Lakers face short-handed Rockets

By Mike Bresnahan

Jan. 13, 2009 12 AM PT

AT HOUSTON

Time: 5:30 PST.

On the air: TV: Channel 9; Radio: 570; 1330.

Where: Toyota Center.

Records: Lakers 30-6, Rockets 24-15.

Record vs. Rockets: 1-0.

Update: The Rockets have had a herky-jerky season because of injuries, though their current three-game winning streak began with an 89-85 victory over Boston. Ron Artest (sprained right ankle) and Tracy McGrady (sore left knee) are not expected to play tonight.

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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 face short-handed Rockets

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