The Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 139 - 100, at Toyota Center on Wednesday night. The Rockets (47 - 21) not only came into Wednesday's game having prevailed in four of their previous six contests, but they also had a 134 - point outing against the Lakers (20 - 48) on their ledger from earlier in the season. They managed to top that spectacular mark by jumping out to a 66 - 52 halftime lead and then erupting for 46 points in the fourth period to put an exclamation point on the rout. Six Houston players hit double digits in the scoring column, and the Rockets also forced 22 turnovers from the Lakers while limiting them to a paltry 12 percent success rate from long range. Julius Randle was the only bright spot for Los Angeles, as he posted 32 points, eight rebounds and two assists. Brandon Ingram managed 18 points, six rebounds, three assists and one steal. Jordan Clarkson matched Ingram's point total and added three assists, two rebounds and two steals. Ivica Zubac played only nine minutes due to foul trouble, recording two points, two rebounds and one assist. With the comfortable lead in the fourth quarter, no Houston starter except for James Harden played more than 30 minutes. Lou Williams burned his old team once again while pacing the Rockets, as he tallied 30 points, seven assists, four rebounds and two steals. Trevor Ariza led the first unit with 20 points, three rebounds, two assists and four steals. Harden turned in an 18 - point, 13 - assist, 12 - rebound triple - double that also included two steals, although he did commit nine turnovers. Clint Capela followed with a 15 - point, 10 - rebound double - double that also featured a pair of assists. Nene Hilario and Eric Gordon were productive as reserves as well with matching 10 - point efforts. The Lakers head back home to tangle with the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night, while the Rockets head to the Big Easy to face off with the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday evening as well.
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