Outscoring Houston 40-24 in the third quarter, Los Angeles was led by LeBron James who scored 14 of his 21 points in that frame. Unable to complete the comeback, the Lakers fell to 20-15 on the season while Houston improved to 23-12.

In a 119-102 victory over the Hawks on Friday, James poured in 30 points. That allowed him to pass Michael Jordan for the most 30-point games in the history of the NBA. Any time you pass MJ in any sort of record, it warrants admiration and celebration. James reacted to breaking the record after the game.

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.

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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.

Many fans were upset with head coach JJ Redick after the loss. @smh24yt__: "JJ Redick is the worst sidelines out of bounds play coach in clutch time I’ve ever seen in NBA history, bro runs the absolute worst sets 😭😭😭 " @TyHollins0: "Max Christie being the inbound man in a clutch situation is not JJ Redick’s finest moment" @The_Scorelord: "JJ Redick lost us this game.