Lakers to play host to Rockets on Tuesday in season opener

Houston Rockets teammates Trevor Ariza, left, and Dwight Howard speak during an exhibition game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.

By Mike Bresnahan

Oct. 27, 2014 4 PM PT

VS. HOUSTON

When: 7:30.

Where: Staples Center.

On the air: TV: TNT; Radio: 710, 1330.

Records (2013-14): Lakers 27-55; Rockets 54-28.

Record vs. Rockets (2013-14): 1-3.

Update: The Lakers stunned Houston in November, 99-98, on Steve Blake’s game winner, but lost the next three games to the Rockets by an average of 18.3 points. Houston lost Chandler Parsons to Dallas in free agency, but acquired Trevor Ariza in a trade with Washington. Despite All-Star seasons from James Harden and Dwight Howard, Houston lost in the first round to Portland in last season’s playoffs.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

Lakers to play host to Rockets on Tuesday in season opener

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