-place Lakers in the standings.

During the first quarter, Anthony Davis made NBA history by moving ahead of Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes (1,771) for sole possesion of 25th on the all-time blocks list. Following Hayes, the next player for Davis to pass will be Jermaine O'Neal (1,

Green is a perfect player to pop off against the Lakers. The 22-year-old may struggle from deep, but he’s an ace inside the arc. He’s averaging 19.6 points per game this season and is coming off a 22-point performance against the Mavericks and a 27-point outing against the Celtics.

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Derrick White had 23 points and Jayson Tatum and Payton Pritchard added 20 each to lead the Boston Celtics to a 109-86 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night