Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers 5/12/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Houston Rockets look to snap a six-game losing streak when visiting the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Houston is 16-53 and was defeated by the Portland Trail Blazers 140-129 on Monday. Kelly Olynyk was the leading scorer for Houston in the loss with 21 points and the Rockets have now lost 11 of the last 12. Houston is last in the Southwest Division 24 ½ games behind first-place Dallas.

Christian Wood is the leading scorer for Houston with an average of 21.0 points per game and is also the leading rebounder with an average of 9.6 rebounds per game. Kelly Olynyk is the second leading scorer with an average of 18.8 points per game. Kevin Porter Jr is the leader in assists with an average of 6.3 assists per game. Houston is scoring an average of 108.3 points per game and allowing an average of 113.6 points per game.

Los Angeles completes a back to back on Wednesday when hosting Houston after playing at home on Monday against the New York Knicks. The Lakers are 38-30 following a 123-110 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Los Angeles is expected to have LeBron James back on the court against the Knicks on Tuesday after the star missed the last three games resting his right ankle, but his status is unknown for Wednesday. Los Angeles is seventh in the Western Conference standings.

LeBron James is the leading scorer and leader in assists for Los Angeles with averages of 25.0 points and 7.8 assists per game. The second leading scorer is Anthony Davis with an average of 21.9 points, while the leading rebounder is Andre Drummond with an average of 9.3 rebounds per game. Los Angeles is scoring an average of 109.3 points per game and allowing an average of 106.7 points per game.